On November 7, 2024, M&A experts from Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine participated in a virtual round table moderated by CEE Legal Matters Managing Editor Radu Cotarcea to discuss the FDI screening regimes in their country and key developments in the area on the horizon.
Filip & Company Advises on Romgaz EUR 500 Million Bond Issuance
Filip & Company has advised BT Capital Partners, Citigroup Global Markets Europe, Erste Group Bank, J.P. Morgan, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Unicredit Bank as the arrangers of Romgaz's EUR 500 million bonds issuance. Musat si Asociatii reportedly advised Romgaz.
Musat & Asociatii Advises Naxxar Renewable Energy on Sale of Naxxar Wind Farm Four to Polenergia
Musat & Asociatii has advised Naxxar Renewable Energy on the sale of the remaining 40% stake in Naxxar Wind Farm Four SRL to Polenergia.
The Identity of an Economic Entity Within a Business Transfer in Light of Directive 2001/23 and CJEU Practice
The business transfer inevitably impacts on employment relationships, a context in which the identity of the economic entity has been the subject of exhaustive analysis in recent case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
Know Your Lawyer: Paul Buta of Musat & Asociatii
An in-depth look at Paul Buta of Musat & Asociatii covering his career path, education, and top projects as a lawyer as well as a few insights about him as a manager at work and as a person outside the office.
Picking the Right Pill in Romania: A Buzz Interview with Dan Minoiu of Musat & Asociatii
The Romanian legal landscape is buzzing with changes in the life sciences sectors. With the presence of global pharmaceutical companies and a push for innovative therapies, the country is solidifying its position as a key market, while advancing toward economic stability, according to Musat & Asociatii Deputy Managing Partner Dan Minoiu.
Gambling Operation in the Current Context. How to Find the Balance Between Budgetary Optimization, Social Protection, and Economic Freedom for Organizers?
Recent legislative changes in the gambling field have generated a series of economic challenges for this industry, leading more and more organizers to cease or restructure their activities.
The Corner Office: Skills of Tomorrow
In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. Given the dynamic and ever-evolving nature of the legal profession, we asked: What is the one critical skill that you’re investing time and energy in to develop within your team, and why?
The Debrief: March 2024
In The Debrief, our Practice Leaders across CEE share updates on recent and upcoming legislation, consider the impact of recent court decisions, showcase landmark projects, and keep our readers apprised of the latest developments impacting their respective practice areas.
New Rules for the Deduction of Intra-Group Expenses Incurred by Non-Resident Related Entities – Proposed Amendments
The recent practice in the field has shown that the expenses with intragroup services are currently one of the main topics addressed during tax audits and, at the same time, one of the main topics generating tax controversies.
New Rules for the Insurance Market in Romania
On 16 January 2024, the Law No. 17/2024 amending and supplementing Law No. 237/2015 on the authorisation and supervision of insurance and reinsurance activities, as well as amending and supplementing certain regulatory acts was published in Official Gazette Of Romania No. 36., aiming to strengthen the protection of both policyholders and beneficiaries by ensuring the stability of the insurance market and a greater degree of predictability in the development of each individual company and the insurance market as a whole.
Vires in Numeris – Romania transposes EU regulated class action institution
In 1998, in the aftermath of the most famous class action in history, Philip Morris and three other tobacco companies had to pay a $ 206,000,000,000 settlement covering medical costs for smoking-related illnesses.
Did You Know: The 2023 Lawyer and Firm Leaderboard in Romania
Did you know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, a total of twenty law firms and seventeen individual lawyers worked on five or more reported Romanian client matters in 2023?
Musat & Asociatii Advises Tecadra Hotels on Accor Partnership
Musat & Asociatii has advised Tecadra Hotels on its partnership with the Accor Group for the complete transformation and expansion of the Tecadra Hotel in Bucharest.
Musat & Asociatii Mints Three New Partners and Appoints New Deputy Managing Partner
Dan Minoiu has become a new Deputy Managing Partner at Musat & Asociatii, while Ana Maria Abrudan, Mateea Codreanu, and Stefan Diaconescu have all been promoted to Partner positions.
CEELM10 Roundtable: A Decade of M&A in CEE
On November 21, 2023, corporate/M&A and private equity experts from Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkiye, and Ukraine sat down for a virtual round table moderated by CEE Legal Matters Managing Editor Radu Cotarcea to discuss the key developments in the field over the past decade.
CEELM10 Interview: A Decade of M&A in Romania
Musat & Asociatii Deputy Managing Partner Razvan Stoicescu talks about the evolution of the practice and their role as legal advisors in Romania over the last 10 years.
CEELM10 Interview: A Decade of Disputes in Romania
Musat & Asociatii Partner Iuliana Iacob talks about the evolution of dispute resolution and their role as legal advisors in Romania over the last 10 years.