Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații’s lawyers have obtained a landmark decision from the Alba Iulia Court of Appeal on electricity and gas price capping. The court ruled that legal provisions must be interpreted in favour of consumers, not against them.

Clifford Chance Badea advised Alpha Bank S.A. and Alpha International Holdings S.MS.A. in connection with the 100% sale of Alpha Leasing Romania IFN and Alpha Insurance Brokers to Vista Bank Romania, marking a new landmark transaction on the local financial services market.

Corruption is a global phenomenon with multiple socioeconomic effects, which contributes to perpetuating social inequality, as well as development gaps between regions and poverty. Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) results show that the global picture has rather deteriorated over the last 12 years, with fewer countries having managed to improve their indicators than those in which, on the contrary, the situation has regressed.

Băncilă, Diaconu și Asociații, together with EY Romania, have secured a mandatory VAT reimbursement of 12 million euros from the National Agency for Fiscal Administration to Roche Romania, representing VAT related to the clawback tax. This final ruling is the first of its kind in Romania and will have implications for the entire pharmaceutical industry. 

Wolf Theiss has successfully advised the founders of Embryos Fertility Clinic S.R.L. on the sale of the majority stake to Integral Capital Group. The transaction, closed on 31 January 2025, marks a strategic milestone in an emerging sector within the Romanian market.

Dentons has advised Piraeus Bank S.A. (Greece) on a €181 million project financing for the construction of a solar power plant located in Romania, with an approximate capacity of 273 MW, developed by METLEN Energy & Metals S.A. Greece.

IABLONSCHI & ASOCIAȚII has announced its appointment as a member of Marcalliance, an international network of independent law and tax firms. This partnership marks a significant milestone for both entities, reinforcing Marcalliance’s presence in Eastern Europe.

To obtain Romanian citizenship by descent, you must prove that you have Romanian ancestry. Romania allows individuals who can demonstrate that they are descendants of Romanian citizens (through parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents) to reclaim Romanian citizenship.