The team of the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest has once again obtained a distinction at the Willem Vis simulated processes competition in the field of international commercial arbitration, event which takes place annually in Hong Kong and Vienna.
The Willem Vis competition is the largest and most prestigious international private law competition in the world, often times being referred to as the international law Olympics. Over 400 universities in the world participate to the Willem Vis competition each year, representing all the continents and the entire variety of law systems and juridical traditions worldwide.
At the written phase in Vienna, the UB team received an honorary mention, placing 4th (ex aequo) of the 373 participating teams for the best respondent memorandum, a result which places the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest in the first 10% universities in the world. At the oral phase in Vienna, the team was represented by Arina Maria Dumitru and Andreea-Nicola Stoiculescu.
The team of the UB Faculty of Law that entered the Willem Vis competition (Hong Kong and Vienna editions) comprises 6 students, who are jointly preparing all the stages of the two editions of the competition: Călin-Paul Chițu (3rd year and Collège Juridique), Daniel Dijmărescu (4th year), Arina Maria Dumitru (3rd year), Ilinca Leșovschi (3rd year and Collège Juridique), Maria Andreea Pacioga (3rd year) and Andreea-Nicola Stoiculescu (3rd year).
The Romanian team was joined in Vienna by lecturer and lawyer Raluca Papadima, PhD, teaching staff at the University of Bucharest and Collège Juridique d’Etudes Européennes, Alexandru Köber and Raluca Rusu, both Master’s students at the UB Faculty of Law and active lawyers for the Filip & Company law office.
The team also received pedagogical support in the preparation stage from assistant professor Mihaela Gherghe, PhD, teaching staff of the University of Bucharest and lawyer for the Rizoiu & Poenaru law office, lawyer Cristina Badea, from the Guia Naghi & Partners law office, Maria Avram, lawyer for the Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii law office, and David Oprea, partner of the Markó & Udrea law office, as well as many other ex-participants of the competition: Răzvan Banța, Cătălina Bîzîc, Irina Crivăț, Cezara Diaconescu, George Domocoș, Andrei Greceanu, Mihnea Jére, Claudia Mihalcea, Alina Stan and Antonio Timnea.


