The corporate and commercial practice at Popescu & Asociatii regularly acts for prominent financial institutions, investment banks and funds, and listed companies in a broad range of matters. Loredana Popescu is very well known for her expertise in handling banking and real estate transactions; she co-heads the practice with Octavian Popescu and Anca Simeria, who is active on mergers and transfers of business operations and assets.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Good communicators, business oriented professionals, with extensive expertise in various legal areas.’

  • ‘Octavian Popescu stands out as a very charismatic and efficient lawyer, always ready to offer support!’

  • ‘We have been working with Popescu & Asociatii team since its incorporation. Popescu & Asociatii is our choice because they are experienced, always available, and provide us with great and quick answers all the time, in any mandate or file we entrusted them. In short, we work as a great team.’

  • ‘Octavian Popescu is very well known on the Romanian market for his strong personality and ability to find best solutions for best outcomes. Always coming with alternatives and ways for us to succeed, with strong arguments not only in front of the judges but also in every negotiation he is involved, in front of the management board or counterpart. For us, Octavian is the best you can get on the Romanian legal market, both in consultancy and litigation/arbitration.'

  • ‘Popescu & Asociatii lawyers are very reliable, providing fantastic advice and representation in all our legal matters that we put in their hands. A stellar team with great capabilities and experience in the area.’

  • ‘Loredana Popescu is an exceptional lawyer, a pleasure to work with, being extremely knowledgeable and experienced, but most importantly, practical: she will go the extra mile and deliver a set of clearly defined solutions, along with a recommendation. In addition, she has a solid handle on regulatory issues and is extremely reliable on this subject.'

  • ‘Loredana Popescu is a lawyer you can easily work with, very perceptive, client-oriented and has a great understanding of regulatory aspects of matters. She is extremely confident, intelligent and has an eye to details. I truly admire her outstanding commercial insight, technical knowledge, and dedicated client service. She is well versed in the field of corporate/energy and infrastructure and facilitates the completion of transactions through her vast knowledge, commitment, and easy-going nature.'

  • 'I would like to single out Anca Simeria for her depth and breadth of knowledge in all corporate matters, adding that her responses are extremely thorough, well thought out and easily digestible by lawyers and non-lawyers alike. She is more than just a legal adviser, due to her very commercial background - very approachable, reactive, with strong commercial acumen. It is a real pleasure to work with her every time.’

Key clients

  • THR Black Sea
  • Transport Urban Sinaia (TUS)
  • PLAN4N@GM Investment Fund
  • Sinaia City Hall
  • Banca Transilvania
  • Mytilineos Holding
  • Mega Image/Ahold Delhaize Group
  • Generali SAFPP
  • Eco Sud
  • B2KAPITAL
  • Sometra SA
  • UTI Netcity Investments
  • Romanian State
  • Teamnet International
  • Octapharma AG
  • Allsys Energy
  • Campeador Group
  • Vagabond Group
  • CNS Communications East Europe
  • Mediplus Company

Work highlights

  • Advised THR Black Sea on the operation of assets held on the Romanian seaside.
  • Advised Sinaia City Hall on a financing contract for a construction project.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Loredana Popescu, Anca Simeria, Octavian Popescu

Other key lawyers

Mirela Cazacu