Ana-Maria Baciu awarded Practitioner of the Year in Romania at the prestigious Managing IP EMEA 2024 Gala. SIMION & BACIU also scoops Romania Trademark Firm of the Year and Romania Copyright & Design Firm of the Year distinctions

SIMION & BACIU is the winner of the 2024 Romania Trademark Firm of the Year and Romania Copyright & Design Firm of the Year distinctions, awarded at the Managing IP EMEA Awards ceremony organized on April 11, in London. Also, the firm was a finalist for the Romania Patent Firm of the Year distinction. This marks the fourth consecutive year when the firm is included among the winners of the much-coveted awards dedicated to the international intellectual property community.

Highly reputable domestic and international law firms active in Romania have competed for a string of awards, as part of the new approach promoted by Managing IP that encompasses market feedback and developments. SIMION & BACIU is proud to have surpassed, in two out of the three award categories researched for Romania, exceptionally strong competition and to become the first intellectual property outfit to be awarded these tailored and nuanced awards designed for the domestic market.

At individual level, Ana-Maria Baciu, Managing Partner of the firm won the Practitioner of the Year in Romania award. Ana-Maria is the first Romanian lawyer awarded this distinction for the first time in 2023, subsequently reconfirmed by the 2024 edition of the programe. This recognition is given to professionals that are highly regarded in their respective jurisdictions for their activity in the intellectual property field. Ana-Maria has been singled out from a group of 11 professionals shortlisted for Romania.

The highly reputable awards programe run by Managing IP is one of the premier annual events for firms and professionals active in the intellectual property field worldwide.

Now in their 19th year, the awards are presented to firms, individuals, and companies “behind the most innovative and challenging IP work of the past year, as well as those driving the international IP market” and cover over 50 jurisdictions, worldwide. Being the winner of three out of four distinctions awarded for Romania represents a powerful independent acknowledgement of our firm’s strong position among the leading domestic firms and our team’s all-encompassing expertise across the full spectrum of the intellectual property practice area.


SIMION & BACIU boasts one of the most distinguished and highly regarded intellectual property practices active in Romania, making available to the business community the in-depth knowledge more commonly associated with boutique intellectual property firms, authentically coupled with the resources and expertise required for complex transactional work and disputes resolution representation.


Over the past year, our team members have continued to advice on prominent trademark, patent and copyright matters and ensured representation on highly sensitive dispute resolution cases for various international and national companies active in industries including retail, pharmaceuticals, technology, media, and advertising, gambling and entertainment, automotive, FMCG, tobacco, luxury goods and fashion.