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Personal informationFirst name(s) / Surname(s) Dumitru Dobrev
Address(es) █████, Şoseaua Viilor, 050153, Bucharest, RomaniaTelephone(s) Personal: 0040744199499
Fax(es)E-mail [email protected]
Nationality Romanian
Date of birth 27.08.1967
Gender Male
Desired employment / Occupational field
Senior associate (litigator)
Work experienceDates september 2009 onwards
Occupation or position held senior associate from september 2009 (head of litigation practice group), Trustee in bankruptcy (from December 2005), IP Counsel (from May 2006)
Main activities and responsibilities - Represented a diverse group of clients (Realitatea Media, Vulcan SA, Plus Development, Morava Expert, Wirom Gas, Cefin, Trilulilu) in litigation matters (mainly bankruptcy, administrative & tax law, and IP cases). Met with clients and developed trial strategy based on clients’ needs and recommendations. Assigning the tasks for members of the litigation team. Consistently achieved favorable results for clients.
- Performed extensive research and revised legal memoranda on bankruptcy, commercial arbitration and intellectual property issues;
Name and address of employer
Type of business or sector
SCPA BirisGoran, 77 Emanoil Porumbaru, 1st district, 011424,Bucharest, www.birisgoran.ro
Law
Dates January 2008 – august 2009Occupation or position held associate (senior associate from January 2009)
Main activities and responsibilities - Represented a diverse group of clients (e.g. Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Public Finance -Central Finance and Contracting Unit, CSC Pharmaceuticals, Alfa Wassermann, Hasbro Inc., etc.) in litigation matters (mainly commercial, administrative & tax law, environment and IP cases). Met with clients and developed trial strategy based on clients’ needs and recommendations. Litigated each case in full. Consistently achieved favorable results for clients.
- Performed extensive research and prepared legal memoranda on environment and intellectual property issues;
Name and address of employer
Type of business or sector
SCA Tanasescu, Leaua, Cadar & Asociatii, 10 Zborului, 3rd district, 030595, Bucharest, www.tlclaw.ro
Law
Dates January 2007- January 2008Occupation or position held Senior associate,
Main activities and responsibilities - Represented a diverse group of clients (e.g. Intel Corporation, Petrochemical Holding, Flavus Investiții SRL) in litigation matters (bankruptcy, state aid and competition law, land use and real property, IP cases). Met with clients and developed trial strategy based on clients’ needs and recommendations. Litigated each case in full. Consistently achieved favorable results for clients.
- Performed extensive research and prepared legal memoranda on intellectual property and real estate issues;
Name and address of employer SCA Vilau & Mitel, 143, Calea Grivitei,1st district, 010741, Bucharest, www.vilaumitel.ro
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Type of business or sector LawDates January 2006- January 2007
Occupation or position held Partner, Trustee in bankruptcy (from December 2005), IP Counsel (from May 2006)Main activities and responsibilities - Represented a diverse group of clients (e.g. CMA CGM Romania, Agenția Națională pentru Pescuit
și Acvacultură, Centrul de Resurse Juridice, Asociația Aurarilor ”Alburnus Maior”), in litigation matters (environment law, transport & maritime law, commercial & bankruptcy cases). Litigated each case in full. Consistently achieved favorable results for clients.
Name and address of employer SCA Malureanu & Asociatii, 15, Dem I. Dobrescu,1st district, 010025, BucharestType of business or sector Law
Dates February 2005 -onwardsOccupation or position held Researcher
Main activities and responsibilities - Working as individual researcher or in the private law research team. Within this research institute I am following doctoral studies (Ph.D) in Civil Law.
Name and address of employer - Romanian Academy, Institute of Law Research "Acad. Andrei Radulescu", 13, Calea 13 Septembrie, Bucharest,
Type of business or sector - ResearchDates January 2002- January 2005
Occupation or position held LawyerMain activities and responsibilities - Represented a diverse group of clients in litigation matters (commercial, civil cases).
- Litigated each case in full. Consistently achieved favorable results for clients.
Name and address of employer Self employed, 31, M. Kogălniceanu, VasluiType of business or sector Law
Dates September 1998- September 2003 Occupation or position held Teaching assistant
Main activities and responsibilities - Planned and led six 15-person discussion sections (total attendance approximately 90) on civil law.
- Proctored exams.Name and address of employer Mihail Kogălniceanu University, Law School, 2, Băluşescu, Iaşi,
Type of business or sector EducationDates January 1999-december 2001
Occupation or position held Legal traineeMain activities and responsibilities - Provided both legal and non-legal research and memorandum writing.
- Assisted with litigation document production.Name and address of employer SCA Crudu-Hagiu, Vaslui
Type of business or sector LawDates 1995-1998
Occupation or position held traineeMain activities and responsibilities - Provided both legal and non-legal research.
- Monitored legislation affecting advertising related matters.Name and address of employer Agency One (ex-Expression Ltd), 1, Albinet, 700142 Iaşi
Type of business or sector AdvertisingDates 1993-1994
Occupation or position held Foreign languages teacher (English and French)Main activities and responsibilities - Teaching classes of basic English and French at primary and secondary school
Name and address of employer “Duiliu Zamfirescu” Theoretical Highschool, Odobesti, Vrancea,
Type of business or sector EducationEducation and training
Dates October 1999 - June 2000Title of qualification awarded LLM
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered
International Business Law
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
“Nicolae Titulescu-Henri Capitant” French-Romanian Institute of Business Law and International Cooper-ation Law, organized in co-trusteeship by the University of Bucharest - Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne Univer-sity,
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Title of qualification awarded LLBPrincipal subjects/occupational skills
coveredConstitutional and administrative law, criminal law and procedure, civil law and procedure, commercial law, tax law, etc.,
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Law School, “Al. I. Cuza” University, Iaşi
Dates September 1988 - May 1993Title of qualification awarded M.Sc/M.Eng
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered
Environmental science and waste management, topography, agricultural sciences, agricultural economy, Water management, etc.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
“Ion Ionescu de la Brad Agronomical University ”, Iaşi
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue(s) Romanian
Other language(s)Self-assessment Understanding Speaking WritingEuropean level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
French C2 Proficient user
C2 Proficient user
C2 Proficient user
C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user
English C1 Proficient user
C1 Proficient user
C1 Proficient user
C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user
Russian A1 Basic user A1 Basic user A1 Basic user A1 Basic user A1 Basic user(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Social skills and competences Team work: I have worked in a various types of teams, from team of researchers to team of lawyers. For 3 years I led one team of 1-3 junior lawyers;Good communication skills gained through 5 years experience as teaching assistant within Mihail Kogălniceanu University, Law School, Iaşi; Intercultural skills: I studied in various groups of international students (summer schools organized by Association Internationale de Droit Comparé - Faculté Internationale de Droit Comparé, Strasbourg) in Cluj (29 July - 17 August of 2002), Graz (29 July-17 August of 2003) and Lausanne (29 July-12 August of 2007) I participated:- in a Training Workshop on Training for Trainers in Albena, Bulgaria (September 28 to October 2,
2005) organized by International Development Law Organization, Rome, Italy, - international Conference „The Legal profession as a motor for the development of the rule of law -
wishful thinking or a reality” organized by Deutsche Stiftung für internationale rechtliche Zusammenarbeit at Dubrovnik, Croatia, between 16 - 19 november 2008;
- Romanian-Austrian Conference ArbAut / Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania - Bilateral Conference on 27 November 2009, VIAC, Vienna, Austria;
Organisational skills and competences
Being member of International Development Law Organization – Alumni Association in Romania, I organized two seminars: Insolvency – jurisprudence and the new bankruptcy law,Bucharest, 9 – 10 of June 2006; Theoretical and practical aspects regarding the application of the communitarian law in jurisdictional way, Bucharest 23- 24 February 2007.Good time management and planning skills gained through work as trainer, teaching assistant, independent lawyer.Ability to take decisions and responsibility gained through my experience as independent lawyer and senior associate.
Computer skills and competences Competent with most Microsoft Office programs
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Additional information PUBLICATIONS
Author: O instituţie uitată: Divanul Întăriturilor (Curtea de întărituri sau Curtea de Confirmaţi-
une), Anuarul Institutului de Istorie “A. D. Xenopol” Iaşi, Editura Academiei Române, nr.XXXVIII/2001;
Abordări doctrinare şi soluţii legislative în problema protecţiei salariaţilor în situaţia in-solvenţei angajatorului, Integrarea Europeană şi Dreptul Românesc, Editura Tempus Comterra şi Institutul de Cercetări Juridice al Academiei Române, Vol. IV, Bucureşti, 2006, p. 139-144;
Divizarea societăţilor comerciale, Studii de Drept Românesc, nr. 1-2/2007; Unele aspecte particulare ale acţiunii pauliene, Dreptul Românesc în condiţiile post-
aderării la Uniunea Europeană, Editura Tempus Comterra şi Institutul de Cercetări Juridice al Academiei Române, Vol. V, Bucureşti, 2007, p. 83-88;
Aspecte particulare ale acţiunii pauliene, Studii de Drept Românesc, nr. 1-2/2008; Lărgirea sferei acţiunii directe în raport cu reglementările comunitare, Dreptul
Românesc în condiţiile post-aderării la Uniunea Europeană Editura Hamangiu, Bucu-reşti, 2008, pag. 42-49;
Examen teoretic al practicii judiciare în materia recunoaşterii hotărîrii arbitrale străine, Dreptul Românesc în contextul exigenţelor Uniunii Europene, Editura Hamangiu, Bucu-reşti, 2009, p.236-242;
Consideraţii asupra opozabilităţii clauzei compromisorii inserate într-un contract de navlosire (Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie, Secţia comercială, decizia nr. 2109 din 8 iunie 2006 cu notă critică de cercetător ştiinţific drd. Dumitru Dobrev), Revista Română de Drept Privat, nr. 1/2009, p.246-257;
Noul cod Civil - o bună ocazie de a repara unele greşeli ale trecutului, Revista Acade-mica, nr. 5-6/2010;
Notă aprobativă la Decizia nr.4607/ 9 decembrie 2008 dată de Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie, Secţia de Contencios Administrativ şi Fiscal în dosarul nr.434/64/2006 privind anularea certificatului de descărcare de sarcină arheologică emis de Ministerul Culturii şi Cultelor pentru masivul Cârnic – Roşia Montană, Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Seriae Iurisprudentia, (predată la redacţie)
Co-author: Ghidul Primarului, Editura Institutul European, Iaşi, 2000; Ghidul Consilierului Judeţean, Editura Institutul European, Iaşi, 2000; Ghidul Consilierului Local, Editura Institutul European, Iaşi, 2000; Aplicarea în timp a normei contravenţionale, notă la sentinţa civilă pronunţată în
dosarul nr. 105/2002 al Judecătoriei Iaşi, Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, seriae iurisprudentia, nr. 2-4/2002, pag. 200-202;
“Aspecte privind legalitatea raportului evaluarii impactului asupra mediului pentru proiectul minier Roşia Montană” filed by the Romanian Academy to the Ministry of Envi-ronment and Lasting Development within the phase of consulting the public upon the assessment procedure of the impact over environment (EIA)”.
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PERSONAL INTERESTS
Blues and jazz. Love to travel and experience different cultures. Activities for environment NGO-s. “Sistemul juridic din România" – Independent report – co-financed by “Foundation for
an Open Society” and “Foundation Konrad Adenauer”. The study received award I at the section „Comportament civic si participare publica” at the fifth edition of the Civil So-ciety Gala as of 12th of June 2007.
Noul Cod Civil. Comentarii (coord. Marilena Uliescu), Editura Universul Juridic, Bucu-reşti, 2010, pag. 211-220.
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