Tax
Popescu & Asociatii
Popescu & Asociatii‘s tax team made up of ’highly reputed lawyers’ supports clients in both contentious and non-contentious tax matters, with crossover experience in commercial, IP, banking and finance, and real estate law. Octavian Popescu, Dana Bivol, Nicoleta Tandareanu, and Gheorghe Buta co-lead the team. Popescu has particular strength in criminal matters, while Bivol is the name to note for insolvencies, and Buta is recommended for dispute resolution.
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Testimonials
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- 'They are very responsive, really good on negotiations, and we really appreciate their particular strength, commerciality. It is an absolute pleasure working with them.’
‘We are talking about an excellently cooperating, broad-minded, highly professionally trained team, who are able to offer a personalised solution that covers all relevant details and is very carefully developed. I am extremely pleased with their work, and it is a real pleasure to have discussions with them about hot topics in this field.’
‘The client's opinion is important to them, but in the client's interest, they treat the facts and circumstances very objectively. The cooperation between the members of the lawyer's collective is mature, the harmony is very good, they can react quickly. They have an adequate number of well-trained professionals commensurate with the challenges.'
'I would like to highlight the leading lawyers Adrian Chirvase, Octavian Popescu, Constantin Branzan and Andreea Mihalache who not only excelled in terms of professionalism, but also in terms of humanity, both in terms of their colleagues, the client, and even the opposing party.'
- 'We found them to be very involved and keen to help us, pursuing our goals with a determination I have rarely seen. They are very knowledgeable, knowing all about the practices in the field, how courts are working, how decisions are made, and are two steps ahead of the counterpart.'
- 'This team of highly reputed lawyers are the number 1 choice for most of our legal issues on the Romanian market. We decided to keep them close because of their high level of responsiveness, broad knowledge of the market, flawless reputation, and motivation to succeed. ’
‘Although the team has the capacity to assist and also to represent clients in any type of tax projects and has an excellent track record in this respect, their uniqueness is given by the fact that they also pursue administrative review for their clients, thus saving duties, fees and taxes without resorting to litigation.’
‘Andreea Mihalache’s experience regarding income tax, tax on representative offices and value added tax clearly shapes a safety net for any company which needs assistance and representation in this continuously changing area. Constantin Branzan and Dana Bivol complete the team at the highest standards.’
Key clients
- Parcuri Industriale SA (Industrial Parks)
- European Drinks & Food Group
- Electrica Furnizare
- Octapharma AG
- Mytilineos Holding
- Mega Image
- Teamnet International
- Anilcon
- Eco Sud
- Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Romanian State
- Generali SAFPP
- Kaufland Romania
- Force 1 - Divizia de Securitate
Work highlights
- Advised Parcuri Industriale SA (Industrial Parks) in relation to due diligence procedures on the lands that are subject to the construction of a new free zone, as well as the development strategy of the industrial area in northern Romania.
- Advising Mytilineos Holding in very complex judicial procedures regarding the challenging of the additional payment obligations following the reclassification of the intergroup and the fixed asset conservation operations.
- Advising Electrica Furnizare in connection with the contestation of the additional statutory obligations to pay by the tax authorities following the controls performed by the court of accounts of Romania.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Octavian Popescu, Dana Bivol, Gheorghe Buta, Nicoleta Tandareanu