Former Oglinda & Partners lawyers Eugen Sarbu, Mihai Ionescu-Balea, and Tasiana Timofticiuc have established Sarbu Partners in Bucharest.

Romanian lawyer Adina Jach was promoted to Head of Legal and Compliance at Reverse Logistics Group in Germany.

CMS has advised the Romanian Commodities Exchange on its acquisition of a 75% stake in the Bulgarian Energy Trading Platform.

Dutescu & Partners has represented Leonhard Weiss Group in a court case against the public contracting authority in Romania.

Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii has advised Banque Banorient France Romania Branch on the financing provided to Solida Capital for the acquisition of the Victoria Center office building on Calea Victoriei in Bucharest. Kinstellar advised Solida Capital.

Ijdelea & Associates has advised The Carlyle Group on the sale of its ownership share in Mazarine Energy to Edward van Kersbergen. Suciu Partners advised the buyers.

Stratulat Albulescu has elevated Manuela Iurascu and Raluca Gabor to Partner as part of the firm's latest promotion round.

Addleshaw Goddard’s infrastructure and energy practice has been active across Central and Eastern Europe, with projects spanning battery storage, energy investments and motorways in Poland, disputes in Romania, and offshore wind development in Lithuania, according to Partner Marton Eorsi who highlights the growing necessity of private sector involvement in CEE, particularly in transport, energy transition, and urban mobility.

The target for renewable energy consumption in Europe is to reach at least 42.5 percent by 2030 for all sectors, under Directive (EU) 2023/2413 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Known as RED III, it encourages the conclusion of power purchase agreements (PPAs) by requiring member states to adopt various measures.

Kinstellar has advised Solida Capital on the acquisition of Victoria Center in Bucharest from Manova Partners. PeliPartners reportedly advised Manova Partners.

George Zlati, Adina Ionescu, and Simona Chiperi have established Zlati, Ionescu, Chiperi – ZIC Legal – in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Intellectual property rights (IPRs) such as trademarks, patents, and designs, help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to expand their business and stand out from competitors, protecting their creations and developments, and making it easier to grow through innovation and creativity.

Iablonschi & Asociatii has advised Cultivate Capital Partners Fund Cooperatief on the phased acquisition of a logistics complex in Stefanestii de Jos, Romania.

IPA Legal has advised RebelDot on a partnership with the Visa Cash App RB F1 team.

Stratulat Albulescu has advised Catalyst Romania Fund II on a EUR 2.3 million investment in Footprints AI, which also saw SeedBlink and other private investors participate. BPV Grigorescu Stefanica advised Footprints AI.

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen Partner Anca Diaconu talks about competition in Romania in 2025.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around we asked: If you have a formal partnership track, how do you handle lawyers on it who do NOT end up living up to the requirements to make a Partner?

We are living in very interesting times with spectacular innovations in technology. The law is hardly keeping up with all these changes. Companies and authors of intellectual property works are also challenged and need to adjust to the new evolving environment.