Kinstellar Bucharest announces new practice heads | Magdalena Răducanu (ex-Dentons) joins as Special Counsel and head of the local Banking & Finance practice and Zsuzsa Csiki (Partner) will take the lead of the local Corporate and M&A practice

Kinstellar has announced a number of key practice head appointments in its Bucharest office, which will strengthen even more its current offering to clients.Magdalena Răducanu, formerly with Dentons, joins as Special Counsel and head of the local Banking & Finance practice, while Zsuzsa Csiki, current Partner at Kinstellar, will take the lead of the local Corporate and M&A practice. Both appointments are effective immediately.

Magdalena Răducanu is a veteran in the banking and finance field.She brings to the team over 20 years of experience in all aspects of banking and financing – project, real estate and corporate finance – as well as exposure to general corporate matters.Prior to joining Kinstellar, Magdalena worked at the Bucharest office of Dentons.

Leading international legal directories such as Chambers and Legal 500 rank Magdalena as a top expert in Romania, with clients praising her for being “detail-focused, steadfast and dedicated, very pragmatic, resourceful and with great base of knowledge.”

Magdalena will lead a local banking and finance team comprising of senior lawyers Smaranda Vacaru and Răzvan Constantinescu, joined also by Adelina Seserman (with Răzvan and Adelina likewise having recently joined Kinstellar from Dentons).

Zsuzsa Csiki has over 13 years of experience in the corporate/M&A field, having worked on all aspects of structuring and negotiating business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations, private equity transactions, divestitures, executive compensation and incentive equity arrangements and other general corporate matters. Her expertise also extends to financial regulatory matters and capital markets transactions, coordinating teams locally and cross-border, while also efficiently orchestrating robust change of control regulatory filings.

She likewise is seen by legal guides as a top expert in Romania: “Great communication and strong team management through partner, Zsuzsa Csiki. Dealing with complex deals and implementing corporate governance structures. Zsuzsa Csiki’s availability, energy and dedication are seamless. She is projecting the relevant confidence that she can handle any aspect of a complex matter.”

Kinstellar Bucharest’s managing partner, Victor Constantinescu, adds: “I’m really excited by these promotions. Magda is well-known on the market and instantly gives our existing practice an even greater edge, and she will fit just great into the team. Zsuzsa’s appointment is a realization of all her hard work and efforts over the years and is well-deserved, and likewise I’m sure that she will take the practice to even higher levels. As the month of May is also European Diversity Month, I’m happy to see female members take on more key management roles, in an office where half of our lawyers are female.”