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Group Legal Counsel
Storm International
December 2016 – Present
• Commercially focused and pragmatic support; • Online gambling (Malta, Curaçao, Ukraine, Kahnawake); • Land-based casinos (Latvia, Georgia, Belarus, Germany, Armenia, Ukraine); • Daily Corporate and Commercial Law; • Risk & Compliance (A.M.L., K.Y.C., ... Read more
Head of Legal (Romania)
Storm International
Bucharest, Romania
August 2011 – November 2016
• Drafted, reviewed and negotiated a wide range of commercial agreements (rental, procurement, general contracting, loans, export, pledges, outsourcing, N.D.A.); • Negotiated contract amendments, terminations, post-contractual correspondence; • Obtained and ... Read more
Deputy General Director - Legal Affairs
Mechel Campia Turzii
December 2008 – August 2011
• Mergers & Acquisitions, including legal due diligence, drafting contracts and post-acquisition restructuring. Provided legal due diligence in acquisition of several mills; • Litigation, including court hearings and settlements, even in such complicated mat... Read more
Legal Officer
EDDAN
August 2004 – December 2008
• Mergers & Acquisitions, including asset purchasing and acquisition of insolvent companies; • Litigation, including defending company in courts and negotiating settlements; • Real estate, including legal due diligence before acquisitions; • Corporate law, i... Read more
Legal Officer
Telemedia Group S.A.
August 2001 – July 2004
• Insured full compliance with specific telecommunication legislation; • Drafted, reviewed and negotiated contracts (equipment supply, services, purchasing, etc.). • Developed from scratch and implemented new types of contracts; • Maintained company’s statut... Read more