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Key contacts
Coordinator lawyer : Raul Andriuc
Coordinator lawyer : Cezara Szakacs
Quick facts
Languages

English, Romanian

Network memberships

Advocate Abroad – International Association of English-Speaking Lawyers

Number of lawyers

2 coordinator lawyers, 4 collaborator associate lawyers

Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
Corporate and M&A
M&A
Firm overview

AS LEGAL ADVICE combines the valuable expertise of more than 15 years, each, of its two coordinator lawyers, gained with reputable law firms from magic circle and big4. We assist domestic and international clients.

We focus on M&A Transaction assistance, Commercial and Corporate, assisting on complex transactions involving assets / shares acquisitions, joint ventures, as well as day to day advice on all the legal aspects concerning a company, specific commercial operations and contracts.

The team has strong capabilities in other areas such as financing, mergers/spin-off, real estate development, white collar crime, competition, consumer protection, and through collaboration also litigation.

Industries: food, automotive, transportation, real estate, medical, wholesale, construction, IT

Key transactional practices
  • Competition
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
Tel:+40 745 181 040 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.aslegaladvice.com
Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Tier 5
42 firms ranked
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Tier 1

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
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Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA (RTPR)
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Schoenherr & Asociaţii
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance Badea
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Filip & Company
10 practice areas
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Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
10 practice areas
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Popovici Niţu Stoica & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Wolf Theiss
8 practice areas
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Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

D&B David si Baias
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper Dinu
7 practice areas
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Dentons Europe - Zizzi si Asociatii SPARL
6 practice areas
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Kinstellar
11 practice areas
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Muşat & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Reff & Asociaţii - Member of Deloitte Legal
10 practice areas
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Stratulat Albulescu Attorneys at Law
6 practice areas
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Suciu Partners
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Leroy & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Popescu & Asociatii
7 practice areas
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bpv Grigorescu Ştefănică
11 practice areas
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Tier 5

AS LEGAL ADVICE
3 practice areas
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Bulboaca & Asociaţii
9 practice areas
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Glodeanu & Partners
3 practice areas
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MPR Partners
3 practice areas
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ONV LAW
4 practice areas
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PeliPartners
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Peterka & Partners
6 practice areas
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Vernon | David
5 practice areas
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Voicu & Asociații SCA
9 practice areas
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Volciuc-Ionescu
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Notable

Biriș Goran
2 practice areas
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Băncilă Diaconu și Asociații
6 practice areas
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Drakopoulos
6 practice areas
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LYNX Romania
3 practice areas
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Legal Ground
9 practice areas
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Mitel & Asociaţii
5 practice areas
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Pavel Margarit & Asociaţii
4 practice areas
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Rădulescu & Mușoi Attorneys at Law
4 practice areas
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Stratula & Asociaţii
2 practice areas
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Vlăsceanu & Partners
4 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

AS Legal Advice is a law firm led by Cezara Szakacs and Raul Andruic who are consultancy lawyers with more than 16 years of experience mainly with a Magic Circle law firm and a big four consultancy firm. The firm focuses mainly on M&A, commercial and corporate areas, assisting on complex transactions involving assets/shares acquisitions, due diligence and joint ventures.

 

Highlights

 The firm provides day to day advice on all the legal aspects concerning the functioning of a company and carrying on its commercial activity, assistance on specific commercial operations and contracts.

It also has strong capabilities in other areas such as financing, mergers/spin-offs and real estate development.

The team assisted clients mainly from transportation, automotive, shipyards, real estate, medical, equipment wholesale, construction materials, marketing, cryptocurrency and IT.

 

Testimonials

“Know how, availability, attention to details, proactive approach, being able to provide solutions also for other jurisdictions, not only Romania.” - M&A Client

“Professional, responsive, experienced in M&A projects.” - M&A Client

“I like their profound expertise, focus on the details and timely execution.” - M&A Client

“"AS Legal Advice is very client- and business-oriented, offering dedicated partner attention and prompt advice. Their legal support is consistently used in commercial decisions of the clients.” – M&A Client

“They offer valuable opinions, and they represented our company fast and efficient negotiating all clauses in our favor.” - Private equity Client

“Cezara Szakacs demonstrated extensive knowledge and experience in M&A and corporate matters and I appreciate very much her responsiveness and result-oriented advice that help clients to deal with complex structuring and tough counterparties. She knows how to create links with internal teams of the clients.” - Cezara Szakacs

“She understands very well our company needs and provides quick opinions and legal solutions for our problems.” - Cezara Szakacs

“She is very good at negotiating of transactions combined with excellent drafting skills.” - Cezara Szakacs

“Understand requests, prompt and valuable advice, business oriented.” - Cezara Szakacs

“I also worked Raul Andriuc in their team, and he has excellent expertise in real estate and corporate matters, he is in my opinion a talented lawyer with very deep knowledge of relevant regulations and local environment.” - Raul Andriuc

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