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Leroy și Asociații promotes four lawyers
Leroy și Asociații, a law firm with over 25 years of experience in the Romanian market, announces the promotion of four lawyers: Adriana Spătaru – Counsel (Real Estate / IP), Cristian Bumbac – Senior Associate (Banking & Finance), Mihnea-Ioan Rațiu – Senior Associate (Energy and Natural Resources / Projects and Infrastructure) and Mara Dosinescu –
Certain amendments of the Romanian Criminal Code made in 2023
During the year 2023, the Romanian Criminal Code has been marked by several amendments, both in its general and special sections. We present below certain of the most important changes that the Criminal Code has undergone during the previous year: a. The general section of the Criminal Code The unity of the continued / complex
An overview of the activity of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing in 2023. The main breaches of personal data controllers. Recommendations for 2024 in order to comply with the legal provisions on personal data protection
The main breaches of the Regulation (EU) No. 679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (hereinafter the “GDPR” or the “Regulation”) committed by
Leroy si Asociatii assisted Tereos on a significant transaction for the sugar industry in Romania
The M&A team of the law firm Leroy si Asociatii assisted TEREOS, one of the world’s largest sugar producers, on the takeover of its sugar factory in Ludus, Romania, by two independent Romanian investors. Leroy si Asociatii, with Bruno Leroy – Founding Partner and Andreea Toma – Partner, coordinated the team that provided legal assistance to TEREOS. The team
Law no. 361/2022 on the protection of whistleblowers in the public interest
Law no. 361/2022 is one of the much-awaited legal novelties of the end of 2022. Its objective is to regulate the general framework for the protection of persons who report violations of legislation in certain domains, which occurred or are likely to occur, within public authorities and institutions, other public law entities, as well as
Government Emergency Ordinance No. 41/2022
As of January 1st 2023, the sanctions for failing to comply with the provisions of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 41/2022 on the creation of the National System for monitoring the road transport of high fiscal risk goods enter into force. A. Status The Government Emergency Ordinance no. 41/2022 on the creation of the National
Romania’s Disaster Movie: The Film Industry Cash Rebate Scheme that Wasn’t
2018 saw the introduction of the Romanian movie production cash rebate system and a subsequent uptick in movie productions seeking to develop in Romania. The ambitiously outlined rebate system seemed quite appealing, initially. However, over the past three years, it failed to live up to its original goals. Adriana Spataru agrees, adding that “the only
Renewed Efforts to Develop PPPs in Romania
Although Romania’s history with public-private partnerships (PPPs) spans over two decades, the legal framework in force until 2018 did not attract sufficient private partner interest for the development of such projects. As a result, to date, the number of successful PPPs remains rather low. The 2018 overhaul of the legal framework was part of a