Expert resume of Dr. Camelia Bogdan

Independent Arbitrator, former judge on the Bucharest Court of Appeals, Certified Chartered FinTech Professional and P.R.I.M.E. Finance expert.

Dr. Camelia Bogdan is a P.R.I.M.E Finance Expert and Certified Chartered FinTech Professional, currently serving as an independent international arbitrator. With nearly two decades of judicial service, she formerly served as a criminal judge, presiding over complex proceedings involving high-level corruption, serious transnational organized crime, and economic and financial offenses.

Among her notable judicial accomplishments is the recovery of over €350 million for the Romanian State through landmark anti-money laundering final judgments, including those addressing the fraudulent privatizations of the Institute of Food and Research and the RAFO Refinery. Dr. Bogdan’s judicial work and her expertise in adjudicating complex financial litigation have been recognized by the European Court of Human Rights in several decisions, including Alexandru-Marian Iancu v. Romania (Appl. no. 17934/15), Voiculescu v. Romania (Appl. no. 493/15), and Camelia Rodica Voiculescu and Others v. Romania (Appl. nos. 502/15, 1559/15, 2836/15, and 2839/15). In the case of Camelia Rodica Voiculescu v. Romania and the related applications, the Bucharest Court of Appeal—presided over by Dr. Bogdan—issued a meticulously reasoned 225-page final judgment. The decision demonstrated exceptional thoroughness in its examination of all evidentiary material, including expert reports, documents, and numerous witness statements. The court upheld seizure measures targeting direct proceeds of crime, ruling them fully compliant with domestic criminal legislation and constitutional requirements—an approach explicitly acknowledged by the European Court.

Dr. Bogdan also brings a seasoned cross-border enforcement skillset, illustrated by her orchestration of international asset recovery efforts. One such initiative involved close coordination with Senegalese authorities—facilitated through the StAR Initiative—to recover €40 million misappropriated in connection with the RAFO case (Bucharest Court of Appeals, Case no. 28726/3/2006 [1332/2015]). Judicial decisions available upon request.

She holds a doctorate in criminal law from the University of Bucharest and is professionally fluent in English, French, and Romanian. She is the author of two monographs on asset recovery and anti-money laundering, several practical guides for national and EU-level stakeholders, and over 130 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed law journals.

Dr. Bogdan is an associate researcher at the Centre Régional Francophone de Recherches Avancées en Sciences Humaines et Sociales de Bucarest (CEREFREA – Villa Noël) and plays a prominent role as a regular and highly regarded contributor to the University of Cambridge’s International Symposium on Financial Crimes, one of the leading global forums for discourse on combating financial and economic crime. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2018 at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law and, in 2019, received the Ion Rațiu Democracy Award from the Woodrow Wilson Center in recognition of her enduring commitment to the rule of law and institutional integrity.

She continues to advise on advanced policy responses to corruption, illicit financial flows, and judicial asset recovery mechanisms at both domestic and international levels.