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10 years of strategic advice in public procurement

VASS Lawyers reached its 10th year of legal practice in Romania, a journey marked by a great number of professional success and fantastic results. For the last 7 years in a row, the law firm held a leadership position for public procurement and public-private partnerships in the Legal 500 EMEA ranking and Iulia Vass, its managing partner, was recognized as the only Romanian lawyer in the Leading individuals – elite for the public procurement field.

Our focus on public procurement and PPP comes not only from the drive to work on meaningful projects with a great impact on the country’s development, such as infrastructure, health or education, but also from the mere fact that we love the European facet of public procurement and its interdisciplinary dimension. Public procurement was and remains our niche, main driver and top expertise. Certainly, in order to excel in this area, we refined our skills in related practices, such as dispute resolution, contentious administrative, contracts, competition or non-refundable funds and also in the regulations applicable to different industries specific to procurement projects.

In its 10 years of practice, the firm worked closely with renowned clients from Romania and international markets such as Japan, Norway, Austria, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain.

Takeaway

The first 10 years of practice were a confirmation that excellence, professionalism and a highly skilled team of lawyers are a good path to great results. Only in 2018, the total value of the projects assisted by our team raised to approx. €1,5 Billion. These projects have led more than once to the conclusion of valuable contracts, which significantly contributed to the business development of our clients.

For the next 10 years, VASS Lawyers aims to strengthen the team, to maintain the public procurement field as a pillar for business development, to undertake new projects with major impact on the Romanian society, and also extend the clients portfolio based on common business principles.

The moderators of this blog are:

Iulia Vass

Managing Partner

With over 14 years of experience in public procurement, day-to-day business and litigation, Iulia is acknowledged by Legal 500 as Leading Individual for PPP & Procurement, being praised for her ‘capacity to draw scenarios regarding a certain case and anticipate the results’.

Iulia graduated from the University of Bucharest Law School and holds an LLM in Public Procurement Law and Policy at the University of Nottingham and a Master’s degree in International Relations – Conflict Analysis and Resolution.

Bianca Bello

Partner

With over 10 years of experience in day-to-day business and public procurement, Bianca is recommended by Legal 500 as being ‘professional and thorough‘. Her work being mainly focused on consultancy projects, she is also constantly involved in litigation projects.

Bianca graduated Law School from the University of Bucharest, as well as from the Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne University, French-Romanian Law College of European Studies. She also holds a Master’s degree in Business Law.

Alexandra Mititelu

Managing Associate

With over 7 years of experience in litigation & arbitration and public procurement, Alexandra is recommended by Legal 500 for ‘identifying with the client in every case‘. Her work being mainly focused on litigation projects, she is also involved in pre-litigation consultancy projects.

Alexandra graduated Law School from the University of Bucharest and also holds a Master’s degree in Business Law.

Belgin Boras

Senior Associate

With over 5 years of experience in public procurement and litigation, Belgin is an important member of the ‘great team that works like a Swiss watch‘. Her work being mainly focused on public procurement dispute resolution, she is also involved in day to day business projects.

Belgin graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest and also holds a Master’s degree in International Arbitration. Belgin is also fluent in Turkish.