Managing Associates

Alexandra Iacob graduated the Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest and has been a member of the Bucharest Bar Association since January 2012.

Alexandra joined the D&B litigation team in September 2018, her core competencies being civil and commercial litigation and tax law.

She advises local and international clients on a broad spectrum of corporate projects, from day-to-day operations to the implementation of complex and multi-jurisdictional restructuring and reorganization projects, such as mergers, spin-offs and business transfers, M&A transactions and regulatory matters, across a variety of industries, including Healthcare, Retail, Food and Agribusiness, Technology, Media and Telecommunications.

Over the time, Alice has assisted both sellers and buyers in complex M&A transactions and has been engaged  in and coordinated numerous due diligence investigations across a wide range of industry sectors, being actively involved during the entire life cycle of M&A transactions, from initial discussions through transaction structuring, due diligence, contractual documentation drafting and negotiation and post-closing integration, providing also regulatory support with a view to sector-specifics.

Andrei Iancu is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest and holds a Master Degree in Business Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest. He has been a member of the Bucharest Bar since 2012.

Andrei joined the litigation department of D&B in November 2015. His expertise includes tax law, civil and commercial litigation, as well as foreclosure procedure. Before joining D&B, Andrei was part of the litigation and arbitration department of another local law firm, gathering experience in civil, administrative and commercial disputes.

Andrei was an external collaborator of tax law at the Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest. He is also a permanent collaborator of the Tax Magazine publication and he is the co-author of the ”Tax Procedure Code with Comments”, 2016 Edition, edited by Solomon, Bucharest and ”Textbook on Fiscal Law”, 2017 Edition, Solomon Publishing.

Catalina Nacev is a Managing Associate in D&B David şi Baias and has joined D&B since March 2016. Cătălina coordinates the R&C consultancy team – retai and consumer protection.

Cătălina also provides legal assistance and consultancy in connection with  compliance and business conduct matters, especially in the anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing field.

Daniel Vinerean has been a member of the Bucharest Bar Association for more than 10 years and joined D&B David şi Baias in November 2017.

Being involved in and coordinating a great variety of projects concerning civil and commercial law matters, Daniel has developed an in depth knowledge of client needs and business interests thus being able to provide specialized legal advice on both sensitive and complex matters.

Additionally, his competencies include data protection. Daniel is part of all consultancy and assistance projects related to the General Data Protection Regulation. His involvement in this field includes evaluation of current status against Regulation requirements and provision of specific recommendations, drafting of internal procedures and documents to ensure adequate compliance with data protection regulations.

Georgiana Bălan graduated the Faculty of Law – University of Bucharest and she also holds a bachelor’s degree awarded by the Academy of Economic Studies and a master’s degree in Business Law. Since 2006 Georgiana has been a member of the Bucharest Bar Association and she is currently part of D&B David şi Baias Corporate M&A team.

Her experience includes advice and assistance during transactions and business consultancy services provided to a large portfolio of clients, mainly to national and international players in constructions, electronics, real estate and retail fields.

Her area of expertise includes: company law, real estate, commercial law and drafting of contracts.

Georgiana has also gained extensive experience on corporate governance during a 2 year in-house counsel position with one of the largest real estate developers in Romania.

Mihaela Papandreia holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Bucharest, a Master Degree in Judicial Career from the same University and has been a member of the Bucharest Bar since January 2009. She joined the Corporate M&A team of D&B David si Baias in December 2018. Mihaela’s areas of expertise cover Corporate Law, M&A, Commercial matters, Real Estate and Energy field.

Mihaela has assisted international and local corporations and local entrepreneurs, as well as public companies, on M&A transactions, be it on the buyer or seller side, on joint ventures and complex shareholder and commercial arrangements, across multiple business sectors.

Her experience spans all relevant stages of the transactional process, from the initial structuring, going into the due diligence stage and then drafting and negotiating the transactional documentation, while also ensuring advice on successful completion and other post-transaction matters. Mihaela also provides ongoing advice to clients on Energy Law aspects, with a particular focus on the renewables sector. Relevant experience includes transactions in the energy industry, regulatory aspects covering permitting and compliance matters in the process of planning, development and operation of renewable projects, reviewing of specific industry agreements regarding energy related operations.

Radu Noşlăcan is a Bachelor of Law of the Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca and has also benefitted from a scholarship at the University of Nantes, in France. Radu also holds a Master diploma in Public Procurement granted by the University of Bucharest and has been a member of the Bucharest Bar since 2013. Radu joined D&B David and Baias in May 2023 as part of the litigation team. His professional expertise lies in the broader field of business law, particularly in public procurement, commercial law, and administrative law.

Being fluent in several international languages, including English, French, and German, Radu has assisted and represented both national and international clients in commercial transactions and disputes before national and international courts, as well as arbitration tribunals.

In the field of litigation, Radu’s experience is extensive and includes cases characterized by a high level of technical complexity, in which he has played a decisive role in securing victories through meticulous and unconventional strategies.

Sonia Bălănescu has been a member of the D&B David şi Baias team since 2018, specializing in employment law, covering both consultancy and litigation aspects. She graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest. Afterwards, she completed the courses of a LLM in International Arbitration in English language at the same Faculty.

Having a vast experience in the labour law field, she skilfully navigates the complexities of collective bargaining agreements and negotiations with trade unions / employees’ representatives, reorganizations and the nuanced landscape of complex transactions. The practical guidance and strategic counsel provided in transfers and integration of employees as a result of mergers and acquisitions, as well as in relation to workforce restructurings helps ensure not only legal compliance but also smooth transitions.

Her role extends to complex projects related to contingent workforce and potential risks of undeclared work, as well as in relation to structuring service provision relationships in order to mitigate potential staff leasing requalification. Beyond her responsibilities, Sonia takes a proactive approach and carries out dynamic training programs covering various aspects of employment law (such as diversity and inclusion, discrimination and harassment, etc), contributing significantly to fostering a culture of continuous learning within the clients’ firms.

Sonia Voinescu is a graduate of the Law Faculty of the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, also benefiting during this period from a scholarship at the University of Vienna. Furthermore, Sonia graduated from the Master’s program in Business Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest and has been a member of the Bucharest Bar since 2013. 

Sonia’s expertize covers wide areas of commercial and competition law, her involvement in recent years involving services such as complex contractual reviews from the perspective of competition law, organizing and delivering specialized trainings and seminars, assisting clients with obtaining merger clearances from the Competition Council, supporting clients throughout antitrust investigations launched by the Competition Council (starting with the stage of dawn raids through various admission of guilt procedures, commitments procedures of full defense strategies), implementation of competition law compliance programs or risk analysis to pinpoint sensitive areas.

In recent years, together with a multidisciplinary team made up of financial specialists from PwC Romania, Sonia has assisted numerous clients in obtaining state aid, providing consultancy and assistance to a wide portfolio of clients in successfully accessing public funding or notifying of state aid measures to the European Commission, as well as in the field of restructuring public enterprises in financial distress.