STALFORT Legal. Tax. Audit.

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‘An extremely capable team of lawyers who can communicate in several languages with ease’, STALFORT Legal. Tax. Audit.‘s real estate and construction practice group frequently advises foreign investors with their work in the Romanian market. Team members offer a range of specialities: energy and environmental law are a particular strength of Laura Neacsu.; team head Andrada Harangus’ practice focuses on real estate acquisitions. Alexandru Coras joined the team in June 2023, bringing substantial experience in real estate investments to the team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The lawyers were capable of covering the complex legal matters of an international investment project in the energy sector.’

  • ‘The lawyers speak at least 3 languages Romanian, English and German, and as a team can cover   issues such as tax, contractual, environmental, energy law etc.’

  • ‘Very good professionals, good knowledge of the Romanian energy market with all particularities. Their legal opinions always stand out and provide the necessary support in an extremely volatile sector.’

  • ‘I particularly appreciated the collaboration with Laura Neacsu and Raluca Oprisiu. The relationship built within the collaboration was an integral and professional one, creative and characterized by total involvement.’

  • ‘The STALFORT team is dedicated, well organized and respectful of deadlines.’

  • ‘STALFORT and its team of lawyers, especially Oana Somesan and Andrada Harangus, are truly skilled and effective technical lawyers, while at the same time being pleasant people to work with.’

  • ‘An extremely capable team of lawyers who can communicate in several languages with ease. Stalfort represented us in a Romanian real estate acquisition with amazing tactics, always having our interests in mind during the extensive negotiations with the seller. ’

  • ‘The team members are highly motivated, always available, multi-lingual and above all extremely knowledgeable. They were impartial where advisable - but forcefully representing our interests where necessary during the negotiations.’

Key clients

  • Continental Group (Romania)
  • GETEC Group
  • JAF Group
  • Leoni Group
  • Verbund Group
  • Freudenberg Group
  • HARTING Group
  • wpd Group
  • Liebherr Group
  • TEDi Group
  • Schaeffler Group
  • Embassy of Netherlands
  • ZUNDEL Holding Group
  • Seikowsky Fritz Rothgordt
  • IMAM Sole e Vento
  • Beier-Riedelsheimer Immobilien GmbH
  • Solenzara Group
  • Karl Lingel Fensterbau SRL
  • Marquardt Schaltsysteme Societate in Comandita
  • Thomas Elste
  • JAF (J u A Frischeis)
  • JLW Holding Aktiengesellschaft

Work highlights

  • Assisted the Solenzara Group in its market entry in Romania by means of a brownfield investment in the acquisition of a (upholstered) furniture production facility (i.e. purchase of several plots of land with an aggregate area of ca. 1.8 ha as well as of the numerous constructions located thereupon).
  • Assisted the Romanian subsidiary of the JAF Group, as vendor, in the closing stages of an M&A transaction regarding the transfer of its assets to Unilin, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries Inc.
  • Assisted JLW Holding in its entry into the Romanian renewable energy market, using strategic and legal advice, as well as due diligence for a total of approx. 500 hectares of land so far.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrada Harangus

Other key lawyers

Raluca Oprisiu, Laura Neacsu, Oana Somesan, Carmen Radulescu