Chief regional counsel EMEA and EMEA-based businesses | BD Switzerland Sarl
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Citi Switzerland / Legal Cluster Head, Citi Switzerland, Monaco & Liechtenstein | Citigroup
 Chief legal officer and corporate secretary | Kuehne + Nagel International
General counsel and chief compliance officer | Burckhardt Compression
Senior vie president, group general counsel and chief compliance officer and member of the executive committee | SGS Société Générale de Surveillance
Group general counsel and company secretary | Chain IQ GroupÂ
Director of legal and policy/General counsel | European Broadcasting Union
Chief legal, compliance and sustainability officer and executive board member | Swaroski International
Chief legal officer, company secretary, head of corporate affairs and member of the executive committee | Medmix Group
Chief legal and corporate affairs officer, member of the executive committee | Lonza Group
Group general counsel, compliance officer and company secretary | Sonova International
General counsel EMEA | Honeywell Products and Solutions Sarl
Vice president and general counsel, group commercial. | gategroup
Group general counsel, chief compliance officer and secretary of the board of directors | Rieter
Legal 500 returned to Bucharest to celebrate the launch of the GC Powerlist: Romania 2025, held in partnership with Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații. The event brought together leading in-house counsel from across the country for an evening recognising their work, leadership, and clear impact within their organisations.
The event opened with remarks from Stefan Damian, Deputy Managing Partner at Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații, who spoke about the ongoing development of the in-house legal role and its growing importance within companies.
This was followed by a keynote address from Gabriela Popescu, Corporate, External and Legal Affairs Lead for Central Europe and Interim General Manager at Microsoft, who spoke about the evolving role of the general counsel and the key factors that underpin a successful transition from a GC position to that of a general manager.
A reception followed, giving this year’s honourees the chance to connect with peers and exchange experiences.
We extend our thanks to Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații for supporting the recognition of Romania’s outstanding general counsel community, and congratulate all recognised general counsel on their achievements.