Partner
Admissions
Bucharest Bar | 2007
Languages
English, French, Italian, Romanian
Practice Focus
Ovidiu Șerban is coordinator of the civil law and family law practice of ZRVP. A litigator with over 15 years of experience, Ovidiu specializes in civil and family disputes and currently handles, together with his team, over 100 mandates, mainly divorces with children, division of assets, international abduction, adoptions and inheritance.
Over the last few years he has been mainly involved in family law projects and in 2021 he started The Child Factor, a digital platform dedicated to all legal aspects concerning family disputes and children’s rights. This platform is intended to be a guide for any parent/spouse who is in a difficult situation, either regarding the (marital) relationship or the process of raising and educating minors.
Ovidiu’s practice focuses also on administrative and tax law, including disputes between professionals. Ovidiu has acquired a wealth of practical experience over time as a result of active participation in some of the most important and diverse projects the company has provided legal assistance to its clients. Among these we mention tax disputes (VAT, excises, and local taxes and duties), civil disputes or arbitration proceedings deriving from the relations between professionals (construction contracts, electricity and natural gas contracts, commercial claims and debt recoveries) and also administrative disputes relating to urban and spatial planning. He is currently involved in more than 90 mandates in the field of administrative and tax litigation and disputes with professionals.
- Fiscal Litigation
- Family Law
- Civil and Commercial Law
- Labor Law
- BA in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest | 2006
- MA in European Labor Relations, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest | 2008
- National Association of Romanian Bars
“Matrimonial Conventions in Light of the New Civil Code”, The New Civil Code Annotated by Top Lawyers in Romania
Saptamana Financiara, Vol I, pg. 79-91 | 2012
How the Romanian State fails to protect its children
Adevarul | 2020
A lawyer’s perspective on the “Sorina case”
Adevarul | 2019
Editorial on divorce and parents’ disputes over children
Capital | 2019
How to prepare for a divorce – a legal perspective
Click pentru Femei | 2018
Involvement of children in family disputes
Bizlawyer.ro | 2018
Interview Rising Star: My career was built on two pillars – family law and fiscal litigation, Bizlawyer.ro | 2018
Interview on fiscal amnesty for real estate developers
ZF Live | 2018
Article on Divorce Litigation
ziare.com | 2018
Drama of the children used as weapons in their parents’ divorce
Adevarul | 2018
Divorce – what happens to the children?
Adevarul | 2018
The trauma of children caught in the middle of parents’ divorce
Lumea Justitiei | 2018
Interview on how to handle a divorce involving minors
Ziare.com | 2018
Interview on what it takes to be a great family law attorney
Bizlawyer.ro | 2017