Kinstellar's notable presence across the CEE region includes an employment law offering that covers all bases, with the Bucharest office standing out as Romanian counsel of choice to a number of multinationals. Following the departure of Remus Codreanu in August 2025, the practice is now led by Rusandra Sandu, a transactions expert with substantial expertise in employment law, including coordination of TUPE proceedings, individual and collective dismissals, and collective labour agreements. Lidia Zărnescu is building a particularly strong practice in labour litigation, and Andrada Popescu is an additional employment-focused lawyer to note.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Great partnership and know-how, fast response, understanding of client needs.’
- ‘Fast responses, legal knowledge.’
- ‘Kinstellar, and in particular Lidia Zărnescu, were incredibly helpful concerning the recent closure of one of our facilities. They were very knowledgeable on all aspects of the employee relationship in Romania, provided reasoned advice, and were also strategic in their planning. We could not be happier with the legal advice provided.’
- ‘Lidia Zărnescu was highly responsive, which is very important to our business and the needs of our project. The work product was flawless.’
- ‘The Kinstellar team is able to deliver the required answers and solutions within a very short timeline and is always able to meet the business requirements. In my opinion the outcome is relevant for evaluating the performance of a law firm and the outcome is great.’
- ‘The collaboration with Lidia Zărnescu is really successful and I really appreciate the collaboration.'
Key clients
- Gameloft Romania and Gameloft SE
- BP2 Sp. z o.o., VSS SRO and IMPRO SRL
- MasterCard
- Temenos Romania
- Premier Research Germany Limited
- Quantios Management Services Limited
- Open Text Cooperatief
- Sphera UK Holdings Limited and Sphera UK Holdings Limited Londra Sucursala Bucureşti
- Canadian Nuclear Partners S.A.
- Bitpanda GmbH
- British American Tobacco UK Limited
- Harman International Romania SRL
Work highlights
Advising Gameloft Romania on two collective dismissals.
Advising the Romanian subsidiary of Temenos on a TUPE transfer, teleworking arrangements, employment terminations, internal investigations, collective bargaining agreements, employment tax issues and other day-to-day matters.
Advising the Romanian subsidiary of Open Text Cooperatief on internal regulation, GDPR, health and safety in the workplace, disciplinary procedures and day-to-day employment issues.
Practice head
Rusandra Sandu
Other key lawyers
Lidia Zărnescu; Andrada Popescu