Filip & Company is perhaps best known for its extensive expertise in financial restructuring matters, often pertaining to multiple high-value transactions in the Romanian market. Cross-border mandates are also prominent in the team's workload. Ioan Dumitrascu heads up the practice, in which litigation expert Catalin Alexandru and the 'true professional' Razvan Ionescu are key contacts.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘We appreciate the speed and scope of the applied analyses. Rapid understanding of the client's profile and its objectives and their reflection in the proposed solutions.’

  • ‘Razvan Ionescu - Creativity and innovation, maximum seriousness, humanity.'

  • ‘Collaboration with Filip & Company in matters related to insolvency is as good as possible. Their team is competent with a high level of professionalism in legal matters.’

  • ‘Razvan Ionescu - true professional, efficient and focused.’

  • ‘A highly respected, dynamic and professional team with excellent knowledge in the field, that offers solutions and understands the most complex legal issues.'

  • 'The firm offers an exceptional quality of work, with an admirable team of lawyers displaying in-depth knowledge in the specific field of insolvency.’
  • ‘Team members are dedicated, efficient and respond very well to requests.'

  • 'We had and continue to have a very good collaboration with Razvan Ionescu during the last 11 years in complex legal situations.’

Key clients

  • Tiriac Group
  • Raiffeisen Bank S.A. and ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam, Bucharest Branch

Work highlights

  • Assisting Tiriac Group with a group consolidation at the level of its local insurance and pension business.
  • Assisting Raiffeisen Bank S.A. and ING Bank with the refinancing of the leveraged buyout of La Fantana S.R.L.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ioan Dumitrascu

Other key lawyers

Alina Stancu Birsan, Catalin Alexandru, Razvan Ionescu, Camelia Iantuc, Rebecca Marina