The Legal 500

Within Banking, finance and capital markets, Reff & Associates is a second tier firm,

Reff & Associates, which is the correspondent law firm of Deloitte in Romania, is recommended for its ability to provide ‘high-quality services’ and ‘business-oriented advice’. Headline work included advising Bank of Cyprus on a €40m loan to Nova Imobiliare for the development of the first and second phases of Bucharest’s Colosseum shopping centre. It also advised Westdeutsche Immobilienbank on amendments to loan and security documentation on the financing granted to a major developer, and represented a major Romanian company in securities litigation over minority shareholder rights. Practice head Andrei Burz-Pinzaru is ‘efficient and rigorous’, and Simina Mut provides ‘timely and well-documented advice’.

Within Corporate and M&A, Reff & Associates is a third tier firm,

Reff & Associates advised New Europe Property Investments on its €100m acquisition of Floreasca Business Park, and also represents Greiner Packaging, Aegis Group, Rompetrol, Avon Cosmetics and ITC Networks. Practice head Alexandru Reff is ‘pragmatic’ and gives ‘constructive advice’.

Within Real estate, Reff & Associates is a second tier firm,

Reff & Associates demonstrates ‘good market knowledge’. It advised New Europe Property Investments on various real estate matters including the €100m acquisition of Floreasca Business Park and advised Bank of Cyprus on a loan facility provided to Nova Imobiliare for the development of the first phase of the Colosseum shopping centre in Bucharest. Alexandru Reff is highly rated.