Clifford Chance
We've shaped important Romanian legislation, have created best market practices in many fields and have worked on ground-breaking domestic and international transactions. Our close-knit team knows the domestic and regional markets well and are used to implementing complex deals.
Local expertise and global reach
In 2006, we merged with a leading local firm to form Clifford Chance Badea and today a lean team of three partners and more than 30 lawyers work in our Bucharest office. We're the only leading international law firm with a fully integrated office in Romania and we take a one firm approach to our clients' needs with integrated multi-practice and multi-region teams working together to deliver the best possible results. We are well known for our domestic work as we are for our complex cross-border transactions and the reach and resources of our international network.
Strategic understanding of the local market
Our senior lawyers have worked together for over 20 years and this close-knit team has seen, and has often been involved in, many changes in Romania’s legal and business landscape. We have a strategic understanding of the local market having worked together on most complex and high-profile transactions and flagship projects, in the public and private space. We have also had an active contribution to the drafting and alignment to international standards of the Romanian legislation in key areas (such as covered bonds, global depository receipts or the structuring of PPP projects). Clients rely on this range and depth of experience when they turn to us for advice on demanding, often first-of-its-kind, deals.
Full-service law firm
Our multi-disciplinary teams can provide legal services at international standards on every legal issue related to our clients' operations and investments, across all practice areas, including: M&A, corporate and commercial law, antitrust, employment advice, real estate & construction, project development, public procurement, banking & finance, capital markets, restructuring & insolvency, litigation & dispute resolution, risk management.
Recent highlights
Awards and milestones
- Romanian Firm of the Year
IFLR Europe Awards 2020 - Shortlisted for National Law Firm of the Year
Chambers European Awards 2020 - Award for advising on the largest deal in IT&C sector in Romania | Vitruvian’s acquisition of Bitdefender
Ziarul Financiar Lawyers' Awards 2018 - National Law Firm of the Year
IFLR Europe Awards 2018
Recent assignments
Work examples include advising:
- Crédit Agricole in relation to the sale of Crédit Agricole Bank Romania to Vista Bank Romania
- NEPI Rockcastle on its 3,375% €500 million debut green bonds issue
- Kingspan Group on the acquisition of TeraPlast Group's steel division in Romania and Serbia
- AEW in connection with the sale of its Romanian portfolio to the real estate investment division of Morgan Stanley and, respectively, Hungarian investment group Indotek.
- Alpha Bank Romania in relation to the first covered bond programme established in Romania, for the amount of EUR 1 billion.
- J.C. Flowers and First Bank on the acquisition of Bank Leumi Romania.
- Abris Capital Partners on various transactions, most recently on the acquisition of a majority stake in leading Romanian technology integrator Global Technical Group.
- CA Immo in relation to the acquisition of Campus 6.1, a premium office building developed in Bucharest by Skanska.
- Vitruvian Partners in relation to its acquisition of a significant minority stake in BitDefender.
- international financial institutions in relation to granting loans to regional operators and municipalities in various counties in Romania for the extension and modernisation of infrastructure and of urban services and to improve the energy efficiency of public buildings.
Directory and client comments
Directory listings
- Tier One in Banking & Finance
Chambers Global: Romania, 2020 - Tier One in Banking & Finance | Capital Markets
Chambers Europe: Romania, 2020 - Tier One in Banking & Finance | Capital Markets
Legal 500: Romania, 2019 - Tier One in Banking & Finance | Capital Markets: Debt | Capital Markets: Equity | Corporate and M&A
IFLR1000 – Financial & Corporate: Romania, 2020
Client comments
- "The firm is known as being perhaps the most sophisticated firm on the Romanian market and is generally involved in very complex matters."
Chambers Global – Romania, 2020 - "The matters were international and they have been very good at co-ordinating with the other countries. The project was managed by Clifford Chance globally and they have been perfectly synchronised."
Chambers Global – Romania, 2020 - One client enthuses that it is a "very good, high-class firm," and particularly highlights the "adaptability to new situations" and the team's communication skills.
Chambers Europe – Romania, 2020 - Another client describes the members of the team as "exceedingly knowledgeable, proactive and practical."
Chambers Europe – Romania, 2020 - "Clifford Chance Badea is one of the top law firms in Romania. They are very good, reliable and on top of any project, they are dealing with. It is always a pleasure to work with them."
IFLR1000 EMEA – Romania, 2020 - "Great responsiveness and excellent expert knowledge."
IFLR1000 EMEA – Romania, 2020 - "Exceptional quality, dedication, attention to detail and strict observance of deadlines."
IFLR1000 EMEA – Romania, 2020
