Of Counsels

Silviu Gabriel BARBU started his legal career in the mid-1990s, being admitted to the Bucharest Bar Association in 1995. A former magistrate and former diplomat, he is currently Associate Professor with a Ph.D. in Legal Studies, and a legal professional with over 30 years of experience spanning the judiciary, central public administration and academia.

From the outset, Silviu Gabriel BARBU built a rare, comprehensive professional background that covers the essential perspectives of the judicial system and state administration. Over time, he served successively as prosecutor, judge across three levels of jurisdiction — including managerial responsibilities at Court of Appeal level — as well as prison director, senior government official within the Presidential Administration and the Government apparatus, diplomat within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs both at headquarters and abroad, and, throughout, an attorney equipped to translate institutional complexity into clear and effective legal strategies.

During nearly a decade as civil and military prosecutor, Silviu Gabriel BARBU conducted criminal investigations, supervised criminal investigation bodies, represented cases before courts, and engaged in crime prevention activities, including within military institutions. He subsequently developed a strong judicial track record as judge, initially handling a broad range of matters, then focusing exclusively on criminal law, and later specializing in administrative and tax litigation. This dual perspective — from case building to judicial scrutiny — enables him to identify strengths and vulnerabilities in investigative acts, indictments, evidentiary frameworks, and contested administrative decisions, and to anticipate the court’s approach depending on the level of jurisdiction.

A defining component of Silviu Gabriel BARBU’s practice is his extensive experience in constitutional litigation and procedural strategy. He has repeatedly advised on and drafted referrals to the Constitutional Court of Romania, both in relation to exceptions of unconstitutionality and legal conflicts of a constitutional nature. This expertise allows him to provide thorough constitutional assessment and litigation support across any area of law, including strategic design of constitutional arguments integrated with administrative, criminal, and EU-law considerations.

Silviu Gabriel BARBU has devoted a significant part of his professional activity to administrative law and disputes involving public authorities — a field in which he has acted both as administrative and tax law judge and as senior government official with coordination, control, and evaluation responsibilities at governmental level. His work covers the legality of individual and normative administrative acts, internal administrative procedures, administrative and jurisdictional control mechanisms, frequent legality and procedural errors in acts and contracts issued by central or local authorities, and the assessment of legal risks associated with administrative decisions. He is equally comfortable operating in the pre-litigation phase, in court proceedings, and in higher-court judicial review dynamics, including the specific procedural routes for constitutional review connected to administrative disputes.

In central public administration, Silviu Gabriel BARBU held senior positions that provided direct insight into decision-making at the highest level of the state, including: Secretary of State – Head of the Prime Minister’s Control Office; Vice-President and subsequently President (Secretary of State) – National Authority for Citizenship; Deputy Secretary General – Ministry of Justice (coordinator of the penitentiary system); Inspector General and Director – Diplomatic Control and Evaluation Department within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and State Counselor – Presidential Administration, Constitutional and Legislative Department. These roles offered hands-on knowledge of governmental endorsement and approval circuits, internal mechanisms for control, audit and administrative evaluation, inter-institutional relations between central authorities and subordinate structures, and cooperation patterns with both domestic and international institutions, including relationships with large-scale private economic entities active in Romania.

Silviu Gabriel BARBU’s European and international dimension is equally substantial. Within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he worked in the structure of the Government Agent for the Court of Justice of the European Union, contributing to the preparation of Romania’s positions before the CJEU and to the implementation of mandatory European provisions at national level. He also served in the external diplomatic service as Head of the Diplomatic Mission of Romania in Zimbabwe and Malawi, Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of Romania in Harare. This experience strengthened his understanding of EU institutional practice, diplomatic operations and international cooperation, as well as the legal and strategic aspects of international economic relations and state representation in European and global bodies.

In criminal law and criminal procedure, Silviu Gabriel BARBU relies on a robust foundation built as prosecutor, military magistrate and criminal judge. He provides legal assistance and representation in cases with institutional, administrative or financial dimensions, including business criminal law, with particular focus on the legality of investigations, evaluation of evidence, identification of procedural errors and vulnerabilities in the acts of criminal investigation bodies, and defense strategies grounded in case law, European standards and human rights requirements. Where appropriate, he integrates domestic litigation with referrals and arguments before the Constitutional Court, the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Alongside practice, Silviu Gabriel BARBU has maintained a strong and consistent academic track record. He is Associate Professor with a Ph.D. at the Faculty of Law of Transylvania University of Brașov and Associate Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest, with 25 years of experience in legal academia. He has published over 80 scholarly works in public law, constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law and judicial procedure, including university textbooks, monographs and collections of case law. He remains active in academic projects, national and international conferences and applied legal research, and is co-founder and scientific coordinator of the website www.abcjuridic.ro.

By combining judicial, administrative, diplomatic and academic experience, Silviu Gabriel BARBU offers an integrated approach to complex litigation involving public authorities, strategic referrals to national and European central courts, and high-level legal and institutional assessments. His practice is particularly suited for projects requiring sophisticated strategic analysis, administrative compliance and control, public governance expertise, and risk-sensitive legal architecture for interactions between private entities and the state, including national and international commercial contexts.

Silviu Gabriel BARBU speaks Romanian and English and has a good understanding of French.

Sorin BOLDI graduated the Faculty of Law in 1998  and started his career as disciple of Constantin VIȘINESCU, who mentored the founding partners of the most prestigious law firms in Romania, with whom he handled a portfolio comprising over 200 clients, many of them from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

In his two-decades legal career he consolidated his experience in various legal fields as Dispute Resolution, M&A, Competition, Real Estate, Governance and Corporate Law.

He earned the reputation of a highly adaptable attorney frequently tapped to assist on high-profile cases in a challenging legal and business environment. As a litigator he contributed in cases of reference for the Romanian jurisprudence, which innovated the approach of national authorities in fields like consumers’ protection, foreign investments taxation, and competition.

Sorin BOLDI contributed to the recognition of International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Romania via Government Resolution and Court Decision, being later frequently invited to its annual global legal meetings.

One of his most relevant international investments' expertise comes from the successful legal coordination of the notorious Băneasa Projects which include the new US Embassy in Romania, Băneasa Shopping City and the entire commercial area, the residential zone, the Băneasa Business and Technology Park.

Sorin BOLDI gained his solid financial management and banking experience from investor’s perspective with Chartered Debt Management, an international network specialised in financial management, loans structuring, capitalisation of distressed business, insolvency restructuring processes and international arbitration, all members being internationally recognised banking specialists.

He capitalised on management experience and leadership skills through his appointments as member of the Boards of Directors or of the Audit and/or Technical Committees in important organisations like SAI Muntenia Invest SA - a listed investment management company with a portfolio of EUR 350 million and five million shareholders, Administration of the Lower Danube River – the national authority for waterway navigation on the Romanian sector of the Danube River, European Green Network Initiative - an environmental protection NGO headquartered in Brussels, and Practic SA - a listed real estate and development company with assets in excess of EUR 90 million. He served also as parliamentary adviser to the Chamber of the Deputies.

Sorin BOLDI has internationally recognized experience in research from participation in the USAID research project on red tape and corruption practices in the Romanian judiciary, his advices being highly appreciated by the University of Maryland, and from contribution as co-author and country rapporteur for Romania in the legal research of the University of Vienna on broadcasting enterprises and freedom of the media in the Eastern European Countries.

Sorin BOLDI researched applied ethics at the highest level, obtaining in 2013 the Doctorate awarded Magna Cum Laude from the University of Bucharest. He currently shares this knowledge to support clients on ethical cases, codes of conduct and business decisions. He also performs trainings on ethics for the Bucharest Bar attorneys.

He is a member of the Bucharest Bar and of the Swiss Arbitration Association.

Sorin BOLDI speaks Romanian, English and Spanish.

Liviu PÎRVU started his career in 1991 as a judge within a local Court of justice after he graduated the Faculty of Law in Iași. He acquired an extensive experience as a judge and afterwards as a public prosecutor before accepting his transfer as a military judge within the Military Court of Iași.

The prodigious activity of Liviu PÎRVU led to his promotion at the Territorial Military Court of Bucharest where he has been appointed also as a vice-president.

In 2004, Liviu PÎRVU  made an important change to his career by moving to the Municipal Court of Bucharest as a judge and from here he was seconded in management roles within the Superior Council of Magistracy from which the most important was the role of Secretary General of the Council.

In 2009, Liviu PÎRVU decided to move to the private law practice and open his own law office highly specialized both in private law and criminal matters.

Liviu PÎRVU has a extensive experience as a law professor within prestigious universities in Romania, like „Al. I. Cuza ” and “M. Kogălniceanu” in Iași and the Academy of Economic Studies and Bucharest University where he taught Financial Law, International Trade Law, Civil Procedure Law and Business Law.

He is the author of over 40 articles published by reputable law journals and the author/co-author of the books “The Parties in the Civil Trial”, All Beck Publishing House, Bucharest, 2002, “The Appeal in the Civil Trial”, Lumina Lex Publishing House, Bucharest, 2004, “Elements of Civil Procedure and Administrative Litigation” (Course for students of public administration departments), Lumina Lex Publishing House, Bucharest, 2003, Reedited in 2006, “International Trade Contracts (co-author), Universul Juridic Publishing House, Bucharest, 2007, Reedited in 2009, “Trade Register Law - commentaries (co-author), C.H. Beck Publishing House, Bucharest, 2009, “Civil Procedure Law (university course), co-author, Cermaprint Publishing House, Bucharest, 2010 and “The Control of Public Entities (co-author), Universul Juridic Publishing House, 2010

Liviu PÎRVU has a doctorate in Civil Procedure Law from the Bucharest University and he is member of Mehedinți Bar Association.

He speaks Romanian, English, and French.

Mircea ENACHE started his career in legal in 2004 as a court clerk within Bucharest Court of Appeal after he graduated the Faculty of Law within the University of Bucharest and previously the Faculty of Public Administration within the National School of Public Administration and Political Sciences.

During his activity as a court clerk he passed the Bar exam and he was admitted as attorney at law in 2005. In 2006 he became associate at a reputable law firm coordinated by one of his former law teachers, where he specialized in Real Estate Law, Corporate Affairs, and Civil Litigation.

After this enriching experience, in 2008 Mircea ENACHE joined the biggest Romanian retail and wholesale drugs distributor – A&D Pharma Group where he managed the legal counseling for 3 business lines: Wholesale, Marketing & Sales, Retail (Sensiblu chain of pharmacies).

In this respect, he assisted the company in Competition matters, Mergers & Acquisitions, Distribution Agreements, Litigation and Customer Care.

In 2011, Mircea ENACHE joined for a short period  Renault Group Romania where he provided legal counseling for the distribution network of new vehicles and spare parts, for the Marketing department, monitoring the compliance on Competition matters, and representing the company in some Litigation.

Starting 2011 he approached a new challenging career project, by joining Tornado Group as Group Legal Manager. In this new role he was involved in company’s key areas and process regarding IT Wholesale Distribution and Real Estate (Office & Residential), advising top management in strategic proceedings, transactions and projects.

Mircea ENACHE is member of Bucharest Bar Association. He is proficient in Romanian, English and French.

Veronica FLOREA is a reputable and experienced attorney with over 18 years in the legal field, having relevant experience in Real Estate, Retail, Renewable Energy, Pharma, Environment and Waste Management and Public Procurement matters.

After she graduated the Faculty of Law at University of Bucharest, she joined as junior attorney a reputable law firm in Bucharest, where she acquired her first specializations in Corporate Law and Civil Litigation, advising mostly foreign companies interested in entering the Romanian market.

In 2005 she becomes the leading lawyer of the most important Italian legal, accounting and consulting company in Romania, where she worked for more than 9 years as responsible for Legal Due Diligence, Bankruptcy, Fiscal Consulting, Litigation, Real Estate, Renewable Energy and regulatory matters, mainly for Italian companies present in Romania.

In 2014 she enlarged her portfolio, on a permanent basis, with GlaxoSmithKline Group Romania, providing assistance especially on Corporate Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Intellectual Property and Competition matters.

She has also an impressive track record in representing clients before Courts in commercial and fiscal-administrative disputes.

She is proficient in Romanian, English, Italian and French.

Veronica FLOREA is a member of the Bucharest Bar Association since 2002.

Alexandra-Gabriela VELICAN started her legal career in 2008, after she graduated from the Law Faculty at the University of Bucharest, with a license in Legal Sciences and a masters degree in Legal Careers. During her years as a student she got acquainted with most of the legal professions, working at the Bucharest Court House and doing legal practice at the prosecutor’s office, different courts and law offices, and decided for a career as an attorney.

During her years as an attorney she acquired professional expertise in a wide range of legal domains. Although she is most experienced in civil law and family law in particular, she also practices commercial law, real estate procedures, labor law and social security cases.

She is an asset as a litigator, as she has vast experience in court regarding trials and related procedures. Criminal law is also a domain in which Alexandra Velican practices frequently,  providing legal service during trial and prosecution, also serving as an ex officio appointed attorney.

Alexandra VELICAN is an active member of Bucharest Bar Association. She speaks Romanian, English and Spanish.

Mihaela PÎRVU is a prominent specialist in Criminal Law, with a wide professional  recognition, achieved in over 13 years of activity as a prosecutor and judge and over 10 years acting as attorney at law.

As attorney at law she acquired an extensive experience and she obtained remarkable results as a specialist in White Collar Crime: economic and financial criminality (tax evasion, money laundering, and others), corruption, corporate and business crimes, crimes committed within the procedure of accessing European funds, cross-border crimes, investigated by the elite structures of the Romanian General Prosecutors’ Office.

Mihaela PÎRVU managed/provided the legal defense in very complex and notorious cases for important corporate clients acting in areas such oil industry, pharmaceutical industry, heavy industry, banking, but also for private clients like important business persons, high public administration officials and others.

Few years before specializing in White Collar Crime, Mihaela acted also as coordinator of the Litigation department of one of the biggest companies in Romania in the area of energy and services.

Mihaela PÎRVU is a member of Bucharest Bar Association. She speaks Romanian, English, and French.