OVERVIEW
Andra is an Associate with experience in competition and commercial disputes.
Expertise
Andra joined Hausfeld in September 2023 where she trained at the firm and was promoted to Associate in September 2026. She has worked on different high-profile competition litigation cases within the firm and has been an integral part of teams during all stages of litigation, including preparation for filing, disclosure, witness statements, and expert reports.
During her training, she undertook a client secondment at Which? in the Commercial & Digital and Strategic & Media Litigation departments where she gained in-house experience, focusing on consumer protection, unfair commercial practices, IP, risk and corporate governance advice.
Prior to joining Hausfeld, Andra undertook several placements at organisations, including law firm Baker McKenzie.
Closely aligned with the Hausfeld ethos, Andra has been an active member of the Pro Bono Committee since she joined the firm.
Andra is fluent in Romanian and has good working knowledge of German.
EDUCATION
LLB in English Law and European Law (First Class Honours), Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
Year Abroad at the University of Vienna, Austria (as part of the Erasmus Exchange Programme)
LLM in American Legal Studies (First Class Honours), William & Mary Law School, Virginia, United States
Solicitors Qualifying Examination 1 and 2 Preparation Courses, BARBRI
During her education, Andra was awarded multiple academic accolades, including whilst at Queen Mary, University of London the following:
- Best Second Year Law Student Prize (for the highest performing student in second year);
- Herbert Smith Freehills Tort Law Prize (for the highest grade in Tort Law);
- Criminal Law Prize (for the highest grade in Criminal Law);
- Jurisprudence and Legal Theory Prize (for the highest grade in Jurisprudence and Legal Theory); and
- The Drapers’ Company Scholarship (a full-ride scholarship awarded to one LLB student to pursue the LLM degree at William & Mary Law School in the US).
BAR ADMISSIONS
Solicitor, England and Wales, 2026
AFFILIATONS
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Experience
Antitrust/Competition
At Hausfeld, Andra has been part of the following legal teams:
- FX Collective Action (Evans v Barclays Bank & Others). Leading £3bn opt-out collective proceedings against eight major international banks arising from European Commission foreign exchange manipulation findings. Achieved victory in contested carriage dispute, landmark Court of Appeal breakthrough establishing first business-focused opt-out collective action in English legal history. Currently subject to Supreme Court appeal. The Lawyer Top 20 Cases 2020, Top 20 Appeals 2025.
- Represented London Array in a follow-on cartel damages claim arising from the European Commission's Power Cables cartel decision, securing a Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling that the cartel caused a 5% overcharge on export cables supplied to the London Array offshore wind farm. The Tribunal awarded damages plus interest and confirmed that the losses were not offset by renewable energy subsidies, with the judgments providing significant guidance on the assessment of quantum in UK competition damages claims.
- Represented a major retailer in claims for unlawful interchange fees against Mastercard and VISA as part of the Merchant Umbrella Proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
- Represented Christine Riefa Class Representative Limited, an SPV established by Professor Christine Riefa for the purpose of bringing a claim against Apple and Amazon on behalf of millions of UK consumers who purchased Apple products. The collective action has sought damages of at least £500m for UK consumers who paid higher prices for Apple products due to a secret deal between the global corporations, which saw Amazon restricting sales of Apple products by independent merchants on its marketplace.
- Represented technology journalist Charles Arthur, a partner in Ad Tech Collective Action LLP, the class representative in a collective action filed in the CAT seeking up to £3.4bn on behalf of over 200,000 UK publishers of websites and apps against tech giant Google who allegedly has unlawfully restricted competition by favouring its own ad tech services and charging inflated prices in the online display advertising market to publishers since at least 2014.
Commercial & Financial Disputes
Andra has had experience advising in a range of commercial disputes working on, amongst others:
- Axxion SA & Ors v Plus500 Ltd, acting for a group of investors in relation to their claims against a FTSE 250 constituent trading platform.
- An LCIA arbitration in relation to a shareholder dispute.
- Proceedings in the UK seeking to enforce arbitral awards under the ICC and ICSID rules.
- A substantial Covid-19 business interruption claim involving parallel proceedings in the English and US courts.
Environment & Product Liability
Andra has assisted the legal team in the Philippines tort claim against Shell plc, the first of its kind in England to directly link death, injury, and property destruction in the Global South to the effects of anthropogenic climate change caused by a fossil fuel company in the Global North. The team represents 103 individuals in the Philippines whose family members were killed and/or whose homes were destroyed by Typhoon Odette.
Pro Bono
Andra maintains an active pro bono practice, having previously volunteered with the following:
- Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre
- Royal Courts of Justice Advice
- Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust), representing clients in the Social Security Tribunal
- Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia
- Lawyers Volunteering for the Arts
- Freedom Law Clinic
