Sorin BOLDI graduated from the Faculty of Law in 1998 and started his career as a disciple of Constantin VIȘINESCU, who mentored the founding partners of the most prestigious law firms in Romania, with whom he handled a portfolio comprising over 200 clients, many of them from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
In his two-decade legal career he consolidated his experience in various legal fields such as Dispute Resolution, M&A, Competition, Real Estate, Governance and Corporate Law.
He earned a reputation as a highly adaptable attorney frequently tapped to assist on high-profile cases in a challenging legal and business environment. As a litigator he contributed to landmark cases in Romanian case law, which changed the approach of national authorities in fields like consumer protection, taxation of foreign investments, and competition.
Sorin BOLDI contributed to the recognition of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Romania via a Government Decision and a court ruling, and was later frequently invited to its annual global legal meetings.
His most relevant expertise in international investments comes from the successful legal coordination of the well-known Băneasa Projects, which include the new US Embassy in Romania, Băneasa Shopping City and the entire commercial area, the residential area and the Băneasa Business and Technology Park.
Sorin BOLDI gained his solid financial management and banking experience from an investor’s perspective with Chartered Debt Management, an international network specialised in financial management, loans structuring, capitalization of distressed businesses, insolvency restructuring processes and international arbitration, all members being internationally recognised banking specialists.
He capitalized on his management experience and leadership skills through his appointments as a member of the Boards of Directors or of the Audit and/or Technical Committees in important organisations like SAI Muntenia Invest SA - a listed investment management company with a portfolio of EUR 350 million and five million shareholders, the Administration of the Lower Danube River – the national authority for waterway navigation on the Romanian sector of the Danube River, European Green Network Initiative - an environmental protection NGO headquartered in Brussels, and Practic SA - a listed real estate and development company with assets in excess of EUR 90 million. He also served as a parliamentary adviser to the Chamber of Deputies.
Sorin BOLDI has internationally recognized experience in research from participation in the USAID research project on red tape and corruption practices in the Romanian judiciary, his advice being highly appreciated by the University of Maryland, and from his contribution as co-author and country rapporteur for Romania in the legal research of the University of Vienna on broadcasting enterprises and freedom of the media in Eastern European countries.
Sorin BOLDI researched applied ethics at the highest level, obtaining in 2013 a doctorate magna cum laude from the University of Bucharest. He currently shares this knowledge to support clients on ethical cases, codes of conduct and business decisions. He also delivers ethics training for the Bucharest Bar attorneys.
He is a member of the Bucharest Bar and of the Swiss Arbitration Association.
Sorin BOLDI speaks Romanian, English and Spanish.
