Press Release

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen announced the promotion of six lawyers to partnership, in one of the most important rounds of promotions within the firm in recent years. This step is part of NNDKP's strategy of continuously consolidating its position as a leader of the Romanian business law market.

Marius Ezer, Daniela Gramaticescu, Valeriu Mina, Oana Partenie and Catalin Radbata were promoted to partner within the Dispute Resolution Department, and Vlad Tanase was promoted to partner within the Real Estate Practice of the firm.

In addition to the promotions at partnership level, NNDKP promoted eight lawyers on different levels of seniority: Lucian Vitelaru was promoted to Managing Associate within the Real Estate Practice, while Alexandru Aman, Cristina Bajdiu, Cristian Dranca, Ioana Vieru (Corporate/M&A Practice), Daniela Ghervas, Edgar Jakab, and Monica Timofte (Dispute Resolution Department) were promoted to Senior Associate positions.

"As pioneers of an activity sector where the capacity to anticipate and respond to an enhanced degree of sophistication constitutes an essential requirement, our goal has always been that of training lawyers with top expertise and professional skills. The quality of the team members, the structure of the firm and the market context have provided in over 25 years of activity, the proper environment for the professional training and development of several generations of lawyers who demonstrated, one after the other, that they have the necessary resources and the ability to mix our approach with the constant need of change of the domestic and international markets", stated Ion Nestor, NNDKP Co-Managing Partner.

Starting with March 1, 2017, the NNDKP team will be comprised of 30 partners (25 lawyers and 5 tax advisors), over 145 lawyers and advisors and over 80 employees in the supporting departments.

Information on the new partners:

Marius Ezer, Partner

Marius joined the NNDKP team in 2008.

He has more than 11 years of professional experience with focus on complex insolvency proceedings, creditor rights and asset recovery as well as complex tax disputes. In addition, Marius assists clients in disputes related to corporate reorganization, labor litigation, disputes related to loan facilities for real estate development projects or enforcement of lease agreements, as well as arising in connection with contractual relations governed by FIDIC rules.

Daniela Gramaticescu, Partner

Daniela joined the NNDKP team in 2006.

She has more than 15 years of professional experience in the legal area, assisting clients from various industries both before the Romanian courts, as well as before the international courts of arbitration. Daniela has developed substantial experience in administrative and fiscal litigation, arbitration proceedings, disputes related to construction agreements, civil and commercial litigation, public procurement disputes, labor litigation, as well as enforcement of judgments, corporate disputes and real estate and infrastructure disputes.

Valeriu Mina, Partner

Valeriu joined the NNDKP team in 2005.

He has over 11 years of professional experience in dispute resolution and arbitration matters, representing an important number of clients in complex commercial disputes such as those arising in connection with the administrative contractual relations governed by FIDIC rules, as well as in public procurement related litigation. Valeriu has also experience in civil disputes related to the challenging of public and private property rights, insolvency proceedings, labor and intellectual property litigation.

Oana Partenie, Partner

Oana joined the NNDKP team in 2001.

She has over 17 years of experience in representing clients in civil and commercial litigation, international trade law disputes, enforcement proceedings, consumer protection and administrative litigation and insolvency proceedings. In addition to representing clients in court proceedings, Oana is a mediator, trained to participate in mediation and the settlement of disputes before they are addressed to the courts.

Catalin Radbata, Partner

Catalin joined the NNDKP team in 2009.

He has over 11 years of professional experience with a substantial expertise in transnational litigation, insolvency proceedings and recognition and enforcement proceedings of foreign judgments or arbitration awards in Romania (including ECJ preliminary applications and representation). Catalin is mostly involved in insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings but international arbitration as well, in particular in residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial constructions and installations. In addition, he has coordinated complex projects regarding the acquisition of NPL portfolios by various international investors.

Vlad Tanase, Partner

Vlad joined the NNDKP team in 2005.

Having a professional experience of over 11 years, he assists clients in connection with a wide range of real estate matters, including real estate acquisition, transaction structuring, due diligence, joint ventures and exit strategies. His expertise includes urban planning, construction agreements and permitting matters for complex mixed-use projects, industrial, mining and energy industries as well as in-depth knowledge of office, retail, logistic and hospitality businesses.