Experience in highly complex legal services
In the era of giant law firms flaunting their global addresses, we take a fundamentally different approach. We have a focused mindset, a single location, a compact team of top lawyers, an elite practice, and a deep understanding of the legal issues our clients face.
With over 20 years in the market, the firm, founded by former senior anti-corruption prosecutor Ovidiu Budușan, is consistently ranked #1 in the international Legal 500 - White Collar Crime Romania, the firm's traditional practice area.
BUDUȘAN & ASSOCIATES is rated at the top level, 5 stars, in Legal 500 client satisfaction surveys and is described as "one of the most experienced teams in the market, with an impressive track record, complex cases and long-term results".
General presentation
Our observations and insights, gained in our elite criminal business law practice, as well as the solid business law experience of the firm’s partners, Florentina Frumușanu, George Toniuc and Liana Iacob, have allowed us to identify the most pressing issues our clients face outside the criminal law area and develop new practice areas dedicated to the industries we focus on. Today, our firm provides services in corporate and commercial litigation, tax and administrative litigation, and human rights litigation.
We regularly handle cases before courts at all levels, including the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the Constitutional Court, as well as before the elite prosecution divisions within the Prosecution Office of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (PICCJ), namely The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) and Directorate for Investigation of Infringements of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT). We also acted as local counsel in proceedings at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). In addition, our proposed team is regularly involved in cases pertaining to various regulatory bodies, such as the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and its Romanian counterpart, the National Anti-Fraud Department (DLAF); the Agency for National Fiscal Administration (ANAF); the Competition Council; the Romanian Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Intelligence Unit (ONPCSB); the Personal Data Protection Authority (ANSPDCP).
The firm also manages civil and commercial disputes in various Business Law areas.