Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii > Bucharest, Romania > Firm Profile

‘Cătălin Băiculescu – our legal partner for many years, with a wide experience in understanding our needs.’

‘A reliable team, with essential knowledge across wide areas of expertise. At the same time, the team ensures valuable collaboration skills and is highly concentrated on accomplishing the client’s needs.’

‘The individuals we work with are concentrated on good results, they have important skills in the banking area and they adapt to the requested deadlines.’

‘The law firm covered local law pefectly, being well aware of all international requirements and advised on several issues the client wasn’t always aware of. There was a very pro-active approach.’

‘Cătălin Băiculescu was driving the acquisition process from the legal side actively and did not delegate to associates that much. He interacted very well with all other involved international law firms and the internal team.’

‘The banking and finance team is very well settled in the Romanian market and perfect for local deals. I have worked with the team on a refinancing project with a local bank and they were perfectly suited to manage the project directly with the bank’s representatives just based on the commercial instructions received from us.’

‘Gabriela Anton is a very knowledgeable lawyer and able to facilitate deals with her practical approach.’

‘A stellar team when it comes to corporate advice or assistance in relation to M&A. They are professional, highly experienced and have all the key capabilities to manage from the simplest matters to the most difficult or sensitive ones. To me, Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii is the best law firm in Romania.’

‘Stefan Damian is an excellent M&A practitioner with a solid corporate and commercial background, he is always available, prompt and a perfect project manager. His negotiation technique is also admirable. Stefan has an enormous drive to get the deal done unlike lawyers from other firms who are not necessarily deal makers.’

‘Cătălin Băiculescu is a go-to lawyer for transactional work or corporate and commercial assignments. He is confident, dependable and a pleasure to work with. Gabriel Zbarcea should also be mentioned here, as one of the most successful M&A lawyers in the country. Throughout his career, he has managed numerous deals, joint ventures, greenfield investments as well as privatisations. He is an excellent project manager, negotiator and has outstanding people skills. I strongly recommend Gabriel Zbarcea.’

‘Horia Ispas is a young lawyer, but very efficient and hardworking. Horia is the kind of lawyer who offers advice, guidance and direction to help clients run their day-to-day operations more efficiently and truly advance their business interests.’

‘Best and most reliable team for complex M&A transactions in Romania.’

‘Razvan Gheorghiu-Testa and Dragos Apostol are the lawyers whom you want to have by your side if you are doing a transaction in Romania. Razvan’s knowledge and expertise is outstanding.’

‘The TZA team is incredibly thorough, responsive, and clear. Our experience has been wonderful since day one; they truly wish to build a partnership with their clients and be an extension of their service locally.’

‘Cătălin Băiculescu is our main point of contact and his guidance and knowledge have been pivotal for our operations in Romania. He is willing to connect with us and brainstorm different compliant ways to provide the best possible service and solve any issues we face.’

‘It is great working with Mihaela Maxim. She is focused, immediately understands the state of facts (despite the sometimes very technical background), is creative in solutions and prompt with drafting, honest in her evaluations of the outcome.’

‘Dan Cristea is one of the finest litigators, very dedicated and committed to his profession. He possesses strong advocacy skills and is a force in court, very articulate and with an amazing rhetoric!’

‘My guardian angels during these 17 years were (and are) Ioana Hrisafi and Florentin Tuca with whom I have been working on day-to-day operations. In order to specify what makes them stand out, I would have to say: outstanding attention to details, creativity in finding optimum solutions, tremendous patience, outstanding resilience and combativeness under really difficult circumstances, openness to new ideas and suggestions. Not only that I do have the strong feeling I am in the best possible hands juridically, but I have been also given the feeling I am part of the Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii family.’

‘Top arbitration and litigation law firm in Romania, very approachable and flexible, open to out-of-the-box thinking and looking for not-standard solutions.’

‘Ioana Hrisafi had a very pragmatic approach in our collaboration. We always received her honest and transparent opinion, even though our winning chances were uncertain in most steps of the dispute. But she managed all these uncertainties in an exemplar way and won in all the important litigation steps for us.’

‘The firm has a very strong dispute resolution team covering all types of litigation and arbitration and with a track record of successful cases in front of Romanian and international courts. They have given outstanding service to us, offering practical and clear solutions rather than just highlighting legal problems. They are also very good strategists who develop sound arguments as part of a defence strategy. I believe this firm is well suited for large-scale matters. We are very pleased with their work for us in a complex arbitration case file.’

‘Robert Rosu is an excellent dispute resolution lawyer and widely respected for litigation, also diligent and astute. Cornel Popa is extraordinary for local and international arbitration, very determined and commercially oriented. He is very rigorous, always trying to anticipate the opposite side’s strategy so as to devise the most efficient defence.’

‘Ioana Gelepu is a truly commendable lawyer and an exceptional litigator. She knows the court processes inside out.’

‘The team working on employment matters is a very dynamic team, very collaborative, close to the client’s needs, always on time, open to different approaches, innovative, looking always for the best solutions.’

‘The lawyers are very open, responsive, highly profesional, fast reacting and always looking for solutions and new approaches.’

‘The team successfully marries in-depth understanding of the energy sector with knowledge of the applicable laws and regulations. Their expertise as regards oil and gas, mining, and nuclear issues is an added strength. The lawyers easily cover everything from contracts, licensing, asset and share deals, and joint ventures, to financing and disputes in these sectors.’

‘Sorin Vladescu is the key contact partner as regards energy: a very active lawyer and highly visible in the market. He is commercial and a safe pair of hands. Cornel Popa is dealing with oil and gas matters, giving well-structured advice. Cornel is an excellent practitioner who knows the law and has a great ability to properly apply it to the client’s business. Irina Moinescu is covering nuclear, among others, as well as electricity and renewables. She has an excellent understanding of the regulatory regime and the practical application. Lastly, Ciprian Dragomir is the go-to name in connection with mining projects.’

‘The team: qualified, experienced, commercially and technically proficient which comes as a significant competitive advantage, especially considering that the Romanian energy and natural resources market has its own particularities.’

‘Sorin Vladescu has devoted his entire legal career to advising clients from the energy sector, being among the most experienced and most active figures in this area. Cornel Popa is well known for his oil and gas expertise. Irina Moinescu has significant relevant expertise as regards various types of projects developed in the energy and natural resources market.’

‘In my view, Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii has one of the best energy teams in the market. Their offering is interdisciplinary, providing strategic advice on virtually all sorts of projects in the energy sector, as well as oil and gas. The lawyers in the team have a true understanding of the regulatory side and the technical side of project development and implementation. They communicate in a very clear and useful way and the advice is both legally sound and commercially practical.’

‘I work with Sorin Vladescu, a guru on power in Romania. He is pragmatic and knows how to get things done. His analysis of contractual positions and legal problems in very incisive. In addition, he is a very good negotiator.’

‘Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii is a highly experienced law firm advising on a range of transactional and regulatory matters in the energy sector. Their advice is to the point and well informed. They understand the risks and the commercial part and propose solutions to solve these issues. The firm provides excellent client service overall.’

‘Sorin Vladescu – huge business acumen, strategic thinking, he has an eye for all the details, has a wealth of experience and huge knowledge of the power sector, renewables, nuclear, oil and gas sectors. Also hands-on, practical and technically very strong.’

‘In-depth legal knowledge with regard to Romanian and EU competition law, the ability to grasp the intricacies of a rather niche market and use them in supporting the client’s case, hard work and almoust round the clock availability.’

‘Raluca Vasilache; bright, intelligent, combative, extensive legal knowledge, putting in an impressive number of woking hours, down to earth and able to always present things so that a layman could grasp them, and a realist with a refreshing sense of humour even in tough times.’

‘Very serious and professional team.’

‘Value added to solving the legal issues and very good advice.’

‘Very strong and reputed intellectual property practice, well known for the advice given in connection with the prosecution and enforcement of trade marks, patents and designs. Also strong as regards copyright and combating counterfeiting of goods. This is a diverse team with a diverse background, their lawyers regularly representing clients in a variety of IP disputes. In my view, the professionalism, the speed of service, the quality of service this team provides is just above and beyond.’

‘I strongly endorse Ciprian Dragomir. He is extremely diligent, responsive and enthusiastic and he has huge expertise in the IP field. Dana Blaer is also an excellent lawyer with significant IP knowledge. She was more than happy to put in some extra work to understand complicated topics and to provide us with solid recommendations as regards the next steps and related risks. ‘

‘Mihaela Maxim has the constructive and straightforward approach that we would always expect from our company’s legal advisers. She is efficient and always gives our cases her undivided attention. Litigation partner Ioana Hrisafi is another name on the list of highly recommended individuals. She is pragmatic and persuasive, putting forward rock solid arguments in our defence.’

‘The IP team is highly experienced and reliable, with broad experience as regards general IP advisory, but also IP-related litigation. They are successful in representing and advising clients as regards copyright infringement, anti-counterfeiting, trade mark and patent issues. In my opinion, Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii are the go-to firm for intellectual property matters.’

‘I would like to recommend Ciprian Dragomir and Dana Blaer for their IP expertise and also Ioana Hrisafi and Mihaela Maxim for their IP litigation skills. They are intelligent and tenacious, fast to act, well-prepared and solution driven.’

‘I very much appreciate in the Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii team that they are always available, provide quick feedback in case of crisis, with several lawyers (of different seniority, and different views on the matter) picking up the topics. This is of a nature to build clients’ confidence, that the best possible advice was provided, both from the legal expert’s point of view and the wider picture of business-oriented professionals.’

‘The advice is always well documented, with a practical approach, which makes it easier for the client to implement a certain measure/act in a specific way. I particularly appreciated Dana Blaer’s dedicated attitude, and Ciprian Dragomir’s direct involvement in the cases he supervises.’

‘The individuals I worked with were confident and well informed about their tasks.’

‘Unique approach to the client relationship with creates the feeling of having in fact a strong in-house legal department, so it is about that genuine feeling of being able to discuss a matter without having the feeling of working with an advisor, but rather with a member of your own team. The multi-disciplinary approach on matters makes also a big difference.’

‘Each lawyer is unique and apart from the fact they are great professionals, they are great human beings and I consider them like my own colleagues.’

‘Great and reliable support in both due diligence and transactional works.’

‘Oana Ureche is very precise and provides very reliable legal assessments of complex real estate situations.’

‘A professional team of lawyers, and each problem is analysed in detail. The efficiency is maximum.’

‘The analysis of every detail and teamwork was the key to success, and the atmosphere of professionalism and dedication is wonderful.’

‘I worked with Cătălin Băiculescu, who is an outstanding individual and legal counsel. He is easy to reach out to (via multiple channels), is very responsive, thoroughly professional and very knowledgeable. He knows Romanian commercial law very intricately and is always super clear in his guidance. I thoroughly enjoy working with him and truly appreciate his partnership and professionalism.’

‘The team has a wide understanding of the media market and a firm grasp of our business so they can offer practical legal advice linked to our commercial interests. Overall, these lawyers are responsive, commercial and have the expertise we need from our external advisers. Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii have always met our requirements and even frequently managed to exceed our expectations.’

‘Cătălin Băiculescu is a well-known figure and proficient on all matters raising from the media/audiovisual and entertainment sectors. Always on time and very efficient. I especially like that he provides very detailed advice, combined with an assertiveness that can only lead to a desirable outcome. I could say he is probably one of the best TMT lawyers in the country. He shows excellent judgment and knowledge of the applicable laws and regulations.’

‘The firm advises clients across the whole spectrum of IT matters. The entire team is knowledgeable and very competent as regards IT agreements, software and hardware licensing, outsourcing arrangements, regulatory issues, cloud computing, e-commerce, data privacy etc.’

‘Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii is a top-class firm and all work has been handled with great professionalism, attention to detail and has been of top quality. They demonstrate a strong sense of business coupled with profound experience in this sector.’

‘Cătălin Băiculescu carefully considers the interests of all parties involved and has a deep knowledge of the IT sector, while at the same time being extremely technical. He knows how the market works and how investors think. In addition, he always manages to deliver results despite the extremely tight deadlines we have in our business.’

‘Deep knowledge of the subject and expertise, excellent responsiveness and attention to clients needs, and great in hitting strict timelines.’

‘Sergiu Cretu is perfect in multitasking, hitting timelines and project management in addition to his strong expertise.’

‘If a criminal case includes fiscal, public procurement or others aspects, they have the power to provide a full service.’

‘Manuela Gorovniceanu is a very passionate lawyer. Good knowledge of European law.’