ȘOMLEA & ASOCIAȚII

LITIGATION

Our litigators help establish a strategy from the outset of each matter, develop creative solutions, and advise on the best course of action, so that clients achieve their business goals. We have represented businesses, financial institutions, government agencies and individuals in a broad range of complex cases, including civil, commercial and corporate issues, joint ventures and related business disputes, intellectual property, banking and finance, tax issues, insurance, labor, real estate, etc.

CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL

Our lawyers have extensive experience in large domestic and international joint ventures, documentary sales, negotiating, drafting and reviewing international contracts. They have developed expertise in every major industry, including finance & banking, consumer goods, and telecommunications. We also counsel businesses in connection to their ongoing contractual relationships with domestic and international customers, suppliers, and distributors.

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

We advise companies on making acquisitions, merging, being acquired, or fending off hostile takeovers, using a variety of transaction formats (leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations, minority investments, divisional spin-offs), covering issues related to bid and tender preparation and mergers and acquisition financing. Our lawyers' expertise in corporate, finance, competition and tax practices brings depth and breadth to every transaction of this type.

INSOLVENCY

We have extensive expertise in debt recovery, bankruptcy and liquidation matters, including certified mediators and insolvency practitioners. Our services include assistance in relation to debt recovery, and appraisal of the best strategy to follow in case of threatened bankruptcy.

EMPLOYMENT

Our experience in the area ranges from management schemes tailored for both entities undergoing privatization and private entities set up by international corporations in Romania, to preparing and negotiating collective and individual labor agreements, and to related specific clauses (employee benefits, restrictive covenants, stock and trade option plans). Our attorneys also deal with employment matters in relation to mergers & acquisitions and privatizations.

ENERGY

Our lawyers provide legal advice in electricity, oil, gas and the mining industry. They have worked on all of this sector's main aspects: concessions, distribution and supply agreements, tariffs, licenses, and regulatory surveillance. They have also advised on various types of contracts used in exploration, drilling, transportation, distribution, refining and selling of oil and gas, as well as in electricity procurement, generation, transmission, supply and distribution.

REAL ESTATE

Our real estate lawyers employ an inter-disciplinary approach to handling a wide variety of sophisticated transactions, covering the legal and regulatory issues in purchase and sale, property finance, leasing and concession, property insurance, public and private construction, public works, property development and investment, mortgages and other collaterals, as well as recovery and security enforcement, joint ventures and leasing of all types of properties, in particular residential and office projects.

PPP

Our lawyers have represented leading project sponsors, lenders, equipment suppliers, infrastructure funds, and public sector entities in all phases of project finance, including green-field projects as well as existing facilities, concessions, operations, and maintenance contracts.

COMPETITION

We offer legal advice on the application of competition/anti-trust law in various domestic and cross-border transactions (mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures etc.). Our lawyers have advocated for clients' rights before national competition authorities, as well as in litigation before the judicial courts in a variety of disputes.

• Teofil Mureșan, General Manager ELECTROGRUP
  They work very well in teams and succeed in being efficient even under the strictest or tightest deadlines. Being affiliated to Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii allows them to have access to valuable know how and deliver the highest quality professional services.
• Bogdan Buta, General Manager UNTOLD and NEVERSEA
  The overall level of service received from this law firm is an outstanding one. In this regard, the working environment has always been a favorable one for us, as we have always received great legal support from their team of lawyers. In addition, their affiliation to Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii is also a plus.
• Bogdan Herea, Président du Club Francophone d’Affaires de Cluj, CEO PITECH+PLUS
  Their most noteworthy strengths are their innovative and results oriented-approach combined with an extensive knowledge of the local legal framework. Furthermore, they are very proactive, as translated through their not only efficient but also effective management of our legal matters.
• Pascal Fesneau, Consul honoraire de France à Cluj-Napoca, CEO PFEIFFER VACUUM ROMANIA
  Des avocats compétents et intelligents capables de communiquer en plusieurs langues notamment en français.