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International & Cross-Border Capabilities | Global

Romania

The International & Cross-Border Capabilities rankings table below has been designed to provide the most in-depth insights and reviews of the top ranked lawyers and law firms. The firms included in our rankings have been recommended by in-house counsel, other third-party experts and private practice lawyers. Our comprehensive research ensures you have all the information needed when looking to purchase legal services across Romania.

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  1. Clifford Chance Badea
    Clifford Chance Badea
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight | 6 Years Ranked
    The team has a clear transactional focus, offering extensive expertise in banking and capital markets. Cross-border work covers a range of areas, such as bond issuances and sovereign debt work. Excellent financial capabilities are further supported by a team of adept corporate lawyers, often handling multi-jurisdictional M&A, private equity, restructuring and regulatory mandates.
  2. CMS
    CMS
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight | 6 Years Ranked
    CMS is highly rated across a broad range of areas within the Romanian market, with particular aptitude in cross-border transactions. The banking practice has outstanding experience of cross-border lending and often brings together teams from Romania and other CEE states to advise on the financing of inbound real estate or private equity investments. It also offers strong capabilities in M&A and capital markets, including cross-border restructuring and IPO deals. CMS's client roster includes multinational corporates, private equity funds and major international banks and financial institutions investing in the development of Romanian real estate projects and benefiting from the firm's extensive network on outbound transactions.
  3. Dentons
    Dentons
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight | 5 Years Ranked
    The team combines sector knowledge with a solid dispute resolution practice, and transactional expertise across areas of M&A and financing, to efficiently serve clients' cross-border needs. The Bucharest office displays solid cross-border deal management capabilities as well as fulfilling the role of local counsel on inbound matters in partnership with other Dentons offices or other firms. Dentons' finance group in the Romanian office frequently represents foreign clients in matters across the globe, and is often instructed by clients from neighbouring countries in South-Eastern Europe.
  4. DLA Piper Dinu SCA
    DLA Piper Dinu SCA
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight | 6 Years Ranked

    As part of a law firm frequently endorsed for its geographic reach, DLA Piper's Bucharest team offers clients a gateway to its vast network of locations worldwide. It adopts a regular role as Romanian counsel on inbound projects for international clients from a range of sectors, including technology, retail, energy and private equity. It is well versed in coordinating with DLA Piper offices across the network, as well as with other law firms to cover a wide breadth of international expertise.

  5. Filip & Company
    Filip & Company
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight | 6 Years Ranked
    Filip & Company is a distinguished independent law firm often relied upon to take on significant international roles in complex global transactions. Leading law firms in foreign jurisdictions turn to Filip & Company to act as co-counsel on major deals, and it demonstrates a strong track record of being responsible for coordinating cross-border matters.
  6. Kinstellar
    Kinstellar
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight | 6 Years Ranked
    The Kinstellar team is well regarded for its work on banking. It typically handles cross-border financing, secured loan facilities and project finance mandates in the energy sector, as well as advising on multi-jurisdictional financing matters in the real estate space. The law firm has additional strength providing corporate advice to foreign-headquartered companies expanding in the Romanian market and acts on behalf of CEE-wide companies on ongoing corporate governance topics.
  7. Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA
    Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight | 6 Years Ranked

    Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu is much sought out by clients for its advice on the Romanian law elements in cross-border English law financing and corporate mandates. The team offers exceptional expertise in M&A, banking, capital markets and competition law. It frequently handles high-value transactions for a diverse client base, ranging from sophisticated international private equity firms and banks to domestic selling shareholders.

  8. Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA
    Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight | 6 Years Ranked

    Schoenherr is a top-tier international law firm, and its Bucharest team is a highly reputable option for cross-border work. It maintains close ties with its Austrian headquarters and is popular among clients in Austria and the CEE region for cross-border operations and investments in the Romanian market. The team is also able to take a lead role on multi-jurisdictional mandates, frequently coordinating with international law firms and colleagues within the Schoenherr network.

  9. Wolf Theiss
    Wolf Theiss
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight | 6 Years Ranked

    Wolf Theiss is recognised for its transactional capabilities, offering particularly strong expertise in banking, M&A and restructuring. It draws upon its network of offices for multi-jurisdictional deals and acts alongside international law firms on inbound matters. The team is also active in the telecommunications and data privacy spaces, in which it regularly assists clients with the regulatory and compliance aspects of cross-border transactions.

  10. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight
  11. Reff & Associates SCA – Member of Deloitte Legal
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight
  12. Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații
    International & Cross-Border Capabilities
    2025 | Spotlight