Adelina Mares

● With over 14 years of legal experience, Adelina has built a distinguished career across top-tier law firms (including the PwC‑affiliated firm in Romania), in‑house roles (A&D Pharma), and as an independent practitioner. She has been involved in complex, high‑impact legal mandates that have shaped her analytical, pragmatic, and strategic approach.

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● Her areas of focus include: defence & security, public procurement, litigation (administrative, commercial & labour disputes), construction and healthcare and real estate due diligence & transactional support.

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● Adelina’s strong command of Romanian and EU legislation governing the defence and security sector allows her to guide clients through intricate regulatory frameworks, ensuring full compliance and maintaining constructive dialogue with public authorities. Her work is characterized by continuous engagement with legislative developments, pursuit of authoritative interpretations from the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the CJEU, and, when required, the initiation of claims to challenge adverse regulatory provisions.

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Recent highlights of her expertise include:

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● Practical legal support and strategic representation of a key player in Romania’s national defence industry in multiple high-profile public procurement procedures launched by authorities in the defence and security sector.

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● Legal assistance and representation of one of the world’s oldest and most reputable ammunition manufacturers in a major public procurement procedure concerning the supply of various caliber cartridges.

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● Advising a leading European military vehicle manufacturer in public procurement procedures organized by Romanian contracting authorities.

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● Legal assistance for a consortium in a public procurement procedure regarding the reconstruction of a major hospital.

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● Full legal support in the due diligence, drafting, and negotiation of a sale-purchase agreement involving an office building in central Bucharest.

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