Sonia Florea

Sonia Florea Romania

Member of the arbitral tribunal Associated Mediator
Romania Romanian (Romania) Resident in Romania English — Fluent French — Intermediate Italian — Intermediate

Surname
Florea
First name
Sonia
Current professional position
Lawyer (Bucharest Bar), Arbitrator, Associate Lecturer (Law Faculty, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest)
Organisation / firm
Florea Gheorghe and Associates SCA
Country of residence
Romania
Nationality
Romanian (Romania)
Languages spoken & proficiency
EnglishFluent FrenchIntermediate ItalianIntermediate

Arbitrator roles
Member of the arbitral tribunal
Mediator roles
Associated Mediator
Professional biography
Av. dr. Sonia Florea is a lawyer, member of the Bucharest Bar, with 23 years of experience in all areas of Intellectual Property Law. She is also an authorised trade mark, patent and design attorney. Av. dr. Sonia Florea acted as arbitrator and sole arbitrator in domestic arbitrations since 2019, under the Arbitration Rules of the Court of International Commercial Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania adopted by the Board of the Court of International Commercial Arbitration. She is also an WIPO Neutral and an accredited mediator. She currently teaches Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies and at the National Institute for Lawyers and the Law of Civil Procedure at the Faculty of Law, Univeristy of Bucharest. Av. dr. Sonia Florea holds a PhD in Law of Civil Procedure, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, scientific supervisor Prof. Dr. V.M. Ciobanu, Excellent (Summa cum laude, 2012), a Master's degree (LL.M.) au the University College of London (UCL), University of London (Merit, 2005), a Maîtrise in European Law, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Franco-Romanian College of European Studies (2003) and LL.B. in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest (2003). Av. dr. Sonia Florea is the author of the monograph "Civil Proceedings in the Field of Intellectual Property Rights. Acquisition, Defense and Extinction of Intellectual Property Rights", Ed. Universul Juridic, Bucharest, 2013, considered the best monograph of the year 2013 and awarded the "Henri Capitant" and the "Mihail Eliescu” academic awards.

Arbitrations conducted
10-50
11 years in this role
Mediations conducted
Up to 10
5 years in this role
Role in arbitrations
Member of tribunal Sole arbitrator

Legal / dispute expertise
Antitrust / competition law Business & Corporate Law Commercial contracts Copyrights & related rights Damages & valuation Designs Dispute resolution / arbitration practice Trademarks Unfair competition
Industries
Construction & engineering Energy & utilities Infrastructure & transport Manufacturing & industrials Technology & IT

Bar admission(s)
Bucharest Bar, 2003
Governing law experience
Civil law
Seat of arbitration experience
Bucharest, Romania
Mediation style
Evaluative Facilitative Transformative

Education (degrees)
Phd, Law of Civil Procedure, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Summa cum Laude, 2013
Certifications / licenses
LLM, Commercial and Corporate Law, University College of London, University of London, Merit, 2005
Maîtrise, European Law, University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, 2003
LLB, Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, 2003
Memberships / accreditations
Bucharest Bar
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
Institutional panels & memberships
CIArb – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Publications and/or speaking engagements

”A New Perspective on Arbitration of Intellectual Property Disputes”, to be presented at the National Conference with International Participation ”Private Law Arbitration in the European Context”, 10th Edition, October 20, 2026 ”Legal Protection of Works Generated with the Use of a Generative Artificial Intelligence System”, presentation and the official launch of the European Law Institute Romanian Hub, Aula of the Romanian Academy, 16 June 2026, Bucharest and published in volume of the 6th International Conference on Fintech, Cyberspace and Artificial Intelligence Law, organised by the European Public Law Organisation, Danubius University and the Society for Legal and Administrative Sciences (ADJURIS), 27 March 2026 ”Issues concerning the protection of intellectual property rights through interim measures”, published in the volume of the National Conference on Civil Procedure ‘Perspectives and developments in the fundamental principles of civil procedure’, organised by the ‘Acad. Andrei Rădulescu’ Institute for Legal Research of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, 19–20 June 2025 ”Provisional measures for the protection of intellectual property rights: between abstract regulation and judicial practice”, published in the volume of the annual scientific conference ‘Legislative Dynamics and Legal Reality’, organised by the ‘Acad. Andrei Rădulescu’ Institute for Legal Research of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, 30 May 2025 ”Challenges in procedural law relating to intellectual property rights”, presented at the national conference ‘In memoriam Prof. Viorel Mihai Ciobanu. Civil Procedure at the Start of the Third Millennium. 10 Years Since the Entry into Force of the New Code of Civil Procedure’, February 2023 ”The Action for revocation and the action for cancellation of a trade mark registration. The case of the registration as a trade mark of the insignia of the legal profession by an entity lacking legal personality”, published in the collective volume ‘In memoriam Prof. Viorel-Mihai Ciobanu, PhD’, edited by T.C. Briciu, M. Nicolae and P. Pop, Universul Juridic Publishers, Bucharest, 2023 ”Regulation of procedures to ensure the confidentiality of trade secrets in ordinary court proceedings and in arbitration disputes”, Romanian Journal of Arbitration No. 2/2022 ”The New EU Press Publishers’ Related Rights. Romanian Implementation and Comparative View”, published in English in the volume ‘Challenges to copyright 160 years after its first legal regulation in Romania’, ed. V. Roș, C.R. Romițan, Hamangiu Publishers, Bucharest, 2022 ”Aspects concerning the protection of trade secrets under Emergency Ordinance No. 25/2019”, published in the volume ‘In honorem Prof. Dr. Viorel Ros. Studies in Private and Public Law’, Hamangiu Publishers, Bucharest, 2021 ”The Impact of the European Trade Mark Law Reform on Romanian Legislation”, published in English, in the proceedings of the international conference ‘Challenges of the Knowledge Society’, organised by Nicolae Titulescu University, the Nicolae Titulescu Foundation for Law and International Relations, Complutense University of Madrid and Deusto University of Bilbao, Bucharest, May 2016 "Claims in Civil Proceedings. Special Provisions", Ed. Universul Juridic, Bucharest, 2015 "Claims in Civil Proceedings. General Provisions", Ed. Universul Juridic, Bucharest, 2014 "Civil Proceedings in the Field of Intellectual Property Rights. Acquisition, Defense and Extinction of Intellectual Property Rights", Ed. Universul Juridic, Bucharest, 2013 ”Issues in proceedings before the arbitral tribunal of the Romanian Copyright Office”, Romanian Journal of Intellectual Property Law No. 4/2012, pp. 142–156 ”The arbitrability of disputes concerning intellectual property law”, Romanian Journal of Arbitration No. 4/2012, pp. 49–63 ”Issues concerning the determination of jurisdiction in disputes involving foreign elements in the field of intellectual property rights”, Romanian Journal of Private Law No. 3/2012