Wolf Theiss

INPLP member firm · Bucharest, Romania

Since starting out in Vienna over 60 years ago, Wolf Theiss has grown into one of the largest law firms in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (CEE/SEE). Wolf Theiss has been active in the CEE region since 1989 and in 2005 they established their Bucharest office which has since become a cornerstone of their regional presence. As one of the largest offices within the Wolf Theiss network, the Bucharest office continues to grow in line with Romania’s dynamic business environment. Romania has emerged as one of the EU’s most significant growth markets in recent years, offering a wealth of opportunities for both international companies and local entrepreneurs. The Wolf Theiss Bucharest team is poised to meet the needs of their clients in such an exciting market. They combine extensive local expertise with the resources of the wider regional network to deliver results-oriented and practical legal solutions. Their expertise includes banking and finance law, competition law, corporate law, dispute resolution, employment law, intellectual property and TMT, real estate law and public procurement. This breath of expertise combined with industry know how enables them to assist their clients across diverse sectors and legal challenges, both domestically and in complex cross-border, multi-jurisdictional transactions. They support both international companies and domestic entrepreneurs to capitalise on the Romanian market’s many opportunities. 4 Vasile Alecsandri Str., The Landmark, Building A, 4th floor 10639 Bucharest, Romania Adelina Iftime-Blagean is a Partner with the Romanian Wolf Theiss office and the main contact of the Employment practice in Bucharest. With over 20 years of expertise, she has coordinated a wide range of transactions and projects within the areas of data protection, employment, compliance, M&A, corporate and capital markets. Adelina has a particular focus on data protection issues in the context of employment projects and has advised on numerous cross-border and national projects with data protection implications, including compliance checks, vendor or seller due diligence processes, whistleblowing assessments, corporate governance implementation and unification projects, cross-border transfers of personal data, implementation of stock option plans, processing and transfer of sensitive personal data, such as medical data, as well as a wide range of other regulatory projects. Flavius Florea is a Counsel with Wolf Theiss Bucharest office and the main contact of the TMT, IP & Data Protection practice in Bucharest. He specialises on Technology Law, Intellectual Property and Data Privacy, having more than 15 years of experience in advising a broad range of clients, from high-profile international companies to vibrant start-ups. His areas of work include advising clients on the obligations of various Romanian and European privacy laws, data security, including in relation to the mandatory data breach notifications and handling difficult data breaches, as well as on the broad spectrum of internet-related issues, including on e-commerce, copyrights and media and advertising laws. Flavius also advises on related areas, including telecommunications, technology, online services, freedom of information, document retention and confidentiality. In the past years, Flavius has acted in complex projects for large corporate clients in connection to implementing their GDPR compliance programs with the purpose of maximising their compliance with the GDPR. Flavius has gained deep experience in several industries, including IT, consumer products, telecoms and automotive. Flavius holds a Master's Degree in Private Law from University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law and a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional - Europe (CIPP-E) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals since 2017 and he is a member of the Bucharest Bar. Flavius is a regular speak