BI Survey Cristina Stamatescu Solicitors
A Pioneering Practice With vast experience in Irish and EU law, Dublin Chamber of Commerce member Cristina Stamatescu Solicitors has burst onto the scene with a passion for human rights.
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ounder of Cristina Stamatescu Solicitors, Cristina Stamatescu was admitted to the Role of Solicitors in Ireland after sitting exams with the Law Society of Ireland. Her background, however, lies in Romania, where she obtained a Bachelors in Law from the University of Bucharest. With a vast knowledge, understanding and practice of both the French and Anglo-Saxon legal systems, Cristina became known in the immigration and asylum legal sphere during her time at a Dublin firm between 2008 and 2013, before establishing Cristina Stamatescu Solicitors earlier this year. Providing legal services in both Romanian and English, Stamatescu is proudly supported by the Romanian Embassy in Ireland.
Legal Services
With an immeasurable passion for human rights and for providing legal services suited to each individual, Stamatescu helps each of the firm's clients make an informed decision with regard to their legal issues and appropriate solutions. Stamatescu's main area of practice is Immigration law and has a growing interest in all legal points arising from same. Irish citizens and nationals of all countries of the world find understanding and legal support of high professionalism at Cristina Stamatescu Solicitors.
Practice
Stamatescu's experience is quite broad – ranging from immigration and asylum to personal injuries, employment social welfare and family
law. Immigration law, however, remains a large part of the operation. “With regard to immigration law, [we] provide legal services for visa applications, residency applications, family re-unification, de facto relationships, EU Treaty rights applications, business permissions which have specific criteria and the exceptions of some of the requirements, employment permit applications, together with assisting with refusals and renewals of these applications, together with assisting with refusals and renewals of these applications,” says Stamatescu.
The Difference
With a vast expetise in the High Court, Supreme Court and European Court of Justice, Stamatescu makes a point of meeting all of her clients and is a member of the Independent Advocacy Programme within the Irish Refugee Council, attends numerous Human Rights conferences and organises talks alongside the Romanian Community of Ireland organisation, to inform Romanian nationals of their rights. As Ireland's only Romanian solicitor, Stamatescu's firm provides a service which clearly separates the firm from its competitors. “As most of the matters have a sensitive element, within our firm the presence of an interpreter for the Romanian language is not needed,” she explains. “Clients are more comfortable this way. The benefit the clients get is that they speak directly to the Solicitor and nothing is lost in translation.”
Cristina Stamatescu, founder of Cristina Stamatescu Solicitors.
Looking Forward
Still only in its first year of existence, the future appears to be bright for Stamatescu and her new firm. “We intend to expand our team due to the high level of interest in our firm and the services we provide, and continue promoting through the Romanian Community in Ireland and the Romanian Embassy; through business networking which is an invaluable support for the business person, as well as the networking and growing of the business,” she says. “We are happy and passionate about law and the practice of law and we treat each case, each client, on an individual level. All our applications are suited to each individual client. We practice law with the hope for a better world.” g 73