Ioan Chiper heads DLA Piper Dinu SCA's team for banking and finance matters, which has particular strengths in bilateral and syndicate financing, financial restructuring matters, and financial regulatory and compliance. Chiper is New York and Romania qualified and has a transactional focus to his practice. Andreea Badea and Georgiana Stan stand out supporting the practice head.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘We have been working with the team for a few years and we are very pleased with their professionalism, transparency and efficiency.’

  • ‘Extremely qualified experts with excellent communication skills. They can deliver even in short notice.’

  • ‘The team is unique due to its combination of local expertise and international experience. Potential clients would appreciate their quick responsiveness, personal interaction, and broad industry knowledge1. The team excels in various legal areas.'

  • 'Innovations include a strong focus on diversity, technology, and collaboration, ensuring high-quality, comprehensive legal services. Compared to other teams, DLA stands out for its global reach and ability to handle complex cross-border matters.’

  • ‘Georgiana Stan is an exceptional lawyer who brings unique strengths to the team.'

  • ‘People I work with from DLA are very professional. We hired them as our Romanian lawyer for a finance transaction. Good advice and elaboration on Romania law related issues and anticipating on those in our finance documentation.'

  • ‘I mostly worked with Andreea Badeea. Professional. Provides us good advice on the do's and don'ts on Romanian law related aspects. Romanian law is quite complicated in this specific transaction and Andreea managed to advise on this very clear.'

  • 'Always willing to make an extra step. Also willing to help us further in getting the job done as soon as practical.’

Key clients

  • KT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
  • The Phoenix Insurance Company LTD and The Phoenix Pension and Provident Fund
  • 365 Capital Fund Cooperatief
  • Bekaert B.V.
  • Żabka Polska

Work highlights

  • Assisting KT Engineering with all relevant financing matters in the context of the recovery of a significant amount related to the construction and operation of three photovoltaic park projects in Romania.
  • Assisting Phoenix Holdings with its joint venture with Econergy Renewable Energy Ltd.
  • Assisting 365 Capital Fund Cooperatief with the financing of the acquisition of Hendi.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ioan Chiper

Other key lawyers

Andreea Badea, Georgina Stan