The Romanian Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii law firm has advised on a public procurement contract between the Romanian Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN HH) and a European consortium led by "Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare” in Italy.
The deal relates to the research and development of the largest laser in the world as part of the European ELI-NP project. The Engineering, Acquisition and Construction contract will cover the design, production, shipping, testing, operating and maintenance of the the three pillars of ELI – Extreme Light Infrastructure -- at Magurele. The contract is valued at EUR 66.8 million and is financed entirely from European Union funds.
Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii acted as legal counsel for the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, which, in turn, leds the European consortium, called EuroGammaS. The consortium collaborates with the La Spaienza University in Rome and two other institues: the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France and the Science and Technology Facilities Council in the United Kingdom.
The Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii team advising on the contract included Partner Serban Paslaru, Senior Lawyer Iuliana Leon, and Lawyer Ruxandra Frangeti-Ghinea.