Romania

FIRM:

Muşat & Asociaţii’s name stands for the highest level of expertise and commitment in assisting clients in business matters. For over 17 years, Muşat & Asociaţii has acted for banks and other financial institutions, international businesses, venture capital funds, major Romanian public and private companies and government agencies. We pride ourselves to have been working for many major US and EU corporations, investing or doing business in Romania, most of which are listed in Fortune 500. We are highly reputed for our business approach to transactions and for understanding our clients’ commercial goals. We do this by primarily focusing on constantly developing value-added, tailor-made legal services, aimed at enabling our clients’ business progress in a legally sound environment.

“Muşat & Asociaţii gained an indisputable reputation of sound professional expertise, in-depth knowledge and efficiency by working with representative clients in every kind of business transactions.” We take pride in our high-profile portfolio of clients, including international and national privately and publicly owned companies, operating in the main areas of business and industry, government authorities and agencies, major banks, financial institutions and investment funds. We are dedicated to taking our clients towards their commercial goals by providing innovative legal advice, customized for the clients’ immediate and long term needs. In our daily work we are guided by our commitment to keep clients properly informed and fully abreast with their legal options to enable them to take the soundest business decisions. We understand that our clients are not only looking for theoretical reviews, but want practical advice that will bring value to their businesses. That is why we deliver practical solutions meant to solve our clients’ issues in a timely manner, offering our clients valuable alternatives to their legal and business problems.

M&A takes pride in the size of the firm, having over 85 lawyers, all admitted, and a number of 40 fee-earners, and, more importantly, in the high quality of the work, business approach and the wide range of services offered to clients. Musat & Asociatii is divided into several practice groups including Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions/Privatisation, Banking & Finance, Energy & Natural Resources, Communications, Media & IT, Competition, Intellectual Property, Property & Construction, Aviation & Aerospace, Shipping & Transport, Insurance, Employment & Pensions, Capital Markets & Securities, Taxation and Litigation & Arbitration. By putting together flexible teams of experts, the Firm is able to provide services in complex transactions such as privatisation, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, banking and project finance, as well as in complex litigation matters.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Corporate & Commercial
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Privatisation
• Banking & Finance
• Energy
• Natural Resources
• Public Private Partnerships & Concession Law
• Telecom, IT & Media
• Competition
• Intellectual Property
• Real Estate & Construction
• Shipping, Aviation & Transport
• Insurance
• Labour & Employee Benefits
• Capital Markets & Securities
• Taxation
• Litigation & Arbitration
• Regulatory Legal Services
• Technical Assistance Programs
• Environment Law