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Raluca Papadima, Associate Professor


Prior to joining Campbell Law, Professor Papadima taught as an Adjunct Professor at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France) and the University of Bucharest (Romania) for 7 years. She taught, among others, American, French, Romanian, European, and International Business and Contract Law. She also coached the team competing in the Willem C. Vis international moot court competition in international commercial contracts and arbitration.

After 10 years as a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins and Greenberg Traurig in New York, she opened her private practice, focusing on Commercial Law. She advised American and European clients in the following areas: Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Commercial Contracts, Commercial Litigation, and Arbitration.

Papadima earned a J.D. from the University of Bucharest (Romania), a J.D. in European Law from the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France), an LLM in Corporate Law from the University Paris 2 Pantheon-Assas, an LLM in Corporate Law from Harvard Law School, and an SJD from the University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and the University of Bucharest.

Her clerkship experience includes the European Court of Human Rights, the Supreme Administrative Court of France and the Delaware Supreme Court.

Papadima has been awarded the first prize in the category “Assistant Professor of the Year” and the second prize in the category “Best SJD Dissertation” at the annual awards of the Senat of the University of Bucharest in 2017. Her multiple book publications include “Droit européen et comparé des sociétés et des affaires” (European and Comparative Corporate and Business Law), Ed. Hamangiu, Bucharest, 2018 (in French), “Anglo-Saxon Business and Contract Law” (Casebook), Ed. Universitara, Bucharest, 2017 (in English), “International Business Law” (Casebook), Ed. Universitara, Bucharest, 2017 (in English), and “International Business Transactions” (Casebook), Ed. Hamangiu, Bucharest, 2022 (in English). Additionally, she published multiple articles in American, French and Romanian law reviews.

  • The Case against the Business Case for Gender Quotas on Boards of Public Companies

    The Case against the Business Case for Gender Quotas on Boards of Public Companies

  • Overview of Diversity Imbalance on Boards of European and American Listed Companies and Possible Remedies

    Overview of Diversity Imbalance on Boards of European and American Listed Companies and Possible Remedies

  • Difficult and Novel Issues Explored by the Students Who Represented the University of Bucharest in the 2021-2022 Edition of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

    Difficult and Novel Issues Explored by the Students Who Represented the University of Bucharest in the 2021-2022 Edition of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

  • How Hard Is Soft EU Company Law?

    How Hard Is Soft EU Company Law?

  • Codes and Model Laws: A EU-US Comparison of Their Role in Shaping Company Law

    Codes and Model Laws: A EU-US Comparison of Their Role in Shaping Company Law

  • The Uncertain Fate of Asymmetrical Dispute Resolution Clauses in Arbitration around the Globe: To Be or Not to Be

    The Uncertain Fate of Asymmetrical Dispute Resolution Clauses in Arbitration around the Globe: To Be or Not to Be

  • The University of Bucharest Contributes to the Promotion of Arbitration in Romania

    The University of Bucharest Contributes to the Promotion of Arbitration in Romania

  • Shareholder Exit Signs on American and European Highways: Under Construction

    Shareholder Exit Signs on American and European Highways: Under Construction

  • Protectia Marcilor de Produse si Servicii Fata de Inregistrarile Abuzive ca Nume de Domenii

    Protectia Marcilor de Produse si Servicii Fata de Inregistrarile Abuzive ca Nume de Domenii

  • Difficult and Novel Legal Issues Explored by the Students Who Represented the University of Bucharest in the 2023-2024 Edition of the Willem Vis Moot Court Competition

    Difficult and Novel Legal Issues Explored by the Students Who Represented the University of Bucharest in the 2023-2024 Edition of the Willem Vis Moot Court Competition