NNDKP confirms, through its Dispute Resolution practice, that it is the first choice for companies seeking representation in cases worth hundreds of millions of euros, before courts and in arbitrations administered by leading international institutions | BizLawyer talks to Emil Bivolaru (Executive Partner) and Sorina Olaru (Partner) about the combination of strategy, technology and teams capable of taking complex disputes to a successful conclusion

For many years, the dispute resolution practice at Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) has stood on the front line of high-stakes disputes in Romania, supported by a strong, highly speci ...  

CMS | Romania adopts new law on payments of private pensions

On 5 January 2026, Romania’s newly passed Law 2/2026 on Payment of Private Pensions was published in the Official Gazette of Romania. This law, which will enter into force one year after its publica ...  

Kinstellar advises BIG Mega Renewable Energy on over EUR 100 million financing for the Văcăreni Wind Farm in Romania

Kinstellar has successfully assisted the leading renewable energy developer BIG Mega Renewable Energy on an approximately EUR 100 million project financing with a syndicate of lenders for the construc ...  

Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații welcomes three new partners in 2026

Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații is pleased to announce the promotion to Partner of Bianca Chiurtu, Ioana Cazacu and Ramona Pentilescu, effective as of 1 January 2026.  Bianca Chiurtu joins the ...  

Another spin-off in Romania’s legal market | Partner Cristian Popescu and his team of ten lawyers have left Dentons to launch a new firm: “It was a voluntary departure, and the senior lawyers we worked with became partners in the new entity.” Popescu Roman Radu Florea plans to expand its team and activity across several practice areas by year-end

Cristian Virgil Popescu, until recently a partner in Dentons’ Corporate group in Bucharest, has separated together with his entire team and, as of January, has established Popescu Roman Radu Florea ...  

ESSENTIAL VIDEO - INTERVIEWS | Horea Popescu, Managing Partner of CMS Romania and Head of CEE Corporate M&A: Since I’ve been coordinating M&A in CEE, this is the first time Romania ranks second in the region by number of deals after the first nine months. It’s been an interesting year for private equity, but strategic investors remain the backbone. All practice areas have been very busy, yet Banking & Finance - together with the Banking team - “wears the crown” this year, with mandates totaling €3 billion

CMS Romania heads into 2026 with an impeccable operating mechanism in which the team’s strength and disciplined execution make the difference in high-stakes matters.The engine practices - Banking & ...  

Dr. Cosmin Vasile, the only Romanian lawyer named by Lexology as a “Thought Leader” in both Arbitration and Commercial Litigation | What a leading Romanian practitioner says about the present and future of arbitration: the market demands efficient, predictable procedures; the EU should clarify the circulation of foreign arbitral awards; and third-party funding is rising on the agenda. Arbitration remains the deliberate choice for complex disputes, with measurable outcomes.

Lexology has recently included dr. Cosmin Vasile, Managing Partner of ZRVP, in its “Thought Leaders – Arbitration” category, a space reserved for practitioners whose ideas, professional standar ...  

MIRROR INTERVIEWS | On the “making of” a case file, in conversation with Gianina Găvanescu, Head of Legal & Compliance at CBRE Romania, and Ioana Gelepu, founder of Ioana Gelepu The Office Litigation & Enforcement

A case file that appeared almost overnight, with a dense and ramified factual architecture, difficult to grasp in a single glance, brought face to face two professions which, when they operate at thei ...  

RTPR’s Competition team blends experience with operational precision in a model recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers | BizLawyer in conversation with partners Valentin Berea and Roxana Ionescu about a working style built on consistency and rigour - delivering results that confirm the professionalism and scale of the practice

RTPR runs its Competition practice on a well-balanced mix of disputes and advisory work, with a growing workload driven by the Competition Council’s intensified activity.The team goes “into the fi ...  

ESSENTIAL INTERVIEWS | Dr. Cosmin Vasile, Managing Partner – ZRVP: In a legal market marked by numerous spin-offs, ZRVP stands out as the only major law firm born from a merger and later consolidated through a second merger

In a Romanian legal market that has been consistently marked over the past decade by numerous spin-offs - some highly visible, others more discreet - even from firms considered stable and well-establi ...  

EXCLUSIVE | Clifford Chance Badea lawyers coordinate from Bucharest global securitization transactions exceeding GBP 2.8 billion

In recent years, Clifford Chance Badea has strengthened its position within the global Clifford Chance network, with the Bucharest lawyers taking on coordination roles in complex and innovative cross- ...  

M&A market in 2025, as seen by ZRVP’s lawyers: steady volumes, diverse deal types, international buyers more active than local ones, and mounting compliance pressure; SPVs and earn-outs are no longer innovations but operational standards, while real-estate hybrids are showing up more often | Anca Danilescu (Senior Partner): “I’m not giving up my optimism and I don’t rule out sustained growth in deal volume and value, with megadeal potential in energy, IT, logistics and healthcare”

Law firm Zamfirescu Racoți Vasile & Partners (ZRVP) has built an M&A practice that banks on consistency, hands-on partner involvement, and an execution discipline radically oriented toward the client ...  

In a year defined by pragmatism, Mitel & Asociații keeps its M&A pace: a compact team, hands-on partner coordination, consistency and diligence on complex files, projects in industries with solid demand, and a working style focused on integration, timelines and balance between parties — the lawyers note that foreign-investment procedures demand patience but do not change the course of deals, in a market that remains active yet more attentive to detail

Mitel & Asociații is navigating 2025 with M&A as a strategic pillar, maintaining a steady tempo on both buy-side and sell-side mandates across diverse industries.The market rewards pragmatism: better ...  

NNDKP, a firm recognized by international directories as “one of the heavyweights on the market” in the local mergers and acquisitions segment, explains why strategic investors dominate the scene and which sectors emerge as this year’s surprises | A conversation with partners Gabriela Cacerea and Adriana Gaspar on the current architecture of M&A and today’s key challenges

Romania’s mergers and acquisitions market is shaping its trajectory on an upward curve, despite political, social, and economic uncertainties.While a few spectacular transactions set the statistical ...  

From the lecture hall to the boardroom: “Think Ahead! Practice at Filip & Company!” - the summer programme that offers students a multidisciplinary, paid experience with real projects, mentoring, and rigorous evaluation | A conversation with Cristina Tudoran (Partner) and Alexandra Țugui (HR Specialist) about how students interested in business law can gain authentic, hands-on experience inside a top firm

The “Think Ahead! Practice at Filip & Company!” programme brings law students into the heart of business law every summer through two consecutive six-week sessions.The internship is paid, based on ...