Independent law office · Bucharest Bar · since 2018
Big-firm experience. Sole-practitioner attention.
Advisory, transactions and litigation in energy and environment, real estate and construction, corporate law, public procurement and civil, commercial and administrative disputes. You work directly with the lawyer who thinks through your case, in English, French or Romanian.
Practice areas
One integrated practice, from negotiation to the courtroom
The same matters seen from both sides: advisory work that prevents disputes, and litigation run with transactional discipline.
Energy and environment
ANRE regulation, renewable projects, due diligence for investors and lenders.
DetailsReal estate development and construction
Full-scope assistance for real estate projects: acquisition, permitting, works contracts, sale.
DetailsCorporate law. Foreign investors
Incorporations, governance, share transfers, domestic and cross-border mergers; assistance in your language.
DetailsPublic procurement, concessions, PPP
Award procedures, remedies before CNSC and the courts, performance of public contracts.
DetailsCivil and commercial litigation
Court representation at all levels in contractual, real estate, corporate and administrative disputes.
DetailsOutsourced legal department
Continuous legal support, on a predictable budget, for companies without in-house counsel.
DetailsHow I work
The course of an engagement
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Honest assessment
The first analysis also tells you what will not work: if the odds are poor or the costs outweigh the stakes, you learn it before committing, not along the way.
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Strategy and budget
We agree the objective, the steps and the fee (fixed, hourly or success-based, under art. 127 et seq. of the profession's Statute), in writing, from the start.
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Rigorous execution
Deadlines kept, evidence built methodically, documents drafted to withstand judicial scrutiny, not merely to be filed.
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Direct communication
You work with the lawyer who knows your file: regular updates, explanations without needless jargon, informed decisions.
Founding attorney
Cătălin Barb
Member of the Bucharest Bar, with twelve years of practice at first-tier law firms (Mușat & Asociații; Gide Loyrette Nouel, later Leroy și Asociații) before founding the office in 2018. PhD candidate in constitutional law at the University of Bucharest, with teaching activity at the Faculty of Law.
Who I work with
Three kinds of clients, one standard of care
Companies
Real estate developers, construction contractors, suppliers, energy companies: contracts, permitting, site disputes, regulation.
Foreign investors
Groups and entrepreneurs from France, Italy, the Netherlands and other EU states: market entry, companies, real estate, contracts, all explained directly in your language.
Private individuals
Property and neighbours, dealings with the authorities, civil service: the same rigour, explained plainly, with costs announced upfront.
Describe your situation. I will come back with a first assessment.
The first discussion clarifies the legal framing, the possible steps and the estimated costs. Confidentiality is protected by legal professional privilege (art. 11 of Law no. 51/1995), whether or not we end up working together.