Biris Goran has advised Global Vision on its agreement with Globalworth to develop a EUR 35.5 million logistic project in the southeastern Romanian town of Chitila. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen advised Globalworth on the deal.

CEE Attorneys in Romania has advised EshopWedrop Group, the B2C service of Xpediator Plc., on signing a franchise agreement with TMM Express in Poland.

In February of this year CEE Legal Matters reported that Partner Octavian Popescu had left Musat & Asociatii to set up his own firm: Popescu & Asociatii. CEELM sat down with Popescu to learn more about his new firm and his plans for the future.

Bogdan Bunrau, Diana Ispas, and Raluca Voinescu have been promoted to partner at Bondoc si Asociatii.

While Romania awaits the EU parliamentary elections scheduled for May 2019 and the Presidential elections at the end of this year, Stratulat Albulescu’s Managing Partner Silviu Stratulat is not holding out much hope for significant changes in the country.

Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii has advised Dedeman on its EUR 120 million acquisition of "The Office" — an office complex in Cluj-Napoca, Romania — from NEPI Rockcastle and Mulberry Development. Reff & Associates advised the two sellers. Additionally, PeliFilip/Peli Partners acted as strategic adviser to one of the sellers, Mulberry, on the SPA.

Former Wolf Theiss Partner Adrian Ster has joined Romania's D&B David si Baias as Coordinating Partner of the Competition team, part of the firm's Competition and Regulatory Department, coordinated by Manuela Guia.

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen is supporting the Norofert Group, a Romanian producer of organic agricultural products, on its listing in the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange in Spring 2019.

Romania's Maravela | Asociatii has changed its name to MPR Partners | Maravela, Popescu & Roman.

The Romanian Ministry of Energy recently finalised the public debate of a document outlining a new mechanism for supporting low-carbon electricity generation, in the form of a Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme.

In The Corner Office we ask Senior and Managing Partners across Central and Eastern Europe about their unique roles and responsibilities. The question this time around: “What is the one skill, ability, or characteristic that fresh law school graduates in your country most commonly lack?”

Clifford Chance Badea has advised First Bank, owned by US-based investment fund J.C. Flowers & Co., on its acquisition of Bank Leumi Romania.

Dragne & Asociatii has successfully represented Partidul Libertate, Unitate si Solidaritate before Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice of Romania  in a dispute regarding the right to constitute electoral alliances.

Clifford Chance Badea has advised Alpha Bank Romania in relation to the first covered bond program established in Romania, for the amount of EUR 1 billion. RTPR Allen & Overy advised Barclays Bank PLC as arranger on the program, which comes three years after the Romanian covered bond law entered into force.

Suciu Popa has successfully represented Enel Green Power Romania in litigation based on what the firm describes as "the wrongful calculation and illegal enforcement of local taxes related to a wind farm and other related accessories."

Adina Calfa-Dudoiu, the former Legal Director at Rosia Montana Gold Corporation, has joined the E-INFRA Group in Romania as the new Group General Counsel.

Partners Francisc and Carmen Peli and several colleagues have split from Romania's PeliFilip law firm to create the Peli firm, with their former colleagues rebranding and operating as Filip and Company going forward.

Vernon David & Associates has advised Banca Transylvania SA on labor and employment law issues relating to the integration of Bancpost SA with Banca Transylvania.