September 2025 I admire women who build – and share – confidence based on competence, who are generous in sharing their experiences and supporting other women. WOMEN IN LAW initiative curated by Alina Matei on JURIDICE.ro meets Ileana Nicolescu. Alina Matei: Thank you, esteemed Mrs. Ileana Nicolescu, Managing Associate at BACIU PARTNERS, for taking the time to speak…
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September 2025 We are pleased to share with you the voices of our colleagues in the context of the WOMEN IN LAW initiative curated by Alina Matei on JURIDICE.ro. These conversations go beyond professional achievements. They are about values, about balance, about how personal journeys shape professional paths. At BACIU PARTNERS, we believe that questioning…
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August 2025 Perseverance in the face of challenges, choosing a professional environment that reflects my values, and openness to new practice areas to broaden my horizons have been choices that helped me grow, strengthen my confidence in my own abilities, and, implicitly, my position in the business environment. Interview with Irina Văleanu Throughout her career,…
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July 2025 It’s essential for each of us to feel that we are in the right place for the stage of our career we are in—a place that also offers the premises for continued growth | Interview with Ileana Nicolescu. The courage to make changes has been most beneficial to Ileana in her career. These…
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June 2025 BACIU PARTNERS has been reconfirmed as a firm of reference on the Romanian market in the patent field and included in the respective section of the IP STARS rankings published by Managing IP. With an increasingly prominent status in the patent field, too, the firm is included in Tier 3, highlighting its evolution…
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June 2025 by Andreea Bende and Marta Datcu As of June 2nd 2025, EUIPO mediation services are now available in all inter partes proceedings related to EU trademarks and designs. In practical terms, this means that any party currently involved in opposition or cancellation proceedings for EU trademarks, whether at first or second instance, or…
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June 2025 by Irina Văleanu and Iunia Radu Law no. 139/2024 introduces a significant amendment to the Civil Procedure Code by implementing a national digital system for the random assignment of judicial experts when the parties cannot reach an agreement. The operation of this digital system is governed by the 2024 Methodological Norms concerning the…
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May 2025 London International Disputes Week (LIDW) | London, UK | 2-6 June 2025 Ileana Nicolescu will attend the London International Disputes Week (LIDW), which will take place from 2 to 6 June 2025. A key gathering for professionals involved in resolving international disputes, LIDW brings together legal experts, arbitrators, mediators, and decision-makers from over…
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May 2025 by Irina Văleanu & Iunia Radu The Romanian Parliament has recently adopted a significant amendment to Law no. 134/2010 on the Civil Procedure Code (“Civil Procedure Code”), amending the threshold value for the small claims procedure. On May 8, 2025, the President of Romania issued Decree no. 627/2025, by which Law no.…
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May 2025 by Ileana Nicolescu & Denisa Dragusin World Press Freedom Day, celebrated annually on May 3 marks a major step this year toward protecting journalists from abusive lawsuits, known as SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). These lawsuits are often used as tools of intimidation—designed to silence those who expose matters of public interest by…
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