Mitel & Asociatii

The firm: Mitel & Asociatii has a longstanding tradition of excellent client service. Since its founding in January 2003, the firm has enhanced its core competency while keeping pace with legislative and hi-tech developments. Throughout its existence, Mitel & Asociatii has been involved in many historically significant transactions. The members of the firm have advised many international corporations and domestic clients on sound transactions on the Romanian market.

The firm currently consists of 26 lawyers, five of them being partners: Sorin Mitel, Madalina Paisa, Magda Dima, Serban Suchea and Ioana Negrea, all offering a balanced combination of youthful energy and solid deal experience.

Nowadays, Mitel & Asociatii is focused on renowned professionals and provides the highest level of legal assistance to clients, being one of the leading full-service Romanian law firms in both advisory and dispute-related projects.

Areas of practice
Mergers and acquisitions: is at the heart of Mitel & Asociatii, representing a significant part of the firm’s practice. The experienced M&A team has advised on complex innovative transactions and deal structures from public takeovers/tender offers to divestments, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalisations, minority/majority investments, mergers and spin-offs, acquisition finance and covering issues related to bid and tender preparations, as well as privatisations.

Corporate and commercial: the firm has a very pragmatic legal practice with a focus on getting the job done. It is well-attuned to the needs of its clients, inspiring trust and confidence. The firm has broad knowledge and experience in this field, handling the development of companies’ activities in Romania, the establishment of dual-headed structures and local entities/subsidiaries, greenfields, corporate governance, assistance in shareholders’ assemblies and board of directors’ meetings, liability of directors, minority shareholder rights and shareholder disputes, privatisations, and joint ventures for a wide range of clients and in a broad range of industry sectors.

Dispute resolution and litigation: the firm handles disputes covering the full spectrum of civil and commercial litigation and insolvency law in various areas of practice, such as aviation and aerospace, banking, restructuring and insolvency, property, asset/debt recovery, antitrust, environmental, planning and regulatory, product liability, employments and professional negligence, and insurance, as well as criminal law. The firm’s practice in this field is sharp, with its lawyers managing to secure the best outcome for the client by knowing whether that involves going to court or not.

Real estate and construction: has long been an important practice area for Mitel & Asociatii, having a dedicated expert team of lawyers who provide a full range of services to clients including major developers, contractors, construction companies and financial institutions.

Energy, natural resources and utilities: the firm has extensive experience in all legal issues relevant to oil and gas, electricity, water, renewable energy mining and minerals industries. The team spends a significant amount of time on energy-related work, covering a full range of practices related to the energy sector, such as the development and financing of energy projects.

Banking and finance: Mitel & Asociatii’s expertise covers a full range of financial activities, with a particular emphasis on project finance, asset finance, co-financing and re-financing projects, syndicated lending, restructuring and insolvency. Its lawyers advise banks and non-banking financial institutions their day-to-day activities, joint ventures or on specific finance projects. The market-savvy team offers borrowers legal advice for all types of financing agreements.

Public procurement, PPP and PFI: Mitel & Asociatii has a wealth of experience advising in a wide range of public sector and infrastructure projects. The team provides legal assistance to both public authorities and private operators and investors, covering the initial structuring and tendering stage, including legislative and regulatory issues, as well as the financing and final contractual negotiations.