Popescu & Asociatii Partner and Head of White Collar Crime Adrian Chirvase discusses White Collar Crime in Romania in the year past and the one ahead.

13 law firms and a team of in-house counsel competed in CEE Legal Matters' 2026 Charity Bowling Tournament that took place in Bucharest on February 12, 2026.

Following the great success of the annual CEE Legal Matters Bowling Challenge hosted in Budapest, we are bringing this charity event to Bucharest.

Heightened institutional scrutiny and evolving enforcement have kept Popescu & Asociatii's white-collar practice exceptionally busy, with EU-fund mandates, tax-evasion probes, and cybercrime cases leading the charge, according to Partner Adrian Chirvase.

Popescu & Asociatii has successfully represented Viorelo International in obtaining more than RON 60 million in compensation in expropriation proceedings before a court in Romania.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around, we asked: For 2025, what is the one sector or industry in the country that shows the most promise for growth, and why?

CEE Legal Matters is proud to introduce the latest in our Comparative Guides series. This one focuses on Bribery & Corruption in CEE.

Contributed by Popescu & Asociatii.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around we asked: If you have a formal partnership track, how do you handle lawyers on it who do NOT end up living up to the requirements to make a Partner?

Popescu & Asociatii has successfully represented the Romanian Academy in a restitution dispute concerning 4,500 hectares of forest land.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around we turn our attention to setting up new practices and ask: When launching a new practice, what is your go-to strategy – do you look at internal team members to spearhead it, or are you more likely to turn to lateral hires? Why?

Popescu & Associatii has promoted Adina Vlaicu, Andreea Mihalache, and Mirel Radescu to Partner.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. As sunny days recede, the fall conference season is upon us, so we asked: How do you determine which Partner attends which events?

Popescu & Asociatii Partner Loredana Popescu and Avellum Partner Maksym Maksymenko look at the current status of agribusiness in their countries – both traditional powerhouses in the sector – highlighting how they are managing to show resilience despite tough years.

Popescu & Asociatii has successfully defended Cosmin Sandru and Nicolae Bitea, members of the PNL Timis party, before the High Court of Cassation and Justice of Romania against corruption charges.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. With managing firm clients being a critical aspect of firms’ operations, we asked: What are the three most important elements when onboarding a new client?

Bogdan Ilea has joined Popescu & Asociatii as Partner and the firm's new Head of Regulatory, Government & Public Affairs practice.

The back-and-forth on the statute of limitations between Romania’s Constitutional Court and the CJEU, with the country’s judiciary stuck in the middle, is at the top of the agenda for Popescu & Asociatii Partner Adrian Chirvase.