Raluca is an experienced lawyer with over 20 years of experience in the legal profession. Throughout her career, she has been part of important local law firms, thus accumulating a substantial expertise in many practice areas. She has assisted major global and local clients, having been involved in a broad variety of matters, spanning high profile corporate, commercial and M&A, banking & finance, energy, real estate & construction projects, as well as various international public law matters.
Raluca has strong interpersonal and relationship building skills with a strong command of Romanian, English and French. Also, she is versatile, pragmatic and creative in identifying and assessing risks and developing sustainable, practical solutions that balance business and legal considerations. Raluca has the ability to focus when working in a fast-paced environment. She is also thorough in her work and has been acknowledged, throughout the years, for the quality of the assistance provided.
LL.M in European Law, French–Romanian Law College of European Studies, Paris I Pantheon–Sorbonne University (2002)
LL.B, Bucharest University Law School (2002)
Bucharest Bar Association (Admitted 2003)
A global leader in transportation and logistics in connection with a broad array of legal matters including commercial contracts, corporate law and real estate matters;
A supplier in the automotive industry in connection with day-to-day commercial matters, including structuring of commercial transactions, drafting and negotiating agreements, adjusting general terms and conditions of the company in accordance with Romanian laws;
The Romanian subsidiary of a France-based group present in the sectors of cosmetics, textile-clothing, household and nutrition products in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of a distributor in Romania operating 40 stores;
An international financial institution on a EUR 50 million loan to a major Romanian company operating in the medical sector;
The largest global development institution in the acquisition of a stake in a major IT Romanian company;
An important investor in connection with the establishment of a joint-venture and subsequent acquisition by such joint-venture of each of their subsidiaries in Romania for the purposes of developing jointly production of crude oil and refined soya, rapeseed and sun seed oil and meal at their crush plants and biodiesel plants in Romania (value approximately EUR 100 million);
A major project owner in connection with post-closing issues regarding the acquisition of shares in the Romanian subsidiary, as well as with corporate governance issues, general advice on project development regarding a 9 MW wind farm;
An important investor in connection with the proposed acquisition of one of the largest regional copper companies based in Romania;
A large manufacturer of electrical devices in connection with concluding a joint-venture agreement for the creation of a new company to produce electrical equipment.