The latest edition of the International Financial Law Review, one of the most prestigious international publications on the legal market, acknowledged Muşat & Asociaţii’s outstanding expertise, by ranking the firm into top tier in all four areas of expertise researched by the British publication. Muşat & Asociaţii is, along with NNDKP, the only law firm on the local market placed by the 20th edition of IFLR at the top of their rankings in mergers & acquisitions, banking law, capital markets and project finance.
“The latest research made by IFLR 1000 confirms the leading position of Muşat & Asociaţii in all four areas of practice in the financial-banking field and recognizes the unmatched development of the firm’s activity in project finance. Also, we are honored that the British analysts recommended six of our partners as “leading lawyers”, a new record for law firms in Romania, which underlines the fact that we have the most powerful team of specialists in financial-banking law in Romania”, says Mona Muşat, Co-Managing Partner at Muşat & Asociaţii.
As compared to the previous edition, Muşat & Asociaţii was ranked on a higher position in project finance, due to the variety of projects assisted, involving complex finance schemes, in areas such as real estate, power or environmental projects. Also, the British publication nominated six of the firm’s partners as “leading lawyers” in the financial-banking field: Gheorghe Muşat, Mona Muşat, Cătălin Băiculescu, Miruna Suciu and Iuliana Craiciu.
The research made by the British specialists considered criteria related to the quality of the legal act, analyzing the innovation exhibited in approaching the legal projects, the complexity of the consultancy activity, the cross-border experience, the capacity to provide legal assistance at international standards, as well as the client portfolio and respectively the transactions advised in 2008/2009.