Muşat & Asociaţii won the „The Law Firm of the Year in Romania” award during the IFLR European Awards ceremony, held in London, on April 10 th , in the presence of more than 200 representatives of the most well-known European law firms. This is the second time in the past three years that Muşat…
Legal 500, one of the highest profile and most reputed international legal publishers, reconfirms, in 2013 as well, the position of Muşat & Asociaţii as “Leading firm” in the areas of practice Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Energy & Natural Resources, IT, Telecommunication & Media, PPP & Public Procurement, Banking, Finance & Capital Markets. The Dispute…
Anca Buta Muşat, Partner with Muşat & Asociaţii, received a third International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice award, for her exceptional activity in the field of Competition. Thus, Anca becomes the only Romanian attorney to achieve such performance, after having been given the same distinction in 2010 and 2011. She accepted the diploma within the…
This year, Muşat & Asociaţii ranks again among the elite of business law in the practice areas reviewed in Romania (Banking & Finance, Corporate / M&A, Dispute Resolution and Restructuring & Insolvency) by the international legal publisher Chambers & Partners, Chambers Global 2013 edition. Chambers Global is one of the landmark publications of the international…
The future prospects of the Romanian energy system could change once the exploration and operation of oil and gas deposits intensify in Romania’s exclusive economic area of the Black Sea. World leaders in the field already have works on the way and plan to launch new projects; however, in practice, they are faced with insufficiently…
Musat & Asociatii won in court the cancellation of the forced execution in respect of the Sinaia Gondola Lift, which thus remains in the property of the Town of Sinaia. “The Sinaia Gondola Lift remains in the town property, as it was only natural, its nature of public asset being incontestable. The touristic attraction was…
Muşat & Asociaţii increased its partnership by making up three new partners – Cleopatra Leahu, Silvia Sandu and Ileana Lucian – each of them with remarkable experience in their areas of practice. “The same as in the past, these new promotions also emerge from inside the firm, all these three new partners – Cleopatra, Silvia…
The price for which physical goods, intangible properties are transferred or services are provided at the intra-group level represents a current problem facing most companies and multi-nationals operating in Romania, especially considering the increasing number of inspections conducted by tax authorities, requesting documentations relating to transfer pricing. The transfer pricing issue has been extensively debated…
Musat & Asociatii was selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment to provide legal assistance in underwriting the public offering for the sale of 10% of the share capital in Nuclearelectrica on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. In the course of this project, Musat & Asociatii, alongside Hogan Lovells, will advise the consortium…
Under the current economic conditions, no business entrepreneur (from the least to the most important) can afford to ignore the effects the ubiquitous intellectual property rights have on its future. While the efficient and informed use of these rights can help a business highlight the intellectual resources which make it competitive, ignoring them exposes the…
IFLR 1000, the international legal guide specialized in the financial-banking research of the legal market, reconfirms Muşat & Asociaţii’s leading position in all areas of practice, such as Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance and Capital Markets, Project Finance, while the firm’s partners are also recommended as Leading Lawyers in their field. “Muşat & Asociaţii’s…
The Tax Advisory Division of Muşat & Asociaţii is recommended among the leaders of the local market by the British publisher International Tax Review, in its annual study World Tax 2013. Muşat & Asociaţii was ranked in the highest tier accessible to an independent law firm, according to research methodology, having proven significant expertise in…
Muşat & Asociaţii is the leading firm in Romania in the field of mergers and acquisitions, both in terms of volume and in terms of value of the transactions concluded during January-July 2012. According to the latest preliminary report released by DealWatch, a company specialized in the mergers and acquisitions market survey, Muşat & Asociaţii…
Muşat & Asociaţii received the “Gold Award” for “Best Central and Eastern Europe Law Firm 2012”, an accolade awarded during the 5 th International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards 2012, organized on June 14, in Paris. The award acknowledged the excellent results obtained on the Romanian market by Muşat & Asociaţii team, both with regard…
In order to attract new issuers and increase transaction volumes, the Romanian capital market needs to find adequate instruments, able to turn our country into a genuine regional market. This was pointed out at the seminar “ Listings on the capital market. Benefits and challenges ”, organized by Muşat & Asociaţii in partnership with The…
The rankings published by the reputed international guide Chambers Europe 2012 re-confirm the leading position held by the law firm Muşat & Asociaţii in the following areas of practice: Energy & Natural Resources, Projects and Restructuring-Insolvency. In addition, Chambers Europe recommends Muşat & Asociaţii for all other fields of expertise under review, in particular Banking…
Musat & Asociatii will render legal assistance to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment (MECMA), through the Office of State Ownership and Privatization in Industry (OPSPI) in preparing and implementing the initial public offering for the sale of 10% of the share capital of Hidroelectrica. Musat & Asociatii participated in the tender as…
Bucharest – June 25 – Musat & Asociatii reinforces its expertise in taxation by welcoming Bogdan Voinescu, as Tax Partner, in the Tax Advisoryteam of Musat & Asociatii , an entity affiliated to the law firm. Bogdan Voinescu has a 14-year experience in tax advisory, out of which 8 years with two of the BIG…
Muşat & Asociaţii continues to be listed as one of the leading law firms in Romania, according to the latest edition of Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa in 2012, a referential international legal publication, annually distributing reviews and rankings regarding the work and achievements of law firms in over 100 countries. The leading…
“The oversubscription of the Transelectrica SPO represents both a positive sign for the Bucharest Stock Exchange and a token of trust from the investors. The successful outcome of the offer is due to the more favorable conditions of the market, starting with the first trimester of the year, but most of all the manner of…
Musat & Asociatii has successfully represented Farmexim, one of the leading pharmaceuticals importers and distributors on the local market, during an extensive investigation which involved all the major distributors in Romania. The investigation was initiated by the Competition Council following the decision of pharmaceuticals distributors to stop the delivery of medicines to pharmacies and hospitals…
The secondary sale of a 15% stake package in Transelectrica was a long-awaited moment on the market, by both investors and international financial institutions. Musat & Asociatii was directly involved in this high-profile project, advising the Office of State Privatization and Industry (OPSPI) ever since the project’s commencement in March 2011. Our mandate included the…
Muşat & Asociaţii promoted four new partners – Monia Dobrescu, Ionuţ Bohâlţeanu and Iulian Popescu, each of whom have extensive expertise in their areas of practice. Muşat & Asociaţii’s number of partners is now 16. “These new appointments prove the excellence of the legal services offered by an outstanding team of lawyers, recognized as leaders…
Muşat & Asociaţii received “The Law Firm of The Year in 2011” award at the “People of the Year 2011” Gala, organized by the sole English daily publication in Romania, Nine O’Clock. Nominated along with 5 other law firms, Muşat & Asociaţii gained the jury’s appreciation for its strategic vision proved in an increasingly demanding…
Muşat & Asociaţii continues to lead the IFLR 1000 (International Financial Law Review 1000) rankings in Mergers and acquisitions, Banking and Project finance, being also recommended for its activity in Capital markets. “IFLR 1000 rankings are one of the most renowned and appreciated world-wide and our constant presence in the top tier honours us and…
Musat & Asociatii has recently launched the 8th edition of the legal guide “Doing Business in Romania 2011″ in view of providing a basic guidance on the Romanian business environment. Launched since 1998, the guide “Doing Business in Romania” is only one of the initiatives that sets Musat & Asociatii apart on the Romanian market,…
Muşat şi Asociaţii continues to be actively involved in major projects in the renewable energy sector, assisting Enel Green Power, part of the Italian group Enel dedicated to developing and managing renewable energy, in connection with the development of the Salbatica 2 wind project, with an installed capacity of 72 MW. “The Salbatica 2 wind…
Methods of improving the hydro energy potential, solutions of promoting the production of electricity from hydro sources, as well as the opportunities and obstacles in promoting hydro energy from a technical, economic, financial and legal point of view, were some of the themes discussed during the “Renewable Energy Resources – Capitalizing the Hydro Energy Potential…
Muşat & Asociaţii and the Forest Owners Association of Romania PROFOREST have recently organized the roundtable “Sustainable Forestry – a Green Challenge?”, which brought into discussion current issues concerning the Romanian forest industry and development opportunities of the forest sector on the local market. „A large number of corporations with a vast experience and proven…
Musat & Asociatii continues its tradition of promoting and supporting the training of young professionals by Business Law Career Day programme aimed at organizing annual meetings with law school students in order to bring into light useful aspects concerning the vocation of the future graduates. The first discussions with the students have recently taken place…
Musat & Asociatii has been distinguished by the renowned legal guide Chambers Europe with the prestigious award “Romania Law Firm of the Year” at the “Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2011″ ceremony, due to its remarkable performance on the local legal market in the past year. The award follows another noteworthy recognition recently received by…
The Credit Bureau and Muşat & Asociaţii organized the seminar “Processing Risk Information within The Credit Bureau. Projects and Legal Solutions”, which brought into discussion the operational and regulatory aspects of risk information processing. The event gathered more than 50 representatives of the banking system and addressed key issues related to the Credit Bureau system,…
Committed to its tradition of more than 20 years in supporting, by means of sponsorship, genuine social initiatives, Musat & Asociatii sponsored the first edition of the Masquerade Charity Ball, organized by S.O.S Satele Copiilor. The charity ball took place on 9th of April, at Bragadiru Palace, gathering more than 100 notable cultural figures, businessmen…
Musat & Asociatii has been selected by the Office for State Ownership and Privatization in Industry (OPSPI) to provide legal advice throughout the process of selecting and contracting the underwriter for the public secondary offering for 15% of Transelectrica’s shares, one of the largest transactions to take place this year on the Bucharest Stock Exchange…
Anca Buta Muşat, Partner with Muşat & Asociaţii, has been distinguished for the second consecutive year with International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Awards, due to her long-established expertise in competition law, being the sole Romanian Lawyer awarded in this practice area. “Musat & Asociatii’s competition practice has seen a continuous development in recent years,…
Bucharest, 2nd of August 2016: Over the past years, Mușat & Asociații stood by Mr. Andrei Ursu in his steps, supporting, along with his team of lawyers, the efforts of the Official Prosecutor’s Office to shed light on the circumstances of the death of his father. “The legal arguments and the evidence made available to the military…
Bucharest, 9th of August 2016: Tens of physicians participated in the seminar organised in Bucharest by Muşat & Asociaţii, “”The Medical Profession – Opportunities and challenges in the current legislative context”. The event is dedicated both to physicians in the public health system, and to those in the private system. “We considered extremely important, especially in the current…
Bucharest, 5th of October 2016 – The Financial Supervisory Authority, represented by Mușat & Asociații, has won the court action that the Property Fund initiated in the attempt to obtain the Authority’s approval for changing the fee agreed with the Fund manager, Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. The dispute was started in 2012, i.e. two years…
Bucharest, 20 October 2016 – Societatea Română de Televiziune, represented by Mușat & Asociații, has finally won the trial initiated by a natural person who requested the court to restore the ownership right on the land on which Televiziunea Română is located. After more than 5 years from the outset of the trial, Bucharest Tribunal dismissed…
Bucharest, 29 November 2016 – Bucharest Tribunal (TMB) – 6th Civil Division, admitted, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 para. (3) of Law No. 11/1991 on the repression of unfair competition, a motion for issuing a preliminary injunction by which it provisionally ordered the cessation of the deeds meant to divert competition by using trade…
Bucharest, 16 February 2017: Mușat & Asociații consolidates its collaboration with Emerson by the assistance provided to Emerson Oradea S.R.L., one of the Romanian subsidiaries of Emerson Electric, world leader in the field of production and technology, in respect of the separation of the activities related to the Leroy – Somer and Control Techniques divisions…
Bucharest, 27 January 2017: Numerous entrepreneurs, Chief Operating Officers, Financial Managers and tax specialists within large companies in Romania have found out from Mușat & Asociații – Tax Advisory experts which are the most controversial subjects in the tax field at the beginning of the year. During the conference organised in Bucharest, on the subject “2017…
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Bucharest, 14 December 2016 – Mușat & Asociații assisted Emerson S.R.L., the Romanian subsidiary of Emerson Electric, one of the global players in the manufacturing and technology sector, in respect of the separation of the activity of Emerson Network Power for the purpose of its transfer to the American investment fund Platinum Equity. The transaction was…
Bucharest, 6 December 2016 – Bucharest Court of Appeal (CAB) – 8th Administrative and Fiscal Dispute Division admitted the motion of Sig Sauer GmbH & Co KG to annul Competition Council Decision no. 44/2014, by which Sig Sauer was sanctioned by civil fine in amount of over RON 7 million. The German company, established in 1853, is…
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…