Valentin Berea

Partner

Valentin is a Partner of RTPR. Valentin coordinates our disputes and investigations practice. He is recognised for his extensive experience in antitrust and intellectual property, having been involved in some of the most challenging cases of the Romanian legal market, from the Vodafone trademark dispute 20 years ago, to the recent ECJ successful ruling in the media agencies cartel investigation.

Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers has included Valentin for the last 15 years among the list of top 10 competition law specialists in Romania, a list that is prepared exclusively based on peers’ feedback. He is also a certified intellectual property counsellor for trademarks and industrial designs and has worked for many years as an assistant professor teaching contract law at Bucharest Law University.

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Successfully represented Electrica in a EUR 800 million litigation case against the Romanian Management Company for Ownership in Energy (SAPE) for alleged breaches of the post-privatisation monitoring obligations regarding former distribution subsidiaries of Electrica
A giant international tech group on all antitrust, investigative, and litigious aspects of a groundbreaking case regarding disputed tenders in the IT sector with a total value exceeding EUR 600 million
Successfully represented Regina Maria in a series of complex cases initiated against its close competitor on grounds of unfair competition through social media tools, corroborated with copyright and trademark infringement, as well as false advertising. The case opens interesting legal debates on assessing brand value and proving dishonest intent in commercial practices between close competitors on niche markets and sets a new enforcement trend in light of the realities of the digital era.
Successfully representing British American Tobacco in a cartel investigation which lasted over 4 years, including dawn raid proceedings and several rounds of questionnaire and meetings with the authority, which was closed without any sanctions being applied to our client
Successfully represented RBS Bank Romania in an ICC arbitration held in Vienna, in relation to a contractual dispute
A company designing typefaces and fonts against the largest Internet Service Provider in Romania in relation to copyright infringement claim regarding a specific typeface the client developed
Electrica in court proceedings in the first “facilitator” case in Romania to date in which the client was fined for allegedly facilitating a cartel between its meter suppliers
Zenith Media Communications in a competition law dispute, in which the RTPR team has recently obtained a historic victory at the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ), thereby contributing to the creation of EU law, through a decision concerning the very principles of proportionality which shall dictate the fine-setting mechanism applied by the competition authorities in all Member States
Successfully represented the most important Hollywood studios, including Paramount, Sony, Twentieth, Universal, Walt Disney, Columbia and Warner Bros. in the first site blocking case which has ever been tried in Central and Eastern Europe, by suing internet service providers with the aim of blocking pirate movies websites
Groupama Asigurari in a complex antitrust investigation concerning a potential exchange of commercially sensitive information among the insurance companies in Romania
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Awards & accolades

  • Leading Partner
    Legal 500 2025, EU and Competition
  • Ranked in Chambers
  • Recommended
    Who’s Who Legal: Competition Lawyers
  • Recommended in Arbitration Powerlist 2021: Central and Eastern Europe
    Legal 500

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Significant changes in gambling legislation

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Valentin Berea

Partner