Associate Attorney
Gabriel Ursu
Gabriel offers legal counsel that is both meticulous and approachable — grounded in trust, built around people, and driven by results.
Specializations:
Civil Law, Compensation & Insurance Law, Commercial Law, Labour Law, Administrative and Tax Law
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest. Top of the graduating class at the National Institute for the Training and Development of Lawyers.
Experience:
Over 9 years in litigation and legal advisory
Cases Completed:
180+
With a top-tier academic background and nearly a decade of hands-on legal experience, Gabriel Ursu brings intellectual rigor and courtroom effectiveness to every case. As an experienced litigator, Gabriel handles complex, often multidisciplinary cases with clarity and control, for both individuals and organizations — including NGOs, public institutions, and private businesses. From high-value damages claims to disputes involving local authorities, unfair contractual clauses, or workplace conflict, his approach is as tactical as it is empathetic — balancing assertiveness in court with a deep understanding of the people behind each case.
Selected cases highlighting Gabriel Ursu’s versatile legal work and client commitment:
• Successfully representing public figures in defamation claims involving reputational harm caused by public statements, obtaining compensations for the violation of image rights.
• Securing compensation for victims of road traffic accidents, workplace injuries, fires, and medical malpractice, both through litigation against insurance companies and through negotiated settlements with liable parties.
• Advising an international non-governmental organization in the development of new legislation under national and EU environmental frameworks.
• Managing a portfolio of over 100 cases on behalf of a major local public authority in civil and administrative disputes.
• Advising a leading Romanian manufacturer in the pipe and fittings industry on the revision of cross-border supply contracts with EU-based operators and assisting in the recovery of outstanding payments.
• Defending clients in criminal proceedings before the Prosecutor’s Office, DIICOT, and in court.
• Representing clients in multiple arbitration proceedings before the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Protecting the interests of a dermato-cosmetic distributor in trademark infringement cases, including stopping illegal competitor activities and recovering financial damages.
• Obtaining the annulment of abusive clauses in credit agreements and the recovery of unlawfully charged amounts by banking institutions; defending clients against enforcement actions initiated by debt collectors (e.g., Kruk, Investcapital).
• Safeguarding the rights of both employees and employers in disciplinary proceedings, pre-litigation negotiations, and employment-related disputes arising from breaches of labor law.
• Assisting and representing e-commerce companies in managing and preventing legal disputes arising from their day-to-day business operations.
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 19:00
Contact Phone: (+40) 735.211.928
Contact E-mail: ursu@cioc-ursu.ro
