Sandra Grădinaru:
– Anti corruption lawyer Iasi Bar;
– Professor at the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi ;
– Elected expert of the Superior Council of Magistracy in the fields of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law.
Ph.D. in criminal law with the distinction “Magna Cum Laudae”, 2014, “Babeş-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca.
Visiting Professor at Universita degli Studi di Milano, Faculty of Law
Visiting Professor at the University of Modena, Italy (Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia), Department of Law of the Doctoral School.
Graduate of the Romanian Diplomatic Institute within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
She has authored over 60 scientific papers, published in prestigious international journals and held in international specialty congresses.
She published the following books:
· Contract Law – University Course, University of Al. I. Cuza, Iaşi, 2018;
· Use of audio and video intercepts and recordings as evidence in criminal proceedings and compatibility of regulation with European and international requirements, University Press Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, 2017;
· Technical Surveillance in the New Criminal Procedure Code, C.H. Beck Publishing House, Bucharest, 2014.
Since 2006, she founded “Sandra Grădinaru” Law Office in Iasi ; Collaborations with well-known cabinets and law firms in Moldova and Bucharest; legal assistance and representation in cases of service and corruption offenses, fraud against the financial interests of the European Union, major causes in the field of commercial law, organized crime, tax evasion, etc.
She built defense through studies conducted with personalities in various fields such as: Prof.univ.dr. Aurora Liiceanu, Prof.univ.dr. Adrian Miroiu, Prof.univ.dr. Octav Brudaru, Prof.univ.dr. Ion Dafinoiu and had collaborations with criminal experts from the National Institute of Forensic Expertise.
On January 17, 2014, she obtained her Ph.D. degree in law at Babeş-Boliay University Cluj. The title of the thesis is “Use of audio and video intercepts and recordings as evidence in criminal proceedings and compatibility of regulation with European and international requirements.”
The doctoral committee was composed of: President – Prof.univ.dr. Streteanu Florin from Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca; PhD supervisor – Prof.univ.dr. Mateuţ Gheorghiţă from Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca; References: Prof.univ.dr. Valerian Dumitru’s Choir at the University of Bucharest; Professor Pasca Viorel of the West University of Timisoara; conf.univ.dr. Alămoreanu Sorin Octavian from Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca.
The team of “Sandra Gradinaru” Law Office consists of lawyers specialized in criminal law, commercial law, international law, contentious-administrative, labor disputes, etc.
At present, the law office “Sandra Gradinaru” collaborates with lawyer Cosmin Theohari of the Bucharest Bar.
The client portfolio of the “Sandra Gradinaru” Law Office is made up of: MPs and senior management from public institutions in Iasi (Iaşi County Council, Iaşi Regional Public Finance Directorate, Teaching Staff House, Student Culture House, etc.); Directors of SC Nuclearelectrica SA; managers from the medical units (Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Iasi, Institute of Gastroenterology Iasi); pharmaceutical companies surveyed by the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (B Braun Avitum); renowned companies both in Moldova and in the rest of the country or in the Republic of Moldova, etc.
For example, the public cases in which she provided legal assistance and representation are as follows:
· The President of the Iasi County Council – Lucian Flaiser;
· The general manager of Iasi Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases – Dr. Grigore Tinica;
· The medical director of Iasi Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases – Eduard Raul Dabija;
· MPs from the Romanian Parliament (Petru Movilă, Sorin Iacoban, Marius Spinu, etc.) and ministers (Relu Fenechiu);
· Prosecutor Luana Maxim, as well as other magistrates investigated by the National Anticorruption Directorate;
· Prefect of Iasi County – Radu Prisacaru;
· Mayor of Iasi – Gheorghe Nichita;
· The Director of the Public Procurement Service of the County Council of Iasi – Anca Muscheru;
· Contestation of forced execution Mariana Fenechiu;
· The director of Iaşi Teaching Staff House – Marietta Lesovici;
· The corruption case of the Rector of “Petre Andrei” University of Iasi – Sorin Bocancea and the Dean of the Law School of “Petre Andrei” University of Iasi – Cristian Bocancea;
· The corruption case of the leadership of the Politehnica Iasi football team (investigated by the National Anticorruption Directorate);
· The corruption case of the director of the General Department of Public Finance Iasi – Anton Dobos;
· The corruption case of the Chief Accountant of the General Department of Public Finances of Iasi – Felicia Dragan;
· Manager of Iasi Student Culture House – Luminiţa Munteanu;
· Inspector of the General Public Finance Directorate of Vâlcea – Tania Olteanu;
· The management of the Sanitary Veterinary Directorate Bacau;
· The leadership of the central daily Adevărul;
· The police corruption case of the County Police Inspectorate in Iasi – Road Service;
· The corruption case of the customs inspectors at the Albiţa and Sculeni Border Crossing Points, etc.
Moreover, among the clients of the law office were also persons to whom we provided pro bono legal assistance. Thus, in 2009, we requested and received the pardon of Mr. Constantin Dima, the only person from Iasi ever pardoned by President Traian Basescu.
University Professor, PhD, lawyer
2019 – Invited Professor at Universita degli Studi di Milano, Faculty of Law, where I teached about “Electronic surveillance in the view of the European Courts jurisprudence”.
2018 – Invited Professor at the University of Modena, Italy, Department of Law of the Doctoral School, context in which I held an English course on the technical surveillance performed in criminal lawsuits at European level and the compatibility of the rules in the Member States with ECHR jurisprudence.
2017 – Elected expert of the Superior Council of Magistrates in the area of the New Criminal Code. New Criminal Procedure Code.
2014-2015 – Romanian Diplomatic Institute within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2014 – PhD in Law.
2009-2011 member of the Lifelong Learning Program of Management Staff in Public Administration with a view to developing administrative capacity and increasing organizational effectiveness SMIS 1192, run by Al. I. Cuza University of Iasi through the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration , in partnership with the Iasi Prefecture.
2007 / present – Associate Professor PhD., “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Iaşi.
2005-2007 – Associate Assistant Professor for the discipline “Elements of Judicial Procedure” – Specialization Public Administration at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi.
2006 – Founded “Sandra Grădinaru” Law Office.
2006 – I work with the Law Firm “Mateuţ Gheorghiţă” from the Arad Bar.
2004 / Present – Iasi Bar – National Union of Romanian Bars – the first average at the final exam.
2003/2005 – assistant professor -discipline “Commercial Law” of the management department of “Gh. Asachi “Iasi.
2003/2004 – junior lawyer Iasi Bar – the first place at the admission exam organized by all the Moldovan National Bars in all the counties of Moldova.
2004 – present we have/had collaborations with well-known cabinets and law firms from both Moldova and other bar in the country, such as “Diaconu (Iliescu) Diana” Law Office – former lawyer at Iasi Bar, “Gheorghiu & Nechita ” Professional Civil Law Society, lawyer Florin Alexandru Chiciu of the Bucharest Bar, etc.
2003 I was first admitted to the admission Bar exam (organized in all Moldovan counties in Iasi), becoming a junior lawyer.
2014-2015 – Romanian Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2014 – the scientific title of PhD in Law, awarded with the Magna cum Laude distinction;
2008-2014 PhD student Babes-Boliay University Cluj.
2012 – Master courses in Psychology – Department for Teaching Staff Training, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi.
2011 – project manager courses at “Studiu Formation” Association, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labor, Family and Equal Opportunities, and the Ministry of Education, Research and Youth.
2007-2008 – PhD student Faculty of Law – University of Bucharest.
2003-2005 – master courses with the specialization European Studies at the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi – GPA 9.60
2003-2004 – junior lawyer – the first average at the admission exam in the Bar and the final exam
2004 – courses organized by the National Institute of Lawyers’ Training and Perfecting in Bucharest
1999-2003 – Law School of “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, with 9.73 GPA and 10 at the Bachelor’s Degree Exam
1995-1999 – “Costache Negruzzi” Boarding College – Iasi, average at baccalaureate of 9.94.
– teaching courses
– seminars
– guiding bachelor work
– speaker/keynote speaker/chair at international conferences
– pleading clients’ cases before the courts
– assisting clients before the judiciary bodies
– Collaboration with the European Association of Law Students ELSA Iasi, by organizing internships in the law office I manage
– legal assistance and representation
– events organisation
– organizer for national and international conferences and seminars
As regards the language skills I have attended the examination after which I obtained: professional certificate issued by the Ministry of Education-Certificate Services for Open Learning- Attestation- England and linguistic competence certificate issued by the University “Alexandru Ioan Cuza “Iaşi.
In 2007 I received the prize for the best young lawyer of the year, as part of the Young Values Gala at the Luceafarul Theater in Iasi.