Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații is one of the first incorporated professional partnerships in Romania.
The Firm acts as outside counsel to a wide spectrum of legal entities, including key players in major industries, financial institutions, public authorities and investment funds.
The Firm has linked its name with the creation of the essential Romanian market economy institutions after 1990, including the property funds, the stock exchanges, numerous regulatory agencies and judicial bodies. For decades, significant investment and acquisitions projects on the local market have been carried out with the legal assistance of Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații.
The Popovici name is associated with legal service in Romania since the beginning of the last century.
Founded in 1990
50 people in their team
We are recognised for our vast corporate and commercial expertise, acting for multinationals and local companies in virtually all types of legal matters, from day-to-day advisory work to large-scale strategic transactions.
Our practice focuses on matters pertaining to:
We also provide general commercial advice, drafting, negotiation and completion support on a wide variety of domestic and international commercial contracts, including compliance legal services.
We advise on the full range of employment matters. Our attorneys in this practice are renowned for their expertise in employment issues arising out of mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing projects, extended temporary work arrangements and management restructuring.
Mediation of labour disputes, negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and SMT employment contracts represent other domains of excellence.
We regularly advise our clients upon:
Particular emphasis is marked in this area on green field investments and mergers and acquisitions involving insurance and reinsurance companies, permitting/filling and regulatory advice.
Capabilities also include current assistance in relation to standardization of insurance terms and conditions, premiums portfolio assessment, negotiation of syndicated insurance agreements and conciliation in case of secured risk occurrence.
We handle a wide range of trademarks, patents and copyright related matters, including legal assistance and representation in front of the Romanian Office for Patents and Trademarks, of the Office for Copyright Protection and other Governmental bodies.
We cover complex counterfeiting disputes, licensing and sublicensing procedures, enforcement of copyright prerogatives and filling activities.
Our litigation team has wide experience in a whole spectrum of commercial and civil disputes. Our lawyers combine the expertise and understanding of the dispute resolution field with industry knowledge, all senior members having extensive experience in various fields of law covering virtually the whole spectrum of sectors/industries.
Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații acts for the benefit of its clients before all the Romanian courts and other judicial bodies regardless of their level or jurisdiction, including the Constitutional Court and the High Court of Cassation and Justice.
We assist clients in each and every stage, from drafting sophisticated dispute resolution clauses, to the conduct of proceedings in the most favorable and cost efficient manner and ultimately to challenging and enforcing judicial and arbitral awards.
The practice includes legal assistance and representation in:
Our practice has always stood at the forefront of real estate development, construction and operation in Romania.
We act for developers, investment funds, banks and institutional financiers and various contractors in office and logistics, retail and residential projects. Our attorneys in this practice also handle legal aspects pertaining to real estate construction and operation projects, especially designing contractual instruments and monitoring their implementation. We also advise on a broad range of construction works, including industrial, residential, commercial and public.
Our professional and innovative real estate capabilities, widely praised as best in the market, cover the entire array of legal services, among which:
Our White Collar Compliance & Defense team offers assistance and guidance in preventing and overcoming matters involving white-collar crimes, criminal proceedings or regulatory compliance.
Our in-depth understanding of business practices combined with a multidisciplinary approach enables us to provide extensive expertise throughout each and every stage of an investigation or proceeding.
We represent companies, their boards and employees before prosecution authorities, administrative entities and courts at all levels, mainly in connection with:
Our lawyers ensure legal advice on a number of fronts, including:
