Romanian Independent Law Firm Opens a Representative Office in Madrid, Spain

Romanian law firm Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii today announced it has opened a representative office in Madrid to match the increasingly global needs of Iberian investors.

The move will position the Romanian independent law firm to provide a superior level of personalised service to a high net worth Iberian investors doing business in Central and Eastern Europe, especially in Romania.

Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii sets footprint in Western Europe in association with notable figures of the Spanish diplomatic – HE Pablo García-Berdoy, former Ambassador of Spain to Romania and legal community – Jaime Fúster Rufilanchas, former Managing Partner with Garrigues CEE. Acting as local independent consultants under the Fúster García-Berdoy brand, the duo will bring a unique combination of local and international expertise and unparalleled knowledge about foreign trade and international business law which will be of immense benefit to existing and potential future clients.

“Spain has been one of the most dynamic investors in Romania in the last years but there are many opportunities to come. Our recent experience in the EU will, for sure, accelerate this process. We are pleased to form a strategic alliance with the most dynamic law firm in Romania which we hope will foster stronger business relations between Spain and Romania”, said Pablo García-Berdoy, former Ambassador of Spain to Romania and Partner with Fúster García-Berdoy.

The representative office will serve as a local hub in helping Iberian investors do business in Romania, by acting as a point of contact for clients active internationally while also providing first-hand facts and information about key regulations and standards in Romania.

“There was a clear client-driven-need to open in Madrid. Spain and the entire Iberian region are strategic markets for us and our decision is a natural extension of the firm’s already strong presence in Romania. Investors will benefit from a potent mix of global outlook and local expertise and a powerful combination of the individual and collective expertise of our Spanish and Romanian teams”, said Florentin Ţuca, Managing Partner with Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii.

The representatives of the local independent Romanian law firm and Fúster García-Berdoy also unveiled a plan to act actively to support the Iberian and Romanian business community through a set of business events and networking opportunities. A first of such a series of events was held in Madrid on the opening day, focusing mainly on the available investment opportunities in Romania in the light of the economic and financial turmoil.

Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii and Fúster García-Berdoy will provide services in areas such as corporate and commercial, mergers and acquisitions, energy, banking and finance, infrastructure (PPP/PFI and concessions) and real estate.

In Romania, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii already operates in Bucharest (the capital-city) and Cluj-Napoca (one of the largest cities in the Western part of Romania), and also benefits from a network of professional collaborations across the entire country. The firm has acted for a range of Iberian clients, including: Aerro y Eugui Construcciones, Arian Construccion y Gestion de Infraestructuras, Asesores de Infraestructuras (ADEINFRA), Azulejos Sanchis SL, Azvi Promociones Inmobiliarias, Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona (La Caixa), GED Real Estate Eastern Investments, Gesmar Internacional, Gestamp Eolica, Grupo Prasa, Grupo Prasa, Hercesa, Inversiones Liebana, Rocat Buildings Investment, Saona Capital Partners, Sedesa, Servicios Integrales de Elevacion y Mantenimiento, Tecnica y Proyectos SA – TYPSA, Ursa Insulation SA – Grupo Uralita, Volumetric Spain.

Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii is a leading independent law firm operating in Romania, with offices in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, as well as a network of professional collaborations throughout the country. Florentin Ţuca and Gabriel Zbârcea are Managing Partners.

The firm is one of the largest in the local Romanian legal market, employing a cross-disciplinary, expert team of 57 lawyers and 15 partners who are benefiting from more than 15 years of legal expertise.

Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii’s positive growth dynamic over the past years has seen it become the number 1 law firm in Romania in terms of financials.

The firm has garnered a string of local, regional and international accolades, having been named the Most Innovative Continental European Law Firm in the Financial Times’ Innovative Lawyers Report 2009 and recognized as the Law Firm of the Year for the past three consecutive years.

Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii’s client portfolio comprises leading international companies, prominent multinational corporations, financial institutions, as well as `Fortune 500` category companies. The firm also works closely with government, local public authorities and governmental bodies and has established good contacts with national regulators from many fields. A selective list of clients includes: Erste Bank / Banca Comercială Română (BCR), OMV Group / Petrom, CEZ, ArcelorMittal, Carrefour Romania, Colgate-Palmolive, Zentiva/Sanofi Aventis, Schneider Electric, Siemens Romania, UPC Telecommunications, Orkla Foods, Romtelecom, Alstom Transport, Philip Morris, Vodafone, Ericsson Telecommunications, Pfizer, Cadbury etc.

Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii offers the whole range of legal services in every aspect of business, covering all major areas of practice: corporate & commercial; mergers, acquisitions & privatization; energy & natural resources; litigation & arbitration; employment; real estate; banking & finance; capital markets & securities; competition and State aid; environmental law & permitting; zoning, planning and construction law; PPP/PFI and concession; healthcare & pharmaceutical law; electronic communications & IT; intellectual property; insurance & private pensions; media & advertising; regulatory legal services; shipping & transport; taxation.

Fúster García-Berdoy is a consultancy firm that puts together the knowledge of its founding partners, Jaime Fúster Rufilanchas and Pablo García-Berdoy, in order to improve the position of the international investors, using a solid network of local partners and the experience of both Jaime Fúster and Pablo García-Berdoy.

The objective of Fúster García-Berdoy is to use their legal, institutional, economic and socio-political knowledge in Romania and other Central and Eastern European Countries for the advantage of international investors that want to play local in those markets, using also Fúster García-Berdoy experience in EU Law and Institutions. The scope of the consultancy activities goes from energy, environment and transport infrastructures to industry and finance.

With the agreement with Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii, Fúster García-Berdoy underlines its commitment with a strategy that focuses mainly on the shared European framework, the reliability of the selected local partners and the added value of a deep knowledge of the market.