Transylvania's Paun Ciprian and Associates law firm has merged with Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen in Romania.
PCA was established in 2006. According to a NNDKP statement, "as of January 1, 2020, [the] PCA Law Office will become an integral part of the NNDKP Cluj-Napoca office; the clients of PCA will receive legal assistance under the NNDKP brand and the PCA collaborating attorneys will be integrated in the hierarchical and professional structures of NNDKP."
According to NNDKP, "the main objective of this merger is to create a strong local legal and tax advisory structure that responds to the evolution of the business market for the '2020 +' period. This merger also intends to consolidate at local level the Center for Excellency in Fiscal Disputes created by NNDKP that provides our clients with integrated legal assistance services from the stage of the first control carried out by the tax authorities up to the adjudication of the dispute."
“We took the decision to expand our presence in Cluj thanks to the continued development of the local business community and given the city’s long-term development strategy based on concrete direction," stated NNDKP Senior Partner and Co-Managing Partner Ion Nestor. "For example, the start-up sector in the field of technology where companies and authorities work in close cooperation to promote the city as the place where you want to be, where you want to invest, where you want to grow your business. We intend to be an active part of this project, and the addition of the PCA team makes us better equipped to achieve this objective. In addition, PCA’s business approach in Cluj will contribute to the growth at national level of the umbrella-concept proposed by NNDKP – the integrated approach of legal and tax services offered to our clients, under the 'Legal & Tax' brand."
The new NNDKP team in Cluj will consist of 20 lawyers and support staff and will be coordinated by Ciprian Paun and NNDKP Managing Associate Cristina Bidiga. The office will provide legal assistance and representation to the firm's clients in Romania's Cluj, Salaj, Satu-Mare, Maramures, Bistrita-Nasaud, Mures, and Alba counties.
