November 2023

Ana-Maria Baciu, Managing Partner of SIMION & BACIU will be one of the speakers of the Consumer Protection Conference, event organized by PRIA EVENTS. The a conference is designed to facilitate ideas sharing by representatives of the European Commission, ANPC (Romanian National Authority for Consumer Protection), representatives of the business environment and of the relevant associations and other parties involved. The event will take place on November 7th, 2023, at ARCUB in Bucharest, Romania.

Ana-Maria’s intervention with tackle topics of high interest regarding the protection of the consumer rights and other retail related aspects, and reflected by the local legislation and the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive or the Omnibus Directive.

For further details, please follow the event’s page: https://priaevents.ro/pria-consumer-protection-conference/#speakers

Should you have questions that anticipate the topics of discussion, please send them to anca.stefanescu.toma@simionbaciu.ro detailing on the subject.

With a professional experience of over 20 years, Ana-Maria has been a promoter in the legal field dedicated to consumer and retail matters. She is independently recognized by the Romanian business environment as a constant presence in working groups, at events, or in front of the relevant public authorities (i.e., Romanian National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC), National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA)) in the context of discussions concerning the protection of consumer rights or the adoption of relevant legislation before specialized committees in the Romanian Parliament.

Since 2020, Ana-Maria acts as Deputy Chair of the Trade Legislation task force of AmCham (the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania).

Ana-Maria is the first Romanian lawyer awarded the distinction Top Lawyer in Consumer Protection and Retail at the Lawyers’ Gala organized by FinMedia and Piata Financiara publications (2022, and subsequently awarded in 2023).