‘Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii’s real estate practice is described as 'superb‘. The substantial team has particular strength managing development and investment in commercial real estate work. Advice on new credit facilities is an area of notable expertise along with real estate project restructurings and large-scale litigations. Practice co-head Razvan Gheorghiu-Testa, described as ’an accomplished real estate lawyer‘, combines tax and corporate skills; fellow co-head Dan Borbely often works with investments in the local real estate market. Corporate acquisitions and sale transactions are a key focus of Oana Ureche’s practice, while Dragos Apostol is sought after for large-scale forestry acquisition projects. Alexandra Pereș is described as 'the new star in the team‘.

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‘We have worked with many practices of the law firm and are very happy with the business acumen, high professional standards and client interaction.'
'Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii's top-quality real estate practice is superb. They have a diverse team with diverse backgrounds and they provide the best legal advice one could ask for. I respect and admire their commitment, availability and overall legal prowess.'
'Razvan Gheorghiu-Testa is an accomplished real estate lawyer, very experienced, always hands-on, and consistently thorough in his advice. He has both the legal knowledge and business acumen to provide seamless service. We enjoy very much working with Razvan.'
'Alexandra Peres is the new star in the team. She is extremely proactive, she gets right to the bottom of things to provide solutions to our legal problems.'
'Amalia Dumitru is very helpful and responsive, with a professional attitude and also very good from a technical perspective.'
'Raluca Misu keeps impressing me with her commitment and knowledge of the laws and overall practical experience in real estate and construction. She makes a great lawyer!'

Key clients

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing
Carrefour Romania
CEZ Romania
McDonald’s Romania
Vodafone Group Services plc
Speedwell (Belgian real estate investment fund)
Cinema City Romania
Superbet Group, part of Blackstone
Indotek Group (Hungary)
Elements Logistic & Industrial (ELII)
Booking Holdings
Tesla Group/ Tesla Energy Storage
S+B GRUPPE AG
Revetas Capital Advisors
Maurer Imobiliare
R.T.C. RADIOLOGY THERAPEUTIC CENTER (Amethyst Group)
Realis Development

Work highlights

Advising Carrefour Romania SA, Carrefour France and Carrefour Netherlands in connection with the acquisition of Romania Hypermarche SA.
Advising Premier Restaurants Romania/ McDonald’s on all legal issues related to the group’s national expansion.
Advising Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) in connection with all asset and property management issues in connection with America House.

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