Overview
‘The level of service is superb’ at Turcan & Turcan, which remains Moldova’s leading law firm. Name partner Alexander Turcan is especially recommended for his ‘thoroughness and commitment to the client’. The firm’s ‘very high level of litigation services is comparable to what you can expect at top firms in more advanced markets in western Europe’. Recent highlights include advising the EBRD on the €5m co-financing of €13m project to acquire 90 trolleybuses for Chisinau. The firm also represented the private equity fund Horizon Capital on its $15m acquisition of a controlling interest in Bostavan Wineries Group. Octavian Cazac is also highly recommended.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal gets very strong client feedback, and its lawyers are praised for being ‘reactive, well informed, with a good knowledge of the market’. Marin Moraru and Alexandru Munteanu are also recommended for being ‘very professional and very aware of the corporate law in Moldova’. Recent highlights include advising Société Générale on a €24m co-financing to a group of Moldovan companies. Other clients include Ericsson and Unicredit Corporate Banking.
Headed by George Teodorescu, the Moldovan branch of the Romanian firm Vernon | David has made very good inroads into the market. The firm has acted on several major projects, including the development of a major fibre optic data network backbone for the entire country. The firm acts for an impressive range of international banks, blue-chip companies and law firms.
Buruiana & Partners’ name partner Mihail Buruiana has a very good reputation in the market, and his firm regularly represents domestic and international clients on their Moldovan interests. The firm has a good track record for transport and energy matters.
Victor Levintsa of Levintsa & Associates is recommended for corporate and IP advice.
Headed by Igor Popa, Popa & asociatii is a three-partner firm that advises on a full range of matters. Clients include Fincombank, Louis Berger SAS Paris and Sedico Pharmaceuticals.
Vladimir Iurkovski BIA in cooperation with Schoenherr opened its doors in 2009 and now has six lawyers. The firm works closely with its Austrian headquarters and corporate partner Markus Piuk. Recent highlights for the firm, which is headed by Vladimir Iurkovski, include advising OMV Petrom on the restructuring of its Moldovan subsidiary, Petrom Moldova.