Personal Information
Date of birth: November 27, 1977
E-mail: silvia_dinca@yahoo.com
Phone number: 004.0723.231.704
Domicile: Bucharest 1
Membership of Professional Bodies
2003-present: Attorney at Law – Member of the Bucharest Bar Association – Silvia Dinca Law Office
2001-2003: Trainee lawyer – Member of the Bucharest Bar Association – Didina Nicolae Balas Law Office – Bucharest, Romania
Professional Experience
2009-present: Attorney at Law – Silvia Dinca Law Office – Bucharest, Romania
2005-2009: Senior Associate – Cornel Tabarta Law Office – Bucharest, Romania
Main activities and responsibilities: Real Estate and Construction, Project Finance, Corporate and Commercial
2002-2005: Associate – Pachiu & Associates – Bucharest, Romania
Main activities and responsibilities: Corporate and regulatory compliance
2001-2005: Senior Associate – Balas, Chirila & Associates – Bucharest, Romania
Main activities and responsibilities: Corporate and Commercial, Employment Law
Academic Studies
2000: Degree in Law (LLB)
University of Bucharest Law School
Language skills
English, French, Italian
Key Qualifications
– Experience in real estate, corporate, commercial and employment, i.e. assisting foreign greenfield investors in starting new venture in Romania, from setting-up companies and related corporate operations, advising on property acquisitions, construction, project finance, covering the legal and regulatory related issues, property development and investment, mortgages and other collaterals, joint ventures and leasing of properties, especially in commercial, residential and logistic projects;
– Preparing and reviewing various legal agreements in accordance with clients’ requests, drafting due diligence reports and memoranda, offering alternative legal solutions and scenarios;
– Legal negotiations.
SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS
Corporate & Commercial, Public and Private Partnerships, Employment Law
2013-present: Assistance of a British-based company, holder of sport and fitness clubs worldwide, in corporate and employment matters.
2012-present: Assistance of a Romanian provider of medical services in developing the business, by opening clinics throughout the country, including:
– Assistance in all corporate operations and regulatory compliance, employment matters (individual labor agreements with doctors and auxiliary), providing legal support in the business development;
– Assistance in the relation with the public authorities, in PPP projects, closing of joint venture/concession agreements of real estate assets and in the tender procedures.
2007-2008: Assistance of one of the largest world leader in commercial real estate services, in the regulatory procedure of taking-over the associate office in Romania for the last 11 years.
Assistance in all corporate operations and regulatory compliance, drafting and updating by-laws, obtaining required authorizations and licensing for operations throughout the country.
Assistance in general Employment related matters (drafting the Internal Regulation, Specific Clauses to the Individual Labor Agreements).
Assistance on commercial issues by drafting property management agreements, agency agreements and real estate consulting agreements.
2007-2008: Assistance of the Romanian subsidiary of the largest metal supplier in Middle East, with subsidiaries in Europe, China and the United States, in all employment matters (individual labor agreements, specific clauses, internal regulations, job description).
2006-2008: Assistance of one of the largest networks of clinics in Bucharest and throughout the country, in all corporate operations and regulatory compliance, employment matters (individual labor agreements with doctors and auxiliary, specific clauses, clinics internal regulations, job description) and providing legal support in the business development (drafting and negotiating lease agreements, marketing agreements, leasing agreements for the medical equipments).
2004-2008: Assistance of the largest Honda auto dealer in Romania, in corporate operations and regulatory compliance, obtaining required authorizations and licensing for operations.
2002-2005: Assistance of one of the largest auto dealers in Bucharest, in all corporate operations and regulatory compliance, drafting and updating by-laws, assistance upon the increase of share capital by debt-equity swap.
2002-2005: Assistance of a Romanian-Dutch company, producer, importer and distributor of coatings for retail and construction market (civil and industrial), in corporate operations and regulatory compliance, shareholders agreements, corporate restructuring.
Assistance in general Employment related matters (drafting the Internal Regulation, the Specific Clauses to the Individual Labor Agreements, job descriptions and organizational chart), conducting procedures of disciplinary investigation, elaborating employees’ incentive programs.
Real Estate and Construction
2009-present: Assistance of various Romanian investors in acquisition of real estate assets.
2006-2008: Assistance of an Israeli public company traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), in developing in Romania various residential projects, including:
– Assistance in setting-up companies in Romania and in all corporate matters;
– Assistance in the due diligence process and in preparation of the requisite documentation for the acquisition of several real assets in Pipera, Otopeni and Cluj-Napoca;
– Assistance in the development of a residential project in Pipera – zoning and land use planning/development regulation and other aspects of compliance, drafting and negotiating related design and marketing agreements, preparing condominium documentation and registration of the building stages with the land book, preparing presale and sale transactions.
2006-2008: Assistance of an Israel-based construction company specialized in residential multi-family buildings, also engaged in the construction of institutions, public structures, commercial centers and schools throughout Israel, in developing the business in Romania, including:
– Assistance in setting-up companies in Romania and in all corporate matters;
– Assistance in the due diligence process and in preparation of the requisite documentation for the acquisition of real estate assets in Pipera;
– Assistance of the client in the relation with the bank for financing the project, including negotiation of loan terms, structuring of security packages, drafting related security documents and corporate authorizations.
2006-2008: Assistance of the largest metal supplier in Middle East, with subsidiaries in Europe, China and the United States, in developing the business in Romania, by opening a subsidiary, becoming today one of the largest distribution centers in Romania:
– Assistance in setting-up the Romanian subsidiary and in all corporate matters;
– Assistance in the due diligence process and in preparation of the requisite documentation for the acquisition and the development of the logistic center in Otopeni.
2007: Assistance of one of the main developers and investors on the Romanian retail market, in negotiating and closing the lease agreements of commercial premises for retail parks in Sibiu, Targu Mureş and Focşani.
2007: Assistance of a Romanian construction company in selling a real estate asset by auction, including drafting the related documentation (corporate authorizations, tender book and auction procedure), organizing the auction and drafting the documents related to the sale purchase agreement based on the auction deed.
2007: Assistance of an Israeli investment fund in the due diligence process and in preparation of the requisite documentation for the acquisition of Dunarea Hotel in Bucharest.
General Legal Advice
2003-2005: Assistance of three leading advertising companies acquired by Ogilvy Group as result of WPP Group decision to consolidate the position of the Romanian market, with general legal advices on issues related to Romanian legislation on advertising.
2003-2005: Assistance of a Romanian electronics and appliances retailer, with general legal advice on various matters in relation with the company’s day-to-day business.
2002-2003: Assistance of the sole distributor in Romania of the Swiss company Ciba Geigy AG/Novartis Agro AG, a world leader in the production of pesticides and seeds, with legal support in debt recovery procedures and general legal advice on various matters in relation with the company’s day-to-day business.