Clifford Chance — Romania

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- Managing Partner: Charles Adams - Senior Partner: Adrian Cartwright - Co-Regional Managing Partners for One Europe: Steve Jacoby and Chinwe Odimba-Chapman ### Firm Overview Clifford Chance is a global law firm committed to creating advantage for its clients. The firm combines legal and commercial intelligence to grow, transform, protect and defend its clients’ business. Operating as a single, fully-integrated global partnership Clifford Chance provides forward-thinking insights and tech-enabled solutions in the sectors and markets that matter most to its clients. The firm’s culture of collaboration and commitment to rigorous and ethical standards, ensures consistent, high-quality service worldwide. ### Main areas of practice - Antitrust Antitrust challenges are growing across the world. Over 130 jurisdictions now have antitrust laws, and that number continues to grow. The range of business practices giving rise to antitrust enforcement is likewise expanding, and fines for antitrust infringements are rising. We have the expertise and global network to help our clients address these antitrust risks. Our global network of over 200 antitrust lawyers covers all the key hubs of Europe, Asia Pacific, the US and the Middle East, enabling us to support our clients on their most complex and important antitrust matters across the world. Our antitrust teams work together to solve multinational antitrust issues, taking into account the interplay between different practices and rules, and always mindful of the practical implications antitrust issues may have on our clients' business. - Capital Markets We advise major market participants including leading financial institutions, corporates, governments and supranational organisations across the world as well as first time issuers and other new players in the capital markets. Our lawyers cover the whole spectrum of capital markets work including debt and equity transactions, structured debt, high yield and trusts. Alongside mainstream capital markets issuances in the major economies we work on benchmarking and other innovative transactions including in new frontier markets. With over 120 partners and a further 400 lawyers dedicated to capital markets, as well as close links with our Finance, Corporate and Tax practices, we can quickly assemble cross-border teams who combine local and industry focus with international perspective to provide practical, integrated legal advice for all our clients' capital markets activities. - Corporate We advise clients on public and private M&A, disposals, demergers, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate governance and regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on complex, cross-border transactions. Our integrated team includes experts in antitrust/competition law, funds and investment management, insurance, private equity and public policy. Our clients include many of the world's leading companies including more than half of the Global Fortune 500. Our extensive global reach, combined with international deal execution skills and local market knowledge, provides clients with access to 200 partners and a further 500 lawyers with global and local capability. Our team also offers clients the combination of focused technical and industry expertise across 12 sectors from financial services through to energy & resources and healthcare. We are also supported by partners in our market leading finance, capital markets, litigation, tax, pensions, employment and real estate practices. - Energy Transition We advise clients on the full breadth of energy transition-related matters, ranging from project development, construction and financing to M&A and joint ventures, as well as providing detailed regulatory and tax advice. We are also well-positioned to advise and represent multinational clients in cross-border litigation, international arbitration, investigations and risk mitigation. Across the globe, our lawyers are routinely involved in many first-of-a-kind and award-winning transactions as we support our clients in their energy transition journey, across onshore and offshore wind, floating offshore wind, solar, carbon capture, clean hydrogen, battery storage, EV charging, grids, interconnection, carbon trading, digital infrastructure and new nuclear. - Finance We have an expert international finance practice. We act on many of the financial markets' ground-breaking deals and have become trusted advisers to the corporations and financial institutions that define the global markets. We advise on a full spectrum of financial products, including asset finance, corporate & investment grade lending, derivatives & structured finance, fintech, Islamic finance, leveraged & acquisition finance, projects & infrastructure finance, real estate finance, restructuring & insolvency, and trade, commodities & export finance. - Intellectual Property We advise on the IP aspects of our client’s most complex and business-critical projects, including contracts, technology adoption, transactions and disputes. Our team possesses a deep understanding of the intricacies of intellectual property law and its practical application in various industries. Whether your project is a standalone initiative or part of a larger transaction, we are equipped to navigate the complexities involved. We leverage our expertise to protect your innovations and maximise the value of your intellectual assets, ensuring that your business remains competitive and secure. - Litigation & Dispute Resolution Clifford Chance's global Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice has around 500 lawyers based in the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the United States, who are experienced in the full spectrum of litigation, dispute resolution and regulatory issues that our clients face. Our highly qualified teams are focused on resolving high risk litigation, international arbitration and regulatory investigations. We are committed to resolving disputes as efficiently as possible and are focused on offering solutions that are practical and commercial. Our peers know that we are always prepared to proceed, however, and recognise our record in delivering results for clients in major litigation and arbitrations. Our credibility is also acknowledged by regulators and prosecutors, which assists with the effective resolution of investigations and other negotiations. - Real Estate Acting for the real estate industry's leading players, we advise on the full range of real estate-related transactions. With an integrated network of highly qualified individuals, we have the commitment, resources and know-how to get your deals done, whatever and wherever they are. Forward thinking and commercial in our approach, with a proven ability to deliver complex deals, we handle the entire property 'life-cycle' from the initial acquisition, development, leasing, joint venturing and financing through to the final exit. Our scale, geographical reach and seamless, coordinated approach means that we can support any real estate project. - Sustainability and ESG We provide support as businesses pursue the opportunities presented by the exponential growth of sustainable finance and investment opportunities, action on emissions, climate tech, innovation and infrastructure to facilitate the energy transition, and the promotion of human rights, talent and diversity in the workforce across businesses and supply chains. Core to business resilience in a time of change, are corporate governance frameworks that support coherent management of the opportunities and risks associated with a just transition to a carbon neutral or negative future. We advise clients internationally and locally as they incorporate ESG into business strategies and implement ESG in operations, supply chains and business relationships throughout value chains. We support businesses as they seek to transition to net zero and invest in new clean or low carbon businesses or products. We provide advice on comprehensive ESG management, implementing net zero strategies, identifying risks and obligations such an increasing reporting disclosure and due diligence requirements on ESG matters, to assistance with litigation, dispute and reputation risks arising from ESG, where effective stakeholder engagement is increasingly paramount. - Tax, Pensions, Employment and Incentives Unlike many competitors, we have offices with tax expertise across the globe and with over 170 tax advisors worldwide, we possess one of the largest international tax groups of any single law firm. We deliver commercial advice across the full spectrum of international and domestic tax issues and have unparalleled experience in advising on cross-border transactions. Our experienced employment, incentives and pensions specialists work with clients from a wide range of sectors to address local and cross-border issues. European offices: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Bucharest*, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Madrid, Munich, London, Luxembourg, Milan, Newcastle, Paris, Prague**, Rome, Warsaw ### International offices - Abu Dhabi: Tel: +971 2 419 2500 - Amsterdam: Tel: +31 20 711 9000 - Barcelona: Tel: +34 93344 2200 - Beijing: Tel: +86 10 6505 9018 - Brussels: Tel: +32 2 533 5911 - Bucharest*: Tel: +40 21 666 6100 - Casablanca: Tel: +212 5201 3 2080 - Delhi: Tel: +91 (0) 124 401 7300 - Dubai: Tel: +971 4 362 0444 - Düsseldorf: Tel: +49 211 43 550 - Frankfurt: Tel: +49 69 71 9901 - Hong Kong: Tel: +852 2825 8888 - Houston: Tel: +1 713 821 2800 - Istanbul: Tel: +90 212 339 0001 - London: Tel: +44 20 7006 1000 - Luxembourg: Tel: +352 48 50 501 - Madrid: Tel: +34 91 590 7500 - Milan: Tel: +39 02 806 341 - Munich: Tel: +49 8921 6320 - Newcastle: Tel: +442070061000 - New York: Tel: + 1 212 878 8000 - Paris: Tel: +33 1 44 05 52 52 - Perth: Tel: +61 8 9262 5555 - Prague**: Tel: +420222555222 - Riyadh***: Tel: +966 1 478 0220 - Rome: Tel: +39 06 422 911 - São Paulo: Tel: +55 11 3049 3188 - Shanghai: Tel: +86 21 6335 0086 - Singapore: Tel: +65 6410 2200 - Sydney: Tel: +61 2 8922 8000 - Tokyo: Tel: +81 3 5561 6600 - Warsaw: Tel: +48 22 627 1177 - Washington DC: Tel: + 1 202 912 5000 *Clifford Chance has entered into an association agreement with Clifford Chance Badea SPRL in Bucharest. **Clifford Chance has entered into an association agreement with Clifford Chance Prague Association S.R.O. in Prague. - ***AS&H Clifford Chance, a joint venture entered into by Clifford Chance LLP ### Staffing Figures - 430 Number of partners - 1187 Number of fee-earners

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Andreea Sisman

Andreea Sisman leads the Project Finance & Infrastructure, Real Estate Finance practice at Clifford Chance Badea and has more than 24 years of experience. Her expertise covers project finance, real estate and real estate finance, PPPs and concessions, providing specialist advice on public procurement regulations, concession of works and services, bankability issues, transactions with public and private assets, offtake agreements, project documentation and financing documentation. Her portfolio includes many first-of-its-kind PPPs/Concessions, infrastructure and complex projects in energy, transport and social infrastructure in Romania, Moldova and Turkey. · Project Finance

Daniel Badea

Daniel Badea is a founding partner of Clifford Chance Badea and has more than 26years of market leading experience, having been involved in ground breaking banking, capital markets or project finance transactions and in some of the most complex white collar/strategic risk management cases in Romania, advising global or local financial institutions, financial investors or global corporate enterprises. Daniel is a founding member of the Romanian Education Trust, a non-profit organisation designed to support the further education of Romanian graduates in the top MBA schools in the world; he is also member of the Board of Save the Children Romania and, respectively, of the Board of Aspen Institute Romania. · Banking & Finance

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Flavia Petcu-Ciurel

Real Estate

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Lavinia Dinoci

Senior Counsel · Energy & Natural Resources

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Loredana Ralea

Loredana brings 30 years of practice of business law and co-heads the Energy M&A practice of the Bucharest office. She is a highly experienced transactional lawyer who has advised many international investors on complex M&A transactions in Romania and pan-regionally (including English-law governed M&A deals). Her recent experience includes working with important industry players in the energy, oil & gas, financial services, consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals sectors on acquisitions of shares/ assets, corporate reorganisations, mergers or joint ventures, but also on navigating the set of challenges generated by these highly regulated sectors. · Corporate / M&A

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Madalina Postolache (Rachieru)

Madalina specialises in local and international Capital Markets transactions, as well in Banking and Finance. Madalina is the Head of the Bucharest Capital Markets Practice. Over the years, she has advised financial institutions, investment banks, local and global companies. Her expertise includes all aspects related to initial public offerings (IPOs), secondary public offerings (SPOs), domestic bond issues, corporate and sovereign Eurobonds issues, EMTN programmes, GDRs issues, and receivables securitisations, being involved in almost all major Capital Markets transactions of the last 20 years in Romania. Madalina has been involved in high profile and complex finance and project finance transactions in Romania envisaging key industries including energy, establishing herself as an expert in the field. Her international experience includes a secondment to the Clifford Chance office in London. · Capital Markets

Nadia Badea

Nadia is one of the founding partners of Clifford Chance Badea and heads the M&A and Renewable Energy practice areas of the Clifford Chance’s office in Bucharest. Nadia has been practicing business law for 30 years in the international environment, including the City of London. Nadia has extensive track-record in coordinating and implementing some of the largest and most complex transactions in key sectors, including real estate, healthcare, private equity, renewable energy. · Corporate / M&A

Oana Ionascu

Banking & Finance

Remus Codreanu

Remus Codreanu is a Partner with a broad and in-depth experience in advising and representing important Romanian and international companies on various types of areas such as: litigation & arbitration (he advised and represented important Romanian and international companies in more than 1,000 domestic, cross-border, as well as international litigation and arbitration cases), employment, public and administrative law, including public procurement, intellectual property (especially, trademark and copyright’s law), construction, energy, insolvencies, media law and white-collar crime matters. Remus also has extensive experience on PPP and procurement related matters, legally advising clients in all stages of processes - from pre-qualification and tender related preparation, selection and negotiation through to award or related disputes arising therefrom. He is nevertheless expert in employment-related matters since he has been actively involved inter alia in negotiations of collective labour contracts, on complex restructuring processes (e.g., collective dismissals, TUPE, etc.), as well as (re)designing internal policies and procedures and also represented numerous companies before the Romanian employment courts on a broad range of employment issues such as: labour agreements, dismissals of top and middle management employees, discrimination & harassment claims, etc. · Litigation & Arbitration