Musat & Asociatii is the first Romanian law firm distinguished with the prestigious award “National Law Firm of the Year” by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), one of the most esteemed international legal publications, also acknowledged for its reputable legal guide IFLR 1000. The IFLR Europe Awards recognise the best performing law firms in more than 25 jurisdictions, with a particular focus on innovative cross-border mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, finance and restructuring work. It is the first time that Romania has been introduced on the list of jurisdictions covered by IFLR European Awards.
„This award acknowledges once again our first tier position on the Romanian legal market. In a challenging year such as 2010, Musat & Asociatii acted on some of the most complex cross border deals, which reconfirms our team’s outstanding level of expertise. Last but not least, we are extremely pleased that this award comes from IFLR, a legal publication which is highly appreciated and trusted on the legal market worldwide and which brings an extremely well documented perspective on the Romanian legal market”, says Cătălin Băiculescu, Co-Managing Partner with Mușat & Asociații, who received the award on behalf of the firm at the IFLR European Awards ceremony that took place last evening in London, bringing together the elite of the European law firms.
From left to right: Dewey & LeBoeuf (Polish Law Firm of the Year), Musat & Asociatii - represented by Catalin Baiculescu, Co-Managing Partner (Romanian Law Firm of the Year), Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom (Russian Law firm of the Year) and Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados (Portuguese Law Firm of the Year).
Furthermore, Mușat & Asociații is ranked as a top tier law firm in the legal guide IFLR 1000, leading in all four categories analyzed by the British researchers on the local legal market: mergers & acquisitions, banking & finance, capital markets and project finance.
Among the most recent transactions in which Musat & Asociatii was involved, it is worth mentioning that the firm has advised Rompetrol Group on the acquisition of the remaining free float of Rompetrol Rafinare and Rompetrol Well Services, has assisted the private equity fund Platinum Equity in all legal aspects related to the sale of three plants owned by its local affiliate SC AEES Power Systems S.R.L. in Romania, producing spare parts for Volkswagen, Audi and DAF, to three major players in the automotive electrical components industry: Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Leoni and Kromberg & Schubert, has advised Alka Pro in connection to the sale of its seeds and nuts activity to Intersnack Group and has assisted RePower with respect to the acquisition of 80% stake in Elcomex.
Musat & Asociatii’s expertise is regularly praised by the reputed international legal guides (Chambers & Partners, Practical Law Company, Legal 500, International Financial Law Review etc.), which place the firm at the top of the rankings on the Romanian legal market. Besides leading in all four areas of expertise researched by IFLR 1000, Musat & Asociatii also leads in the rankings published by Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer?, being the only Romanian law firm listed at the top in eleven areas of expertise from fifteen researched on the local market. Also, Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 place Musat & Asociatii at the top of their rankings in most of the practice areas included in the research.
Mușat & Asociații wins IFLR National Law Firm of the Year