January 2026
We are delighted to share that Ana-Maria Baciu has been included in the IAM Global Leaders 2026 exclusive-list. This is a distinction reserved for the world’s top private-practice patent professionals, selected from the GOLD tier of the IAM Patent 1000 rankings.
This recognition confirms Ana-Maria’s standing as an advisor of choice in noteworthy patent matters. Complementary, it reinforces the firm’s focus to delivering technically rigorous and commercially feasible patent solutions to its clients.
The distinction adds to an impressive list, including recent accolades such as:
- Winner for the Romanian Lawyer of the Year award at the inaugural edition of the Legal 500 CEE Awards Gala (2025)
- Shortlisted for the CEE Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year award at the same Gala
- Practitioner of the Year, Romania – Managing IP EMEA Awards (the first Romanian lawyer to receive this distinction and the only one to receive it in two consecutive years)
- Band 1 Leading Lawyer, Intellectual Property – Chambers and Partners
- Leading Individual, Intellectual Property – Legal 500 EMEA
- Gold Band Trademark Professional – WTR 1000 (World Trademark Review) and included in the WTR Global Leaders list
- Top 250 Women in IP and Trademark Star – Managing IP, IP Stars
At BACIU PARTNERS, the intellectual property practice is built around a strong matrix approach, integrating IP lawyers and counsellors, national patent attorneys, and litigators specialized in patent disputes, enabling us to help clients in some of the most nuanced patent-related contexts.
Major independent accolades reflect the reputation of the practice. These include being:
- Winner of the CEE IP Firm of the Year Award at the inaugural Legal 500 CEE Gala in October 2025. BACIU PARNTERS is the first Romanian business law firm to receive this distinction.
- Winner of the Romania Firm of the Year award and multiple category wins at the Managing IP EMEA Awards along the years.
- consistently high ranked across the most reputable publications evaluating the work of intellectual property practitioners, such as IAM Patent 1000 and WTR 1000, IP STARS, Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 EMEA.
The full list of IAM Global Leaders is available HERE.
Details about our award-winning Intellectual Property practice are available HERE.