The 2011 edition of International Financial Law Review, one of the most notable international legal publications providing rankings and analysis of the best financial law-firms worldwide, ranks Musat & Asociatii as a top tier law firm in all four areas of expertise researched in Romania (mergers & acquisitions, banking law, capital markets and project finance),…
The new instruments for safeguarding a proper competition environment, as set up by Government Ordinance 75/2010, were discussed during Mediafax Talks about Competition Law, a debate which gathered representatives of Competition Council, legal market and professional associations from the private sector. „I consider that the revision of the secondary legislation is even more important as…
Musat & Asociatii strengthens its Litigation & Arbitration department, by appointing two new partners, Nicolae Viorel Dinu and Octavian Popescu, and by headhunting five experienced litigators, exceeding 25 specialists in this area of practice. Nicolae Viorel Dinu returns to Musat & Asociatii as Partner after five years as Managing Counsel at Salans-Moore & Associates. Dinu…
Although current technology provides numerous options to prevent and to indentify economic frauds, corporations should also be aware that data collected may be considered legal proof only if the applicable legislation and the regulation regarding employees’ rights are strictly followed. The “Corporate Fraud: Prevention, Detection and Legal Actions” event, co-organized by Musat & Asociatii and…
Musat & Asociatii has been selected, as part of an international consortium, to assist the Ministry of Economy and the state-owned energy producer Hidroelectrica in the process of selection investors for the Tarnita-Lapustesti pumped-storage hydropower plant. This green field project entails an intended installed capacity of 1,000 MW and an investment in excess of EUR…
Musat & Asociatii participated last week at the reunion of the Advisory Group of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), hosted by Microsoft Romania. The event brought together representatives of government institutions (Police, the Public Ministry, SECI – Southeast European Cooperation Initiative) and nongovernmental officials, focused on fighting the phenomenon of child exploitation…
Muşat & Asociaţii assisted Petrofac, one of the major international players in the oil industry services, included in the FTSE 100 Index and listed on the London Stock Exchange with the symbol (PEC), in taking over the oil drilling operations in the Ţicleni area. Further to the agreement, concluded for a period of 15 years,…
The recent amendments to the Competition Law brought by the Government Emergency Ordinance 75/2010 clearly enlarge the list of sanctions to which an economic agent exposes itself when adopting a behavior which is contrary to the Competition Law. However, alongside a better involvement of the competition authority in preventing the anti-competitive behaviors by ensuring a…
Gheorghe Buta, former President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice – the Commercial Division, has joined the management structure of Muşat & Asociaţii and will coordinate the Litigation & Arbitration department, consisting of 20 lawyers, 4 of them being partners. With an impressive expertise of more than 30 years of legal practice, Gheorghe…
Muşat & Asociaţii is the sole Romanian law firm featured in the Euro 100 Survey 2010 published by the prestigious British legal publisher Chambers & Partners in the latest issue of Chambers Magazine, based on the recommendations received from the 100 most highly capitalized blue-chip companies in Europe (FTSE Eurotop 100). Muşat & Asociaţii received…
Musat & Asociatii received two awards from Ziarul Financiar, the Romanian’s leading business publication, at the “Lawyers Gala” event. The distinctions recognize its outstanding achievements in Capital Markets and its leading position on the Romanian legal market. The capital markets award acknowledges the firm’s assistance provided to Rompetrol Group in the mandatory public offering of…
Musat & Asociatii received four awards at “Top Lawyers” Gala 2010, for its outstanding performance in Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking and Capital Markets, Energy and Natural Resources, IT, Media & Telecom. „These awards represent another confirmation of the high-profile projects we have assisted in 2009 in four of our key areas of expertise.…
Musat & Asociatii celebrates 20 years of legal practice, during which period it has made a paramount contribution to the establishment and development of the Romanian legal market, has pioneered new areas of expertise and has trained several generations of attorneys who may be found at present amongst the most reputed figures of the business…
Anca Buta Muşat, Partner Muşat & Asociaţii, is the sole Romanian lawyer winning an international award at the prestigious International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Awards 2010, due to her distinctive experience in competition law and outstanding client recognition. The Client Choice Awards are based on a complex research process taking into account more than…
“Focus on Renewable Energy” seminar recently organized by Musat & Asociatii, addressed key issues on renewable energy sector, such as State-aid schemes for clean energy projects, the status of European funds accessed in this sector, as well as practical issues regarding the controversy surrounding Law 220/2008. “The Renewable Energy has captured investors’ interest in the…
Musat & Asociatii has taken the lead in the latest online rankings published by Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer?, one of the most prestigious international legal guides. PLC listed Musat & Asociatii at the top of their rankings in eleven areas of expertise from fifteen researched on the local market: corporate / M&A, dispute…