As of January, Felix Tapai was promoted as Tax Partner in charge with Maravela & Asociatii`s affiliated tax advisory practice.  Providing tax advisory services to firm`s clients since June 2014, Felix proved remarkable personal and professional qualities that shortly turned him into a most valuable member of Maravela & Asociatii`s team....more »

After selecting the first Romanian President of Insol Europe, the European Forum chooses its East-European event coordinator also from among CITR specialists. Niculina Șomlea, member in the Professional Training and Auditing Department in CITR is to coordinate the East-European events organized by the European Forum of Insolvency Practitioners as of May 2018. She was chosen by the vote of the members in the East European Committee, the largest group of the forum, which is representative for the Balkans. The appointment of the new event manager of the Forum stems from the success she had in coordinating the projects developed by INSOL Europe in Romania: the annual conference organized last year in Cluj and the educational project that is to take place this year in Bucharest....more »

The Bucharest office of international law firm schönherr, one of the leading players on the Romanian legal market, is expanding its leadership structure through the promotion of Eva Hegedüs-Brown as partner, as of February 1, 2017. "At the ...more »

Maravela & Asociatii`s Healthcare and Life Sciences practice group has published a comprehensive guide of the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare legal landscape in the Romanian jurisdiction. Conceived as a Lexology Navigator tool, the guide amounts to a valuable information resource for both legal and business professionals, providing a high-level overview of a large number of aspects, including sector trends and developments, product manufacturing, distribution and marketing regulations, including authorisation related aspects of clinical trials, relationship with healthcare professionals, dishonest practices and data protection aspects. The complete Romanian Healthcare and Life Sciences guide is available (in English) on the Lexology website at http://www.lexology.com....more »

Clifford Chance Badea expands its Corporate M&A and Real Estate practice by recruiting Mihai Măcelaru as Counsel, starting February 15.  Mihai has more than 13 years of experience with top law firms, including a partner position in an international law firm, specializing in complex merger and acquisition deals, joint-ventures and privatizations on the capital markets. Over the years, he has been involved, among others, in some of the most important deals in Romania, in areas such as real estate, telecommunications, medical services, food, retail, and the auto parts industries....more »

Romania is the first country where the European forum of insolvency practitioners organizes a high profile training course. The event entitled „Insolvency Proceedings in Eastern Europe and Romania”, supported by CITR , aims at insolvency profes...more »

The Government adopted on Tuesday January 31, a draft law regarding pardon for certain sentences and some liberty depriving education measures, Justice Minister Florin Iordache announced....more »

Vlasceanu, Ene & Partners (VEP) entered the local legal market as of 1st October 2016. The two founders, Daniel Vlasceanu and Stefan Ene, have both activated within the largest oil & gas integrated group in South Eastern Europe. Within said organization, Daniel coordinated several legal offices and acted in a business development role, while Stefan coordinated for a number of years the environmental practice....more »

The National Union of Judges of Romania (UNJR) has published a letter referring to the extension of competencies of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) in the area of justice, received from the Supreme Council for the Country's Defence (CSAT) in February 2016, following a request formulated by the magistrate association. ...more »

Cătălin Suliman, a professional with more than 10 years of experience in business law, has joined PeliFilip as partner and coordinator of the competition law practice. Cătălin Suliman will work closely with the firm’s departments and practices that intersect with competition law aspects, and will support the development of other areas of activity within PeliFilip, such as the risk and compliance practice....more »