OUR EXPERIENCE (2022 - 2010)

OUR EXPERIENCE
(2022 - 2010)

Real estate developer (turnover 40 million RON)

current legal assistance in real estate matters, including (i) A to Z assistance related to the purchase of logistics parks in Romania and the sale of real estate in Romania in (total value of transactions - approx. EUR 20 million), (ii ) negotiation and execution of various leases, (iii) assistance in urban planning and construction matters, (vi) assistance and representation in real estate disputes (leases, construction and urban planning, etc.);

Romanian division of one of the largest construction companies in the world (turnover 198 million Euro)

current legal assistance in real estate, including (i) A to Z assistance related to a greenfield project in Ploiești (land acquisition, development and rental of an office project); (ii) assistance related to the sale of a building plot in Bucharest (total value of transactions - approx. EUR 7 million); (iii) current assistance in business contracts;

Foreign Embassy in Romania

legal assistance in negotiating an office lease totaling EUR 1.8 million;

Lebanese real estate investor (turnover 5.6 million RON)

current legal assistance on real estate issues, including assistance related to the purchase and sale of office buildings and retail space worth a total of 20 million Euros, current assistance related to rents and litigation;

Romanian real estate developer (turnover 3.9 million RON)

current legal assistance in relation to real estate law issues related to the portfolio of greenfiled projects in Brașov County, mainly related to sensitive urban planning issues;

Spanish industrial equipment manufacturer (turnover 10 million Euro)

current legal assistance in connection with the entry into the Romanian market and the implementation of two industrial projects in Romania (cumulative value of projects - approx. EUR 16 million);

Agriculture investor (turnover 10.5 million RON)

legal assistance in connection with the lease of agricultural land in Romania in an area of 850 ha (value of approx. 500,000 euros);

Spanish real estate investor (turnover in Romania RON 2 million)

current legal assistance on real estate issues including legal assistance on the completion and sale of a residential complex in Pipera, assistance related to the sale of building land in Bucharest and assistance related to the operation and rental of an office building located in the central area of Bucharest ;

Romanian division of a French investment fund (consolidated turnover 31.9 billion Euros)

legal assistance regarding the sale of a 13,000 sq m plot of land in the central area of Bucharest; assistance in the expropriation process initiated by the local authority regarding a land located in Ilfov County and for contesting in court the amount of compensation.

German food retail group

full legal assistance in connection with the expansion projects in Botoșani, Brașov, Târgoviște, Târgu Secuiesc and Bucharest (due diligence for land acquisition, preparation and negotiation of transactions) and legal assistance on multiple aspects of urbanism and cadastre.

Office real estate developer (turnover 74 million RON)

legal assistance in negotiating and signing leases for an office complex in the central area of Bucharest;

The Romanian division of the largest investment fund in Greece

full legal assistance related to the purchase of EUR 7 million for office buildings in Bucharest, including financing for the acquisition;

Foreign investment fund

current legal assistance related to the rental and operation of a 50,000 sq m office complex located in Pipera;

Investment fund active in Central and South-Eastern Europe

legal assistance on real estate issues regarding the acquisition of the largest supermarket chain in Romania (total value 533 million EURO);

The largest petrochemical company in Romania

legal assistance on aspects of real estate law in the privatization process, including title analysis, strategy for allocating real estate assets by technological packages that have been privatized, preparation of transaction documents, etc. (total value EUR 130 million).

One of the largest Romanian retailers

real estate due diligence regarding the attempt to acquire 3 office buildings located in Bucharest by an Israeli investment group;

Austrian investment fund

current legal assistance regarding the rental and operation of the logistics and office portfolio in Romania.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

.01

Urbanism and authorization of construction works

cancellation of urban planning documents and building permits, unfinished construction regime, legalization of constructions, etc.

.02

Broadband / commercial real estate transactions

title analysis, special confirmations from the authorities, organization of data room, preparation of
transaction documents, negotiation and signing of transaction documents, pre and post signing
formalities

.03

Real estate developments

assistance related to structuring and authorization, including in urban planning issues; contracting works / services; construction / reception assistance; assistance for dismantling / merging, for cadastral updates, etc.

.04

Disputes

assistance and representation in disputes concerning, inter alia, cancellation of building permits and urban planning documents, refusal to issue administrative documents by the authorities, real estate claims, actions arising from leases and business contracts

.05

Commercial rentals

drafting and amending leases, assistance and negotiation of leases, assistance in terminating contracts,
extrajudicial disputes, etc.

.06

Real estate financing

documentation review, alternative funding assistance, etc.

.07

Project companies

company registration, structuring agreements between partners, change of headquarters, increase /
reduction of share capital, transfer of shares / shares, change of directors, liquidation and dissolution,
etc.

.08

Design and construction

drafting of design and business contracts, extrajudicial assistance regarding contractual claims, etc.

.09

Project management

drafting, negotiating and signing project management contracts.

.10

Services for real estate developers and real estate project managers regarding the protection of personal data

audit, personal data protection policies, personal data processing agreements, etc.

.11

Land concessions for construction

assistance in the preparation and submission of the tender dossier, assistance related to the negotiation of contractual clauses, assistance related to the stage of execution of the concession contracts – notifications, hearings, etc.

.12

Expropriation

advice on the expropriation procedure and the steps to be taken by the expropriating authority, disputes to supplement the compensation granted following the expropriation

ABOUT OUR TEAM

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." - Aristotel

Andreea Secu

Avocat stagiar

Cristina Coarnă

Avocat stagiar

Andreea Secu

Founding lawyer

Professional background

Andreea has been a real estate lawyer since 2010, her experience being built right from the first steps in some of the largest law firms in Romania, recognized for excellence in real estate practice.

Over time, she has provided assistance in all phases of implementation, operation and capitalization of a real estate project, by all categories of players in the field (sellers and buyers, tenants and landlords, entrepreneurs and investors, consultants and beneficiaries, litigants and authorities ), most of them leaders in their market segments.

She has been involved in projects with a complex legal component, including privatization strategies, structuring real estate transactions (in a broad sense), issues regarding the cancellation of building permits and urban planning documents, issues regarding the legalization of buildings, real estate concessions in the public domain, land book shares, etc.

Andreea is one of the few lawyers in the market with concrete experience and applied knowledge regarding the regime of unfinished or unauthorized constructions and the entry into legality, this being one of Andreea's favorite topics of professional concern in recent years.

Academic profile

Andreea graduated with a double degree in law, being licensed both at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest in 2010 and at the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris I Panthéon - Sorbonne as a result of graduating from the French Law College. Romanian of European Studies in 2009.

She graduated from the Faculty of Law in 2010, among the top ten students of her generation and also in the first ten she passed the entrance exam for the profession of lawyer, organized by the Bucharest Bar in 2010.

In 2012 she graduated with a master's degree in Business Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest.

She is currently a PhD student at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest, in the field of civil law, the chosen research topic being related to the abuse of law in contracts concluded between professionals.

Foreign languages: English (advanced), French (advanced) and Spanish (beginner)

Serafima Prodan

Definitive lawyer

Serafima joined the Secu Legal team in 2021 after a previous two years of professional experience in another law firm specializing in real estate law, especially in the residential sector.

Serafima is a dedicated and passionate lawyer with solid legal knowledge, professionally oriented especially in the area of real estate litigation, where she assisted clients on issues related to the cancellation of building permits, businesses, rentals and claims. She has also been involved in current consulting projects, in connection with the rental and operation of office and logistics space, in complex real estate transactions, including in the preliminary processes of legal analysis of the title deed.

Serafima graduated from the Faculty of Law of the State University of Moldova in 2018.

Also in 2018, Serafima graduated the special introductory course in German law held by the IRZ foundation (Deutsche Stiftung fur Internationale Rechtliche Zusammenarbeit E.V.).

In 2019, she graduated with a master's degree in Business Law from the Faculty of Law of Titu Maiorescu University in Bucharest.

She has been a lawyer at the Bucharest Bar since 2019.

Languages: Russian (Advanced), French (Beginner)

Marie Louise Zanfir

Trainee lawyer

Marie Louise has been part of the Secu Legal team since the beginning of 2022, previously working as a collaborating lawyer in one of the most appreciated law firms in Romania for litigation practice.

Her chemistry with the field of real estate law was evident from the first weeks of working in the Secu Legal team. Marie Louise is involved in corporate litigation and corporate and leasing consulting.

Marie Louise has been part of the Secu Legal team since the beginning of 2022, previously working as a collaborating lawyer in one of the most appreciated law firms in Romania for litigation practice.

Foreign languages: English (advanced), French (beginner)

Cristina Coarnă

Trainee lawyer

Cristina holds a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest, and is a graduate of a Master's program in Judicial Career at the same faculty. Cristina joined our team in 2023, after her admission to the legal profession in 2022 and an introductory internship at a law firm in Bucharest. Cristina's work is mainly focused on the area of consulting in the firm's corporate and real estate mandates.

OUR EXPERIENCE (2022 - 2010)