Camelia Bogdan

Experience

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  National Institute for the Romanian Judges and Prosecutors

  Oct 2003 - Jul 2005

  Trainee judge
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  Constanta First Ordinary Court

  Aug 2005 - Nov 2009

  Judge

  Handling civil and commercial cases.

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  Bucharest Tribunal

  Nov 2009 - Jul 2014

  Judge

  I handled serious transnational economic crime cases. Since 2009, I have developed robust jurisprudence in countering global corruption by adjudicating and imposing efficient and dissuasive sentences as a judge on the Bucharest Tribunal. I pronounced third-party seizures and extended confiscation orders. I handled the FNI case involving 700 parties in the most prominent Romanian Ponzi scheme, in which I issued an award in 3 months (https://ro.scribd.com/document/193182863/sentinta-FNI-2.). I also consolidated the existing scholarship to enhance the powers of Romanian law enforcement agencies in money-laundering activities. As an expert for the European Commission and the Council of the European Union, I participated in more than 40 international conferences or training sessions for law enforcement agencies. I was invited or recommended by international institutions such as the World Bank, the European Commission, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Show less

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  Curtea de Apel Bucuresti

  Jul 2014 - Apr 2022

  Judecator(judge)

  After being promoted to the Bucharest Court of Appeals in 2014, I issued several autonomous anti-money laundering derived from transnational corruption final verdicts. I ordered more than €500,000,000.00 forfeiture for the benefit of the Romanian government budget. In my landmark anti-money laundering cases, I firmly denounced the Romanian "laundromats," the ongoing laundering of the Romanian ex-communist Secret Service (Securitate)'s funds through the back-to-back money laundering typology , the fraudulent privatization of the RAFO refinery , and the fraudulent privatization of the Institute of Food and Research . I also implemented relevant international provisions in asset recovery. Through the support of the UNODC/World Bank Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative, I established a robust practice of carrying out parallel and proactive financial investigations to ensure that CRIME DOES NOT PAY. My tremendous skills in identifying and seizing the proceeds of crime from third parties/ultimate beneficial owners in multiple jurisdictions "after examining all the evidence, including various documents and expert reports, and testimony given before it by all the defendants, witnesses, experts, and injured parties, in an extensively reasoned judgment of 275 pages" to ensure the efficacy of future confiscation orders were recently assessed by the European Court of Human Rights in Alexandru-Marian IANCU against Romania(https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre?i=001-213271). The European Court of Human Rights recently applauded my efforts to uphold the Rule of Law in Voiculescu v. Romania (application no. 493/15) and Camelia Rodica Voiculescu and Others v. Romania (nos. 502/15, 1559/15, 2836/15 and 2839/15). Show less

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  Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH)

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Boursier du gouvernement français, bourse postdoctorale offerte par FMSH (La Fondation de la Maison des Sciences de l’Homme) et CEREFREA (Le Centre Régional Francophone de Recherches Avancées en Sciences Sociales), avec le sujet de recherche ”Le recouvrement des avoirs criminels en droit français” ;

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  ENA - Ecole Nationale d'Administration

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  Senior Fellow

  Boursier du Gouvernement français pour participer aux cycles internationaux spécialisés d'administration publique (CISAP) 2015 dans la lutte contre la corruption.

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  Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

  Oct 2015 - Oct 2015

  Research Fellowship

  International Law, International Courts, global money laundering, and asset recovery regimes.

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  Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London School of Advanced Legal Studies

  Oct 2016 - Aug 2017

  Visiting Research Fellow

  Advanced research on economic crime;

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  Swiss Institute of Comparative Law

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2018

  Research Fellowship

  Advanced research in asset forfeiture of proceeds of crime;

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  University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law

  Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

  Fulbright Fellow
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  Institut Droit Éthique Patrimoine – IDEP Université Paris-Saclay – Faculté Jean Monnet

  May 2019 - Jun 2019

  2019 League of European Research Universities (LERU) Law PhD Exchange fellow

  Research on fostering efficacy of the French asset forfeiture mechanisms

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  The Wilson Center

  Jul 2019 - Sept 2020

  Ion Ratiu Democracy Fellow/Awardee

  Asset Recovery of Grand Corruption in Romania

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  National Endowment for Democracy

  Oct 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Visiting Research Fellow

    Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow

    Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
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  Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies

  Mar 2021 - Jul 2021

  Visiting Research Fellow
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  Stanford Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law

  Aug 2021 - Aug 2021

  Draper Hills Fellow Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford
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  Integrity Initiatives International (III)

  Oct 2022 - now

  Active volunteer for Integrity Initiatives International (III)

  Starting from October 7, 2022, I am an active volunteer for Integrity Initiatives International (III), a fiscally sponsored nongovernmental organization whose mission is to strengthen the enforcement of criminal laws to punish and deter leaders who are corrupt and regularly violate human rights. The volunteering agreement is for the duration of my Optional Practical Training period.My volunteering tasks include but are not limited to:• Researching and writing memoranda on topics related to grand corruption, global anti-corruption efforts, and international law.• Conducting research on political developments such as elections and protests in a range of priority countries for the campaign for the International Anti-Corruption Court.• Performing case studies to analyze the nature of grand corruption in countries around the world and opportunities to strengthen anti-corruption enforcement.• Contributing to country-specific strategies for government outreach and civil society engagement related to the campaign for the International Anti-Corruption Court.• Tracking national-level anti-corruption policy developments in a range of countries.• Participating in meetings with partners, board members, and government representatives. Show less

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  Cayman International Mediation and Arbitration Centre Ltd.

  Mar 2023 - now

  Arbitrator

  Beyond honored to serve as an arbitrator and concentrate my work on business, finance, and energy law. Starting in March 2023, I successfully joined the Roster of the Cayman International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CI-MAC). After all, my ability to conduct an orderly hearing, analyze testimony and exhibits in multiple jurisdictions "after examining all the evidence, including variousdocuments and expert reports, and testimony given before it by all thedefendants, witnesses, experts, and injured parties, in an extensivelyreasoned judgment of 275 pages", and prepare clear and concise findings and awards within reasonable time limits was acknowledged by the European Court of Human Rights! I look forward to building on my experience and reputation to advertise CI-MAC as an excellent venue for promptly solving complex disputes and upholding its leadership in Business and Finance and Energy Law. Show less