Albu Morar

ALBU MORAR is a boutique law firm established at the beginning of 2020 by Gabriel Albu, one of the pioneers of the White Collar Crime practice in Romania. Immediately, ALBU MORAR was recognized as a tier 2 law firm in the previous year’s rankings of The Legal 500, along with re-designation of Gabriel Albu as Leading Individual and Ana Popescu as Rising Star.

Albu Morar is now a leading law firm specialized in white-collar crime/corporate criminal law, that combines the best corporate/business crime abilities with the best know-how of the judicial system, as a result of the collaboration established in 2022 of the two name partners, attorney Gabriel Albu and Daniel Morar, former Constitutional Court Judge, Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Department and General Prosecutor of Romania.

Over the years, ALBU MORAR’s lawyers have been involved in a large number of the high-level criminal cases in Romania. They managed complex cases, at the highest level of representation, involving mainly accusations of tax evasion and fraud against the financial interests of the European Union, corruption, financial fraud, work related crimes, capital market and public procurement fraud.

The high-performing lawyers gained significant experience in various types of international cooperation and litigation procedures, handling a large number of cross-border matters. ALBU MORAR lawyers provided assistance and representation in mutual legal assistance procedures, e.g., in relation to Switzerland, in connection with an oil and gas company investigation, as well as a judicial probe into corrupt practices in the defence industry; in relation to USA, in connection with extradition procedures in a high-profile corruption case, as well as FCPA and OFAC related matters, as well as in relation to UK, in connection with matters investigated by the Serious Fraud Office, as local counsel in proceedings at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); in various EU jurisdictions regarding execution of European Investigation Orders (EIO). The team also has significant ECHR practice, as well as strong collaborations with major international law firms. Being exposed to high-level clients and sophisticated matters, they leverage their unique experience in structuring and executing challenging cases.

On both the domestic and international fronts, ALBU MORAR’s lawyers have experience in relation to nearly all important regulatory and control agencies. In addition to police, prosecution and criminal courts, the team is experienced in interacting with various regulatory bodies, such as the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and its Romanian counterpart, the National Anti-Fraud Department (DLAF); the European Court of Auditors; the Agency for National Fiscal Administration (ANAF); the Competition Council; the Romanian Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Intelligence Unit (ONPCSB); the Personal Data Protection Authority (ANSPDCP); the Authority for Citizenship (ANC).