TMT

Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii

Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii’s 'highly professional' TMT team is highly regarded for its expertise in handling tech outsourcing agreements, media and broadcasting issues, cross-border transfer matters and IT-related work. Other key areas of instruction for the group include cybersecurity projects, internet services issues, corporate restructurings and contentious matters. The client base include global e-commerce, media and tech entities. Cătălin Băiculescu has 'tremendous experience' in the TMT arena; he co-heads the practice with data protection expert Ciprian Timofte and Vlad Cercel, who has a solid track record in handling regulatory matters, often for clients in the IT sector. Florentina Petrisor left the firm in March 2024.

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‘Working with this firm is a great experience. They are extremely well prepared and experienced TMT lawyers, managing to handle all our issues with great care and professionalism. Their team is well-coordinated and moves quickly, which helped us avoid delays and complications.'
‘Cătălin Băiculescu is a TMT lawyer you can always rely on. He has tremendous experience in all facets of the media industry, a true professional with a clear vision of things and a great attention to detail. I am beyond satisfied with all the interactions that we had with Cătălin and his team.’
‘One of the strongest law firms and is comparable with very highly reputed international law firms. The team is highly professional, adaptable, involved, responsive, and innovative. They understand our needs and offer the best solutions.'
‘All partners and associates involved in our projects are highly professional.'

Key clients

Vodafone Romania and Vodafone Foundation
Ericsson Telecommunications Romania
The Estée Lauder Companies/ELC Digital Technology
Adobe Systems Romania
Carrefour Romania
Booking Holdings, Inc.
Netcity Telecom
Obilet RO Travel Technologies, local subsidiary of OBILET
Colt Technology Services

Work highlights

Advising Vodafone Romania and Vodafone Foundation on a wide range of regulatory, telecommunications, data privacy, and compliance issues.
Advising Netcity Telecom on a wide range of TMT and regulatory issues regarding a concession agreement with the City of Bucharest for the design, financing, construction, and operation of the NetCity Network.
Acting as counsel to Booking Holdings Inc. on the operation of its Bucharest cybersecurity and IT Center of Excellence.

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