Elena Garaz

• Provided legal consultancy on commercial, trade, corporate, insolvency, administrative law
• Drafted and reviewed contracts for clients, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable laws while protecting their interests.
• Counseled investors to minimize exposure to litigation liabilities.
• Offered legal support to foreign investors in starting bussines in Moldova, but also day-to day legal assistance
• Provided litigation in common law courts, national and international arbitration courts, at the European Court for Human Rights (fair trial and right to property).
• Worked with legislators to assist in drafting the Law on limited responsibility societies (a friendly law for foreign investors)
• Promoted investors interests utilizing effective networking strategies within professional associations or by direct dialogue with state authorities or diplomatic bodies
• Represented clients in administrative proceedings before government agencies.

Clients include local and foreign companies, private as well as state-owned enterprises, predominantly from the following sectors: thermal energy, construction, textile industry, trade.

• Participated in bussines-government dialogue trough advocacy activities, performing legal researches, drafting position papers in support of small and medium bussines companies.
• Provided legal support to the members of SME

https://sme.md/en/

https://sme.md/en/about-us/#team

Resolving disputes between business professionals trough arbitration procedure, particularly in local commercial and international commercial matters.

The Court is institutionalized as a permanent body, attached to the Employers Association "American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova" (AmCham).

https://cacic.amcham.md/

https://cacic.amcham.md/arbitri

• Resolving disputes between business professionals trough arbitration procedure, particularly in local commercial and international commercial matters.
• The Court is institutionalized as a permanent body, attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Moldova
• https://arbitraj.chamber.md/
• https://arbitraj.chamber.md/lista-arbitrilor/

• Researched and interpreted laws, rulings and regulations to advise clients on business and legal transactions.
• Represented clients in civil litigation in national courts.

• Provided consultancy in the areas of commercial, corporate and insolvency law.

https://www.schoenherr.eu/locations/moldova/

• Attended hearings as representative of corporate entities and firm clients.
• Provided legal research and legal technical content in civil and commercial matters.

Assisted the internal lawyers of the court in processing over 100 complaints against the Republic of Moldova related to human rights violations (including right to a fair trial and right to property).