Cristina Crețu

Partner

As a former senior member of the legal department of major telecom companies and as a former member of the Romanian telecom regulatory authority, Cristina possesses vast experience in telecom and technology matters, spanning regulatory, competition, M&A and contractual projects. She equally possesses widely acknowledged data privacy acumen, having acted as DPO for one of the largest telecom companies, formerly part of Liberty Global group. Her solid background in the in-house departments of major corporations helped her gain valuable experience and soft skills in dealing with business clients. She is in addition a very efficient and insightful case handler and a truly skilled communicator. Cristina is partner with the firm’s London office.

cristina.cretu@mprpartners.uk

Language fluency

Romanian and English

Education

LL.B, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law (2003).

Awards & Recognition

Cristina Crețu was recognized as the exclusive winner of the Telecoms & Media category for Romania at Lexology Client Choice Awards 2022;
TMT & Data Protection Award of Excellence, received at Finmedia’s Top Lawyers’ Gala (2021);
Presented with ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ from AmCham, for an outstanding contribution to advancing the advocacy agenda in 2020 (2021);
Presented with ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ from AmCham, for an outstanding contribution to advancing the advocacy agenda in 2019 (2020).

Client Feedback

“Cooperation with you and MPR team is a true blessing because you are the best!” - Source: Legal counsel of global technology company (2020);
“Thank you so much! You are very professional!” - Source: Legal Director of a global technology company (2020);
"(...) many thanks for all of you in organizing the event in such a short time and your professional performance." - Source: Legal counsel of a leading global provider of information and communication technology (2020).

Publications

TMT 2022, Romania Chapter, Law and Practice, Chambers and Partners, co-author, February 2022;
TMT 2022, Romania Chapter, Trends and developments, Chambers and Partners, co-author, February 2022;
Data Protection & Privacy 2022, Romania Chapter, Lexology - Getting The Deal Through, chapter, co-author, August 2021;
Discussion about digitalization and telecom infrastructure – Digitalizată-i zarea, Soundcloud, May 2021;
Automatic linking - CJEU judgement, article, co-author, May 2021;
The cybersecurity competence centre starts to take shape, article, co-author, April 2021;
The Romanian draft law on 5G technology under strong criticism from both public authorities and private stakeholders, article, co-author, April 2021;
EU’s new cybersecurity strategy, article, co-author, February 2021;
Loading NIS directive 2.0 for higher cybersecurity protection, article, co-author, January 2021;
Romania: Cybersecurity framework update, article, co-author, December 2020;
Data Protection & Privacy 2021, Romania Chapter, Lexology - Getting The Deal Through, chapter, co-author, November 2020;
How to keep your data safe in the new digital employment environment, article & presentation, co-author, November 2020;
GDPR and ePrivacy interplay, article, co-author, October 2020;
Step into supplementing the European jurisprudence on web linking, article, co-author, October 2020;
Romania: Consumer protection updates in the Audio-Visual Media field, article, co-author, September 2020;
Romanian draft law on the authorisation of 5G technology manufacturers and its effects on competition: a challenge for mobile operators and competition regulators, article, co-author, September 2020;
The Legal 500: TMT 4th Edition Country Comparative Guide, The In-House Lawyer, Romania chapter, co-author, August 2020;
An update regarding the telecom sector in Romania, CEE Legal Matters, article, co-author, July 2020;
Legal challenges in implementing the 5G EU toolbox, article, co-author, June 2020;
Infrastructure Law or when the telecom and energy sectors cross paths, article, author, May 2020;
Romania: Key takeaways from the Data Protection Authority, article, co-author, April 2020;
Net neutrality in current pandemic context, article, author, April 2020;
Should the controller reassess the relationship with its processor in the context of this new pandemic?, article, author, April 2020.

Highlights of Cristina’s credentials throughout her in-house practice include:

coordinating the implementing of all relevant GDPR compliant procedures, including advice on all privacy related matters;
handling litigation and dispute resolution matters with other sector operators, in front of the NRA (ANCOM);
public consulting activities concerning draft laws and legislative proposals of other authorities;
being part of the due diligence core team in the process of sale of business to another major European telecom company;
drafting and revising numerous contracts related to the rights of way of various operators.