Moldova

IFLR1000 Reviews

Financial and corporate
Brodsky Uskov Looper Reed & Partners

 

Brodsky Uskov Looper Reed & Partners is a Moldovan law firm based in Chișinău.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a particular focus on financial and corporate deals.

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include O’Key Imobil, Nadif Trading, Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines), Victoriamobil, Imperial Tobacco Ukraine, Chocolux, Agrocenter EuroChem, Slavena Lux, Liupas Imobil, Coca Cola Imbuteliere and Paymaster.

Cobzac & Partners

Cobzac & Partners is a full-service law firm with an office in Chisinau, Moldova.  

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm has a track-record advising mostly local clients across all areas of corporate law and project development. 

 

Key clients

Among its clients are Mintos Marketplace,Moldindconbank, Vitalie Perciun, My Travel, Mikro Kapital Company, Axioma Factoring, Alum Sistem, Proterra Grup, Fertco and Asconi.

 

Research period review: 32nd edition (2022/2023)     

During the research period the firm has been active mostly in banking and finance, corporate and M&A, and restructuring and insolvency.

In banking and finance the firm advised the lending side on a direct financing, and the borrowing side on invoice-based financing.

In corporate and M&A it advised sellers on sales, and it also assisted shareholders with corporate matters.

In restructuring and insolvency, it represented insolvent side and the creditor’s side on insolvency applications and proceedings.

 

Deal highlights: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

Hazelnurse €1.2 million insolvency

Mikro Kapital Group €1 million financing

Mintos €3 million financing

Central House €2.5 million insolvency

NG Finance Group Mlei 8 636 361 insolvency

Vest-Resurs €1 million and $408 545 insolvency

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

Asset finance

"Commitment, professionalism, innovative, clever, trustful."

 

Banking

"Professionalism, knowledgeable of legislation."

 

Banking and finance

"The firm's lawyers are intelligent, trustworthy, creative and innovative. They find the suitable solutions for problems, conventional or unconventional, as best suits the client and its interests. They are up to date on everything that happens in the legal and banking field and this makes them easy to work with. "

"The firm puts the client first. Their lawyers provide quality legal representation and legal advice. They provide deep knowledge of law, strong analytical skill, innovative approach and they are not afraid to think out of the box."

 

Capital markets : Debt

"The lawyers from the firm are dedicated, responsible and perseverant. They know how to deal with complex issues ant they work effectively even under pressure and in short terms. They demonstrate deep knowledge of the law, but also of business, which is very important for us. "

 

Financial services regulatory

"They tackled in a very detailed and responsible manner the entire task. While giving a legal opinion, they also provide consultancy on applying legal requirements and adjusting business processes designed by us in order to best fulfil these requirements. Their good understanding of how businesses work in Moldova is one of their best advantages as well as offering legal services that are best suited to this environment."

"Professionalism, strong knowledge, persuasiveness."

"Very professional approach to give concrete and specific appreciation of regulatory frame and opportunities that company could manage. "

 

Insolvency

"Cobzac & Partners offer a wide range of legal services. They have a true passion for their job and have excellent writing and communication skills. Their knowledge and experience in the field of insolvency and restructuring is amazing and their perseverance even through challenging times makes them one of the best law firms. "

"What makes them different is that they are not afraid to approach legal issues and provisions differently and to interpret and apply legal provisions in an original way in order to achieve their desired goal and results."

"They are very good lawyers, open-minded and smart. Their approach towards work is very serious. They are also responsible and trustworthy. "

"They are inventive, think out of the box, very smart and hard-working. They are not afraid of difficult cases and manage to find the best solutions to customers' problems. They have experience in representing both creditors and debtors, as well as insolvency administrators and liquidators. They know not only the general aspects related to the insolvency and restructuring procedure, but also the details."

"They are diligent lawyers and true professionals. Certainly one of the fields they are great in is insolvency and restructuring. I am glad that I chose to work with them because the results met expectations. Working with them was easy and efficient."

"Their lawyers are very competent, especially in restructuring and insolvency. They proved their knowledge in several restructuring and insolvency proceedings where they represented the interests of our companies and I am pleased with the results they achieved. "

"The lawyers from the firm are pleasant to work with. They are very respectful and professional, but at the same time they have the capacity to make themselves understood even if I have almost no knowledge of law. I appreciate that they find solutions even in very tough situations and even for difficult non-ordinary problems. "

"The firm's lawyers handle each case very seriously. They show professionalism and a good knowledge of law and banking and finance every time we work with them. Their service is excellent. "

"The firm offers a wide range of legal services. They have a true passion for their job and have excellent writing and communication skills. Their knowledge and experience in the field of insolvency and restructuring is amazing and their perseverance even through challenging times makes them one of the best law firms. "

"The firm are very good lawyers. Their best qualities are: logical and analytical thinking, effective communication both in written and verbally, creativity, problem-solving capacity, stress endurance, academic excellence and solid commercial awareness. They also work hard and are receptive to our requests."

 

M&A

"Restructuring and insolvency is one of the areas in which the company specialises, they have extensive experience both in representing the interests of creditors in such processes as well as in representing the debtor. They are great at risk assessment, which is very important because it helps us to be one step ahead of others. They are intelligent and diligent and are great in courts and also in negotiating and dealing with authorities and business partners."

 

Private equity

"Effectiveness, professionalism, precision."

"The firm's team is well prepared, hard-working and responsible. They are devoted to their clients and maintain their motivation throughout the process even in challenging and high-stress situations. "

 

Project development : Energy

"The lawyers are ingenious, have good communication skills, analytical skills, research skills and logical thinking ability. "

 

Daniel Cobzac          

"He is inventive and ingenious, and that improves my trust that my cases will be solved successfully."    

"Comprehensiveness."

"He is talented and very smart. He has worked a lot to achieve success and he has managed to create a team and a law firm with great professionals. "

"He has very good knowledge of law, of banking and of business. His experience and skills make him a great lawyer. He is intelligent, enthusiastic, creative, communicates easily and is easily understandable. "

"Ingenious, smart."

"Daniel Cobzac is an amazing strategist, ingenious, intelligent and pragmatic. He is very creative and has an original and efficient way to approach problems and find solutions to them. He has built a great team of professionals and it is a pleasure to work with them. "

"He is very professional, extremely organised, understanding, and has a strong strategic approach. He is passionate about what he does and always puts maximum effort in for his clients. "

"He is truly gifted, being a lawyer suits him perfectly. His character and his knowledge and his abilities make him a great lawyer. He takes good care of his clients’ interests. "

"He is one of the best lawyers I have ever met. He is great at negotiating due to his communication and persuasive skills. He understands very well the specifics of our business and always manages to find the best solutions for the problems we deal with. Although he is young, he has a very good reputation and after about eight years of working with him, I can say that his reputation is well-deserved."

"He is an amazing strategist, ingenious, intelligent and pragmatic. He is very creative and has an original and efficient way of approaching problems and finding solutions to them. He has built a great team of professionals and it is a pleasure to work with them. "

"He is a very intelligent person with great knowledge of law, a lot of experience and a good reputation. He never disappoints."

"He is a very intelligent lawyer, very responsible and very dedicated to his clients and his work. He has a great reputation, which is totally well-founded. "

"He is a very good lawyer. He has a huge experience, works a lot and achieves great results. He is intelligent, responsible, inventive and easy to work with. "

"He is a great lawyer with knowledge not only of law, but also of business. He is perseverant, innovative, detail-oriented and hard-working. "

"He has impressive experience, he has managed many important cases and exceeded my expectations – and not only mine. If I needed the services of a lawyer, I would definitely turn to him, he pleads in court very well, he is very attentive to detail and he knows how to deal with even the most unexpected situations."

"He is smart, responsible, ingenious and ambitious. He has great communication skills and he provides the results he promises. "

"Intelligence."

"He is intelligent, well organised, ambitious and tenacious. He is a very good lawyer and has excellent writing and communication skills. He is dedicated to his job and his clients and is always accessible to his clients, even when he goes on vacation. "

"He is a clever, creative, hard-working and perseverant lawyer. He has good negotiation and public speaking skills. His strategic thinking and problem-solving capacity makes him stand out and achieve great results. "                                                                                  

                                                                                               

Ana Iovu        

"She is intelligent and very responsible. She is easy to work with and always ready to help. She has deep knowledge of the law and great social, communication and negotiation skills. "

"Ana is attentive to details, comes with reasoned and logical feedback and is firmly oriented to provide the best result."

"Good knowledge of corporate law and specific business regulations."                                                                       

                                                                                               

                                                                                                             

 

 

Dolea & Co

Dolea & Co is a Moldovan law firm based in Chișinău.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a particular focus on financial and corporate deals.

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Titan Total Group, RTI Rotalin Gas Trading, Rampla Capital and Rotalin Gaz Trading.

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

Project development

“They are excellent lawyers, with brilliant knowledge in the gas sector. They are hardworking with an international background and good understanding of international transactions.”

M&A

“Dolea & Co consists of young, energetic, hardworking and very smart lawyers with an international background.

Efrim Roşca şi Asociaţii

Efrim Rosca & Asociatii is a Moldovan law firm established in 2015. The firm is led by co-founder and managing partner Oleg Efrim and is based in Chisinau.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a focus on financial and corporate work.

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Reconscivil, Victoriabank JSC, Philip Morris Moldova, Agrostoc, Autospace, METRO Cash and Carry, ProDigital, Privesc.eu and FlyRen.

 

Client Feedback: 31st edition (2020/2021)

Banking and finance

"Ability to work on a wide range of finance and corporate matters, individual approach to each client, comprehensive support."

 

M&A

"During our collaboration the law firm demonstrated commitment, professionalism and due diligence."

Gladei & Partners

Established in 2007, Gladei & Partners is a full-service corporate law firm with an office in Chisinau.  

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is active in financial and corporate. 

   

Key clients 

Among the clients of the firm are EBRD, Vetropack. Aragvi - Trans Oil Group, MAIB, Eleving Group, MDCF and Business Angels Moldova. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Banking and finance 

"They put all their long experience at work, finding the most optimal practical solution." 

 

M&A 

"They were sensible on fees, polite and pro-active.  I found them responsive and engaged.  Their advice was practical and commercial, and of a high quality. They understood what was required of them and delivered it in a way that allowed it to be used immediately and effectively in our work together." 

PwC Legal

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the Moldovan office of the international law firm of the same name.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a particular focus on financial and corporate deals.

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include GE Transportation (a Wabtec company), Transportation Eastern Europe, Moldovan Association of ICT Companies, Tanex, Fujikura Automotive, A-Star Immo, EuroChem, Orange, Stefanini and Endava.

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

Project development

“Organised work, professional feedback and friendly.”

M&A

“Proactive lawyers, with very good legal and practical advice, delivered in a timely manner.

Schoenherr Moldova

Schoenherr Moldovais the Moldovan presence of the international law firm Schoenherr. The firm in Moldova was established in 2009, is led by managing partner Vladimir Iurkovski and is based in Chisinau. 

Schoenherr is an international law firm established in 1950 which is based in Central and Eastern Europe, operating in 14 countries. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm has a strong practice in financial and corporate work achieving top tier status for Moldova in this area. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include Software Mind, Accenture, Pinto Mold, Otokar Group and Petrom-Moldova  

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

M&A 

"They researched and advised on main labor laws as well as secondary applicable laws on various issues and topics of Embassy's concern. " 

 

Restructuring 

"They have good insights in the topics and help out with much experience to make decisions."

Turcan Cazac

Turcan Cazac is a Moldovan law firm established in 1999. The firm is led by managing partner Alexander Turcan and is based in Chisinau.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a strong practice in financial and corporate work achieving top tier status for Moldova in this area.

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Western NIS Enterprise Fund, ING Bank, Nederlandse Financierings - Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation, Renaissance Securities, Gedeon Richter Nyrt, The European Fund for Southeast Europe, UnifiedPost Group and Green for Growth Fund.

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

M&A 

Good work quality.

Vernon David

Vernon David is a law firm established in 2001 which is based in Romania and Moldova. In Moldova the firm is led by Diana Neagu and is based in Chisinau.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a strong practice in financial and corporate work achieving top tier status for Moldova in this area. 

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Lafarge Holcim, Danish Renewables, Moldindconbank, Mobiasbanca-OTP Group, Kaufland, BestU4 Group, Synek Investments and Uniform.