Wolf Theiss strengthens its Competition practice with Anca Jurcovan joining as partner

Wolf Theiss has expanded its Competition practice by adding new Partner Anca Jurcovan to its Bucharest team. Anca will coordinate and strengthen the Wolf Theiss competition practice in Romania, adding her capabilities to the local team.

“Wolf Theiss constantly broadens its competition practice group and Anca is a wonderful fit for us”, says Guenter Bauer, Head of Competition.

Bryan Jardine, Managing Partner of Wolf Theiss Bucharest said: “We are delighted that Anca is joining Wolf Theiss and will lead our competition practice here in Romania. Competition law is an area which is important for companies in all industries, especially in the context of the increasing number of investigations by competition authorities in the emerging M&A market.”

Anca Jurcovan is a well-recognized competition practitioner, having acquired extensive experience over the past 14 years assisting leading clients in investigations conducted by the Romanian Competition Council as well as in competition litigation. She focuses her practice on competition, IP and technology related legal matters and has advised clients on complex and innovative contract structures. She also has expertise in consumer protection, advertising and unfair commercial practices, electronic commerce transactions and personal data protection issues, in diverse industry sectors, including telecom, retail, energy, financial services and life sciences.

Prior to joining Wolf Theiss, Anca had worked since 2005 with Țucă Zbârcea & Asociații. She is recognized by clients and peers as an innovative competition lawyer and has been consistently ranked since 2013 by leading legal directories.

Anca Jurcovan has a Bachelor’s degree from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and a Master’s degree in Business Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest. She has also graduated King’s College London with two Advanced Diplomas in Competition Law and Economics for Competition Law.

“I am pleased to join the outstanding local and regional team of legal professionals at Wolf Theiss. We will continue to provide clients with innovative legal strategies in the competition compliance, investigation and litigation areas and value with the sound cross jurisdictional experience of our team. As the M&A team at Wolf Theiss has been one of the most active in the region for many years now, we will also be helping clients to structure deals that ensure efficient merger and foreign investments control procedures”, said Anca Jurcovan.