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Tax
Biris Goran SPARL‘s offering is ’one of the best, if not the best, tax advice teams in Romania’, offering tax and legal advice for clients across the cosmetics, energy, pharma, banking, real estate and betting sectors. The team's particular focus is tax litigation, regularly representing multinationals and institutional clients in sensitive claims including obtaining penalty payments from state authorities for late reimbursement of VAT. Founding partner and team head Gabriel Biriş has longstanding experience of the market, and serves as a member of the European Commission VAT Expert Group. Ruxandra Jianu is a key contact for the firm’s tax consultancy wing, recommended for her ability to ‘think top-down through sophisticated matters’.
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Testimonials
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‘Highly knowledgeable, professional, great connections within the Romanian market’
‘Very fast answers, all the time updated. Great cooperation.’
‘Biris Goran is one of the best, if not the best, tax advice teams in Romania. They are always available, fast on their feet, with deep local and regional tax knowledge, capable of thinking sophisticated tax-legal matters. ’
‘Ruxandra Jianu is our go-to expert. She has deep knowledge of how the tax and legal systems work, and can think top-down through sophisticated matters. ’
‘BIRIȘ GORAN SPARL's tax consultants are an extremely bright and capable team, very flexible in providing high value tax advice’
‘I would highly recommend Ms. Ruxandra Jianu. She is an experienced, dedicated, and successful consultant who has made great achievements with her commendable legal tax expertise. Ruxandra is very well-informed with amazing problem-solving skills. She is quick to come up with successful solutions for legal tax issues. She is honest and genuine, very approachable and best of all very knowledgeable!’
Key clients
- BCR (Banca Comercială Română)
- Lidl Romania
- Tazz
- Distribuție Energie Electrică
- eMAG (Dante International)
- The Family Butchers
- Hagag Development Europe
- Forte Partners
- Supernova Group
- Impuls Leasing Romania
- Red Bull, Farmec SA
- Cramele Recaș
- Oriflame Romania
- Impuls Leasing Romania
- Farmacia Tei
- Bebe Tei
- Angelli Spumante & Aperitive
- Global Vision
- Cris-Tim
- Titan Mar
- Mall Retail Rom
- Bitholder
- Thales Romania
- Thales Systems|LeasePlan Romania
- LeasePlan Service Center|One United Properties
Work highlights
- Assisting Banca Comercială Română in the largest tax dispute pending on the Romanian market.
- Advising the largest Romanian energy distributor, Distribuție Energie Electrică, in a complex tax dispute currently corresponding to several court files.
- Acting as main tax consultant for successful retailer Lidl, for all their day-to-day activities, covering all tax matters.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gabriel Biriș, Ruxandra Jianu