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Musat & Asociatii Offices
43 AVIATORILOR BOULEVARD
1ST DISTRICT
011853 BUCHAREST
Romania
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Mr Mihai Popa
Work Department
Restructuring & Insolvency, Corporate & Commercial Law, Litigation & Arbitration, Employment
Position
Deputy Managing Partner. Mihai Popa has been advising clients for more than 15 years in all matters of reorganization and insolvency, as well as in all areas of labour law. Mihai is qualified both as a lawyer and as an insolvency practitioner and this allows him to take a more comprehensive, practical and forward looking approach when assisting our clients.
Insolvency advice coordinated by Mihai covers judicial and voluntary reorganization, pre-insolvency proceedings, bankruptcy and liquidation, asset recovery and/or negotiations with debtors and creditors.
Mihai also manages complex insolvency litigation, including recovery of receivables, cancellation of fraudulent acts, challenging the measures ordered by judicial receivers, in all industries, including energy, constructions, pharma, retail, and financial.
On labour matters, Mihai generally advises national and international clients in all industries, in both advisory and litigation mandates, including employees’ benefits, restructuring plans, voluntary retirement schemes, individual employment agreements, or employees’ transfer, collective bargaining agreements, collective negotiations and consultations, secondment, disciplinary and professional unfitness procedures, discrimination and harassment claims.
Career
- Deputy Managing Partner, Muşat & Asociaţii: 2020 – to date
- Partner, Muşat & Asociaţii: 2015 – 2020;
- Managing Associate, Muşat & Asociaţii: 2013 – 2015;
- Senior Associate, Muşat & Asociaţii: 2010 – 2013;
- Associate, Muşat & Asociaţii: 2005 – 2010
Languages
Romanian, English and French
Memberships
Romanian Bar Association
National Insolvency Practitioners Association
INSOL Europe
Education
Law degree, University of Bucharest
Lawyer Rankings
Romania > Employment
Musat & Asociatii‘s labour and employee benefits team handles the full range of employment matters, both contentious and non-contentious, and has specific experience in negotiating individual and collective agreements, M&A projects, outsourcing, executive immigration and redundancy programs. Its dedicated employment litigation offering makes the practice a popular choice for sensitive matters, including breach of confidentiality, harassment and bullying, and terminations –a speciality of Dragoș Lungu‘s. Deputy managing partner Mihai Popa heads the team, offering specialist expertise in the termination of individual employment agreements for top management and executive positions.
Romania > Restructuring and insolvency
Musat & Asociatii‘s restructuring and insolvency practice fields expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters. The team is sought after by international entities to act as Romanian counsel on multijurisdictional mandates, and is also widely recognised for its expertise in advising on a number of prominent, ongoing insolvency proceedings in Romania. Practice head Mihai Popa has an excellent reputation for handling insolvency litigation. Managing associates Diana Dobromir and Dana Buscu are singled out for their contributions.
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