White-collar crime

Budusan & Asociatii SPARL

Client Satisfaction

A regular fixture at the top of the Romanian white-collar crime market over the past decade, boutique firm Budusan & Asociatii SPARL specialises in business crime cases, either in defence of its clients, or acting for victims in seeking compensation. The department also advises companies from a pre-emptive perspective to mitigate criminal law risks that may arise from business activities. Former high-ranking prosecutor Ovidiu Budusan heads the team and is a reliable choice for major business crime cases, tax evasion, and corruption. Florentina Frumusanu is one of the younger stars of the market, recently acting in a complex tax evasion case in the food and beverages industry, as well as a high-value money laundering case. Liana Iacob has experience managing fraud cases in banking and finance, as well as assisting corporate clients in the IT, energy, and real estate sectors, among others. George Toniuc is also a key figure who has represented industry leaders and individual clients in criminal matters.

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Testimonials

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‘Honest, hard-working, keen to find the sound solution.’
‘We have worked with almost the full team, but often with the partners Florentina Frumusanu and George Toniuc, whose knowledge and human qualities we value most.’
‘This is one of the most experienced teams in the market, impressive track record, complex cases, long term results.’
‘Ovidiu Budusan is a preferred choice for complex cases.’

Key clients

Grup Feroviar Roman S.A.
Dedeman S.R.L.
Vista Bank Romania S.A.
Vascar S.A.
Artmark Group
Kastamonu Romania
Credit Europe Romania S.A.
Unicredit Romania S.A.
Murfatlar Group
Somaco Group
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. France
American International School of Bucharest LLC
Autocar Group
Rewe Romania
CAST SRL
Premier Energy SA
Florian Bodog
Dobrica Dumitru
Victor Stan
Rares Cristea

Work highlights

Acting for Hecta Viticol/Cronotard in a judicial probe concerning criminal infringements of its intellectual property rights to trade mark, by import and distribution of counterfeit alcoholic beverages.
Assisted Ruse Anabella with a court trial regarding charges of professional offences assimilated with corruption brought against high-ranking officials and management of the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority.
Representing Credit Europe Romania in charges of embezzlement of its estate, committed in a complex bank fraud scheme amounting to circa €8m, as well as money laundering.