Serban & Asociatii

The firm: Initially created as a law office in 1997 by George Serban, one of the pioneers and promoters of the business law craft in Romania, with then main focus on white collar crime, Șerban & Asociații combined ever since its establishment the know-how and expertise of its founder with the professional dedication of an enthusiastic team of more than twenty attorneys and off-counsels.

Today, Șerban & Asociații represents one of the major players in legal industry in Romania, accommodating top notch assistance and representation in criminal and civil cases, as well as consultancy in both of those main areas of law.

Areas of practice: Taking into consideration our expertise, Șerban & Asociații is considered a leading firm in the field of criminal law among the Romanian law firms.

Șerban & Asociații offers a comprehensive range of legal consultancy services and representation in front of all authorities in Romania, for Romanian and foreign companies and natural persons, where the emphasis is put mainly on criminal law.

Șerban & Asociații is aware of the utmost importance of professional secrecy, both for the client as well as for the legal profession in general. This is the reason for which all the activities performed are undertaken, especially in the criminal law field, on the basis of the highest confidentiality and responsibility principle.

Starting the 1st of July 2004, Șerban & Asociații is as a member of MSI Global Alliance (MSI), an international alliance of independent legal and accounting firms, with over 250 member firms in 100 countries (www.msiglobal.org).

In 2017, Șerban & Asociații was granted the award "White-collar law firm of the year" by the publication The Times/Legal Innovation.  Furthermore, the same publication granted Șerban & Asociații the same "White-collar law firm of the year" award for the second time in 2019.

Șerban & Asociații is a center of excellence in criminal law, being awarded TOP-TIER FIRM status in “White-collar crime” practice area in The Legal 500 EMEA since its inception.

Now, the law firm comprises a team of 15 attorneys that are specialised in a broad range of white-collar crimes, such as: fraud, embezzlement, copyright infringement, tax evasion, money laundering, forgery, corruption crimes, crimes against the financial interests of the EU, computer fraud, credit card fraud, smuggling, as well as corporate criminal liability resulting from violation of occupational health and safety regulations (e.g. explosions, labor safety crimes, environment pollution etc.), as well as crimes resulting from traffic collision: involuntary bodily harm, involuntary manslaughter etc.

The daily activities of the criminal law team within Șerban & Asociații are usually related, on one hand, to providing sound representation for clients before the courts and prosecutors’ offices, at all tier levels, including High Court of Cassation and Justice, National Anticorruption Directorate and Directorate for Combating Organised Criminality and Terorrism and, on the other hand, to providing top-notch consultancy services, as well as conducting compliance and prevention programs for various clients.