About Us

Why Legally Remote?

I started my legal career following the traditional path: University, Master's degree abroad, and two years in Romania's conventional legal landscape doing corporate litigation and courtroom work.

However, I ended up spending more time navigating bureaucratic procedures instead of solving problems for real people. I looked around at the traditional legal environment and thought:

"I cannot take this anymore!"

So I left Romania with my partner and moved to Lisbon, where I found myself in communities of digital entrepreneurs and remote workers who were building amazing businesses but struggling with basic legal questions that traditional lawyers either couldn't or wouldn't answer.

In 2020, I returned to Romania and founded Legally Remote. Not as another traditional law firm, but as a legal practice designed specifically for the digital age, where every service and interaction is built around the needs of tech entrepreneurs and digital creators.

My expertise & credentials

FOUNDING ATTORNEY

Ana-Maria Drăgănuță Briard

  • Bucharest Bar Association, Attorney-at-Law Member since 2014

    European Legal Tech Association, Advisory Board Member & Ambassador for Romania

    International Association of Young Lawyers, Member in the Commissions of International Business Law, T.R.A.D.E, International Arbitration & Intellectual Property and Technology

    Nomad Village, Madeira, Community Member

    Leaders for Justice Community, Member

    Executive Club, Member

  • Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship with Concentration on Innovation Strategy for new Technologies, UC Berkeley Extension

    Digital Contracts and Data-Trading, Academy of European Law ERA

    Digital Law Summer School - University of Geneva 

    Legal Design - Expert Certification Program, Legal Creatives

    How to Design a Successful Business Model, Technische Universiteit Delft | edX

    Blue Ocean Practical Introduction, Blue Ocean Strategy

    Bootcamp1: Entrepreneurship 101:

    Who is your customer?, MITx

  • Conservatoire National des Arts e Métiers (CNAM), Paris, FRANCE & Bucharest Business School, ASE, ROMANIA
    Executive Master in Business Administration (E-MBA), 2022-2024

    Nova Law, University of Lisbon, PORTUGAL
    Research in Arbitration and International Private Law, 2018

    Faculty of Law, University of Fribourg, SWITZERLAND
    Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Contracts, Arbitration & Compliance, 2013-2015

    Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, ROMANIA
    Bachelor's Degree in Law, 2009-2013

  • Online Digital Platforms-Short Overview of Their Obligations towards Workers and Consumers, Sustainable Economic and Social Development of Euroregions and cross-border areas, PERFORMANTICA, 2022 - IAȘI, ISSN 2971 - 8740

    The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Protection: Brief Legal, Practical and Ethical Aspects, Dezvoltarea Economico-Socială Durabilă a Euroregiunilor și a zonelor transfrontaliere, Presa Universitară Clujeană, 2023, ISSN 2971-8740

Team collaborators

ATTORNEY

Cristina Filimon

Cristina is a lawyer specializing in Labor Law and Commercial Litigation, providing consultancy, assistance, and representation before the Romanian courts of law.

Her extensive experience has demonstrated the importance of a comprehensive approach to each legal situation, considering the nature of the issue, the client's interests, legal provisions, and their short, medium, and long-term objectives.

  • Bucharest Bar Association, Attorney-at-Law Member

  • Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, ROMANIA
    Master's Degree in Labor Law and Employment Relations

    Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, ROMANIA
    Bachelor's Degree in Law

ATTORNEY

Adrian Hodiș

Adrian is a Dual-Qualified Attorney admitted to practice in Romania (since 2013) and the State of New York (since 2020), with expertise in Commercial Dispute Resolution with a focus on International Arbitration and Complex Contract Negotiations.

He has over a decade of experience in domestic and international legal matters developed through my work at top-tier law firms in Romania, the UK, and Switzerland.

  • Bucharest Bar Association, Attorney-at-Law Member

    New York State Bar, Attorney and Counselor at Law

    KIIT Student Law Review, School of Law, KIIT University (India), Member of the Board of Referees

  • Penn State Law, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
    Master of Laws (LL.M.), 2017

    University of Cologne, GERMANY
    Cologne Academy on International Commercial Arbitration, 2017

    Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University, ROMANIA

    Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University, ROMANIA
    Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), 2012

    Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University, ROMANIA
    Bachelor’s Degree in Economics (Management), 2011

    Faculty of Law, University of Salzburg, AUSTRIA
    Salzburg Summer School on European Private Law, 2010