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Laura Capata

Senior Associate

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Laura Capata

Senior Associate

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP SCP
One Tower
165 Calea Floreasca
12th–14th floors
District 1
014459 Bucharest
Romania
Languages English, Romanian, German

Laura Capata is a Senior Associate in the Commercial and Regulatory team at CMS Romania. Laura’s practice is focused on competition law, public procurement law, commercial contracts, regulatory, as well as on general commercial matters in the technology, communications and infrastructure sectors. Laura has broad experience advising domestic and international clients on a variety of matters including: bidding and challenging public procurement award procedures before national authorities, preparing and filing competition law complaints to the Romanian Competition Council,  competition law advice (including state aid), drafting and reviewing various commercial agreements; due diligence in connection with M&A transactions; matters regarding unfair commercial practices; advertising and promotion; representation before public authorities. In 2019, Laura completed a Blue Book internship with the European Commission, the Directorate General for Competition, Unit D6 Financial services and Pharma in Brussels.

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Education

  • 2019 - Blue Book Internship Certificate, the European Commission, the Directorate General for Competition, Unit D6 Financial services and Pharma, Brussels.
  • 2013 – LLM, King's College London, London.
  • 2010 – LLM, Law School - Bucharest University, Bucharest.
  • 2008 – BA, Law School - Bucharest University, Bucharest.
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Expertise

12/05/2022
10 key aspects of the revised EU competition law in the field of distribution...
The new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the new accompanying Vertical Guidelines (VGL) were published on 10 May 2022. The new VBER will enter into force on 1 June 2022 and apply for the next twelve years. The new VBER/VGL introduce sev
Law-Now Distribution and Franchising

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13/10/2023
CMS Expert Guide: Right Bidding vs Bid Rigging in Romania
1. Which legislation regulates: (i) the bidding process; and (ii) bid rigging in your country? Please provide brief details. (i) The bidding process is regulated by the public procurement legislation...
Expert Guide
Comparable
18/05/2023
5G regulation and law in Romania
1. What is the state of 5G deployment in your country? 5G deployment has progressed steadily in recent years, with commercial services becoming available in 2019 thanks to the efforts of the Romanian...
Expert Guide TMC - Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Comparable
30/01/2023
RCC continues scrutiny of the automotive market in Romania
The Romanian Competition Council (RCC) imposed a hefty fine of EUR 2.65 million on the Romanian subsidiary of an international automotive company for anti-competitive agreements in the market for the...
Law-Now
10/06/2022
CMS Expert Guide on rising raw material prices in Romania
1. Have specific legislative or regulatory provisions been adopted by the Government in relation to the increase in the price of raw materials? No specific legislative or regulatory provisions have been...
Expert Guide Commercial
Comparable
01/04/2022
Romania adopts new law to support investments in transport infrastructure
The Romanian government adopted new legislation to support and expedite investment projects in transport infrastructure. Effective as of 21 March 2022, the New Law was adopted due to increased concerns...
Law-Now Commercial
23/03/2022
Class actions in Romania
See the Overview of the Representative Actions Directive >> 1. Do you have a specific procedure or procedures for bringing “opt-in” class actions?  If so, please outline such procedure(s) and...
Expert Guide Dispute Resolution
Comparable
21/02/2022
Romanian watchdog fines pharma companies for anti-competitive conduct
In a landmark decision, the Romanian Competition Council (RCC) has sanctioned five pharmaceutical companies, including suppliers of immunoglobulins and other medicinal products derived from human plasma...
Law-Now Life Sciences & Healthcare
09/02/2022
Unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain in Romania
1. How are unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food chain regulated in this jurisdiction? When the applicable regulations were introduced and when they were last amended? Currently, Romania...
Expert Guide Consumer Products
Comparable
21/01/2022
Romania marks fresh start for consumer sales and warranties
On 1 January 2022, new rules on consumer protection entered into force in Romania with Government Emergency Ordinance no. 140/2021 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods (GEO 140/2021)...
Law-Now Commercial
30/11/2021
Romanian competition regulator now probing automotive and insurance sectors
The Romanian Competition Council (RCC) recently announced a new investigation into possible price-fixing arrangements between auto repair shops and insurers underwriting mandatory civil third party liability...
Law-Now Antitrust, Competition and Trade
08/09/2021
Romania amends public procurement law to accelerate contract execution...
The Romanian government recently enacted a Government Emergency Ordinance, which amends the public procurement legal framework in order to facilitate faster implementation of major investments, in particular...
Law-Now Public Procurement
26/05/2021
Romanian Competition Council continues scrutiny of bid rigging
Bid rigging remains a concern for the Romanian Competition Council (RCC), which recently launched an investigation into possible anti-competitive agreements among companies that participated as bidders...
Law-Now Antitrust, Competition and Trade
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