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Practice Expertise
- Antitrust and Unfair Competition
- Unfair Competition
Areas of Practice
- Antitrust and Unfair Competition
- Unfair Competition
Profile
Anca Diaconu is a Partner and Head of NNDKP's Competition, State Aid, EU Law and FDI practices.
She has a wealth of experience advising on the full range of EU and Romanian competition law, spanning complex merger control, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, State aid and FDI screening, as well as competition litigation.
Anca navigates competition-related aspects of cross-border transactions. She regularly assists clients with national and multi-jurisdictional merger clearance processes, FDI screening, and Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) notification strategies before the European Commission and the Romanian Competition Council.
She represents clients in high-stakes investigations and litigation, with a strong track record across the technology, pharmaceutical, FMCG, automotive, and construction sectors. She also leads court strategies that have resulted in preliminary references to the CJEU and advises on market-design and compliance projects.
She has a wealth of experience advising on the full range of EU and Romanian competition law, spanning complex merger control, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, State aid and FDI screening, as well as competition litigation.
Anca navigates competition-related aspects of cross-border transactions. She regularly assists clients with national and multi-jurisdictional merger clearance processes, FDI screening, and Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) notification strategies before the European Commission and the Romanian Competition Council.
She represents clients in high-stakes investigations and litigation, with a strong track record across the technology, pharmaceutical, FMCG, automotive, and construction sectors. She also leads court strategies that have resulted in preliminary references to the CJEU and advises on market-design and compliance projects.
Bar Admissions
Bucharest Bar
Education
University of Bucharest Law School, Law Degree
Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne University, College Juridique Franco-Roumain d'Etudes Europeennes, Law Degree (Maitrise en Droit, Droit Europeen)
Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Master's Degree in International and European Business Law
Summer Course on European Antitrust Law, ERA - Academy of European Law, Trier
Summer School on EU Competition Law and Competition Policy & High Tech Markets, College of Europe, Brugge
Areas of Practice
- Antitrust and Unfair Competition
- Unfair Competition
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Anca is recognized as Next Generation Partner by Legal 500 (EU and Competition) and ranked by Chambers and Partners for her achievements in the competition/antitrust area. Under Anca's guidance, NNDKP was included in the GCR 100 2026 guide, alongside the best law firms and their competition practices from 61 jurisdictions worldwide. NNDKP was recognized in the Elite category of the rankings for Romania.
Anca is recognized as Next Generation Partner by Legal 500 (EU and Competition) and ranked by Chambers and Partners for her achievements in the competition/antitrust area. Under Anca's guidance, NNDKP was included in the GCR 100 2026 guide, alongside the best law firms and their competition practices from 61 jurisdictions worldwide. NNDKP was recognized in the Elite category of the rankings for Romania.
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