Călin Dragoman

• Calin has over 12 years of legal expertise in litigation and dispute resolution practice, previously being Head of Dispute Resolution Practice at one of the Big4 affiliated law firms Romania and a member of the litigation team in a Magic Circle law firm.
• Calin is an expert in tax controversy, assisting and presenting clients in various disputes related to VAT, corporate tax, customs & excizes or TP issues.
• He is a versatile litigator whose skills are enhanced by solid experience and background in litigation & arbitration, including tax, civil, public procurement and insolvency procedures.

Recent highlights of his expertise include:

• Global leader in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries based in Germany – Assisting the client in challenging the tax assessment of the Romanian Authorities by which they have imposed approx.  EUR 10 million as Corporate Income Tax for a presumably existence of a permanent establishment in Romania.
• Bucharest Branch of a large international pharma company - successfully assisted the client in two tax litigations, respectively (i) the recognition of the right to  deduct VAT and (ii) additional established profit tax.
• Romanian large pharma company - assisting and representing the client in a case concerning the illegal establishment of a certain amount representing a quarterly contribution due  for medicines covered by the Single National Health Insurance Fund and the budget of the Ministry of Health
• Romanian subsidiary of a global leader in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries based in France - successfully assisted the client in a claw-back litigation related to the suspension of the execution of the fiscal administrative  act on two coordinates (i) proof of the existence of the well-justified case and (ii) prevention of an imminent damage that would occur in the situation of  application of the administrative act
• Global leader in renewable energy – successfully assisted and represented the client regarding the  right to deduct VAT according to the Directive 2006/112/EC. The matter involved the submission with success of a request for a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice regarding the interpretation of the VAT Directive and the assistance of the client before European Court of Justice;
• ‍Romanian grain produces and trader – Legal assistance and representation of the Client in various courts disputes related to damages for contractual breach in connection  with transports of grains.
• Global leader in the beer industry - Assisting one of the largest brewers in a court dispute in relation to cider excise duties, corporate income tax and VAT imposed by  Romanian Tax Authorities.
• Global automotive producer - Representing a world leader of luxury car production in connection with a claim related to interest for late refund of VAT and with respect to the  rejection of the refund of the VAT.

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