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Cobzac & Partners Offices
Stefan cel Mare si Sfant Boulevard
141/1
Chisinau
MD-2004
Moldova
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Cobzac & Partners > The Legal 500 Rankings
Moldova > Leading firms Tier 2
Cobzac & Partners advises both local and international clients in the financial sector with ‘exceptional attention to detail and client service‘. The team’s broad expertise covers litigation and arbitration, insolvency, energy, and intellectual property rights. Practice head Daniel Cobzac is proficient in capital markets, M&A, and technology, while Ana Iovu heads the firm’s corporate and commercial department and specialises in FinTech. Elena Vintea is proficient in M&A and intellectual property.Practice head(s):
Daniel Cobzac; Ana Iovu; Elena Vintea
Testimonials
‘Cobzac & Partners distinguishes itself through its deep understanding of the retail industry and the unique challenges it presents. The team offers unparalleled expertise in navigating complex wholesale and consumer laws, setting them apart from other firms.’
‘The professionals at Cobzac & Partners are not just lawyers; they are business strategists who understand the retail landscape. Their approach is highly personalized, ensuring that each case is handled not just competently, but also with a deep understanding of our specific needs.’
‘What sets Cobzac & Partners apart is their comprehensive understanding of both the legal framework and the technical aspects of renewable energy projects. Their ability to anticipate challenges has been crucial for our project timelines.’
‘The collaboration and communication within the team members is good and smooth. The team is diverse and young.’
‘The individuals at Cobzac & Partners, particularly Daniel Cobzac, distinguish themselves through a deep understanding of both the legal landscape and their clients’ specific business needs. Their meticulous attention to details, commitment to client satisfaction, and ability to anticipate potential legal challenges are appreciated.’
‘Cobzac & Partners excel in insolvency law, showing remarkable efficiency in navigating complex court-appointed processes. Their team brings an innovative approach, integrating technology to facilitate quicker resolutions.’
‘The lawyers at Cobzac & Partners possess a deep understanding of our industry, making them stand out from competitors. Their attention to detail and ability to foresee legal issues before they arise have been particularly valuable.’
‘The individuals at Cobzac & Partners stand out for their exceptional expertise and commitment to client success. Partners like Mr. Cobzac himself go above and beyond to provide not just legal advice, but strategic counsel that impacts our business positively. Their hands-on approach and responsiveness set them apart from competitors.’
Key clients
European Union (through the European Commission)
Valul Traian LLC
Lactalis Alba JSC
Reinvest24
Voyage Prestige LLC
Avangard Mega LLC
SIA Beta Kapital
Astapenco Alexandr
Balkan Pharmaceuticals LLC
Avans Service LLC
Yad Vashem (the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre)
Agricos Tech LLC
The National Association of Tourism Legal Agents of Moldova
Sebo Credit LLC
Central Group LLC
Mikro Kapital Company LLC
Daybegin LLC
Ecofinance Technologies LLC
Axioma Factoring LLC
Jgr JSC
ICS Danube Logistics LLC
Iute Credit LLC
C.B. Moldova-Agroindbank JSC
C.B. Moldindconbank JSC
C.B. Eximbank JSC
Comalion LCA LLC
MyTravel LLC
Vetropack Chisinau JSC
C.B. Victoriabank JSC
AS Mintos Marketplace
Rodals LLC
Asconi LLC
47th Parallel LLC
ABC Gurmandis LLC
Maser Auto LLC
Aldeco-Prim LLC
Anvecomex LLC
Digricom LLC
Vivercon LLC
Chemix Grup LLC
Deco Flowers Prim LLC
SIA Fertco
Smack Commodities OÜ
Flormin-Com LLC
Calivas Agro LLC
Nova Nut LLC
Uropam LLC
Acorex LLC
Valdactual LLC
Ampelos Plus LLC
Proterra Grup LLC
Kazayak-Vin JSC
Suvorov-Vin LLC
Bluetech Energy LLC
Esmalda LLC
Senerex-S LLC
Marcello Consulting LLC
Work highlights
- Assisted “Reinvest24” OU, an Estonian real estate investment platform, in recovering outstanding loan amounts from a real estate developer, involving complex mortgage enforcement procedures on over 200 real estate assets.
- Advised Yad Vashem The World Holocaust Remembrance Center on the legalities and potential restrictions concerning the donation and removal of Holocaust memorabilia, both digital and original, in the Republic of Moldova.
- Represented LLC CHEMIX GRUPP in a successful complaint against the Center for Centralized Public Procurement in the Health Sector, leading to amendments in the award documentation for the purchase of disinfectants for 2023.
Cobzac & Partners > Firm Profile
Cobzac & Partners is a well-known law firm operating in Moldova. Since 2006 its lawyers have been providing top quality legal services for both international and local clients, designing solutions which factor in, to the best extent possible, future developments. The firm ranks on the top positions in the local legal market, recognized for its core practice areas: litigation and arbitration, corporate and commercial, M&A and restructuring and insolvency, enforcement. also, the firm has excellent practitioners and substantial experience in the fields of banking and finance, real estate and construction, employment, intellectual property, competition and antitrust, consumer protection, customs legislation.
The firm’s clients range from foreign developers and entrepreneurs in various key industries, investors, acquirers, trustees, leading banks, non-banking credit organizations or private individuals to state-owned companies and state authorities.
In addition, the firm provides first-class advice to support client’s business in all market conditions. Cobzac & Partners’ expertise consists not only in the solid banking, finance and capital markets knowledge displayed by us, but also, in the experience we have gained over time as a law firm and the best practices we have developed for the Moldovan jurisdiction. Cobzac & Partners has a broad experience in assisting local and foreign clients active in various sectors in structuring transactions and operations to meet the requirements of Moldovan and European Union competition legislation and in defending or obtaining clearance for their business conduct.
The firm’s lawyers provide counselling in the field of corporations, most frequently within the framework of establishment of corporations and associated corporate relations, counselling in the field of shareholder structures and agreements for local and foreign investors and strategic partners; mergers, divisions and squeeze-outs of local corporations.
The firm’s litigation and arbitration practice has a long track record of achievement in complex, high stakes, international disputes. Cobzac & Partners brings exceptional industry knowledge and provide leading edge advice. Because the firm’s lawyers are leaders in the local jurisdiction, Cobzac & Partners positioned to deliver both local insight and global perspective to meet our clients’ interests in many complex and difficult cases.
At the moment Cobzac & Partners has ten professionals specialized in various fields, who are among the best in what they do. Our team of lawyers includes a mix of highly experienced lawyers with in-depth knowledge of the Moldovan market and of the specific regulatory and business local environment.
We are advancement facilitators. When activating our resources and knowledge of law and business, our guiding principle is always what serves the client’s best interests. In everything we do our objective is to combine the highest professional standards with efficiency, reliability, understanding of the client’s needs, and empower clients to create, develop and safeguard thriving businesses. Considering the actual economic environment, which varies through increased competitiveness and different changes on the world’s map, we try to find the best personalized solution for each client, to offer high quality law services.
Areas of practice
Mergers and acquisitions/capital markets: Cobzac & Partners provides legal advisory on making acquisitions, merging, being acquired, or fending off takeovers, using a variety of transaction formats – leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, minority investments, covering issues related to bid and tender preparation and mergers and acquisition finance.
Banking and finance: the firm’s expertise consists not only in the solid banking, finance and capital markets knowledge displayed by the firm’s lawyers, but also in the experience they gained over time as a firm and the best practices they developed for the Moldovan jurisdiction. We are used to designing solutions which factor in, to the best extent possible, future developments. Cobzac & Partners advises investors and developers in a wide range of deals such as: acquisition and leveraged finance, asset based lending, asset finance, debt capital markets, Derivatives, Investment grade lending, Project and infrastructure finance, Real estate finance, Reserve based lending, Trade and export finance.
Commercial and corporate: The firm’s expertise covers all the legal needs of corporate upper management relating to corporate structuring and risk management. Years of experience combined with our solution-oriented and innovative attitude guarantee that you will get the best possible advice—reliably and with no delay. Cobzac & Partners provides counselling in the field of corporations, most frequently within the framework of establishment of corporations and associated corporate relations, counselling in the field of shareholder structures and agreements for local and foreign investors and strategic partners; mergers, divisions and squeeze-outs of local corporations. Legal services provided to companies are treated in a comprehensive way, including implementation of all corporate changes, contractual relationships, counselling in associated fields of administrative law, labour and competition law, securities law and other legal branches regarding day-to-day corporate operations.
Litigation and arbitration: The firm’s litigation and arbitration practice has a long track record of achievement in complex, high stakes, international disputes. The firm brings exceptional industry knowledge and provide leading edge advice. Cobzac & Partners regularly functions at the intersection of business and regulation, combining industry knowledge and a proven ability to guide you through courts and governmental bodies. Experienced trial and appellate lawyers litigate and win commercial disputes across all industries. Arbitration lawyers have in-depth knowledge of the distinct customs, rules, and procedures of tribunals. Litigation and arbitration practice of the firm has earned a reputation for providing remarkable services and delivering outstanding results.
Real estate: The firm is at the center of the real estate marketplace, advising a wide range of domestic and international clients in some of the most dynamic and complex transactions in the industry. From the purchase, sale, development and financing of office, hotel, retail, industrial and mixed-use properties, to joint ventures, commercial leasing and debt restructurings, our team represents owners, developers, funds, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other financial institutions in a broad array of commercial real estate transactions. The firm’s lawyers counsel commercial real estate companies on mergers and acquisitions, and we advise domestic and foreign individuals and companies on secured lending transactions, public and private securities offerings, project financings, bankruptcies and restructurings that contain significant real estate components.
Competition: Cobzac & Partners has the capacity to provide the entire range of tailored competition advice, through a creative and thorough approach: assistance in all phases of investigations: dawn raid assistance, post-dawn raid risk assessments and recommendations, preparation of defense strategies and statements of defense in response to the competition authority’s statements of objections, challenge in court of decisions; advice on commitments applications; structuring of transactions and commercial mechanisms in order to meet the requirements of Moldovan and EU competition legislation; merger clearance; competition audits and follow-up recommendations in consideration of the identified risks.
Insolvency and restructuring: Cobzac & Partners has years of experience handling the most demanding insolvency proceedings, which translates into a cost-effective and reliable service from start to finish. The firm represents a wide range of clients, including companies in need of financial restructuring, leading financial institutions, investors, acquirers, business partners, trustees, administrators and receivers in connection with the largest and most complex insolvencies and restructurings, as well as in connection with acquisitions of distressed companies, debtor-in-possession financings and exit financings, cross-border, out-of-court restructurings, multinational insolvencies and workouts, strategies for distressed investors to obtain control of troubled companies, rescue, debtor-in-possession and exit financings, pre-packaged and pre-arranged plans of restructuring.
PPP and public procurement: The firm’s team assists bidders as well as contracting authorities and financing institutions on all phases of procurement procedures and has a high success rate in procurement litigation cases in front of the administrative complaints body as well as in court.
Energy: mergers and acquisitions on the energy market, development of greenfield projects, construction and construction-related permits, engineering, procurement and construction agreements, operation and maintenance agreements, grid connection power agreements, power purchase agreements, including EFET, supply agreements, grant of subsidies process, project finance and regulatory.
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Nicoleta Budurin | Junior Associate | View Profile | |
Adriana Catan | Junior Associate | View Profile | |
Carolina Chebeş | Senior Associate | View Profile | |
Daniel Cobzac | Managing Partner | View Profile | |
Alina Gaja | Managing Associate | View Profile | |
Ana Iovu | Partner | View Profile | |
Cătălina Răileanu | Cătălina Răileanu joined the Cobzac & Partners team in 2023, bringing extensive knowledge… | View Profile | |
Elena Vintea | Senior Associate | View Profile |
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Cobzac & Partners
Cobzac & Partners is a well-known law firm operating in Moldova. We have been providing top quality legal services for both international and local clients, specializing in banking and finance, commercial law, debt recovery, insolvency, real estate law, dispute resolutions, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, project financing and restructuring, and others.
We represent a wide range of clients, including companies in need of financial restructuring, leading financial institutions, investors, acquirers, business partners, trustees, administrators and receivers in connection with the largest and most complex insolvencies and restructurings, as well as, in connection with acquisitions of distressed companies, debtor-in-possession financings and exit financings.
In addition, our team provides first-class advice to support client’s business in all market conditions. Our expertise consists not only in the solid banking, finance and capital markets knowledge displayed by us, but also, in the experience we have gained over time as a law firm and the best practices we have developed for the Moldovan jurisdiction. We are designing solutions which factor in, to the best extent possible, future developments.
We provide counselling in the field of corporations, most frequently within the framework of establishment of corporations and associated corporate relations, counselling in the field of shareholder structures and agreements for local and foreign investors and strategic partners; mergers, divisions and squeeze-outs of local corporations.
Our litigation and arbitration practice has a long track record of achievement in complex, high stakes, international disputes. We bring exceptional industry knowledge and provide leading edge advice. Because our lawyers are leaders in the local jurisdiction, we are positioned to deliver both local insight and global perspective to meet our clients’ interests in many complex and difficult cases.
We have a broad experience in assisting local and foreign clients active in various sectors in structuring transactions and operations to meet the requirements of Moldovan and European Union competition legislation and in defending or obtaining clearance for their business conduct.
At the moment our team is composed of 10 professionals specialized in various fields, who are among the best in what they do. Our team of lawyers includes a mix of highly experienced lawyers with in-depth knowledge of the Moldovan market and of the specific regulatory and business local environment. Our philosophy is to constantly increase the quality of services through building up a dynamic team of top lawyers. Our team have been overcoming regulatory hurdles and exceeding expectations for an exemplary foreign and local client base for years.
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