Bucharest, 23rd of January 2013. Manuela Guia was promoted Partner within D&B David şi Baias, the correspondent law firm of PwC Romania. Manuela will coordinate the team specialized in competition law, public procurement, intellectual property, contract law, multi-jurisdictional tax restructuring and transactions. "The D&B David şi Baias lawyers are well known for their competition law expertise, helping companies involved in some of the biggest investigations launched in the past few years by the Competition Council, in sectors such as energy, pharmaceutics and telecom. Manuela Guia's joining of the D&B David si Baias team of partners is also an acknowledgement of her valuable contribution in this field", stated Sorin David, Managing Partner, D&B David si Baias. Currently, D&B David si Baias has five partners: Sorin David, Dan Dascălu, Anda Rojanschi and Manuela Guia. Manuela is recommended by the main international legal publications as a top expert in competition law, being recognized for her significant experience in all complex aspects of the field. Manuela has offered her clients assistance during investigations, inspections and merger notifications, conducted negotiations for commitments, represented clients in front of the Competition Council for all types of procedures, including during Plenum hearings, granted litigation assistance, as well as compliance advice (e.g. through mock dawn raids, good practice manuals, trainings, risk assessments, development of mechanisms and strategies for alignment to legal requirements in light of business specificities, business restructuring models, individual assessments etc.). Having 10 years of experience within D&B David şi Baias, she was directly involved in in the negotiation and implementation of some of the most complex commitments ever approved by the Competition Council, obtained the first guidance letter ever is