August 2025
We’re proud to announce that Ana-Maria Baciu has been shortlisted in three categories at the inaugural edition of the Legal 500 CEE Awards 2025:
- Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
- Romania Lawyer of the Year
- CEE Partner of the Year
These nominations mark yet another first-of-its-kind achievement in Ana-Maria Baciu’s impressive career: she is the only lawyer active in Romania to be shortlisted in three highly competitive categories of this much-anticipated awards program, by the prestigious British publication – securing recognition at both national and regional levels.
The nominations are rooted in her:
- Two decades of entrepreneurial leadership: founding Romania’s first IP, consumer protection, and gaming law teams within a full-service leading law firm and, later, founding an independent business law firm built on an entrepreneurial spirit and a corporate structure;
- Multi-sector expertise: supporting clients in retail, technology, e-commerce, advertising, media and entertainment, life sciences, and other highly regulated industries;
- Strategic mindset, including by serving in expert roles at various business associations and regulatory bodies.
For Ana-Maria, law is not just about solving problems – it’s about enabling business confidence and driving innovation. This triple-alignment of excellence is testament to her enduring impact.
I strongly believe in an approach that blends legal precision, commercial insights, and strategic vision in a way that is distinctive, meaningful, and aligned with each client’s reality.”
recently mentioned Ana-Maria.
Ana-Maria’s nominations add to the shortlisting of BACIU PARTNERS for the Intellectual Property Firm of the Year distinction and the shortlisting of Andreea Bende as Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year.
We are conveying our huge congratulations to Ana-Maria for these exceptional nominations and are all – team members, peers and clients – standing behind her with pride.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony that will take place on 16 October 2025 in Warsaw, Poland.
Details about Legal 500 CEE Awards 2025 are available HERE.
Details about other nominations received by BACIU PARTNERS are available HERE.
BACIU PARTNERS is the umbrella brand for BACIU & ASOCIATII Law Firm, BACIU BENDE IP SRL, and BPARTNERS 360 REGULATORY SRL.