Bogdan joined Albota Law Firm in
January 2019; prior to this, Bogdan worked for a local law firm located in
Bucharest. Bogdan also worked as an associate lawyer in various local and
international law firms, with specific focus on real estate transactions.
Selected highlights
of Bogdan’s work:
- Advising a prominent asset management and investment
banking company in relation to the negotiation and execution, on the
landlord’s side, of multiple forward retail lease agreements to be
concluded with several anchor tenants for a commercial centre to be
developed in Bucharest (currently completed and fully operational), among
which: one of the largest hypermarket operators in the world (trading
under the brand of a French multinational
retailer), a German shoe and sportswear retail chain, the leading gaming
and entertainment operator in Central and Eastern Europe and a globally
present Swedish multinational retail-clothing company
- Assisting a French multinational electric utility company on the due
diligence process for the acquisition of an approx. 50 MW wind project, as
well as for the negotiation of the related construction (Silver FIDIC) and
development management agreements
- Assistance of the Romanian branch of a major Austrian
bank, one of the largest financial services providers in Central and
Eastern Europe, during the due diligence process regarding an operational
office building project envisaged to secure a refinancing transaction
- Assisting the subsidiary of one of the world’s largest
alternative investment managers to conduct the real estate and regulatory
due diligence in relation to the financing of an oil and gas exploration
and production company with headquarters in USA and acting through its
Romanian branch
Education:
- 2006: LLM in business law, Bucharest University, Faculty
of Law;
- 2005: Law Degree, Bucharest University, Faculty of Law.
Other
- 2014: Hotels management and operation. Structure and
negotiation of commercial leases. FIDIC – forms of contract, construction
sequences, claims management – Vienna, Austria;
- 2009: Shopping Centers, Logistic Centers and Offices: Business
and Legal Issues. Real Estate Joint Ventures – Zagreb, Croatia;
- 2007: The Anatomy of Development. Property Investment:
Value and Yield – Warsaw, Poland;
Career to Date:
- January 2019: Associate, Albota Law Firm;
- 2017-2018: Associate, Cumpanasu &Partners;
- 2016-2017: Private practice;
- 2012-2016: Associate, Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH
& Co KG;
- 2011-2012: Associate, Salans Moore & Partners SCA;
- 2006-2011: Associate, CMS Cameron McKenna SCA;
- 2005-2006: Junior Associate, Popovici & Partners SCA.
Professional
Offices:
- Member of the National Association of the Romanian Bars
and Bucharest Bar Association.
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