October 2025

Legal 500 CEE Awards | Warsaw, Poland 

At the inaugural Legal 500 CEE Awards, BACIU PARTNERS was recognized as “CEE IP Firm of the Year”, becoming the first Romanian business law firm to receive this distinction.

The recognition reflects the firm’s long-standing leadership in intellectual property strategy, protection, transactions and disputes, delivered through an integrated model that combines boutique-level depth with full-service capability and resources across industries.

At the same gala, Ana-Maria Baciu was named “Romania Lawyer of the Year” and was also shortlisted for CEE Partner of the Year and IP Lawyer of the Year. Details HERE.

This double recognition – at firm and individual level – comes in one of the most competitive award environments in the region, confirming a standard built through consistency, discipline and verified performance across time.

BACIU PARTNERS has one of the most distinguished and highly regarded intellectual property practices in Romania. The team provides market-leading IP services across various areas and manages a diverse portfolio of matters and clients. This approach combines the in-depth knowledge typically associated with boutique IP firms with the resources and expertise available in a full-service independent business law firm necessary for complex transactional work and dispute resolution representation.

Thanks to this approach, currently, in the intellectual property field, BACIU PARTNERS is honored to be:

• recognized as a Top Tier Firm for Trade Mark work by IP STARS, Managing IP
• GOLD band by WTR 1000, in both chapters, researched for Romania: Enforcement & Litigation and Prosecution & Strategy
• Recommended by IAM Patent 1000
• recognized as a Leading Firm in Intellectual Property by Legal 500 and Chambers and Partner

Also, we take distinct pride in accolades awarded to us where we surpassed consistent competition and were named:

• winner of the Romania Copyright & Design Firm of the Year award by Managing IP and a finalist for the Romania Trademark Firm of the Year and Romania Patent Firm of the Year distinctions (2025)
• winner of the Romania Trademark Firm of the Year and Romania Copyright & Design Firm of the Year awards by Managing IP and a finalist of the Romania Patent Firm of the Year section (2024)
• winner of the Firm of the Year in Romania award by Managing IP (2021, 2022 and 2023)
• winner of the Trademark Firm of the Year in Romania by IAM Patent 1000 & WTR 1000 at the IP Global Awards Gala (2022)