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Practice areas

We do not cover the whole of Romanian law. We cover well the area where a public contract is won, lost or salvaged.

Public and utilities procurement

We work across the whole procedure, not only at the challenge stage. For contracting authorities: contracting strategy, tender documentation, qualification criteria, answers to requests for clarification, evaluation reports. For economic operators: reviewing the documentation before submission, the European Single Procurement Document, technical and financial bids, justifying an abnormally low price.

After signature come the expensive questions: modifying the contract without a new procedure, price adjustment, addenda, subcontracting and assignment of receivables.

Challenges and procurement litigation

We draft and argue complaints before the National Council for Solving Complaints, appeals to the administrative divisions of the courts of appeal, applications to suspend a procedure, and damages claims for bidders eliminated unlawfully.

We defend contracting authorities just as often: position papers, defending cancellation decisions, managing the relaunched procedure.

Time limits are short and forfeitable. One day matters.

EU funds and financial corrections

We assist beneficiaries during audits and inspections, file objections to inspection reports, and challenge irregularity findings and the corrections applied, including on recovery plan and 2021–2027 projects.

Where the correction is based on an alleged breach of procurement rules, the two practices overlap, and the result shows it.

Commercial law and contracts

Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, consortium and subcontracting agreements for large tenders, guarantees, adjustment and force majeure clauses, debt recovery, insolvency and disputes between professionals.

Compliance and data protection

Internal policies, processing of personal data in dealings with contracting authorities, whistleblowing, conflicts of interest in public procedures and, since 2026, the obligations arising from the European artificial intelligence regulation for IT suppliers to public institutions.

Questions we are asked often

Can a foreign company challenge a tender award in Romania?

Yes. Any economic operator with an interest in the contract may file a complaint, regardless of where it is established. Proceedings are conducted in Romanian, and documents in other languages must be accompanied by an authorised translation.

How long do we have to file a challenge?

The time limit depends on the estimated value of the contract and on the act being challenged, and runs from the moment you become aware of it. These are forfeitable deadlines, so send us the communication the day you receive it.

Do you act for contracting authorities as well?

Yes, for both sides, subject to a conflict check. We cannot advise two parties in the same ongoing procedure.

In which languages do you work?

Romanian, English and French for correspondence and advice. Pleadings before Romanian courts and the CNSC are drafted in Romanian.

Working against a deadline?

Procurement challenges are filed in days, not weeks. Send us the documents and we will tell you the same day whether there is a case.

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