Zamfirescu Racoti Predoiu (ZRP)

Firm Overview:
One of Romania’s top law firms, Zamfirescu Racoti Predoiu, Attorneys at Law (ZRP) stands as a provider of the most comprehensive portfolio of legal services on the market, with highly reputed lawyers and widely recognised expertise in commercial law and litigation. Founded in 2005 by merger of two law firms,Calin–Andrei Zamfirescu and Partners and Racoti – Predoiu, ZRP offers high quality and effective services in both consultancy and litigation areas, integrated through the knowledge and expertise of cross-practice industry teams.

Main Areas of Practice:
Banking & Finance:
2 partners; 5 fee earners
• Assistance in the negotiation for a loan agreement of USD 180,000,000 with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for refinancing the current debt and financing an energy efficiency investment plan
• Assistance in the negotiation a credit facility of USD 75,000,000 provided by Raiffeisen Bank for refinancing an existing debt and working capital purposes
• Assistance in the negotiation for a credit facility of USD 25,000,000 provided by Raiffeisen Bank where the capital was used to partially finance the acquisition of bauxite mining operations
Key Clients: Alro, Vimetco, UniCredit Tiriac Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, Bancpost (member of Eurobank EFG), Procredit, Banca Italo Romena
Contact: Ioana Racoti Tel: +40 21 311 05 17 (18)
Email: ioana.racoti@zrp.ro

Dispute Resolution:
3 partners; 23 fee earners
• Representation for the past three years in a complex arbitration case following a dispute arisen from a FIDIC Works’ contract
• Assistance in an exequatur procedure in Romania having as object the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award obtained in Stockholm, Sweden
• Representation for a company acting in various fields such as agriculture, construction and energy, in its capacity as damaged party within the criminal investigation stage, in a file pending before the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, Organized Crime and Terrorism Investigation Directorate
Key Clients: Petrom, UniCredit Tiriac Bank, Vimetco Group
Contact: Calin-Andrei Zamfirescu Tel: +40 21 311 05 17 18
Email: calin.zamfirescu@zrp.ro

Energy & Natural Resources:
1 partner; 4 fee earners
• Assistance for building and commissioning wind farms project, energy power plant of over 200 MW
• Assistance for taking over a gas distribution company
• Assistance for building and commissioning of a cogeneration power plant of over 400 MW
• Assistance for participating in a tender for the selection of the investors for the establishment of an IPP company for building and commissioning of an energy group of over 500 MW
Key Clients: Alro, Vimetco Power, Fokus
Contact: Ioana Racot,i Tel: +40 21 311 05 17 18
Email: ioana.racoti@zrp.ro

Employment Law:
1 partner; 4 fee earners
• Full legal assistance of Bancpost regarding employment aspects
• Legal support for adidas Romania in amending and implementing the provisions of internal regulations and the personnel restructuring and disciplinary procedures
• Assistance during the day to day employment issues for Kika Mobilier
Key Clients: adidas Romania, Bancpost (member of Eurobank EFG), Kika Mobilier
Contact: Catalîn Micu Tel: +40 21 311 05 17 18
Email: catalin.micu@zrp.ro

Intellectual Property:
1 partner; 5 fee earners
• Representation in obtaining an unprecedented decision for the granting in Romania of the Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) for medicinal products according to the Council Regulation 1768/1992
• Assistance in complex copyright infringement litigation cases initiated against the companies organising musical events and/or producing and commercializing musical CDs, DVDs and disks in Romania
• Representation in two litigation cases of trademark cancellation, against a background of a complex dispute
Key Clients: Danone, Vincon, Romanian Association of Composers and Musicologists
Contact: Cosmin Vasile Tel: +40 21 311 05 17 18
Email: cosmin.vasile@zrp.ro

Mergers & Acquisitions:
2 partners; 10 fee earners
• Assistance in an important acquisition of shares issued by a leading company in manufacturing of metal items and enamelled vessel industry Assistance in a complex acquisition of the majority package of shares followed by general assistance in relation to corporate matters Assistance in the acquisition of an important Romanian handling company Assistance in the acquisition of bauxite mining operations
Key Clients: Alro, Alum, Topex, Menzies Aviation, Payzone
Contact: Anca Danilescu Tel: +40 21 311 05 17 18
Email: anca.danilescu@zrp.ro

Project Finance & Infrastructure:
1 partner; 4 fee earners
• Assistance in the negotiation for a credit facility of USD 25,000,000 provided by Raiffeisen Bank where the capital was used to partially finance the acquisition of bauxite mining operations
Contact: Ioana Racoti Tel: +40 21 311 05 17 18
Email: ioana.racoti@zrp.ro

Real Estate:
1 partner; 2 fee earners
• Assistance in the acquisition of compact forestry, agricultural and vineyards estates for a total estimated area of up to 100,000 ha
• Rendering permanent general legal support in a major real estate residential and commercial development project
• Assistance related to the execution of a detailed due diligence analysis on the ownership titles concerning the plots of land upon which the projects will be developed
Key Clients: Romfelt Real Estate, Multimedia Art & Tehnic, Demiuma Comimpex (Nissa)
Contact: Anca Danilescu Tel: +40 21 311 05 17 18
Email: anca.danilescu@zrp.ro

Restructuring & Insolvency:
2 partners; 10 fee earners
• Assistance and representation of the client in the insolvency file for the recovery of a receivable of over EUR 9 million
• Legal assistance and representation of the client in the debtor’s insolvency file
• Assistance and representation a complex insolvency procedure at the debtor’s request; the total value of receivables is of over EUR 41 million
Key Clients: Raiffeisen Bank, GDF Suez, World Trade Center
Contact: Stan Tîrnoveanu Tel: +40 21 311 05 17 18
Email: stan.tirnoveanu@zrp.ro

Tax:
2 partners; 5 fee earners
• Tax assistance with respect to the implementation of several mergers and transfers of lines of business between large Romanian companies
• Tax due diligence of several Romanian companies
• Assistance during tax disputes and representation in court for several local companies and Romanian subsidiaries of foreign companies
• The preparation of transfer pricing files for multinational companies
Key Clients: CA Immo, GDF Suez, Saint Gobain
Contact: Ioana S,andru Tel: +40 21 311 05 17 18
Email: ioana.sandru@zrp.ro

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  Romania

  Corporate/M&A (Band 4)
  Anca Danilescu (Band 3)
  Ioana Racoti (Band 2)
  Dispute Resolution (Band 1)
  Calin Andrei Zamfirescu (Band 1)
  Cosmin Vasile (Band 2)
  Restructuring/Insolvency (Band 1)
  Stan Tirnoveanu (Band 1)
  

Ranked Individuals

• Anca Danilescu
• Ioana Racoti
• Stan Tirnoveanu
• Cosmin Vasile
• Calin Andrei Zamfirescu