Stratulat Albulescu Attorneys at Law

The firm: Stratulat Albulescu is a leading full-service Romanian law firm, providing strategic and innovative legal solutions to both national and international clients across every business sector.

Silviu Stratulat started the firm over 12 years ago. Since then, it has continued to grow and diversify, and it now has more than 40 lawyers on staff. The firm’s expansion has allowed it to build a firm composed of lawyers who are leaders in their field.

The variety of specialties within the firm allows it to provide business advisory and dispute resolution services in a wide range of circumstances. When needed, the firm can pull together a multi-disciplinary team. It assists clients in negotiating and closing transactions and in planning and managing their business operations more effectively. If a dispute arises, the firm provides representation both in court and in other forums.

The firm’s lawyers have years of experience working in English with foreign clients and law firms. The firm emphasises the importance of English language skills for its lawyers and staff on a continuing basis. Its lawyers are also fluent in a variety of other languages.

Stratulat Albulescu serves a diverse client base ranging from multinational corporations to local companies and individuals. Its clients appreciate it for its in-depth knowledge and prompt, practical and cost-effective legal solutions developed through teamwork and imaginative thinking.

Areas of practice
Banking and finance: international and local lending transactions, syndicated lending, leveraged and acquisition finance, asset financing, derivative products, project finance, financial regulations (bank contracts and operations), structured financing, and insolvency and restructuring matters. Partner Cristian Vlaicu leads this practice area.

Competition law: antitrust cases and concentration operations and the governing national and EU procedural requirements. Partner Ana-Maria Kusak leads this practice area.

Corporate and M&A: company formation, registration of companies, organisation and operation, reorganisation, mergers and acquisitions, which can include asset deals, and advising through all stages of a project, including due diligence reports, structuring, documenting, and negotiating the transaction. Managing Partner Silviu Stratulat leads this practice area.

Dispute resolution: corporate and commercial litigation, real estate litigation, labour conflicts and employment litigation, insurance and transport contract disputes and professional negligence. Partner Adriana Dobre and leads this practice area.

Employment and labour: all manner of employment law requirements, including contested employment and social security issues that arise in the course of business; employment-related issues that arise from the transfer of businesses, corporate restructuring and reorganisation, and outsourcing or insourcing operations. Partner Andrei Albulescu leads this practice area.

Data Protection: reviewing commercial agreements to comply with legislation on data protection, registrations with the competent authorities, assistance during inspections by the governing authorities, revising confidentiality policies to comply with data protection requirements. Partner Ana-Maria Kusak leads this practice area.

IP/IT: trade marks, design and models, copyright, domain names, contractual assistance, IT (including software and cloud services agreements), employee inventions, customs enforcement of intellectual property rights, and transactional intellectual property. Advising on all aspects of Telecoms and media and also Life Sciences. Partner Ana-Maria Kusak leads this practice area.

Real estate and urban planning: assist developers, contractors, engineers, real estate investment funds, banks and other financial institutions and advice about zoning regulations, municipal restrictions, licensing procedures, and authorisations for urban operations. Managing Partner Silviu Stratulat and Partner Tudor Ciambur lead this practice area.

Energy and natural resources: renewable energy, upstream and downstream oil and gas, electricity, natural gas, water, waste management, low-carbon policies and sustainability, and regulation across the sectors. Counsel Raluca Gabor lead this practice area.