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‘The team I worked with, headed by Cornel Popa, were exceptional in attention to detail and coupled that with with excellent awareness and understanding of legal strengths and weaknesses of their client’s case. They ensured that the client’s case was well presented, both in writing and at the hearing.’

‘The team is very capable, friendly and diverse, it is a pleasure to work with them.’

‘Florentin Tuca is a star in the Romanian legal market — he is well connected and provides excellent guidance and reliable, on point legal analysis.  Levana Zigmund is a true legal scholar and a superior advocate. She is excellent.’

‘Cornel Popa: very experienced, calm, flexible.’

‘The firm is very well organized in specialized teams, which ensures a full coverage of the legal issues our business is facing. Even in the same dispute sometimes various aspects arise which involve very specialized knowledge, and they always had the perfect man to deal with the specific legal niche. They have excellent capabilities in international trade law, helping out with some disputes arising from complex international trade contracts. We were also impressed by their negotiation skills, helping us to reach satisfactory settlement in some cases before going to court. This saved time and costs and was much appreciated.’

‘Musat & Asociatii’s team is one of the largest and one of the best in the country, and they have an extensive experience in complex litigations and dispute resolution proceedings. I appreciate their in-depth knowledge of highly regulated sectors, including the pharma industry, which enables them to recommend winning litigation strategies and successful settlements that help the business in the long run.’

‘Gheorghe Buta has an extraordinary strategic mind, and once combined with the amount of legal knowledge he acquired, he is a legal force. He is the partner you want on a highly complex case. He goes into the nitty-gritty of the civil procedure, but he also keeps the wide vision over the dispute.’

‘Cosmin Libotean is an experienced litigator with excellent pleading skills before the courts. He is calm and collected in all circumstances irrespective of how aggressive the opponent is.’

‘Ramona Cirlig impressed us with her excellent knowledge of international trade law, by finding solutions where none seems to exist. She moves easily through various legal systems, civil law and common law, always considers the EU law impact, and provides clear and effective legal advice on cross-boundary disputes.’

‘Paul George Buta is a very talented litigator with a sharp mind and an in-depth knowledge of competition law. His drafting style and oratorical skills are absolutely impressive. In court hearings he constantly maintains the judges’ attention, which is difficult, and takes them through the story of the case.’

‘Angela Porumb is a very experienced litigator, with great advocacy skills and a solid knowledge of the Romanian procedural law. She has the ability to surprise our opponents with innovative procedural tactics.’

‘They are extremely clear when giving us legal advice. For us it is crucial as it let us take decisions considering all factors. Apart from that, NNDKP’s deep knowledge of Romanian law and the case law related to the local jurisdiction is also an asset we do appreciate.’

‘The team holds a very pragmatic view, based on an extensive expertise in a myriad of domains, encompassing also a very good understanding of technical complex matters. They are able to provide structured advice covering a variety of intertwined matters, making complicated aspects look simple and proposing the most appropriate approach form all perspectives.’

‘Excellent firm for local law advice and litigation.’

‘NNDKP lawyers have managed not only to provide our company with innovative legal solutions, but also to successfully implement our opinions and ideas in order to obtain good results in the issues we have been involved. The combination between internal sectorial approach with NNDKP´s legal knowledge is quite important. The process of implementing such synergies when it comes to take care of our legal issues in front of a judge is what makes NNDKP a different (and, therefore, innovative) law firm. Apart from that, in respect of billing, we do appreciate NNDKP transparency and detailed report of their job from the beginning of any issue.’

‘Radu Damaschin is a smart lawyer and a wise man, whose advice is always very appreciated. Other important member of this team is Cristiana Chelu-Prodescu, a prominent and bright lawyer who has been successful when giving legal advice in complex issues in Romanian jurisdiction.’

‘Emil Bivolaru has the ability to pin point exactly the implications and relevance of the legal matters in a business context. His pleadings are very convincing and well grounded, as his skills are both technically and strategically very strong. He is a great communicator, both during and outside the court sessions, which greatly enhances the success of a litigation.’ 

‘Marius Ezer has a firm grasp of the legal provisions and is therefore able to convincingly translate the business matters into a legal language.’

‘Sorina Olaru remains a key asset for NNDKP. Working with her and with Daniela (Ghervas) Savin gave us the comfort that we made the best choice when we selected this law firm.’

‘A very professional team with huge juridical knowledge and capacity for effort.  The team was very collaborative and explanatory in relation to the client, and introduced a very constructive approach in solving the dispute. Florian Nitu is a specialist and know all the aspects that are relevant and important to the cause. Also Alexandru Stan was very involved in the discussions and explained all the details necessary in the matter.’

‘A friendly team. Has the ability to understand the case and avoid getting in conflicts without trying all resources. The approach to the case was by logical and commercial thinking first.’

‘Stoica & Asociatii is stellar on litigation matters being the dispute resolution law firm in Romania. They are always innovative, finding new ways in resolving a matter even on cases when other lawyers will see this impossible. They also have an impressing experience in dealing with all kind of litigation matters and this makes them almost invincible. Stoica’s team knows the game and deliver exactly what is expected form them with efficiency.’

‘The firm’s dispute resolution team confirms its reputation as among the finest in the market. The team is highly efficient in delivering the end-result in effort-intensive projects and has strong international arbitration expertise. The lawyers are dedicated and focused on the client’s objectives.’

‘A team which is perfectly dimensioned – it has the perfect number of partners, seniors and juniors for the job and the right mix of experience. A good value for money and a good relation with the client. Much more available than other firms, much more billing friendly than others.’

‘Cosmin Vasile is my top-choice for international arbitration in Romania. His vast experience in the field is an extremely valuable resource for building an arbitration case with confidence. Most importantly, he is easy to work with and ready to define a strategy for the case in line with the client’s wider commercial objectives.’

‘Monica Strimbei is a young partner, very ambitious, very thorough with very good results.’

‘Violeta Saranciuc – always trying to find solutions in customer’s interest giving prompt reports and in-depth analysis of the case.’

‘Deep legal analysis, dedicated, focus on obtaining good results, good understanding of the business impact of the matters analyzed and appropriate adaptation of the legal opinion to respond to business needs and minimize any negative impact.’

‘They have a solid, senior multidisciplinary team. They have a lot of experience in fighting public authorities.  They have very good professionals who work well together, as well as with other departments that need to be involved and promote pragmatic approaches. Are not afraid of late hours and interventions in weekends if needed. Attentive to detail. The core senior team of relevance for this area with whom we have interacted includes partners Viorel Dinu and Lucian Bondoc and Managing Counsel Ioana Katona.’

‘Bondoc si Asociatii SCA’s dispute resolution team has experience, understands the client well and has a simple and efficient way of working with the client. In terms of billing and collaboration they are one of the best in the sense that the client receives a high quality expertise at a reasonable cost and this is very important for internal Legal departments during budget constraints times. Lucian Bondoc is a pluri-disciplinary lawyer who coordinates the activity of the law firm in an efficient manner.’

‘A very well-established firm.’

‘They are very proactive in their approach and it is a pleasure to work with the CMS team.’

‘Outstanding lawyers with a lot of litigation experience and a profound knowledge of the Romanian legal system. Very good responsiveness, capable of delivering on (very) short notice.’

‘Horia Draghici and Andrei Cristescu are both very skilled lawyers and are both very experienced in representing clients in front of Romanian courts. Solutions are well-founded and practical.’

‘Cristina Popescu is an extremely meticulous attorney. Her memorandums are always detailed, yet concise. Tatiana Casapciuc is a young and talented associate. She is a rising star in Romania.’

‘My experience with DLA Piper is excellent. Because our company has very complex legal issues and ongoing litigations overseas, it is crucial that we hire an international law firm with global connections. DLA Piper is a very experienced, diversified team that puts a focus on customer needs. Everyone at DLA Piper is very dedicated and provided a very client-oriented service, allowing us to receive quick responses and straightforward outcomes. They also provide regular updates on the state of matters. Carina Vermesan and Radu Balas provide us a quick response and provide our case all the time and attention in order to meet our needs that is needed to be successful.’

‘Very professional, very prompt answers, very smart solutions and strong theoretical knowledge. The regular newsletter is well structured, concise, timely and online. Easy to access. The invoicing process is smooth and accurate.’

‘The local DLA Piper team is stellar on legal matters specific to pharmaceutical industry, starting from competition & regulatory law up to tax law.’

‘We have a long standing collaboration with DLA and they are always reinventing themselves in order to be able to deliver outstanding services. This has been again demonstrated during these exceptional times generated by the worldwide pandemic situation, where they were able to continue delivering their services in all our pending legal cases.’

‘Always available and provided constructive solutions. The team is full of energy and with good spirit. Adrian Cristea is a great lawyer to work with. He is calm and has very good listening and public speaking skills.’

‘The dispute resolution team is very diligent, detail-oriented, client-focused and professional. In every instance, their advice is on point,helpful and timely and provides significant value to projects. They have a very good understanding of the needs and interests of their clients and are able to put in place the best court strategies to sustain such needs. The team has an amazing ability to also adapt to any changes that are inherent to the dispute resolution area without compromising the principle of best defending and affirming their clients’ rights and interests, which stands at the core of their work. ‘

‘Liliana Dranca and Catalin Alexandru had a great approach and orientation to client needs. They responded in due time and in a comprehensive and professional way, offering solutions, and had a proactive approach towards business needs.’

‘What I most admire about Filip & Company, besides the high quality of legal services delivered, is the openness and availability to discuss with their clients. We are not a big client from budget perspective but we get the same time and attention like the big ones.’

‘Very experienced and structured team, with client friendly approach and advice. They use cutting edge technology (software) and offer alternative and flexible billing arrangements.’

‘Strong team, knowledge of the local situation and specifics. Remus Codreanu is an excellent lawyer, very good in client relationships, and a reliable partner.’

‘Very good capabilities in dispute resolution, well-prepared lawyers and very good representation.’

‘Very solid team, with many senior lawyers who are perfectly capable to coordinate complex cases. Sebastian Gutiu is a fantastic leader. He is very practical and focused in his approach, willing to explore out of the box solutions in order to achieve results.’

‘Professional, efficient and solutions oriented. Their communication ability and openness differentiate them from other lawyers I have worked with. A good focus on using new technology and solutions to get the work done. Excellent collaboration with the experts.’

‘Miruna Suciu and Dan Ciobanu – great client service, great communication skills and ability to find the right solution.’

‘We are extremely satisfied with Wolf Theiss’ dispute resolution practice. They are dedicated to client relationships, the lawyers will always make you feel valued and in safe hands, the communication with them being persistently clear and to the point, without any unnecessarily long statements or missing information. The advice we received was tailor-made which always took our individual and specific needs into account. Another key competence of the dispute resolution team is their sector-specific knowledge.’

‘Partner Ligia Cecilia Popescu and Counsel Andreea Zvac have a vast experience and are dedicated to provide valuable results to the client. They are extremely professional and experience in matters like commercial disputes and arbitration. Andreea Zvac is our main point of contact and she is extremely quick in grasping the essential points of any given matter and never loses sight of details.’

‘A very solid team of talented and well-trained lawyers with the local knowledge essential for sensibly managing litigation in Romania but also very user-friendly for US clients, especially as the office is headed by a US lawyer who has lived and Romania for decades.’

‘Ligia Popescu is superb – knowledgeable on arbitration, excellent on strategy.’

‘Bryan Jardine – Dual-qualified US and Romanian lawyer (from Los Angeles) who leads the office and is a valuable resource in translating local issues for easy understanding by a US client.’

‘The boutique law firm has vast experience in dispute resolution with numerous successes. They always try to adapt to the client’s needs in order to obtain the results. Negotiations in disputes are very balanced towards the client and the one in dispute, trying to build bridges and avoid any further litigations. The services offered are transparent with no surprises in further billing compared to what was agreed. Since they are a boutique law firm they are flexible in adapting. BRH Law are innovative in creating solutions for their clients.’

‘Madalina Berechet is an astonishing lawyer who has vast experience in litigation of different civil practices, ranging from employment to real estate. She is very detailed in her work and thus always gives excellent results.’

‘Valentin Hirit is a reliable advocate, a very thorough professional, with extensive experience in the litigation area, doubled by a sound knowledge in the corporate area (also based on this background of lawyer, most useful is an array of litigation cases).’

‘The team is always available and responsive. They have business mindset and their advice is focusing on the solutions. Peter Buzescu and Alex Cretu are excellent lawyers, easy to work with them. They provide us the service we need and deliver it on time.’

‘We have been collaborating with D&B for many years within a sensitive and complex case;  have a relationship based on trust, given the quality of legal opinions, the promptness of their submission, and considering our needs as clients. ’

‘The capability of the team to handle difficult and complex litigations puts them to the top of practitioners in the dispute resolution area. They hold impressive skills in managing tax, competition, and administrative proceedings. ’

‘I totally recommend Sorin David and Ovidiu Bold as very professional, rigorous, innovative lawyers.’

‘Sorin David is a really prestigious professional who can be trusted with the most sensitive competition cases, as he holds great experience and extensive knowledge in competition matters. Dan Dascalu is widely known for managing tax and administrative disputes on the highest possible standard, combining a very strong know how with the eloquence of a brilliant barrister.’

‘Very good team, quite stable, with very good knowledge and experience. Bruno Leroy is one of the most experienced business lawyer in the Romanian market with excellent knowledge about business in Romania.’

‘The great professionalism of VASS Lawyers is worth being given as an example to many others. We have never been disappointed by the legal services provided by the team. They always present us the reality as it is, without giving us false hopes on our success chances in the courts of law. VASS Lawyers functions as an honorable institution in a random Romanian justice system in which the lack of predictability and consistency reigns upon us. Because they have always been by our side and have never disappointed us, we are truly grateful to VASS Lawyers.’

‘Iulia Vass and her team are outstanding lawyers, trustworthy, dedicated and extremely passionate about their work. Their talent, attention to details and knowledge of laws are unsurpassed. They are all a delight to work with and I was very fortunate to have them on my side.’

‘Iulia Vass, Alexandra Mititelu and Bianca Bello are great litigation lawyers and I trust them 100%. Their business insight and strategic advice helped us avoid costly disputes with Google and other business partners.’

‘The firm has an outstanding, experienced litigation team with a remarkable ability to handle complex litigation matters due to their rigorous approach and resourcefulness. The lawyers are talented litigators with exquisite knowledge and an excellent understanding of their client’

‘Daniela David is a brilliant litigator demonstrating, at the same time, an outstanding substantial experience. She is a problem solver and an excellent strategist with a deep understanding of the business matters. Laura Irizea is a very talented and convincing lawyer with wonderful drafting skills displaying in writing the same persuasive approach as she has rhetorically. ’

‘The entire team is focused on the clients business. They truly understand our business and our problems and gave us the perfect legal options. Due to today’

‘Vernon David is a professional practice; they treat everyone with focus and dedication. They can present and foresee specific situations and are transparent every step on the way. Strong management and core values they stand their ground when things are challenging. ’

‘Laura Irizea and Irina Parvulescu are simply the best. When you trust your lawyers and you know they will give their best regardless of how difficult and time consuming the task is, it is the best feeling a client can have. We are in this together and we are stronger and sharper that way.

‘They did an outstanding and wonderful job. I cannot speak highly enough about their work, knowledge and, of course, their success. ’

‘The Vernon David team has been incredibly successful this year with regards to litigation. Their level of professionalism is very high and their work on complex matters (environmental, property claims, taxes, labour and green certificates) is superb. They make it look easy, but it’s not.’

‘We work mainly with Daniela David. She is an outstanding litigator and leads an excellent team. Irina Parvulescu works on corporate/environmental matters and is excellent. Laura Irizea is their labour litigation expert and is also excellent. Both Irina and Laura deserve recognition and praise. Simple put: they win. ’

‘When it comes to dispute resolution, I consider essential the capability to keep things simple and clear. This is what the team at bpv Grigorescu Stefanica does very well. They never enter into too many details, which might create confusion. This is, I believe, the key to success in case of a dispute: knowing to emphasize the important aspects, while keeping it simple. They are always keen in using technology and this was noticed especially during the pandemic lock-down, when technology was the main factor that kept us operational.’

‘Alexandru Rusu understood the importance to prioritise our position (as a client) to protect our commercial interest. This is a quality that is mostly appreciated.’

‘Cezara Constantinescu has the ability to extract the most relevant information, which proves to be decisive in winning a complex case.’

‘Working with the lawyers from Ionescu & Sava is very conformable, considering that they understand our business so well, which always is a good thing, especially when you deal with all sorts of claims from providers or lessees. In addition, they are extremely experienced in their field, always up to date will all legal changes, which, especially this year, turned out to be vital.’

‘The people we have worked closely with are Traian Pasca, senior associate, and Alina Neagu, senior partner. Both have considerable experience in providing advice on a full range of dispute issues and are very knowledgeable litigators. Alina is very involved in all the legal disputes and coordinates from up close the activity of her team, while Traian always provides practical advice and good solutions on time-sensitive matters.’

‘The lawyers of Ionescu and Sava are very good litigators, characterized by strong legal knowledge, excellent at drafting pleadings and motions to be filed with the court. Likewise, the team of Ionescu and Sava brings a high level of involvement and understanding to each project they are part of, and seriously and professionally manages every legal case they have and provide legal assistance at a high level. ’

‘Regarding dispute resolution, we usually work with Alina Neagu. Alina is a sharp minded lawyer, oriented to the client’s business and careful with all details of a court case, who always provides us founded solutions to our needs.

‘Alina Nica has excellent leadership capabilities, a vast experience in several areas of law as well as great understanding of the legal needs of our business. During the last three years, our main contact has been Traian Pasca and Mihai Rad, who have been very prompt with all our requests, kept us permanently informed and had very good results in litigation.

‘Alina Nica is a lawyer very well prepared in matters related to disputes and provided us, within the agreed conditions and deadlines, professional and grounded legal services. We appreciate that her approach is also business-oriented and not limited to legal aspects, understanding the challenges of the industry we are acting in. Also, we have worked closely with Traian Pasca, a senior associate who is a very responsive, diligent and well-prepared lawyer, keen to obtain for his clients the best results. ’

‘They are unique in the prompt way in which they act and by the values ​​on the basis of which they carry out their activity. It is indeed a team that demonstrates integrity and courage, offering excellent services.’

‘Vlad Peligrad is the best dispute resolution professional on the local market. He has great expertise and his approach to any issue a client may have is unrivaled.’

‘Exceptionally well experienced and open minded lawyers, which enables them to have quick and valuable legal input even on very short notice. Excellent knowledge of the legislation and of the similar case-law.’

‘It is a multidisciplinary team, very passionate, with a professional approach of an subject that it is split on different area of competencies and the result is spectacular, an exhaustive analysis that give to the client the answers even to unforeseeable questions.’

‘Very experienced in litigation field, with an out of the box approach.’

‘Mihnea Galgoțiu-Săraru is sharp, responds and delivers swiftly and has very good technical skills.’

‘The team has very good experience in litigation, treating it with responsibility and professionalism.’

‘The multilingual and internationally experienced lawyers are a great help, because besides a profound knowledge of Romanian law, they are also familiar with the German legal system and thus know our expectations and can explain any differences that unfortunately exist. Of course, this also helps us, together with the lawyers, to achieve the best possible results for our group.’

‘The team is outstanding in many disciplines. The representation is always excellent and the communication, detailed, transparent and understandable. The advice is in line with our interests.’

‘Barna Bölönyi represented our company in delicate matters related to both commercial and employment law. I was impressed by his practical-oriented approach. He offered effective solutions on both material and procedural aspects of the cases, which led to satisfactory court decisions for our company.’

‘Mihail Macovei and Christian Weident have been with us for years. They know us and our needs and of course the challenges and cases. Moreover, both speak and write perfect German, which makes working together much easier.’

‘Mihai Lanțoş gives excellent advice in our mother tongues. Super reassuring and transparent advice. Excellent tone and very polite and courteous as well as practice-oriented and interest-oriented advice.