Cristian Radu joins KPMG Legal – Toncescu și Asociații as Senior Managing Associate

The KPMG Legal – Toncescu și Asociații SPARL law firm continues to strengthen its capabilities with an important addition to its Litigation Practice – Cristian Radu has joined as a new Senior Managing Associate, starting from July 2023.

Cristian Radu is a highly experienced lawyer, with over thirteen years of experience and an impressive track record gained in an international environment assisting large multinational companies and investors to resolve disputes through litigation, arbitration, mediation and other dispute resolutions.

As well as acting for international and local clients in administrative litigation cases handling regulatory compliance, regulatory investigation and regulatory challenges, Cristian has also worked extensively on commercial litigation, public procurement litigation, restructuring and insolvency, fiscal law and criminal cases with a focus on white collar crime. He has particular expertise in the energy sector and has worked closely on complex cases involving challenges against energy specific legislation or against acts by the energy sector regulator.

Cristian’s other professional activity has included regularly participating as an arbitrator in civil and moot court competitions for European and Romanian law students’ organisations, organising training courses for clients as well as pro bono work for various NGOs.

As Laura Toncescu, Managing Partner KPMG Legal – Toncescu și Asociații comments: “I am very pleased to welcome Cristian to our team. His highly successful career will strengthen our capabilities in litigation and will support our aim to be the clear choice for our clients . Cristian’s addition is a further step in the expansion of our firm and its talents.”

Vlad Peligrad, head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in KPMG Legal – Toncescu si Asociatii comments: “I have known Cristian since he was a student and I have closely worked with him in the past. I am so glad that he has joined our team as he is a valuable litigator who will fit perfectly in our team, which currently handles more than 120 complex cases, justifying the addition of another senior lawyer”.

As Cristian comments: “I am much looking forward to developing my new role with KPMG Legal – Toncescu și Asociații and to serving the firm’s clients. One of the main aspects of this firm which attracted me was the broad range of services it can offer and the pool of expertise it can draw on from the wider firm. Being able to see the entire picture of a project, beyond the legal issues and working together with colleagues from Tax and Advisory to support clients with comprehensive integrated services in addition to what we provide as lawyers, were a major step forward for me.”