 After returning to Romania, he secured a position as professor at the law faculty of the University of Iași in 1867, transferring to the University of Bucharest in 1897.He entered politics at Iași, joining the Free and Independent Faction in 1869, later adhering to the National Liberal Party (PNL).He was a diplomatic agent at Paris from October 1876 to April 1877, in the run-up to international recognition of Romania's independence.