Biris Goran continues expanding its team which now comprises Marius Scheaua, Paula Dicu and Daiana Miu who joined the law firm this fall. Marius Scheaua, now part of Biris Goran’s litigation team, has over 23 years of experience in all forms of litigation, with focus on civil law, commercial law, companies’ law, and administrative law disputes at all levels of Court....more »

Wolf Theiss’s School of Excellence has placed the law firm 11th amongst the most innovative firms in corporate strategy listed in FT’s Innovative Lawyers 2014 report. The corresponding awards are given based on this report which is divided between the legal expertise categories of corporate, litigation, finance and private client work; and the operational categories of corporate strategy, client service and value resourcing....more »

NTMO’s Managing Partner, Laura Toncescu, NNDKP’s Co-Managing Partner, Manuela Marina Nistor along with Andra Musatescu Law & Industrial Property Offices and TSAA law firms are included among Lawyer Monthly’s Legal Awards 2014 winners. The reputed British publication recognizes the achievements of both law firms and individual in the global legal market, each of the award corresponding to the over 50 main legal categories being issued per country....more »

DLA Piper Dinu has extended its corporate law, finance&projects and white collar crime practices by hiring three experienced lawyers: Paula Corban-Pelin, Alexandra Ovedenie and Alexandru-Lucian Arjoca. "The recruitment of the three lawyers reflects DLA Piper's strategy to consolidate its position on the Romanian market, while relying on strong professional values such as commitment, authenticity, responsibility, integrity and trust. ...more »

Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii law firm was ranked sixth amongst ”Most innovative law firm in Europe (outside the UK)” by FT which on October 8, 2014, released the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers 2014 report. The accompanying awards were offered within a ceremony held at the Natural History Museum in London. In its ninth year of publication, the report is dominated by major law firms such as Freshfields, Linklaters, Baker & McKenzie, Eversheds, Skadden Arps or Slaughter & May....more »

Vilau & Mitel changes its name to Mitel & Partners following Dragos Vilau’s exit from the law firm established in 2003. Iuliana Dejescu, one of the partners of the firm left as well and will join Vilau in a new project. According to a notification from the law firm, the changes performed as regards the leadership will only affect its name, the existing contract portfolio being maintained.  Also, there will not be any additional changes in the team which comprises 19 lawyers, the other two partners, Madalina Paisa and Magda Dima maintaining their positions along with the founder, Sorin Mitel....more »

Clifford Chance Badea recruits Andra Jegan for the Corporate M&A team coordinated by Partnre Nadia Badea, which will join as Associated lawyer starting September 8, 2014. Jegan has almost seven years of business experience, being specialized in Corporate M&A and Employment Law. Andra Jegan graduated the Bucharest Law School in 2008 and holds a Business European and International Law LL.M. She has been a member of the Bucharest Bar since January 2009.  ...more »

The London based Acquisition International Magazine declared Maravela & Asociatii both Mergers & Acquisitions and Contract Law firm of the year in Romania, placing the law firm among top-tier global players such as Linklaters, Herbert Smith, K&L Gates, Norton Rose, Baker & McKenzie or Bird & Bird. According to the magazine, the judging process was based on three factors: the number of votes received as the voting forms were distributed to the 53,000+ subscribers of the publication, as well as to an in-house database of some 150,000 individuals, all of whom have been actively involved in some form of transactional activity in the last two years; apart from voting, the in-house research and the supporting documents provided by the nominees were the other factors influencing the decision....more »

Former partner Perry Zizzi returns to Dentons after seven years since he left the team, the law firm announces. Zizzi will lead the Bucharest banking&finance group and will be a core member of the real estate team, covering Europe and beyond. “I’m delighted to be returning to Dentons. The firm’s dynamic approach is keenly attuned to the rapidly evolving demands of its clients making Dentons the market-leading choice. I am very much looking forward to contributing to the firms ambitious goals for growth in the region and building on the existing success of the team going forward”, he commented....more »