International Correspondents and Affiliations

Alexandru Măglaș – Law Office is a Bucharest-based practice with a strong focus on criminal defence, tax and administrative litigation and intellectual property. In many cases, the client’s situation does not stop at the borders of Romania: people live, work or own assets abroad, companies operate in several jurisdictions and procedures may run in parallel in different countries. In such situations, the strategy must be designed from the outset with a clear international perspective.This page offers an overview of the international correspondents and affiliations that the law office relies on when handling matters with a cross-border element, and how multi-jurisdictional files are coordinated in practice.

Why an international network matters

In real life, it is increasingly rare for a case to be “purely domestic”. Typical examples where foreign elements appear include:

  • defendants or civil parties who live abroad but are investigated or tried in Romania;
  • bank accounts, immovable property or companies spread across several jurisdictions;
  • parallel criminal, tax or administrative procedures in two or more countries;
  • commercial and IP contracts with foreign law and international arbitration clauses;
  • European Arrest Warrants, extradition cases and recognition of foreign judgments;
  • cross-border inheritance and property disputes involving assets in multiple states.

In such scenarios, the client needs not only a good lawyer in Romania, but also a coordination point able to work with courts and authorities in Romania and with lawyers and professionals in other jurisdictions, so that the overall strategy makes sense across borders.

International affiliations

AEA – Association of European Attorneys

The law office cooperates internationally through the AEA – Association of European Attorneys, an international lawyers’ network that brings together law firms in a large number of countries worldwide. The affiliation allows for:

  • quick identification of a local point of contact in another country;
  • forming joint teams (Romania + foreign jurisdiction) for cross-border criminal, tax, administrative or IP matters;
  • coordinated legal opinions on how Romanian law and foreign law interact in a given case;
  • better control over procedural calendars and a unified cross-border strategy.

Further information about AEA can be found on the official website: AEA – Association of European Attorneys .

Correspondent law firms

For specific projects, the law office works with correspondent law firms, selected depending on the jurisdiction, area of law and type of matter involved. This model allows the client to maintain a single point of contact, while the details of foreign local law are handled by the correspondent lawyer.

Italy – Studio Legale Avv. Marco Pepe (Rome)

In Italy, the point of reference is Studio Legale Avv. Marco Pepe, based in Rome, with experience in civil and commercial litigation, immigration and citizenship matters and other aspects of Italian and international private law. Information about the firm is available on its website: https://www.marcopepe.it/ .

Collaboration with the correspondent firm typically takes place in English or Italian, while the overall file strategy, Romanian proceedings and client communication are handled from Bucharest. Depending on the needs of the case, other correspondent firms from EU or non-EU jurisdictions can be involved, selected on the basis of their focus on economic crime, international tax, administrative law or complex civil and commercial disputes.

International professional platforms and directories

Beyond direct affiliations and correspondent firms, Alexandru Măglaș – Law Office is also visible in several international legal directories, which make it easier for foreign clients and lawyers to verify contact details and practice areas and to get in touch with the office for Romania-related matters. Among these:

These platforms provide an additional, independent channel through which clients and professionals from other jurisdictions can verify the office’s details, languages, practice areas and contact options.

How cross-border cases are coordinated in practice

In files with an international element, the role of the Bucharest law office is to act as a coordination hub between the client, Romanian institutions and foreign lawyers. In practice, the workflow usually looks like this:

  1. Initial assessment in Romania. The office analyses the facts, the Romanian legal framework, limitation periods and the likely jurisdiction and competence of courts and authorities.
  2. Identifying the relevant jurisdictions. It is clarified whether, in addition to Romania, there are or may be parallel procedures in other countries (for example, tax, criminal, administrative or enforcement proceedings).
  3. Involving the correspondent lawyer. Once there is a clear picture of the file, the correspondent lawyer in the foreign jurisdiction (for example, Studio Legale Avv. Marco Pepe in Italy) is involved for an opinion on local law and for setting up a coordinated strategy.
  4. Common strategy. The team defines concrete steps in each jurisdiction: what is filed, where and when; what evidence is essential; how risks (procedural and reputational) are managed in both countries.
  5. Clear communication with the client. The client receives explanations in Romanian or English, in plain language, regarding what is happening in Romania and abroad, what the realistic scenarios are and what each procedural step means in practice.

Where necessary, video conferences are organised with all lawyers involved so that everyone works with the same information and objectives.

When an international network is particularly useful

Having access to an international network of correspondents and affiliations is especially valuable in cases such as:

  • individuals under criminal investigation or trial in Romania who live or work abroad, and whose assets or family interests are split between several countries;
  • tax audits and disputes where the Romanian tax authorities cooperate with foreign administrations or where cross-border structures are examined;
  • cross-border inheritance and property disputes with parallel civil, tax or even criminal proceedings in different states;
  • extradition cases, European Arrest Warrants and recognition of foreign criminal or civil judgments;
  • complex intellectual property and media cases where copyrights and trademarks must be protected simultaneously in multiple jurisdictions.

In these situations, the client benefits from having a single, consistent point of contact in Bucharest who understands both Romanian procedure and how foreign colleagues work, instead of having to independently search for lawyers in other countries and coordinate communications between several teams.

Contact

If you have a case or project with a cross-border element and you need coordination between Romania and other jurisdictions, you can send a message using the law office’s contact page: English – Alexandru Măglaș – Law Office (Bucharest) .

The information on this page is of a general nature and does not constitute legal advice. Each situation must be analysed individually, based on the concrete documents, the applicable legislation and the specific features of each jurisdiction involved.