Our services

We provide the complete range of legal services to banking, finance, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries. Our lawyers have a strong background in matters such as: general finance, debt structuring and restructuring, securities, asset finance, real estate finance, project finance, leasing (both financial and operational), loan recovery and takeover defense strategies.

In a highly regulated and sophisticated market, our insurance background combined with our vast capabilities and skills in M&A, regulatory &compliance, corporate and disputes generates personalized solutions that always consider the commercial aspects, including the latest industry trends.

Both in term of banking & finance and in terms of insurance, our lawyers are prepared to provide day-to-day assistance to local players, as well as to successfully complete complex cross-border transactions in the fields.

Corporate and M&A are one of our team’s main areas of expertise. Our lawyers successfully cover the full range of essential M&A practices, ranging from public takeover offers to private equity, via dispute resolution and restructurings, in the most diverse sectors of activity, including energy, automotive, IT&C, retail, pharmaceuticals, industrial manufacturing, consumer goods or insurance. We are proud to assist domestic and international clients in their establishment, acquisition, sale, and joint venture projects.

Whether a Client is extending its current business capacities or entering a new market through an acquisition, merger, or otherwise, in Romania or abroad, our team supports its efforts and ensures that the most complex mandates are successful. We like to think forward and we aim at contributing to deals that respond to and fulfill our Clients’ desires and necessities, as well as to all parties involved and the market in general.

We have the experience, creativity, and knowledge necessary to provide top-tier services to businesses seeking to access the capital markets and to the investment banks that assist them in this process. Our experience in Capital Markets ranges from legal assistance with respect to day to day activities of publicly held companies to transactions involving companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange or on alternative systems.

White Collar & Forensics represents one of our key and special areas of expertise, developed for more than 10 years now. Our Clients can rely on our creative thinking and problem-solving approach to have their most complex challenges, involving Criminal Law risks and implications addressed.

Our capabilities range from all levels of Romanian and international courts to all levels of Prosecutors’ Offices (including the National Anticorruption Department and Directorate for Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism). Our lawyers assisted both individuals as well as legal entities during criminal investigation proceedings as well as throughout criminal court trials.

As part of our forensics projects, we conduct internal investigations aimed to discover potential vulnerabilities and consequently offer efficient solutions to strengthen the response to internal and external fraud attempts

Clients look to us for strategic advice on complex employment matters. We advise on the full spectrum of labor law issues, including employment, compensation and benefits schemes, employee relations, restructurings, internal policies, and data privacy matters.

We are keen on assisting Clients in respect to all aspects related to the relationship with their employees, including the management of personal data.

We have the full range of data protection and privacy compliance aspects covered, such as:

• employment and human resources management activities
• internal controls and audits
• data transfers
• marketing operations
• database creation
• “cookies” and cloud computing.

We have a strong reputation for successfully handling commercial and civil disputes, having represented clients before all levels of courts and arbitration panels, both nationally and internationally.

We are also highly experienced in alternative methods of dispute resolution and in arbitration cases, having particular knowledge in matters of general commercial arbitration, constructions, as well as business and investment arbitration.

We deal with litigation related to all business sectors and cover a broad spectrum of industries: construction, real estate, baking and finance, insurance, energy, automotive, IT&C, retail, pharmaceuticals, industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, services.

We have strong knowledge and know-how of public procurement as well as a focus on the ongoing progress, such as public-private partnership schemes.

We cover the full spectrum of public procurement procedures, assistance in the bidding process as well as in respect to the contract implementation and the finalization procedures, resolution of contractual disputes, and any other related aspects.

We take pride in our extensive experience in the field, covering complex transactions, such as motorway and road projects, power sector projects, mining, and urban development projects, acting both for multinational corporations as well as for local players.

We cover all aspects related to real estate transactions, share or asset deals, being experienced in all stages of such a procedure, from the due diligence, acquisition, financing, development and to the completion and sale of a project. Also, our team has a vast experience in litigation related both to real estate and construction.

Our input has been recognized to add value to our Clients’ business, being solution-focused and using innovative approaches to make the deals happen.

We are in the position to accommodate both the requirements of local developers as well as to integrate cross-border specificities in Romanian projects.

We support our clients navigate the local regulatory rules. With the right legal advice and market knowledge, regulatory aspects are successfully dealt with.

We have extensive expertise in advising clients in regulated industries such as IT, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, energy, oil and gas, environment and banking, and insurance.

In matters related to Energy & Natural Resources and Environment, our reputation has been built on sound legal expertise, a thorough understanding of the market in which our clients operate, and commitment to industry-specific needs. Our expertise spans from energy (conventional and renewables), oil, and gas to mining.