Global law firm Dentons has recruited partner Livia Zamfiropol to lead its Competition and Antitrust practice and Life Sciences sector group in Bucharest. Zamfiropol brings over two decades of experience and has built a strong reputation as one of Romania’s leading competition and antitrust lawyers, earning high rankings from major international legal directories including Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500.
Zamfiropol advises and represents local and multinational companies in complex antitrust investigations, including matters involving alleged abuse of dominance and anti-competitive agreements before the Romanian Competition Council. Her practice also encompasses merger control clearances, foreign direct investment screening, and the regulatory aspects of strategic investments and transactions in Romania, including State aid matters. She additionally coordinates competition compliance programs and provides strategic advice in litigation proceedings challenging decisions issued by the Romanian Competition Council.
Beyond her core competition practice, Zamfiropol brings deep experience advising clients in the life sciences sector on competition law as well as Romanian pharmaceutical law. Her appointment strengthens Dentons’ local capabilities in Bucharest at a time when competition law advice is increasingly critical to the firm’s market-leading merger and acquisitions, real estate, and energy practices in the region.
The hire enhances Dentons’ broader European Competition and Antitrust platform as enforcement activity grows increasingly sophisticated across Europe. The addition bolsters the firm’s ability to support clients on complex cross-border matters spanning merger control, antitrust investigations, and regulatory issues throughout the continent.
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“Livia’s appointment adds further depth to our European Competition and Antitrust platform and enhances our ability to support clients on complex cross-border matters. Her track record in merger control, antitrust investigations and regulatory matters will be a valuable asset in an enforcement environment that is becoming increasingly sophisticated across Europe.”
— Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Barańska, Co-Head of Europe Competition and Antitrust Practice, Dentons
“We are very pleased to welcome Livia to our Bucharest team. She is a highly respected practitioner known for her unparalleled expertise in high-profile competition and antitrust matters, including competition-related litigation. Her appointment greatly strengthens our local capabilities, as competition law advice is critical to our market-leading M&A, Real Estate and Energy practices.”
— Perry V. Zizzi, Romania Managing Partner, Dentons
“I look forward to the opportunities ahead in working with my new colleagues to further develop Dentons’ Competition and Antitrust practice in Bucharest and across Europe.”
— Livia Zamfiropol, Partner, Dentons
