Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii remains heavily involved in a high number of insolvencies; the firm is recognised for housing a specialised group of practitioners with a specific focus on insolvency matters. Debt restructurings form another key driver of work for the group. The practice is jointly led by the quintet of insolvency expert Ciprian Dragomir; the 'deeply experienced' senior partner Robert Rosu; Cătălina Mihăilescu, who specialises in insolvency and liquidation procedures; and litigators Ionut Serban and Alina Ungureanu. Managing associate Valentin Moga-Shaban is singled out for his contributions.
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- 'The firm’s lawyers have vast experience and they are very competent as regards restructuring and insolvency advice. Lawyers are pragmatic, efficient, commercial-minded and they know the market very well.'
- 'I highly recommend Catalina Mihailescu. She is super experienced, very attentive to detail and has an excellent reputation as an insolvency practitioner.'
- 'Valentin Moga-Shaban is very good, with very good technical skills, very client-focused and efficient.'
- 'Robert Rosu is deeply experienced, bright, tenacious, well known in courts! He has very good judgement, common sense and business sense.'
Key clients
- Amromco Energy
- Azienda ULSS 3 Serenissima
- Azienda ULSS 4 Veneto Orientale
- Azienda ULSS 5 Polesana
- Azienda ULSS 6 Euganea
- Azienda ULSS 7 Pedemontana
- Azienda ULSS 8 Berica
- Azienda Ospedale Universita Padova
- BRD Groupe Société Générale
- Eco Anvelope S.A.
- Edificia Star Construct S.R.L.
- Euroins
- Konica Minolta Business Solutions Romania
- Omilos Oradea
- Sojograb
- Technofalak
- Webuild S.p.A.
- Whirpool
Work highlights
- Acting for Webuild in high-value insolvency proceedings.
- Representing Amromco in court proceedings concerning the insolvency of the company.
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As a Partner at Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii, Robert Rosu co-heads the firm`s litigation and domestic arbitration practice group, the largest department within the firm. He is also responsible for the implementation of a business-oriented approach aimed at assessing the best course of action to be taken in dealing with litigation matters to the advantage of our clients.
His practice covers a broad range of litigation matters in the following areas: commercial litigation, usually involving company law and shareholder disputes, administrative, competition, employment, intellectual property, taxation as well as enforcement procedures and criminal litigation.
In addition, he is a resourceful litigator who has briefed and argued a number of complex and high-profile cases at the International Court of Arbitration, having acted on behalf of the Romanian government and various foreign investors. Further to his practice in litigation and arbitration, he has been involved in several important state-owned enterprise privatizations as well as acquisition transactions in the private and public sectors.
In his capacity as Partner at Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii, Ciprian Dragomir has represented multi-national companies from a variety of industries such as automotive, steel, oil and gas, maritime in connection with their investments in Romania. A further focus of his practice concerns legal advice on a broad range of environmental law issues, including brownfield development and contaminated land liability, waste management, licensing and permitting, environmental impact assessment, greenfield development. Ciprian Dragomir is also a certified intellectual property counselor for trademarks, coordinating the firm's intellectual property practice group and advising clients on all aspects related to the registration, protection, licensing and transfer of patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs and software, as well as data privacy issues.Furthermore, he is a certified insolvency practitioner and one of the associates in TZA Insolventa S.P.R.L., the firm`s specialised insolvency unit.
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Cătălina Mihăilescu is a Partner specialised in insolvency and liquidation, civil and commercial litigation, acting as a pleading lawyer before Romanian courts of all levels of jurisdiction.
Cătălina is highly skilled in providing legal assistance and representation concerning complex corporate restructuring and reorganisation of companies through court procedures or out of court negotiations, including complex debt restructuring/debt recovery projects. Cătălina’s broad expertise includes civil and commercial disputes and enforcement proceedings, having represented foreign and local clients throughout all stages of pre insolvency and insolvency procedures.
She is a co-author of the book – “Bankruptcy and Liquidation” (Universul Juridic, 2015).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Robert Rosu, Catalina Mihailescu, Ionut Serban, Alina Ungureanu, Ciprian Dragomir