March 2025

The comprehensive research performed by Legal 500 for its 2025 EMEA rankings reconfirms BACIU PARTNERS’ market standing, acknowledging it as a Top Tier (TIER 1, the highest level) firm for two highly competitive areas of practice: Intellectual Property and TMT: Gambling Law and as the only independent business law firm to achieve such a performance.

This is the sixth consecutive year that Legal 500 acknowledged BACIU PARTNERS’ status as a leading business law firm committed to outstanding services and exceptional client management. Independent feedback included in the 2025 edition write-up mentions that the team’s “objective-oriented mindset ensures that all efforts are directed towards achieving tangible results that make a difference for the client”.

In Intellectual Property, the firm consolidates its position as Top Tier (Tier 1), with the core driver of the practice – acting differently while aiming to ensure excellence in client service –recognized by independent sources with the editorial quoting that “what makes this practice truly unique is their proactive approach, consistently staying ahead of potential issues and opportunities.”

In TMT: Gambling Law, the firm continues to hold firmly its position as a Top Tier (Tier 1) firm reflecting its exceptional positioning on the Romanian legal market. The editorial notes that the team is “client focused and always available. They are also easy to get on with, which makes doing business very easy and enjoyable. They are all highly knowledgeable.”

At individual level, BACIU PARTNERS team members receive similarly remarkable accolades:

Ana-Maria Baciu is recognized as a Leading Partner in both Intellectual Property and TMT: Gambling Law, considered to have “exceptional knowledge in her field‘”. Also, independent sources acknowledge that she “is appreciated by clients for her ‘deep expertise’”.
Andreea Bende continues to be the only Next Generation Partner for Intellectual Property practice group that is recognized as “compact, highly efficient, and easy to communicate with.”
Andrei Cosma is elevated to Next Generation Partner in TMT: Gambling Law. The Legal 500 editorial point out that he is “sought after for his experience in handling regulatory matters relating to global online betting”.
Zsófia Judit Halmágyi is reconfirmed as a Leading Associate in Intellectual Property, noted as one of the contacts that provide “further depth for the team”.
Ileana Nicolescu is acknowledged in the Legal 500 editorial as a Recommended Lawyer in for Intellectual Property, “a litigator with considerable experience in IP cases”.
Irina Văleanu and Narcis Codori are also featured in the cohort of Other key lawyers listed by Legal 500 for the BACIU PARTNERS Intellectual Property practice

Legal500 by Legalease is a leader in the provision of legal market information. According to the editors, the research offers a detailed qualitative assessment of various factors including work conducted by law firms over the past 12 months and historically; experience and depth of teams; specialisms and ancillary services; and, importantly, opinions of law firms’ clients, with over 300,000 clients globally contacted to obtain feedback – each year.

More details about the methodology used by Legal 500 as well as the results of the 2025 research covering the EMEA markets are available HERE.

A detailed presentation of the impressive testimonials and market reactions received by BACIU PARTNERS and its team members is available HERE and HERE.

More details on our Intellectual Property practice are available HERE.

More details on our Gaming and Gambling Regulatory practice are available HERE.