Born 1963;  Degree in law (1986), doctorate in law (1997), University of Bucharest;  Trainee judge at the Court of First Instance, Buftea (1986-88);  Judge at the Court of First Instance, Sector 5, Bucharest (1988-92);  Le
cturer (1992-2005), then professor (2005-06), in civil law and European contract law at the University of Bucharest;  Doctoral studies and research at the Max P
lanck Institute for International Private Law, Hamburg (between 1992 and 2004);  Head of the European Integration Unit at the Ministry of Justice (1997-99);  
 ...[+++]Judge at the High Court of Cassation and Justice (1999-2006);  Visiting professor at the Vienna University of Economics (2000);  taught Community law at the National Institute for Magistrates (2003 and 2005-06);  Member of the editorial board of several legal journals;  Judge at the Court of Justice since 12 January 2007.