The Legal 500

Within Banking, finance and capital markets, tier 4

Voicu & Filipescu SCA provides ‘an outstanding level of service’ and ‘very good response times’. It acted for the lenders on a $305m facility granted to a Romanian oil industry company and advised KBC Bank Belgium on the restructuring of a €21m loan granted to a real estate investor. Dumitru Rusu heads the team.

Within Corporate and M&A, Voicu & Filipescu SCA is a third tier firm,

Voicu & Filipescu SCA’s ‘responsive and client-oriented’ team acted for Campofrio on the share deal for the sale of two pig farms located in Tulcea and Constanta. It also advised AutoItalia. The ‘excellent’ Daniel Voicu and Mugur Filipescu head the team.

Within Dispute resolution, Voicu & Filipescu SCA is a third tier firm,

Voicu & Filipescu SCA represented Mediplus Exim in litigation against the Competition Council regarding the largest single fine ever imposed by the regulator. It is also advising Romelectro in proceedings before the CNSC and litigation in the Romanian courts. Insolvency expert Mariana Popa heads the team following Cristian Gavrila’s departure.

Within Energy and natural resources, Voicu & Filipescu SCA is a third tier firm,

Voicu & Filipescu SCA represented a Chinese-American private equity group in buying a $10m stake in a substantial wind farm. It also advised the lenders (Credit Suisse International, BCR and Erste Group Bank) regarding a series of term facilities granted to a Romanian oil sector company. Practice co-heads Daniel Costea and Marta Popa are ‘outstanding’.

Within IT, telecoms and media, Voicu & Filipescu SCA is a third tier firm,

Voicu & Filipescu SCA’s team has ‘excellent business acumen’. It is representing one of the largest cable telecoms companies in Romania in over 20 litigation cases against the Romanian Customer Protection Agency. Other clients include Dell Systems and Accenture. Marta Popa is recommended.

Within Legal market overview,

Historically, firms such as Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen, Musat & Asociatii and Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii have dominated the market, but these are now being challenged by firms including Peli Filip, Popovici Nitu & Asociatii, Voicu & Filipescu SCA, and Kinstellar, as well as Eversheds Lina & Guia, which is the result of recent tie-up between Eversheds LLP and Lina & Guia SCA. Other international firms such as CMS Cameron McKenna SCA, Clifford Chance Badea, Gide Loyrette Nouel, Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu SCA in association with Allen & Overy LLP and Salans are also a strong presence.

Within Public private partnership and procurement, Voicu & Filipescu SCA is a second tier firm,

Voicu & Filipescu SCA’s clients include the RNCMNRA for roads work and Romelectro and General Electric Medical Systems for various other PPP and procurement matters. Daniel Costea and Marta Popa are recommended.

Within Real estate, Voicu & Filipescu SCA is a third tier firm,

Voicu & Filipescu SCA shows ‘deep knowledge’ of real estate. It is advising Interprime Properties on the €34m acquisition of a plot of land in the centre of Bucharest. It also assisted the Romanian National Company for Motorways and National Roads Administration on the expropriation of land and buildings for the purpose of developing a city ring road. Roxana Negutu heads the team.