Andrada joined Simmons & Simmons in 2010 and specialises in commercial contracting & commercial litigation.
As a contract law specialist, Andrada assists corporates with drafting and negotiating (complex) commercial contracts. Examples are: (framework) purchase- and sale agreements, distribution- and agency agreements, licensing agreements, service agreements and general terms and conditions (B2B and B2C). In addition, Andrada advises and litigates in respect of a broad range of contract law issues, such as: breach of contract, default, the termination of contracts and pre-contractual liability.
In 2017, Andrada did a 9 months secondment at Liberty Global (world’s largest international TV and broadband company) working from Liberty Global’s Amsterdam and London offices. During her secondment, Andrada provided legal advice to Liberty Global’s management/business units in relation to (potential) commercial disputes and she represented Liberty Global in the negotiations of high value contracts with third parties.
In 2020, Andrada completed the post graduate Grotius Academy “International Contracting” (cum laude).
She regularly publishes on contract law topics, amongst others as a contributor to Rechtspraak Contracteren (a Dutch legal journal on contract law) and as an author of the SDU Comments to the Dutch Civil Code.
Andrada is fluent in Dutch, English, Romanian (native) and has a basic knowledge of Spanish.
Recent work includes:
- Assisting multiple large corporates with optimising their contracts, by: (i) drafting clear, short, flexible and more balanced contract templates thereby significantly shortening the negotiation period of such contracts; (ii) creating playbooks with guidance in respect of crucial contract clauses and with fall-back positions; and (iii) helping corporates define what contract templates they need.
- Representing a multinational medical devices and healthcare company in a dispute around defective medical equipment.
- Assisting a global biopharmaceutical company with the setting up of a distribution network in multiple countries and drafting and negotiating the distribution agreements with the distributors.
- Representing a manufacturer of biomedical testing equipment in a dispute around the termination of a supply agreement.
- Representing a SaaS provider in the negotiation of a complex Master Services Agreement.
