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Key contacts
Senior Marketing Coordinator: Claudia Codica
Quick facts
# Partners

8

# Other qualified practitioners

76

# Total number of practitioners

84

# Practitioners (worldwide)

2500

Languages

Romanian (native), English

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Corporate and M&A
M&A
Project development
Firm overview

Reff & Associates is the local member of Deloitte Legal, the global network of over 2500 lawyers in 75+ countries.

For more than a decade, we have been putting our minds and hearts in M&A, real estate, finance and capital markets deals of billions of euro of aggregate value, in tax and commercial litigations of hundreds of millions of euros of combined value, and in a broad range of advisory services covering corporate and competition law, consumer and data protection, employment, insolvency, public sector, energy and others.

We have enabled local and multinational investors to develop and operate their businesses safely, innovatively and efficiently, and we have passionately contributed to the success of our clients, the growth of our people and the development of the Romanian market.

Key practice areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Competition
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Aviation
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Forestry
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Address:
82-98 Grivitei Road, The Mark Tower Bucharest, District 1
Bucharest, 010735
Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.reff-associates.ro
Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 3
31 firms ranked
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Tier 1

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
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Clifford Chance Badea
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Dentons Europe - Zizzi si Asociatii SPARL
6 practice areas
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Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA (RTPR)
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Kinstellar
11 practice areas
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Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
10 practice areas
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Schoenherr & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Filip & Company
10 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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Volciuc-Ionescu
10 practice areas
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Wolf Theiss
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bulboaca & Asociaţii
9 practice areas
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Leroy & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Popescu & Asociatii
7 practice areas
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Popovici Niţu Stoica & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Suciu Partners
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

DLA Piper Dinu
7 practice areas
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Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners
9 practice areas
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Notable

D&B David si Baias
6 practice areas
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Drakopoulos
6 practice areas
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Legal Ground
9 practice areas
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Pavel Margarit & Associates
2 practice areas
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PeliPartners
4 practice areas
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Rădulescu & Mușoi Attorneys at Law
4 practice areas
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Stratulat Albulescu Attorneys at Law
6 practice areas
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Vlăsceanu & Partners
4 practice areas
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Voicu & Asociații SCA
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Notable
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance Badea
11 practice areas
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Filip & Company
10 practice areas
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Schoenherr & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
11 practice areas
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Dentons Europe - Zizzi si Asociatii SPARL
6 practice areas
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Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA (RTPR)
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Muşat & Asociaţii
11 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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Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Notable

Dutescu & Partners
2 practice areas
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Leroy & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Popescu & Asociatii
7 practice areas
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Reff & Asociaţii - Member of Deloitte Legal
10 practice areas
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Stoica & Asociatii
2 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 3
42 firms ranked
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Tier 1

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

Clifford Chance Badea
11 practice areas
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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
4 practice areas
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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
10 practice areas
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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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Project development
Tier 4
31 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
10 practice areas
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Schoenherr & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
11 practice areas
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Dentons Europe - Zizzi si Asociatii SPARL
6 practice areas
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Popovici Niţu Stoica & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
View profile
Suciu Partners
9 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Clifford Chance Badea
11 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper Dinu
7 practice areas
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Filip & Company
10 practice areas
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Kinstellar
11 practice areas
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Leroy & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Muşat & Asociaţii
11 practice areas
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Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA (RTPR)
11 practice areas
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Volciuc-Ionescu
10 practice areas
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bpv Grigorescu Ştefănică
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

Glodeanu & Partners
3 practice areas
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ONV LAW
4 practice areas
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PeliPartners
4 practice areas
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Popescu & Asociatii
7 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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Voicu & Asociații SCA
9 practice areas
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Wolf Theiss
8 practice areas
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Notable

Bulboaca & Asociaţii
9 practice areas
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Băncilă Diaconu și Asociații
6 practice areas
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Ijdelea & Associates
2 practice areas
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Mihailescu Legal
1 practice area
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Nyerges & Partners
2 practice areas
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Pavel Margarit & Asociaţii
4 practice areas
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Vlăsceanu & Partners
4 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Reff & Asociaţii is the local member of Deloitte Legal, a global network of over 2500 lawyers in more than 75 countries. The firm has a team of over 85 lawyers and is recognised as a leading law firm in Romania for the quality of services and its ability to deliver solutions on complex legal matters. It is one of the most active firms in transactional work in Romania, handling deals worth several euro billions in aggregate each year. Its areas of practice include Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, , Corporate and M&A, Energy, among others.

 

Highlights

The firm advised Santierul Naval Damen Galati on a $25 million facility provided byEximBank Romaniafor the financing of a major investment in the Galati shipyard.

The firm advised Sarmis Capital on its investment in a company having developed a green-field state of the art paper manufacturing factory poised to be a regional champion in the industry.

 


Key clients

Banca Comerciala Romana (Erste Bank), Green Tech International, Netopia Financial Services, Veraltis Asset Management, and Santierul Naval Damen Galati.

 

Testimonials

"Deep knowledge and expertise in the banking and financial services sector; regulatory framework" -
Banking Client

"Very deep and specific knowledge."- Banking Client

"The firm demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the field, a high level of professionalism, excellent client management skills, and offers strong value for money. - Debt Capital Markets Client

"Expertise; Pro business attitude; and Innovation." - Equity Capital Markets Client

"Exceptional expertise in dealing with the National Bank of Romania and the Consumer Protection Authority, public institutions notorious for the rigid procedures and bureaucratic inertia." - Financial Services Regulatory Client

"Proactiveness and expertise in this very specific area." - Financial Services Regulatory Client

"Positive: team expertise, timely management, structured approach." - Financial Services Regulatory Client

"They are knowledgeable/experienced, responsive and fast." - M&A Client

"They are very professional and very competent." - M&A Client

"What stood out to us was the quality and clarity of the information provided by Deloitte Legal Romania, as well as their openness to explore this innovative topic alongside us. Their team showed genuine curiosity and a constructive attitude throughout the process." - Project Development Client

"Andrei Burz Panzaru understands all participants in the markets, including authorities."- Equity Capital Markets Client

"Mihnea Galgotiu-Sararu combines deep expertise with strategic insight and long-term vision, consistently demonstrating excellent risk management and sound judgment in complex matters." - Debt Capital Markets Client

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