Profile:

BADEA CLIFFORD CHANCE

Badea Clifford Chance has built a solid reputation as a leading law firm in Romania assisting international clients on complex transactions, being regularly involved in major transactions shaping the business environment. The Bucharest team includes four partners (two Romanian, one English and one US) and they are supported by an international team of 50 fee earners including Romanian, English, US and German lawyers.

The Bucharest office is an integral part of the Clifford Chance global network and the leading Magic Circle presence in Romania. Clifford Chance and Badea Asociatii formed an association in 2006 and, owing to the success of that partnership, decided to merge.

Badea Clifford Chance provides high-quality legal services in a broad range of practice areas: Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Real Estate, Regulatory (competition, employment, energy, IP, telecom). The Bucharest team was constantly involved in complex syndicated finance transactions, project finance, corporate and financial restructurings, recapitalisations, Eurobonds and share issues on international capital markets, company acquisitions by strategic investors or private equity funds, infrastructure and highway projects, real estate investments etc. The law firm also has extensive experience in cross regional projects including South East Europe, for which the Bucharest office is a regional hub.

Badea Clifford Chance is ranked in the first tier in the latest edition of Legal 500 (2008) at Banking & Finance and Real Estate sections, as well as in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners (2009) at the Banking & Finance section.