White & Case Pachiu, the Romanian arm of White & Case, has announced that it will cease operations in Romania as of February 1, 2014, but announced an exclusive alliance with Bondoc & Associatii.
Going forward, White & Case will operate in Romania through an exclusive alliance with a firm led by current White & Case Pachiu co-Executive Partner, Lucian Bondoc. The current office's other Executive Partner, Delia Pachiu, has decided to take a career break, and will not be participating in the new arrangement.
Of the change, Bondoc said that "The Romanian partnership has achieved healthy growth in recent years and the new relationship with White & Case will support the continued development and growth of Bondoc & Asociatii while ensuring the ongoing delivery of the high quality legal services our clients expect.”
White & Case Executive Committee member Oliver Brettle insisted that the new arrangement "will have no effect on the services provided to clients in Romania, the wider CEE region, or elsewhere," and that the firm "remains strongly committed to its clients and on-the-ground presence across Central & Eastern Europe."
