NNDKP was awarded 3 trophies at the Romanian Legal Awards 2023 Gala, in recognition of the outstanding performance and exceptional work carried out in 2022 by our teams:
On Monday, 26 June, 2023, Anca Diaconu, Partner, Competition, State Aid and EU law practice, was a speaker at the ”New developments in competition at European level – more unpredictability on the M&A market” online debate, organized by Juridice.ro.
On 23 June, 2023, Anca Diaconu, Partner, Competition, State Aid and EU law practice, was a speaker at the seminar EU Single Market – 30 years in support of the business community, organized by the Enterprise Europe Network Centre of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Navigation and Agriculture Constanta.
On Thursday, 25th May, Anca Diaconu, Partner, Competition, State Aid and EU law practice, was a speaker at the Competition in the current economic context – making markets work conference, organised by the Competition Council, at Pentagon Events – Romexpo.
NNDKP successfully represented a major local food supplier in connection with the annulment of the fine imposed by the Competition Council following an investigation initiated in 2009 for alleged anti-competitive agreements between several suppliers and retailers operating in the domestic market.
NNDKP has won two “Deal of the Year” awards for the year 2022 at the CEE Deals of the Year Awards gala organized by CEE Legal Matters, one of the leading regional legal publications. The event took place on April 25, 2023, in Istanbul, and brought together representatives of the most powerful and best-performing law firms in Central and Eastern Europe.
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) confirms that Grupo Bimbo has included Romania in its global growth strategy and has completed the acquisition of Vel Pitar as nation-wide development platform.
The Bucharest Court of Appeals has recently decided to refer several questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of the EU law to clarify the lawfulness of the electrical energy production surcharge imposed by Law 259/2021. The request came from a company operating in the renewable energy sector, represented by Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP). Additionally, the Bucharest Court of Appeals referred to the Constitutional Court an objection of unlawfulness relating to the same legal provisions on the surcharge imposed for electrical energy production.
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) has assisted, since June 2020, the Beverage Producers Alliance comprised of the Brewers of Romania Association and the Romanian Soft Drinks Association in setting up a deposit return system (DRS) for single-use primary packaging. The assistance also included establishing and obtaining the accreditation of RetuRO SGR as sole administrator of the Romanian system.