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Cristian Vlaicu Joins Stratulat Albulescu as Head of Banking and Finance

Cristian Vlaicu Joins Stratulat Albulescu as Head of Banking and Finance

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Cristian Vlaicu has joined Stratulat Albulescu as Head of Banking and Finance in Bucharest.

According to Stratulat Albulescu, Vlaicu, who joins as partner, has "more than 20 years of experience in the banking and finance field." According to the firm, "Cristian acts for both lenders and borrowers and, in recent years, has been involved in advising international banks and financial institutions on a number of ground-breaking transactions in the CEE region. He is particularly well known for his expertise in local and cross-border structured and complex finance transactions, sale of NPL portfolios, and regulatory issues, including matters related to banks’ sale procedures.”

Vlaicu holds a Master’s degree in law from the University of Bucharest. Prior to joining Stratulat Albulescu, he spent two years in-house with Alpha Bank Romania, a year with ING Bank, three years with Raiffeisen Bank, three years with Wolf Theiss, and almost five years with DLA Piper.

‘‘Stratulat Albulescu is an incredibly energetic firm which provides the perfect environment for growth,’’ said Vlaicu. “I am thrilled to become a member of such an excellent group of professionals. My goal is to blend my skills and experience with the industry knowledge and energy of the existing team members with a view to support the firms’ existing dynamics and grow the Banking & Finance Practice even further.”

“We are delighted to have Cristian join our team and take over the Banking & Finance practice,” commented Stratulat Albulescu Managing Partner Silviu Stratulat. “Cristian’s arrival will allow us to go to the next level, offering an improved and more extensive range of services to our clients. The timing is absolutely right as the need for financing and associated services will be higher in the context of the impact that COVID-19 is having on world economies."

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Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații is a full-service independent law firm, employing cross-disciplinary teams of lawyers, insolvency practitioners, tax consultants, IP counsellors, economists and staff members. It also operates a secondary law office in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), and has a ‘best-friend’ agreement with a leading law firm in the Republic of Moldova. In addition, thanks to the firm’s dedicated Foreign Desks, the team provides the full range of services to international investors seeking to gain a foothold or expand their existing operations in Romania. Since 2019, the firm and its tax arm are collaborating with Andersen Global in Romania.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii is providing legal services in every aspect of business, covering all major areas of practice: corporate and M&A; litigation and international arbitration; corporate tax; public procurement; TMT; employment; insurance; banking and finance; capital markets; competition; healthcare and pharmaceutical; energy and natural resources; environmental; intellectual property; real estate; regulatory legal services.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii is a First-Tier law firm in all international legal directories and a multiple award-winning law firm both locally and internationally. It received the CEE Deal of the Year Award (DOTY Awards 2021) and the Law Firm of the Year Award: Romania (IFLR Europe Awards 2021). 

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