Cosmin Cojocaru

Practice Focus

With legal experience of more than 17 years, Cosmin Cojocaru is a partner in the dispute resolution team of the firm. He has extensive experience in the field of construction disputes, including disputes arisen from the non-performance or inappropriate performance of FIDIC agreements. Cosmin also handles high-profile disputes in the energy field, covering both court litigation and international arbitration, and has been contributing during the last ten years to the successful expansion of this practice.

Cosmin is also specialized in commercial and civil law, administrative contentious, advising clients in pre-court proceedings, as well as in enforcement procedures. His solid experience includes civil and commercial disputes related to the sale-purchase of companies, real estate disputes, and privatization matters.

Cosmin Cojocaru regularly represents a considerable number of important corporate clients in numerous areas of disputes prevention and related affairs.

Cosmin provides legal assistance and representation both at the stage prior to the initiations of the dispute, and in front of the ordinary courts or arbitration courts.

Cosmin Cojocaru is a young talented litigator, easy to work with, very effective, very promising.

(Legal 500 EMEA | 2020)

Cosmin Cojocaru was relentless in pursuing our interest in the cases entrusted to him.

(Legal 500 EMEA | 2020)

Cosmin Cojocaru is singled out as ‘a well known and reputed litigator with huge experience‘.

(Legal 500 EMEA | 2022)

Main Areas of Expertise

Arbitration
Litigation
Construction Disputes
Energy Disputes
Public Procurement
Administrative Contentious

Accolades

Future Leaders in Arbitration, Partners
(Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration | 2023)
Next Generation Partner in Dispute Resolution
(Legal 500 EMEA | 2023)
Rising Star in Dispute Resolution
(Legal 500 EMEA | 2022)

Education

BA in Law, Faculty of Law, Romanian – American University | 2001
LL.M in Business Law, Faculty of Law, “Titu Maiorescu” University | 2007
LL.M in Dispute Mediation, Faculty of Law, “Titu Maiorescu” University | 2008
Diploma in Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ǀ 2018

Professional Associations & Memberships

National Association of Romanian Bars
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

Publications

“General Aspects regarding the Prescription of the Right to Action in Work Contracts”
Business Construct | 2014
“Prevention and Management of the Disputes Arising from Works Contracts, from the Negotiation of the Contract to the Judicial Phase”
Business Construct | 2014
“Managing Works Contracts. Where the Monitoring Activity of the Works Contracts Stats and Where It Ends”
Business Construct | 2014
“Price in Work Contracts. Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Price Types That the Parties Can Agree Upon”
Business Construct | 2014
“How Efficient Are the Guarantees the Parties Benefit From in the Works Contract”
Business Construct | 2014
“Consequences of Early Termination of Works Contracts. Impossibility to Fulfil the Obligations”
Business Construct | 2014
“Management of Works Contracts”
Business Construct | 2013
“Managing the Problem of Additional Works in Works Contracts”
Business Construct | 2013
“Risk Assignment in Works Contracts”
Business Construct | 2013
“Conventions Regarding the Evidence. A Useful Tool in Works Contracts”
Business Construct | 2013