Mr Iulian Popescu > Musat & Asociatii > Bucharest, Romania > Lawyer Profile
Musat & Asociatii Offices
43 AVIATORILOR BOULEVARD
1ST DISTRICT
011853 BUCHAREST
Romania
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Mr Iulian Popescu
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions / Privatisation; Telecom, IT & Media; Shipping, Aviation & Transport Law, Environment
Position
Deputy Managing Partner. Iulian Popescu specializes in all aspects of Corporate & Commercial work, and is well-known for bringing a business-oriented and strategic approach when advising clients on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, disposals, joint ventures, and negotiation of various commercial contracts. Iulian advises multinational and local leading players across a wide array of industries, with a particular focus on Energy, Environment, Telecom, IT & Media, Infrastructure, Shipping, Aviation & Transport.
Iulian’s innovative approach and wealth of experience in successfully executing some of the most sophisticated energy, TMT and infrastructure projects, many across multiple jurisdictions, make him a top choice for clients from these sectors, as he is able to draw on his practical and comprehensive expertise to advise on all aspects of their businesses. He is also particularly skilled in public acquisitions and PPPs, concession law and licensing/regulatory issues.
He regularly works with leading international and domestic telecom operators and media and technology companies on the full range of matters relating to IT law, interconnection and outsourcing agreements, online commerce, and data protection.
Iulian is also deeply knowledgeable of the Shipping, Aviation & Transport sectors, with particular focus on shipping and the admiralty, where he has extensive experience in dealing with contentious and non- contentious matters related to multi-jurisdictional disputes and transactions.
Career
- Deputy Managing Partner, Muşat & Asociaţii: 2018 to date;
- Partner, Muşat & Asociaţii: January 2012 to 2018;
- Managing Associate, Muşat & Asociaţii: 2009 – 2012;
- Senior Associate, Muşat & Asociaţii: 2004 – 2009
Languages
Romanian, English and French
Memberships
Romanian Bar Association (Admitted 2003) Union Internationale des Avocats Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb) Panel of Authorized Mediators, Mediation Council
Education
Postgraduate Diploma in EU Law, King’s College London LL.M in Maritime Law, Maritime University LL.M in Business Law, Ovidius University Law Degree, Romanian – American University
Lawyer Rankings
Romania > TMT
(Leading individuals)The telecom, IT and media team at Musat & Asociatii handles a range of technical and regulatory matters with cross-practice strength including practitioners working in corporate and M&A, energy and PPP. Communications, broadcasting, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and software development are all areas of expertise for the team, which is led by Iulian Popescu. Popescu has experiencing working with high-profile, international tech giants. Ana Maria Abrudan has notable expertise in compliance and regulatory issues in regard to data protection.
Romania > Energy and natural resources
The energy and natural resources team at Musat & Asociatii advises across the entire energy-related spectrum, including on energy trading, generation, distribution, transmission & supply licensing, alongside emissions trading and renewable energy matters. In the oil and gas sector, the team is experienced in upstream and downstream projects. The unit’s mining expertise includes both restructuring in the state-owned mining sector and new investments in the mining field. Iulian Popescu and Razvan Stoicescu co-lead the team. Andrei Ormenean is praised by clients for his ‘innovative approaches to legal challenges’.
Romania > PPP and procurement
(Leading individuals)Musat & Asociatii‘s infrastructure, PPP and public procurement team focuses on the development, acquisition and divestitures of large-scale projects, working with sponsors, lenders, project originators, development banks and multilateral agencies. Both private and state-sponsored infrastructure projects, with an emphasis on the transportation sector, are areas in which the team is particularly strong. Notable specialisms within the team also include military projects and social infrastructure projects. Angela Porumb is a key contact for project-related litigations. Practice group co-heads Iulian Popescu and Razvan Stoicescu have longstanding experience in the PPP and procurement sector.
Romania > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘prompt, dedicated and efficient‘ team at Musat & Asociatii is well regarded for handling a broad range of corporate matters, including large M&A deals, divestments, corporate governance, joint ventures and transfers of business. Gheorghe Musat is a highly respected practitioner, and Razvan Stoicescu is ‘highly professional and efficient‘. Iulian Popescu, IP expert Paul Buta and Monia Dobrescu, who focuses on finance transactions, are key lawyers in the practice. All named practitioners jointly head up the practice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Romania > PPP and procurement
- Leading individuals Romania > TMT
- Next Generation Partners Romania > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- PPP and procurement Romania
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Romania
- Energy and natural resources Romania
- TMT Romania