An increasing number of law firms have been publicly warning about the misuse of their names in phishing and cyberattacks. PRK Partners Partner Michal Matejka, Musat & Asociatii Partner Stefan Diaconescu, Gugushev & Partners Partner and Head of Data Protection Yoanna Ivanova, and DLA Piper Hungary Partner and Head of Intellectual Property and Technology Zoltan Kozma discuss the growing trend.

Over the past few years, Romania’s property market has matured from a fragmented landscape into one defined by stability, sustainability, and strategic sectoral shifts. Musat & Asociatii Partner Monia Dobrescu, Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii Partner Razvan Gheorghiu-Testa, and Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen Partner Vlad Tanase take a closer look at how secondary cities are outpacing the capital in price growth and major players are doubling down on assets.

Romania’s legal media has been remarkably vibrant, outpacing its regional peers in both volume and influence. Juridice.ro Executive Director Daria Niculcea, who has witnessed its evolution firsthand, Act Legal Marketing Manager Ana Maria Manea (Pandelea), with the experience of the firm’s regional marketing strategy across 18 markets, and Pro/Lawyer CEO Mate Bende who provides PR consultancy examine how different factors shaped this unique ecosystem.

Farmexim Head of Legal and Compliance Director Mihaela Scarlatescu discusses her 25-year legal journey, leading in-house strategy across pharma and retail, and balancing legal precision with business impact.

Over the past years, the legislation dealing with workplace harassment has significantly expanded, with new rules and obligations continuously being added, especially for employers. Anti-discrimination laws, equal opportunity frameworks, and harassment prevention policies have all been gradually enforced, shaping an extensive legal landscape meant to protect employees from abusive behaviors.

CMS has advised Bitdefender on its agreement to acquire Mesh Security Limited.

Act Legal Romania, working with Lexelians Avocats, has advised Groupe Genoyer on the sale of its Romanian subsidiary Vilmar to Special Flanges. Kinstellar, working with Skadden, advised Special Flanges.

With a new president taking office in May and a shifting fiscal landscape, Romania is navigating a period of political and legal recalibration, according to Bancila, Diaconu si Asociatii Partner Adriana Dobre.

Filip & Company has advised NextUp Solutions shareholders Roxana Epure and Pierre-Yves Morlet on the sale of the company to Symfonia. Wolf Theiss advised Symfonia.

BPV Grigorescu Stefanica has advised Corporate Business Solutions Unternehmensberatung on its acquisition of the SAP business division of Romanian-based SkyConsult. Musat & Asociatii reportedly advised SkyConsult.

Schoenherr has advised M Core on its acquisition of the Focsani Shopping Centre from KBC Bank. Ionescu, Stoica si Asociatii reportedly advised KBC Bank.

Filip & Company has advised Sameday on its acquisition of Cargus. RTPR advised MidEuropa on the sell-side.

In a globally connected creative landscape, where authors collaborate across borders and works circulate digitally with unprecedented speed, the protection of moral rights (personality rights of the author) becomes increasingly relevant. Today’s digital environment enables the rapid creation, distribution, and transformation of literary, musical, visual, and audiovisual works. As companies increasingly rely on creative content, it becomes essential to address moral rights - especially the rights of authorship and integrity - in agreements.

Heightened institutional scrutiny and evolving enforcement have kept Popescu & Asociatii's white-collar practice exceptionally busy, with EU-fund mandates, tax-evasion probes, and cybercrime cases leading the charge, according to Partner Adrian Chirvase.

RTPR has advised Tensa Art Design and its shareholders, Daniel Craciun, Florin Nita, and ATM Ventures, on an investment from OH Holding. Filip & Company advised OH Holding.

Bondoc si Asociatii, working with White & Case, has advised CVC Capital Partners on a joint venture with Therme Group, in a transaction valued at EUR 1 billion. Slaughter and May and K&L Gates reportedly advised Therme Group.

Back in the article "Transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive in Romania," published in Issue 12.3 of the CEE Legal Matters magazine, we explored the regulatory landscape of ESG in Romania as part of CEELM's market snapshot. Here's a case study of what ESG means in practice, a project started 10 years before the ESG legislation but focusing on the same values and principles.

Filip & Company has advised Conversion Marketing on the transfer of its Profitshare affiliate marketing activity in Romania and Bulgaria to 2Performant Network.