# Clara-Andreea Strambianu Clara-Andreea Strambianu is a remote worker on Himalayas, Founder and Author at Ergo | Markets in the Making, based in United Kingdom. Source: https://himalayas.app/@clara-andreeastrambi ```text Regulatory strategy researcher at the University of Southampton, developing STARK to test whether AI and competition law duties work in practice. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | United Kingdom | | Authorized to work in | United Kingdom | | Salary expectations | 45k+ GBP | | Job categories | Regulatory Strategist, Policy Analyst, Competition Lawyer, Legal Researcher | | Skills | Competition Law, Regulatory Analysis, AI Governance, Merger Control, Technology Regulation, Compliance Assurance, Policy Development, Impact Assessments, Horizon Scanning, Legal Research, Legal Drafting, Evidence Based Research, Regulatory Risk Assessment, Compliance, Stakeholder Engagement | | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/clara-strambianu-26a395378 | ## About ```text At the University of Southampton, I research competition law, merger control and AI governance across the UK, EU and US. My work evaluates whether regulatory interventions achieve their intended outcomes and develops evidence-based reform proposals. I founded Ergo | Markets in the Making, a weekly policy newsletter covering competition, regulation and markets. It has around 4,000 readers, and individual pieces have exceeded 100,000 impressions. I also designed STARK, an independent regulatory assurance methodology that tests whether legal duties translate into effective practice. Alongside my research, I’ve worked in healthcare, legal services and university operations, including a strategic review of pricing and financial processes at Solent University. ``` ## Experience ### Founder and Author (current) Ergo | Markets in the Making. Jan 2026 - Present ```text Founded and leads a weekly newsletter delivering horizon-scanning and expert analysis of competition, regulatory and market developments, owning the full editorial cycle from research to publication. Built an engaged readership of around 4,000 legal, policy and industry professionals. ``` Skills: Editorial, Research, Policy-Analysis, Competition-Law, Digital-Publishing ### Founder (current) STARK (Systems Tested Against Regulatory Knowledge). Jan 2025 - Present ```text Designed and leads an independent regulatory assurance methodology for AI, competition and digital markets, testing whether legal duties translate into effective practice. Integrates measurable indicators, evidence standards, accountable ownership and red, amber and green reporting. ``` Skills: Regulatory-Compliance, AI-Governance, Risk-Assessment, Assurance, Policy-Development ### Allied Health Professional (current) Public and Private Healthcare Services. Jan 2019 - Present ```text Leads the delivery and coordination of complex, high-dependency care for older people and adults at risk, upholding the Care Act 2014, CQC fundamental standards and statutory safeguarding duties. Acts as a trusted advocate for clients and families, ensuring their voices shape multidisciplinary decisions. ``` Skills: Care-Coordination, Safeguarding, Advocacy, Risk-Assessment, Multidisciplinary-teamwork ### Academic Researcher University of Southampton. Jan 2025 - Dec 2026 ```text Conducts advanced comparative research into competition law, merger control and AI governance, examining how UK, EU and US regulators address market power in digital and AI ecosystems. Evaluates regulatory interventions and develops evidence-based reform proposals. ``` Skills: Competition-Law, Merger-Control, AI-Governance, Comparative-Law, Legal-Research, Policy-Analysis ### Editorial Board Member University of Southampton Law Review. Mar 2026 - Sep 2026 ```text Evaluated submissions for publication, assessing originality, quality of legal reasoning and use of authority. Edited articles to publication standard, working with authors to strengthen clarity, structure and rigour of citation. ``` Skills: Legal-Editing, Legal-Writing, Peer-Review, Citation-Analysis ### UK Research Team Member International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot. Jan 2026 - Jul 2026 ```text Represented the UK on an international research team affiliated with the University of Sydney, analysing complex questions of international commercial and maritime law. Assembled and coordinated the research team, allocating workstreams and building persuasive legal arguments. ``` Skills: Legal-Research, Maritime-Law, International-Law, Team-Coordination ### Administrative Associate, Research and Innovation Solent University. Nov 2024 - Sep 2025 ```text Directed the management and commercial operations of Solent Productions, the University's media services business, overseeing day-to-day delivery across a team of approximately ten. Managed the CRM system for the Research and Innovation portfolio and led a strategic review of pricing and financial processes. ``` Skills: CRM, Project-Management, Pricing-Strategy, Financial-Processes, Team-Leadership ### Sales Consultant FIT4HER Southampton. May 2024 - Sep 2024 ```text Spearheaded membership sales for the launch of a new women's fitness brand, helping memberships sell out within the first three months. Converted prospects into loyal members through consultative, needs-led selling and shaped launch campaigns and events. ``` Skills: Sales, Consultative-Selling, Customer-Relationship-Management, Marketing ### Paralegal Fard & Co Solicitors. May 2022 - Aug 2022 ```text Independently managed a caseload of up to 20 immigration and family law matters for clients in complex and vulnerable circumstances, meeting demanding statutory and court deadlines. Delivered rigorous legal research and drafted precise legal documents, correspondence and court bundles. ``` Skills: Legal-Research, Case-Management, Immigration-Law, Family-Law, Leap, Legal-Drafting ### Gateway Adviser Citizens Advice Bureau. Nov 2021 - May 2022 ```text Led structured diagnostic interviews with more than 50 clients facing housing, immigration, family and financial hardship, uncovering the legal issues at the heart of each case. Assessed risk, urgency and complexity to triage every case and translated complex rights into clear guidance. ``` Skills: Client-Interviewing, Triage, Legal-Advice, Communication-Skills, Empathy ### Youth Worker and Community Projects Coordinator Ministry of Youth and Sports, Romania. Sep 2016 - Jul 2018 ```text Rose from volunteer to youth worker and community projects coordinator, designing and delivering engagement programmes for young people. Represented the community as a speaker at national conferences and conceived and led charity events. ``` Skills: Youth-Engagement, Project-Coordination, Public-Speaking, Event-Management, Community-Outreach ## Education ### University of Southampton LLM, International Corporate and Commercial Law. 2025 - 2026 ```text Pursuing an LLM in International Corporate and Commercial Law with a focus on competition law, merger control, and AI regulation. ``` ### University of Southampton Level 5 HE Diploma, Nursing and Health Sciences. 2023 - 2026 ```text Completed a Level 5 HE Diploma in Nursing and Health Sciences, including an evidence-based research project and 1,200 hours of supervised practice. ``` ### Solent University LLB, Law. 2018 - 2021. Grade: First Class Honours ```text Earned a First Class Honours LLB in Law, with a dissertation on EU and US cartel enforcement graded 92% (oral) and 88% (written). ``` ### Colegiul Național D.P. Perpessicius Baccalaureate Diploma, Social Sciences. 2014 - 2018. Grade: 9.55/10 ```text Completed the Baccalaureate Diploma in Social Sciences with a grade of 9.55/10 and a four-year average of 9.77/10. ``` ## Tech stack - Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Word - Microsoft Outlook - Microsoft PowerPoint To contact Clara-Andreea, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Mulikat Gbolarumi](https://himalayas.app/@mulikatgbolarumi): Legal Data Analyst, Bolt Court Chambers - [Batuhan Topuz](https://himalayas.app/@batuhantopuz): Co founder, Caseworker, Roots – Die Umweltrechtsklinik gUG - [Zeyd Anwar](https://himalayas.app/@zeydanwar): Founder, Legaltech Startup - [Georgiana Boghian](https://himalayas.app/@georgianaboghian): Compliance Program Associate, Express Credit Amanet Iaşi - [Rosie Ntege](https://himalayas.app/@rosientege): Founder & Owner, Estrn Hair - [Alex Tase](https://himalayas.app/@alextase): Co writer, Co editor, and Co designer, Personal Lifestyle Blog - [Emmanuella Okorie](https://himalayas.app/@emmanuellaokorie): Policy Associate, Quadra Foundation - [Nissi Shamiso Chituku](https://himalayas.app/@nissishamisochituku): Student Legal Adviser, University of Portsmouth - [Erin Ward](https://himalayas.app/@erinward): Team Leader, Past Due Credit Solutions - [kingsley Nana owusu](https://himalayas.app/@kingsleynanaowusu): Legal Assistant, University of East London