Moldova Invest in dialogue with Sergiu BIVOL, Director of the “Vernon|David” from Chișinău

“Vernon|David” is an international boutique law fi rm specializing in complex commercial transactions and dispute resolution, regulatory issues, and compliance matters. 

The attorneys provide personalized high-quality legal advice to a wide range of local and international clients, from start-ups to large multinational corporations and even foreign governments.

The International Law Firm “Vernon|David” has offices in Chișinău and Bucharest, with a team comprising lawyers from Moldova, Romania, and the USA. The management of activities is ensured by seven partners, fi ve in Romania and two in Moldova, with a total of over 40 associate lawyers and other specialists.

The entire team of lawyers works together to assist and represent clients on a variety of legal issues related to investments, financing, banking law issues, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, commercial transactions, labor law issues, environmental regulations, insolvency procedures, as well as various national and international litigation and arbitration.

The “Vernon|David” office in Chișinău was established in 2009, and currently employs 12 specialists in various legal fi elds, including two partners. In just 15 years, the Chișinău offi ce has become one of the largest law fi rms in Moldova in relation to the size of the local market. The offi ce’s activities are divided into two major departments: the litigation and arbitration department and the consulting department, each led by a partner.

Sergiu BIVOL: “Participating in the largest legal
professional associations allows attorneys to identify a trusted legal partner in any corner of the world when local clients need assistance and support abroad”

Sergiu BIVOL is one of the partners and the head of the “Vernon|David” office in Chișinău, directly responsible for the litigation and arbitration department, while partner Roman Ivanov oversees the consulting department. The attorneys at “Vernon|David” assist clients throughout the entire “life cycle” of a business, from its inception to closure, advising clients throughout the business development process: hiring, acquisitions, contracts, regulations, litigation, enforcement, or insolvency. The team takes on truly complicated and complex projects and cases, for which it has received the recognition it currently enjoys. In other words, “Vernon|David” are those lawyers who work with and for the business.

“Participating in the largest legal professional associations allows attorneys to identify a trusted legal partner in any corner of the world when local clients need assistance and support abroad,” stated Sergiu Bivol, Head of the
“Vernon|David” office in Chișinău.

On another note, the law firm “Vernon|David” can truly be called an international legal company capable of representing its clients’ interests both in the Republic of Moldova and abroad. In addition to being present on both sides of the Prut River, “Vernon|David” attorneys are members of major legal professional associations such as State Capital Group Legal, IR Global, ILO, and others. Participation in these associations allows attorneys to identify a trusted legal partner anywhere in the world when local clients need assistance and support outside the country.

In addition to its consultancy activities, “Vernon|David” is an active member of business associations in the Republic of Moldova, contributing to the development of the local community and entrepreneurial environment. Thus, “Vernon|David” attorneys are part of the leadership bodies of the largest and most influential business associations in the Republic of Moldova, such as the European Business Association (EBA Moldova), the Moldovan-American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), the Investors Association of Romania, and others. Team members have been involved in the drafting and reviewing of several legislative initiatives, even taking on leadership roles in labor law reform in the Republic of Moldova.