LYNX Romania

Oana-Claudia Brotac

Associated Partner

Avocat, Mediator

LYNX Associated Partner specializing in Competition & FDI, M&A, Oil & Gas, and Major Investment & Infrastructure Construction Contracts.
EXPERIENCED
Nearly three decades of M&A experience across multiple jurisdictions, delivering the pattern recognition that identifies deal risks before they escalate.
SPECIALIZED
Led legal work on Eastern Europe's first offshore marine terminal valued at over USD 150 million, bringing rare infrastructure project expertise to complex energy mandates.
INTERNATIONAL
Practiced in both leading law firms and major multinationals across oil and gas, financial services, and FMCG sectors, offering genuine in-house perspective to external counsel.
LEADING
Over twenty-five years navigating Competition and FDI regulatory frameworks, ensuring clients clear complex approval processes with confidence.

About

Oana-Claudia brings a distinctive blend of technical excellence and commercial pragmatism to every engagement. Her decade of experience in major investment and infrastructure construction contracts complements deep expertise in the oil and gas sector. Clients benefit from her ability to translate complex legal issues into plain language and actionable recommendations. Fluency in English, French, and Romanian facilitates seamless coordination across Western and Eastern European transactions. As an authorized mediator, she offers alternative dispute resolution pathways when commercial relationships need preservation.

Her academic foundation spans seven prestigious European universities, culminating in an LL.M. in EU Business Law and an Executive MBA from IEDC Bled School of Management. This combination of legal depth and business acumen shapes her approach to multi-billion euro crude oil and oil product trading matters. Beyond traditional legal practice, Oana-Claudia holds authorization as an Industrial Property Attorney for trademarks and designs. Clients working with her gain an advisor who understands both the boardroom dynamics and the regulatory landscape, ensuring decisions are made with full commercial and legal context.

Practice Areas

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Competition and Antitrust

Clear high-value transactions, defend market positions, and manage regulatory scrutiny with competition law advice proven in ...

Corporate and M&A

Navigate mergers, acquisitions, and corporate transformations with senior advisors – from deal structuring to governance, ...

Energy

Unlock investment and accelerate your energy projects with specialist expertise in CEE power markets.

Infrastructure

Deliver major infrastructure projects with expert legal guidance covering compliance, procurement, and execution across CEE.

Real Estate and Construction

Advance real estate and construction projects across CEE with commercial instinct and local knowledge from ...

What other have to say about Oana-Claudia

A reputation defined by global trust and professional recognition.
"Oana is one of the best lawyers I have met. She is not only an excellent technical lawyer, also her commercial and negotiation skills were extremely valuable to our teams. She is very smart, proactive, and a great person to work with."
Bob de ManClient Testimonial
"Ms. Brotac is extremely efficient and diligent in her work. She strives to get all the information necessary to ensure she gives the right answer every time. She has the ability to present legal issues in very simple and plain terms, and gets to the point immediately without wasting time on ancillary issues. These are traits coveted by management to ensure proper decisions are made. In addition, she does not hesitate to offer recommendations on the course(s) of action to take. This is a valuable asset that separates her from being simply a source of information to becoming an integral part of the decision making team."
Andre NanicheClient Testimonial

Explore Oana-Claudia's professional background

Universities of Bologna, Barcelona, Essex, Konstanz, Lyon III, Luiss Guido Carli Rome and Nijmegen, The Netherlands (LL.M. in E.U. Business Law)
IEDC Bled School of Management, Slovenia (Executive MBA in General Management)
University of Bucharest, Romania (LL.B.)

Authorized Industrial Property Attorney (Trademark, Design)
Authorized Mediator

Advised a major regional oil and gas vertically-integrated player on the engineering design, procurement, installation, commissioning and authorization of first offshore marine terminal in Eastern Europe (CAPEX over USD 150,000,000, capable of discharging vessels over 150,000 DWT).
Advised on multi-billion crude oil and oil product intra-community trading activities.
Advised on the authorization of a new oil product.

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