Perry V. Zizzi > Dentons > Bucharest, Romania > Lawyer Profile
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Perry V. Zizzi
Work Department
Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities and Corporate Finance
Position
Perry V. Zizzi is Managing Partner of the Bucharest office and head of the Corporate practice group in Romania. He has over a quarter century of experience advising on M&A in the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, the US and elsewhere. He has particular expertise advising private equity clients and he is recognized as a market leader in real estate M&A.
Career
Managing Partner – Dentons, Bucharest (2018-present); Partner – Dentons, Bucharest (2014-2018); Partner – Clifford Chance, Bucharest and Kyiv (2007-2014); Partner – Salans, Bucharest (2007); Counsel – Altheimer & Gray and Salans, Bucharest and Prague (2003-2007); Associate – Skadden, Arps, Paris (2000-2003); Associate – Debevoise & Plimpton, New York and London (1995-2000); Assistant to Assemblyman Ralph Eannace, Utica and Albany (1992); Volunteer – US Peace Corps, Republic of Palau (1989-1991)
Languages
English, Romanian, French, Italian, Spanish
Memberships
Admitted to the Bar, New York, 1995;
Registered foreign attorney at the Bar, Bucharest, 2004
Education
Columbia University School of Law, 1995, JD;
Georgetown University, 1989, AB, Government
Lawyer Rankings
Romania > Real estate and construction
(Leading partners)Dentons
‘ team is ‘distinguished by its involvement in some of the largest and most complex real estate transactions in the region‘, and has ‘deep expertise in financing, leasing, and development projects‘. The group regularly acts for clients in the residential, office, and agribusiness sectors. Key areas of instruction for the group include mixed-use projects, portfolio management work and regulatory and compliance issues. Practice head Bogdan Papandopol is ‘well-versed in real estate matters‘, and brings expertise in title insurance and real estate finance work. Perry Zizzi handles real estate M&A and leases.
Romania > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Dentons‘s Bucharest office is well regarded for its transactional strengths in the real estate, technology, and agribusiness sectors, and handles a range of cross-border work across other areas too. Among its stellar client list are a host of the key players in Romania’s burgeoning renewable energy space. Practice head Perry Zizzi is a three-decade veteran, particularly well-known for his work advising private equity clients and on real estate M&A. His team includes Cristian Popescu, an accomplished advisor on complex domestic and cross-border M&A, and capital markets practice head Loredana Chitu. Doru Postelnicu, Argentina Rafail, and Cristina Marcu are further names to note. The team saw the departure of Cristina Daianu in June 2024.
Romania > TMT
Dentons‘ TMT offering includes advising high-profile technology companies, media entities and venture capital funds on international work. The team works in tandem with the firm’s global office network to support clients in cybersecurity, outsourcing, tech M&A and audiovisual regulatory matters. Perry Zizzi heads the practice, and the ‘exceptional’ Andrei Vartires represents clients before the relevant Romanian regulatory authorities. Simona Moisa assists tech companies with GDPR compliance issues. Cristina Dăianu left the firm in June 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Romania > Real estate and construction
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Romania
- Real estate and construction Romania
- TMT Romania