MDM - Practice Areas

Litigation

We represent our clients’ interests in a wide area of conflicts, from civil and commercial litigation, debt recovery, labor law conflicts to administrative disputes, intellectual property claims, tort and contractual liability claims.

Spotlight on our recent Litigation experience:

Won court case for dismissal of $2.5 million claim of a shareholder further to spin-off process
Won court case concerning lien on iron ore stocks for claimed debt of $ 6 million
Won major commercial dispute regarding a state funded project (over 650,000 Euro)
Won claim for lack of assets use against local authorities (damages of 240,000 Euro)
Won insurance damages claims for the cumulated value of 500,000 Euro
Successful representation of foreign real estate developer in several commercial disputes
Representation of a local company in major commercial dispute regarding a state funded project (over 600.000 Euro)
Pending representation of telecom company in employment dispute
Pending representation of client in split of assets procedure (over 1 million Euro)
Pending representation of shareholder in application for the annulment of shares sale purchase agreement (over 700.000 Euro)
Representation of foreign IT company in dispute resolution and negotiations
Representation of both national and foreign clients in various commercial disputes

Real Estate

We represent real estate developers, owners and tenants on a wide variety of legal matters including property acquisitions and disposals, office leases, construction, asset financing and leasing.

Spotlight on our recent Real Estate experience:

Assisted Greek developers in the acquisition of a commercial complex located in the north Bucharest area (under insolvency) for an approximate value of 4 million Euro
Conducted various due diligences and concluded acquisitions of a plot of land located in the north Bucharest area by Greek investors for the cumulated value of 2 million Euro
Assisted Indian metallurgical group with acquisition of 1.5 million Euro worth farmland areas
Negotiated lease of office space for Austrian distributor of agricultural products
Negotiated lease of office space for Italian software developer
Assistance in drafting, negotiating and signing rental agreements for several Class A office buildings
Assistance for the acquisition of significantly large farmland area
Assistance in the takeover of a distressed asset under the insolvency procedure ($ 4 million)
Assistance of major investors with the acquisition of real estate assets (6 million Euro – both commercial and residential assets)

Corporate & Commercial

We provide all the necessary legal advice to help our clients stay in full compliance with Romanian laws and get their deals completed. We advise on a wide variety of corporate governance and industry – specific compliance matters and we assist our clients with their commercial transactions, from drafting and negotiating their commercial terms to securing and enforcing their transactions.

Spotlight on our recent Corporate & Commercial experience:

Assisted German trading company with the purchase of 700,000 tons of iron ore (value of $ 10 million)
Assisted UK based real estate developer on its ongoing operations
Assisted Italian software developer on various commercial matters
Assisted Indian metallurgical group on corporate and commercial matters
Assisted Greek investors by setting up the corporate structure and by drafting and negotiating a shareholders agreement for the purpose of developing a real estate project (¤ 4 million – commercial space)
Provided Pro Bono legal services to a foundation for the aid of deaf and blind children

Insolvency & Enforcement

We represent our clients in insolvency procedures to maximize chances of debt recovery.

Spotlight on our recent Insolvency & Enforcement experience:

Assisted various creditors in insolvency and reorganization procedures or bankruptcy cases for cumulated debts value of $1 million
Assisted various creditors in insolvency and reorganization procedures or bankruptcy cases for cumulated debts value of $1 million
Successfully assisted various clients with the recovery of receivables in enforcement procedures
Assisted various clients in enforcement procedures for debt recovery
Assisted clients in negotiations for restructuring of two major real estate developers

Mergers & Acquisitions

We assist our clients in structuring deals to maximize profits and minimize legal risk.We represent our clients from due diligence reviews to drafting and negotiating transaction documents, and further on, closing and post-closing assistance.

Spotlight on our recent Mergers & Acquisitions experience:

Negotiated shareholder buy-out and financing for A class office building (approximate value 5 million Euro)
Negotiated take-over of main assets of shipbuilder under insolvency procedures by Indian metallurgical group (approximate value 2 million Euro)
Conducted due diligence procedures for major group of metallurgical companies for targeted value exceeding $ 10 million
Negotiated sale of optical lenses producer (3 million Euro)
Assistance for the refinancing of a Class A office building (8 million Euro)
Drafting subcontracting agreement for a major company providing telecom services
Assistance for the negotiation and drafting of documents related to the takeover of several significant companies acting in the agricultural field

Employment

We advise and assist our clients on employment restructuring, from individual to collective dismissals. We negotiate full packages of collective labour agreements, internal regulations and employees conduct codes for our clients. We support our clients on all employee related matters, from non-compete agreements to confidentiality and training clauses.

Spotlight on our recent Employment experience:

Drafted and negotiated collective labour agreements and internal regulations for major travel company, agricultural products distributor, Indian metallurgical group
Performed disciplinary dismissals of employees for various clients
Provided assistance related to employment and management agreements matters to major Austrian player on the insurance market
Provided assistance to employees in negotiations with major air transport company