Practice Areas

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Commercial law. Corporate.

Our lawyers provide responsive, clear and strategic commercial and business advice. We focus on commercial solutions that protect clients against key risks and deliver the agreed outcome.

We can advise on a wide range of commercial matters, including:

  • General commercial and business advice
  • Sale and purchase of businesses and assets
  • Supply of goods and services - including terms and conditions of trade, franchising, supply and distributorship arrangements, reseller arrangements, contracting and outsourcing
  • Sale of commercial property and leasing
  • Corporate governance and compliance
  • Trade practices compliance
  • Insurance law advice
  • Drafting and negotiation of a wide range of contracts

We understand that drafting and negotiating a clear and comprehensive agreement, which follows the spirit and intention of all involved parties, but nevertheless protects our client’s rights and interests, is the key for a successful transaction. We combine a unique knowledge of both local and foreign jurisdictions, as well as a broad experience in international transactions.

We cover a wide range of agreements, such as sale-purchase, agency, distribution, escrow, representation, assignment etc., each one being tailored to the client’s individual needs, using the most appropriate legal wording in order to protect the client’s interest and to yield the maximum benefit from a business.

Debt collection and recovery

We strongly focus on debt collection and recovery, our firm providing legal assistance and representation in complex matters related thereto, as well as legal advice, consultation and opinions in this respect.

The debt collection/credit recovery cases where amicable negotiation failed are dealt with with firmness, by court actions and official bailiffs, in compliance with the relevant laws.

Due to our activity in this area we established and maintained contact with various bailiffs all around the country and we are therefore familiar with the legal provisions and/or customary practices related to enforcement proceedings.

Litigation and administrative procedures

We represent clients at all levels of the local judicial system, from the courts of first instance to the High Court of Justice, as well as in special proceedings in front of the Constitutional Court. Our experience covers the following:

Administrative Litigation

Assessment of the extent to which various documents comply with administrative law requirements; assessment of default of relevant bodies in their conduct towards the client, such as refusal to issue permits, authorizations, approvals, etc., delay in issuance, lack of answer; drafting and submitting judicial documents, assisting and representing clients in all procedural phases, including the preliminary challenge to the relevant administrative body (the so-called administrative recourse).

Bankruptcy

A team of insolvency practitioners can provide, upon request, liquidation and judicial administration services in case of voluntary or judicial liquidation. In this respect, we assist and represent clients, both creditors and debtors, in insolvency proceedings. On the other hand, we identify settlement opportunities and ensure the benefit of privileged or secured debts in case of threatened bankruptcy. Moreover, we provide restructuring strategies and contribute to the drafting of reorganization plans, advising on the legal feasibility of reorganization plans proposed by either debtors or creditors.

Taxation / Administrative Litigation

We are currently handling tax-based litigation at all levels and with regard to a full range of taxes, duties and contributions of any kind to the State or local budgets.

Corporate Disputes

Our Law Office provides consultancy with respect to the assessment of compliance of various corporate decisions and/or conduct of corporate collegial bodies or representatives, identifying the best courses of action. We assist in amicable settlements of disputes, advising and representing clients in all procedural phases related to corporate disputes or judicial settlements, including shareholders and securities litigation, cancellations of corporate resolutions, oppositions to corporate resolutions by corporate creditors and interested third parties. Furthermore, we assist in the application for cancellation of registrations made with the trade registry, the protection of majority or minority shareholders’ rights, etc.

Commercial Litigation

We assist and represent clients in all procedural phases, including required preliminary conciliation, in every industry and all areas of commercial interest, in matters stemming from commercial agreements, insurance agreements, lender liability and banking-related issues, acquisition-related issues, energy, construction industry liability, shipping (sale-purchase agreements, mortgages, liens, etc.), product liability, privatization procedures and privatization agreements, construction and real estate.

Enforcement procedures

We apply for tailored pre-judgment measures ensuring enforcement, and we assist and represent clients during enforcement procedures.

Real Estate Litigation

Our lawyers have extensive experience in dispute resolution and in managing complex trials involving disputes over rights in real property (ownership right, right of use, easements).

Taxation

Our firm provides legal consultancy (advice and opinions) on business operations and agreements, especially on the tax implications thereof. We also tackle incidental tax issues arising from transactions, representing clients in disputes and litigations before administrative authorities and judicial courts, and maintaining contact with tax authorities at all levels. Consequently, we offer legal assistance on the full range of taxes and tax related issues that may arise in transactions of any kind, restructuring and bankruptcies, value added tax and Romanian residency requirements. Moreover, we provide legal solutions to issues concerning personal income taxation, property tax and available incentives, income tax, Romanian residency requirements and tax obligations, withholding taxes and double tax treaties, tax litigation.

Criminal Litigation

Our lawyers advise clients (by legal opinions, assistance and representation) on various criminal procedures before investigation bodies or courts of justice (police, prosecutor offices, National Department against Corruption, DIICOT). We mainly focus on business criminal law (economic and commercial offences).