On 12 July 2024, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (the “AI Act”) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (the full text of the AI Act is available here). The AI Act is a pioneering regulation…
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…
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…
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…
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…
NEW GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE NO. 18/2022 PERTAINING TO THE AUTHORIZATION AND OPERATION IN ROMANIA OF REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF FOREIGN COMPANIES AND ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS The Government Ordinance no. 18/2022 pertaining to the authorization and operation in Romania of representative offices of foreign companies and economic organizations (the…
On 26 July 2022, Law No. 265/2022 regarding the trade registry and amending and supplementing other legal instruments applicable to the registration with the trade registry (“Law No. 265/2022”), including the Companies Law No. 31/1990 (“Companies Law”), was published in the Official Gazette No. 750/2022. …
IFLR1000 has published its 2022 rankings and Leroy si Asociatii has maintained a leading position with high rankings in several categories. The firm’s mergers and acquisitions, banking & finance, capital markets and project development practices are all ranked by IFLR1000, having both its partners…
Publication in the Official Gazette of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 46/2022 on measures to implement Regulation (EU) 452/2019 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the examination of foreign direct investment in the Union and for…
With more than 20 years of experience in mergers & acquisitions, banking & finance and projects & infrastructure, Andreea Toma has been awarded the title of IFLR 1000 Women Leaders 2022. Her competence has been recognized by IFLR 1000 for the third year in a…
Decision for the approval of the Norms on the regulation, recognition, approval or acceptance of the procedure for the remote identification of persons via video means Decision no. 564 / 11 November 2021 issued by the Authority for the Digitization of Romania (the “Authority”) approving…
On 30 April 2021 several amendments1 to the Law no. 129/2019 on the prevention and combating of money laundering and terrorism financing (the “AML Law”) have entered into force. The main amendments to the AML Law include: • the obligation to submit the statement on…
“This team has outstanding business knowledge, in addition to fine expertise in all relevant legal matters.” – Chambers Europe Energy and Natural Resources is a major practice area for Leroy şi Asociaţii. We provide a full spectrum of legal services to major companies and investors…
“Leroy si Asociatii has strong relationships with major employers from across several sectors, including consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, infrastructure and logistics. “ – Legal 500 Our Employment team advises on all aspects of employment, collective labour relations, social security matters, immigration and benefits. Our lawyers…