Sergiu Besliu

Associate

Sergiu is a senior litigation and arbitration lawyer with more than 13 years of experience in representing clients on various corporate and commercial matters. A leading litigator in Moldova, Sergiu has a long and successful track record with claims and matters against the Moldovan State.

Recent cases have included representing a Moldovan natural gas operator in a series of disputes against the State regulator related to the State’s improper calculation of the legal tariff for natural gas (this case is the first successful claim/case against the State gas regulator in Moldovan history).

Sergiu also worked for Moldova’s largest bank on a complex issue related to the enforcement of a mortgage over a building used as an university headquarters as well as representing one of the world’s leading wine producers in a IP claim in Moldova related to the illegal use of the client’s trademarks by a local wine producer.

Prior to joining the team, Sergiu worked as in-house lawyer with the largest municipal energy company and studied at the National Institute of Justice, where he successfully passed the exams necessary to be appointed as a judge.

Education:

  • LLB, Moldova State University, Chisinau, Moldova

  • LLM, Moldova State University, Chisinau, Moldova

  • Candidate for the position of a judge, National Institute of Justice, Chisinau, Moldova

Qualified:

  • 2017 (Moldovan Bar)

Membership in Professional Associations:

  • 2022, member of the Disciplinary Committee for Judicial Experts
  • 2022, member of TIR Committee with the Moldovan Association of International Road Transporters (AITA)

Languages:

  • Romanian, English, Russian