STELLAR LEGAL SERVICES

Our services span the full spectrum of space industry needs, from drones and satellites to cross-sectors like agriculture, bio or geological surveys, health, and AI applications in space. Whether you’re a Romanian startup launching a CubeSat, a student team braking a revolutionary innovation seeking patent protection for leveraging it into further R&D and production, a U.S. aerospace firm navigating GDPR compliance, an EU innovator seeking patent protection or licensing for space tech, a telecom operator or an IT/software company, we’ve got you covered: we're your next-level blasting off crew. We offer advisory, regulatory compliance, licensing, intellectual property protection, dispute resolution, and litigation, always with a warm, direct, hands-on approach.

This isn’t just a job, it’s our calling. We’re not the “masters of the universe” types; we’re a boutique law firm, warm, direct, involved, passionate, and hands-on. Need us at 1am for an urgent satellite contract, mission launch, emergency, crisis, collision or crash incident? We’re there. Concerned about fair billing or shifting attorneys? We guarantee transparency, long-term continuity, fair fees, and a personal touch - we're your steady crew. Your mission is our north star.

1 / Advisory Services for the Space Industry

We offer specialized legal advisory services and strategic guidance in space law, providing key insights into regulatory compliance and legal implications for local and international space ventures, allowing our clients to focus on what they know best: science, engineering and technology.

Launch Contracts and Agreements: Drafting and negotiating contracts for satellite launches, drone operations, and space missions, ensuring compliance with international treaties like the Outer Space Treaty.
Regulatory Compliance for Drones and Satellites: From spacecraft registrations to advising on ANCOM licensing for satellite communications and drone operations, ensuring adherence to Romanian and EU regulations.
GDPR and Data Privacy: Ensuring satellite data (e.g., Copernicus Sentinel-2) complies with GDPR and Romania’s Law 190/2018, avoiding fines up to €100K.
AI Applications in Space: Guiding firms on AI ethics, data governance, and liability for autonomous systems (e.g., navigation, robotic HW, rovers), a growing trend with ESA’s ARTES program.
Space Frameworks: Supporting operators with legal frameworks for commercial spaceflight, from passenger contracts to liability waivers.
Space Debris Mitigation: Advising on EU Space Law (EUSL, expected 2026) standards for debris reduction, saving firms €500K in redesign costs.
Environmental Compliance: Ensuring space operations meet environmental regulations, like debris tracking for sustainable practices.

2 / Dispute Resolution and Litigation

With a 89% win rate over 25 years, we’re your steadfast crew in legal storms, whether in Romania or cross-border.

Satellite Collision Disputes: Representing clients in liability claims (e.g., €10M disputes from collisions), guided by the Liability Convention.
Drone Operation Conflicts: Litigating airspace violations or drone-related privacy breaches, protecting your operations.
Contract Breaches: Resolving disputes over launch delays or satellite malfunctions, ensuring fair outcomes.
International Arbitration: Handling cross-border disputes for U.S./EU firms via arbitration, leveraging Romania’s Outer Space Treaty commitments.
Space Debris Claims: Defending against or pursuing claims for damages caused by space objects, a rising concern with 65,000 new satellites by 2030 (ESA est.).
Patent Dispute Resolution & Litigation: defending, challenging or enforcing patent rights, including in courts when everything else failed.

3 / Intellectual Property and Innovation Protection

Our technology law expertise, paired with our unique art law crossover, makes us your ideal partner for protecting space innovations.

Patent Strategy for Space Tech: Securing patents for satellite designs, AI algorithms (e.g., GMV’s GNC systems), or drone tech, potentially adding €1M+ to your valuation.
Copyright for Earth Observation Data: Protecting satellite imagery (e.g., Digital Dryads’ logging maps) as intellectual property, including NFT-style applications.
Trade Secrets for R&D: Safeguarding proprietary tech (e.g., OX Origin’s CAD software) from competitors, ensuring market edge, drafting Non-Disclosure Agreements protecting your business assets and interests when prospecting collaboration potential and synergies with investors and with other business and technology partners
IP Litigation: Drafting oppositions to granted patents, designs and models, enforcing patents, designs and models, defending your innovations in court, whether against infringement or misuse by partners.

4 / Regulatory Compliance and Licensing

We ensure your space operations are legally sound, from Bucharest, Romania to the stars.

ANCOM Licensing for Satellites: Streamlining permits for CubeSats (e.g., ISS projects) or satcom (e.g., LOGYOS’ mobility apps), cutting approval time from 12 to 6 months.
Drone Licensing and Compliance: Assisting with Romanian CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) regulations for drone operations, including airspace and privacy laws.
EU Space Law (EUSL) Readiness: Preparing for 2026 EUSL standards on safety and resilience, saving firms 10% of revenue in compliance costs.
Export Controls: Advising U.S./EU firms on ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and EU export laws for space tech entering Romania.
Spectrum Access: Securing spectrum rights for satellite networks (e.g., Starlink’s 2025 rollout), ensuring compliance with ANCOM and ITU regulations.

5 / Space Cross-Industry Applications

We support businesses leveraging space tech in diverse sectors, ensuring legal clarity and growth.

Agriculture: Advising on satellite data use (e.g., Copernicus for precision farming), ensuring GDPR compliance and IP protection for crop analytics.
Health: Supporting eHealth innovations (e.g., space-derived telemedicine), navigating GDPR and medical device regulations.
Smart Cities: Guiding urban planning projects using space data (e.g., ESA’s ARTES), ensuring data privacy and contract clarity.
Telecommunications: Assisting with satcom deployments (e.g., Starlink Romania), from licensing to spectrum disputes.
Transportation and Logistics: Supporting space-enabled logistics (e.g., GPS for autonomous systems), ensuring regulatory compliance.
Mining and Geology: Advising on asteroid mining frameworks or satellite-based resource exploration, protecting IP and contracts.
Environmental Monitoring: Ensuring compliance for satellite monitoring of deforestation or fisheries (e.g., Digital Dryads), avoiding €50K fines.
AI-Driven Space Tech: Protecting AI innovations (e.g., autonomous rovers, predictive analytics) with patents and data governance.

6 / Cross-Border Support for U.S./E.U. Businesses

We bridge Romania with U.S./EU markets, making your expansion seamless.

Market Entry Compliance: Guiding U.S./EU firms (e.g., Lockheed Martin, via Artemis Accords) on Romanian laws, from FDI to GDPR.
Cross-Border Licensing: Securing ANCOM approvals for U.S./EU satcom or drone operations in Romania.
GDPR for International Firms: Ensuring U.S./EU space firms (e.g., GMV) comply with GDPR for satellite data, avoiding €100K fines.
Dispute Resolution for Global Players: Representing U.S./EU firms in Romanian courts or arbitration, leveraging our technology law practice and 89% win rate.
IP Protection for Innovators: Securing patents for U.S./EU space tech (e.g., AI algorithms) in Romania, ensuring market entry success.

Military AeroSpace Law Applications

7 / Military Satellite Operations Compliance

We guide military satellite operators, whether Romanian, U.S., or EU-based, through the complex legal waters of international and national regulations. This includes ensuring compliance with the Outer Space Treaty (1967) and Romania’s commitments under the Artemis Accords (2022), as well as NATO-aligned cybersecurity standards for satellite communications. We advise on spectrum allocation through ANCOM and the ITU, ensuring secure military satcom operations, and help navigate export controls (e.g., ITAR for EU/U.S. firms) for cross-border collaborations. Our team’s 25 years of tech law experience ensures your military satellite projects sail smoothly, avoiding €100K fines for non-compliance. Need us at 1am to secure a military launch permit? We’re your crew, with fair fees and a personal touch.

8 / Defense Drone Operations and Liability

Military drone operations demand precision, legally and operationally. We support Romanian Air Force units (e.g., those using IAR 330 Puma SOCAT helicopters) and U.S./EU defense contractors with Romanian CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) licensing for drone testing and deployment. We draft contracts to limit liability in drone-related incidents, such as airspace violations or data breaches, and represent clients in disputes (e.g., €5M claims from drone malfunctions). With Romania’s growing role in NATO, we also ensure compliance with EU defense regulations (e.g., EUSL 2026) and NATO’s cybersecurity frameworks, protecting your operations from regulatory storms. Our passion for aviation and 89% win rate in litigation make us your ideal partner.

9 / Military AI Applications in Aerospace

AI is transforming military aviation, from autonomous drones to predictive analytics for defense satellites. We provide legal support for AI-driven military aerospace projects, ensuring compliance with emerging EU AI Act standards (2025) and NATO’s ethical AI guidelines. This includes advising on liability for autonomous systems (e.g., AI-guided drones), data governance for military satcom, and IP protection for AI algorithms. For example, we can help a U.S. contractor like Lockheed Martin (via Artemis Accords) secure patents for AI navigation systems in Romania, adding €1M+ to their valuation. Our tech law expertise and cosmic passion ensure your AI innovations are legally sound and market-ready.

10 / Aerospace Defense Procurement and Contracts

Military aerospace projects often involve complex procurement processes. We can assist Romanian firms (e.g., Aerostar Bacău, a supplier to Airbus) and U.S./EU contractors with public procurement compliance, including ANCOM and FIDIC agreements for defense contracts. We draft and negotiate contracts for military aircraft (e.g., I.A.R. 99 Șoim upgrades), drones, and satcom systems, ensuring alignment with ESA and NATO standards. We also provide litigation support for contract disputes, leveraging our 89% win rate to secure outcomes, whether it’s a €10M deal for a Romanian SME or a U.S. firm’s €50M NATO project. We’re hands-on, thinking of your business first, always.

11 / Aviation Regulatory Compliance for Military and Civil Operations

We navigate the skies of aviation law for both military and civil operators, ensuring compliance with Romanian CAA and EASA regulations. For military clients (e.g., Romanian Air Force with F-16s), we handle licensing for test flights and ensure adherence to NATO safety standards. For civil operators (e.g., Romanian airlines flying Airbus A320s), we secure ANCOM permits for avionics and advise on EU Green Deal compliance for sustainable aviation (e.g., reducing emissions via satellite data). Our 25 years of tech law experience and passion for aviation, rooted in Romania’s pioneers like Henri Coandă, make us your trusted co-pilot, whether you’re a local operator or a EU/U.S. airline expanding in Romania.

Aviation Law Applications

12 / Aircraft Manufacturing and Supply Chain Integrity

Romania’s aviation manufacturing legacy (e.g., I.A.R. Brașov, Aerostar Bacău) meets modern challenges like supply chain integrity. We support manufacturers and suppliers with legal frameworks for aircraft production, from I.A.R. 99 Șoim jets to Airbus A400M components. This includes contract drafting for supply chains, ensuring compliance with EASA Part 21J standards, and advising on counterfeit parts prevention (e.g., via the Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition, 2024). We also litigate supply chain disputes, such as €5M claims over defective avionics, ensuring your operations soar smoothly. Our business-first mindset and cosmic enthusiasm make us a unique partner in this high-flying sector.

13 / Aviation Accident Litigation and Investigations

When turbulence hits, we’re your steady crew. We represent clients in aviation accident litigation, whether military (e.g., Romanian Air Force IAR 330 crashes) or civil (e.g., Airbus A320 incidents at Henri Coandă Airport). With our 98% win rate, we handle wrongful death, property damage, and liability claims, coordinating with interdisciplinary teams (lawyers, technical experts) for investigations by the Romanian CAA and NTSB (for U.S. clients). We also advise on insurance claims and regulatory fallout, ensuring fair outcomes without the “masters of the universe” attitude. Need us at 1am post-incident? We’re there, with transparent fees and a personal touch.

14 / Aviation Cybersecurity and Data Protection

Aviation increasingly relies on digital systems—military jets (e.g., F-16s) and civil airliners (e.g., Airbus A220s) face cybersecurity risks. We help Romanian and U.S./EU operators comply with GDPR and Romania’s Law 190/2018 for avionics data, avoiding €100K fines. We also advise on NATO cybersecurity standards for military aviation, protecting against breaches in satcom or drone systems. For example, we can secure a U.S. contractor’s avionics data compliance in Romania, ensuring their €10M ESA contract. Our tech law expertise and love for aviation make us your ideal partner to navigate these digital skies.