Clifford Chance Badea

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• Clifford Chance Badea’s commercial, corporate, and M&A practice stands out through its consistently high-quality legal advice and pragmatic, business-oriented approach. My cooperation with the team has always been very good: they are responsive, reliable, and transparent in all aspects, including billing. Their ability to coordinate complex matters efficiently, together with their clear communication and collaborative attitude, makes them a strong partner compared to other firms in the market. I also appreciate their openness to innovative working methods and their structured, client-friendly approach to project management.
• The team's commercial approach to legal advice in the specific context of their client's projects.
• The individuals I work with at Clifford Chance Badea truly stand out through their professionalism, availability, and strong commercial understanding. I have worked closely with Loredana Ralea, whose exceptional technical expertise, clarity in complex matters, and proactive attitude make her a standout advisor. At partner level, Nadia Badea brings a remarkable strategic overview and coordination capability. Both Loredana and Nadia distinguish themselves from competitors through their consistent commitment, practicality, and their balanced, client-focused approach.
• ‘Unparalleled expertise and experience in the Romanian market with cross-border M&A deals, being and acting as trusted advisor beyond being legal counsel, ability to translate legal risks into commercial impact, strong focus on managing the truly key legal and commercial issues in the documentation, superb negotiation skills, and acting as full part of the team at the client's side.'
• ‘Loredana Ralea is the most experienced M&A lawyer in the Romanian market, and I would always make sure she would be on our side and not at the other side of the table. Good negotiator, strong in strategic advice, able to translate legal risk to commercial impact, trusted advisor.’
• ‘What distinguishes Clifford Chance Badea from other firms is the unique mix of deep legal acumen with pragmatism and efficiency. The team is always showing true effectiveness, and we truly appreciate their top-level skills, such as: clear and strong communication, comprehensive and varied expertise that generates high trust, adaptability, strategical thinking, and goal alignment showed in every step of the projects in which we cooperated.’
• ‘Nadia Badea possesses excellent business acumen and a sharp insight into the various dynamics of each project. She is a true leader of the exceptional corporate and M&A team at Clifford Chance Badea, owning clarity and purpose over the cases, showing reliability and strong involvement during the transactions, as well as high impact on providing comprehensive advice in a timely manner.'
• ‘Loredana Ralea is very diligent, client focused and commercially-oriented.'

Key clients

• PPC
• Alpha Bank
• Certis Belchim
• Nala Renewables
• Nofar Energy
• Actis
• Renovatio
• Mondelez
• Travel Brands
• T2Y Capital

Work highlights

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Nadia Badea

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Loredana Ralea