Practice Area:PPP, PFI and Concessions, Litigation and Arbitration, Corporate and Commercial, Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Banking and Finance

Florentin is experienced in corporate law, banking law, as well as project finance, concessions and other forms of PPP projects, notably in the fields of infrastructure and energy. He has also conducted, as co-ordinator, numerous privatisations, joint-ventures, mergers and acquisitions in various industries. In addition, he has handled domestic and international arbitration, particularly in relation to privatisation and cross-border disputes. 

Practice Area:Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Energy and Natural Resources, Real Estate, Corporate and Commercial

Gabriel’s main areas of expertise are in mergers, acquisitions and privatisation, real estate, corporate and commercial law, energy and natural resources. He has assisted Romanian and foreign companies in international joint ventures and corporate restructuring. He has also acted as a co-ordinator in mergers, acquisitions and privatisation deals taking place in Romania.

Practice Area:Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Capital Markets and Securities, Banking and Finance, Competition

Stefan covers complex corporate reorganisations, public and private M&A, as well as post-privatisation issues and joint-ventures. He has acted on key-landmark projects in the banking/insurance, steel, oil, mining, telecom, pharma industries. His transactional experience includes advising international clients on complex transactions (domestic and cross-border) or large-scale investments in various industries (steel, mining, oil, pharma, banking etc).

Practice Area:Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Litigation and Arbitration, Corporate and Commercial, Energy and Natural Resources

Cornel combines top technical skills with commercial acumen to deal with complex and diverse matters. His multi-disciplinary approach covers large domestic and international joint-ventures, mergers, acquisitions and privatisation projects, and dispute resolution, conducting domestic arbitration cases, as well as international arbitration under the rules of ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, GAFTA.

Practice Area: Energy and Natural Resources, Electronic Communications and IT, Media and Advertising

Sorin has large expertise across energy and natural resources, including nuclear, electricity, renewable energy, and gas, advising on both specific industry-related matters, as well as regulatory/compliance, M&A etc. He has also been involved in amending the legal framework for establishing the promotion system for producing energy from renewable energy sources.

Practice Area:Real Estate, Corporate and Commercial, Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Taxation

Razvan specialises in corporate/M&A, real estate, taxation. He co-heads the firm’s real estate practice group, as well as the firm’s specialised tax division, Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii Tax SRL. He was also directly involved in a number of important Greenfield investments in sectors such as retail, consumer goods, steel, energy, telecommunications, oil and gas, pharma, as well as large-scale infrastructure projects with a real estate component.

Practice Area: Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Environmental Law and Permitting, Intellectual Property, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Law, Data Protection

Ciprian has a solid background in M&A/privatisation, as well as environmental law. He is also a certified intellectual property counsellor for trademarks, co-ordinating the firm's IP practice group and a certified insolvency practitioner. Other areas of practice cover healthcare and pharmaceutical law, and personal data protection.

Practice Area: Litigation and Arbitration

As a litigator and one of the firm’s co-ordinators of the litigation and domestic arbitration practice group, Robert has briefed and argued in front of domestic and international courts for Romania's government and foreign investors. His practice covers commercial litigation, administrative, competition, employment, IP, taxation, enforcement procedures and criminal litigation.

Practice Area: Litigation and Arbitration

Ioana is a pleading lawyer before domestic and international courts, covering commercial cases, including complex insolvency proceedings, competition law-related litigations, labour disputes, contentious and administrative disputes, tax disputes and real estate litigation. 

Practice Area: Litigation and Arbitration, Corporate and Commercial, Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation

Levana deals with arbitration proceedings under leading institution rules, including UNCITRAL, ICC, ICSID. She has also acted in complex commercial, real estate, fiscal and administrative disputes. Levana regularly assists public and private companies in joint-ventures, corporate governance matters, corporate/commercial transactions, business transfer projects, cross-border investments and has extensive experience in regulatory matters. 

Practice Area:Competition, Intellectual Property

Raluca co-ordinates the firm’s competition/antitrust area of practice. She advises on investigations with the Romanian Competition Council, dawn raids, State aid matters, as well as on litigation involving competition law issues. She has undertaken procedures of reviewing M&A and reorganisation projects under antitrust and competition law. Raluca is also experienced in intellectual property matters.

Practice Area:Real Estate, Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Corporate and Commercial

Oana focuses on real estate and M&A with a strength in corporate acquisition and sale transactions, related financing issues and preparation of complex sale-purchase operations, having advised sellers and buyers in sophisticated transactions. She has been involved in major retail, residential and office developments, infrastructure and Greenfield developments.

Practice Area:Real Estate, Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Corporate and Commercial

Across residential, office and retail projects, Dan has handled legal and regulatory issues in purchase and sale, property finance, leasing and concession, property insurance, public/private construction, public works, property development and investment, mortgages and other collaterals, as well as recovery and security enforcement, joint ventures and leasing properties.

Practice Area:PPP, PFI and Concessions, Employment

Serban specialises in public procurement, concessions and other forms of PPP, especially in infrastructure (toll roads, rail, ports) and public utilities. He also co-ordinates the firm’s employment law practice group, advising on the full range of labour-related matters, including termination of employment and lay-offs, restructuring programs, collective bargaining agreements, etc.

Practice Area: Banking and Finance

Mihai heads the firm’s banking and finance practice group. He acts for local and international credit institutions financing projects in Romania, with a particular focus on renewable energy and natural resources. He also specialises in advising on restructuring of non-performing loans, trading of distressed assets and other pre-insolvency matters.

Practice Area: Litigation and Arbitration

As a pleading lawyer, Ionutţ has appeared before Romanian courts at all levels, domestic and international courts of arbitration in complex civil law, corporate and commercial, contentious-administrative, labour and fiscal disputes, complex bankruptcy and reorganisation proceedings, forced execution and debt recovery measures, as well as criminal law cases.

Practice Area: Litigation and Arbitration

Christina has built up a recognised business litigation practice combining a thorough understanding of the local judicial system with advocacy skills as a trusted legal adviser and pleading lawyer. She has argued and briefed complex civil and commercial cases, in matters concerning ownership, civil and commercial agreements, enforcement procedures, contractual and tort liability cases, corporate law disputes, unfair competition and insolvency matters.

Practice Area: Litigation and Arbitration

Ioana has successfully handled a large array of litigation cases involving areas such as civil, commercial (including challenges and claims against privatisation procedures), administrative (including tax and customs litigation), and labour law (including cases seeking to overturn decisions for disciplinary sanctions, payment of salary rights and collective bargaining agreements concluded at company level).

Practice Area: Capital Markets and Securities, Corporate and Commercial, Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation

Silvana works as part of the firm’s capital markets, as well as corporate/commercial, M&A/privatisation practice groups. Her clients include renowned multi-national companies, listed companies, investment firms, investment management companies and other top players on the market, including the main capital market authorities. She holds a L.L.M. in International Business Law.

Practice Area: Energy and Natural Resources, Corporate and Commercial, Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation

Irina specialises in energy law, with a focus on the electricity sector. She is experienced in dealing with privatisation projects in the electricity and gas sectors, regulatory matters, M&A and corporate issues. She also has technical knowledge and sector-specific experience in nuclear energy, advising on Romania’s largest investment in the field.

Practice Area: Corporate and Commercial, Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Banking and Finance, Electronic Communications and IT, Media and Advertising

Catalin has advised on many high-profile M&As and Romanian (post-) privatisations. He also specialises in banking and finance, where he has covered the full spectrum of banking regulatory legal issues and compliance, syndicated loans, project finance transactions, bank restructuring and privatisation. Furthermore, he is a skilled and resourceful lawyer in electronic communications/IT, as well as media and advertising.

Practice Area:Corporate and Commercial Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Energy and Natural Resources

His practice centres on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and commercial law, and he is also a gaming law specialist, a niche area of practice in Romania. Cristian has experience in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, agribusiness, FMCG and the financial sector, and has acted for some of the flagship companies in these fields.

Practice Area: PPP, PFI and Concessions, Electronic Communications and IT, Corporate and Commercial

Vlad has a wealth of practical experience in advising on the application and implementation of the various stages of procedures for awarding PPP and concession contracts. In addition, he has amassed considerable industry knowledge and expertise in advising on regulatory matters affecting the electronic communications and IT field, being one of the main co-ordinators of the firm’s projects in this area.

Practice Area: Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Corporate and Commercial, Real Estate

Dragos specialises in mergers, acquisitions and privatisation, as well as corporate and commercial law. He has advised on numerous joint ventures, assets and share sales and purchases, mergers, acquisitions, business transfers and reorganisations, as well as privatisation and concession projects. He also covers real estate development, investment, sale and purchase, real estate planning, commercial leasing and property management issues etc.

Practice Area:Banking and Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Corporate and Commercial

Gabriela has advised credit institutions, investment funds, and other international financial institutions, as well as borrowers, on a wide range of transactions, such as project finance and corporate finance in various industries. She has also been involved in mergers and acquisitions, privatisations, restructuring projects and the transfer of banking assets, including non-performing loan portfolios. She recently advised on the largest acquisition of a portfolio of secured non-performing corporate loans in the CEE region.

Practice Area: Litigation and Arbitration, Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Corporate and Commercial

Anca represents clients in arbitrations before important arbitral forums including ICSID, ICC, GAFTA and VIAC. She has experience managing claims arising out of privatizations, sale and purchase agreements, natural resource concessions, contracts with States and state-entities. Her practice also covers advising on various M&A projects, as well as on corporate and commercial law for clients active in mining, oil & gas, electric power, railroads, banking, financial services, retail, real estate and manufacturing industries.

Practice Area: Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisation, Corporate and Commercial

He has advised on private mergers and acquisitions, as well as privatisation projects involving major state-owned companies. He has structured and negotiated complex transaction documentation, such as shares sale and purchase agreements, business transfer agreements, joint-venture contracts, as well as side commercial agreements etc. He coordinated numerous M&A and corporate restructuring projects in the banking, oil and gas, mining fields, as well acquisition deals in the dynamic private pensions industry.

Practice Area: Tax

Alexandru is a Partner with Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii Tax S.R.L., an affiliate of Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii law firm. His experience focuses primarily on indirect taxation, having broad knowledge in tax planning and international efficiency structures, as well as in VAT and excise duty audits. His clients come from a variety of industries, mainly Energy, Finance and FMCG.