American Chamber of Commerce in Romania

Bucharest, February 23rd 2010 –Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) has become again the only Romanian law firm ranked first in all practice areas researched in Romania by the reputed international legal publication Chambers and Partners, the global edition (Chambers Global). NNDKP was ranked first in Banking and Finance; Corporate/M&A; Insolvency/Restructuring practice areas.

Chambers Global is a benchmark on the international legal market, which draws up, on an annual basis, a ranking of the best law firms in a jurisdiction. The researches conducted by the Chambers Global’s experts cover all major jurisdictions in the world including Romania and are based upon criteria such as the quality of legal service, client service, project management and problem solving abilities. The assessments and rankings are drawn up further to extensive discussions and interviews with the clients, the law firms and their competitors.

“Over the past eight years, Chambers and Partners rankings have confirmed the recognitions that we have constantly received so far from our clients. On the firm’s anniversary such international recognitions certify that we have one of the best teams of lawyers in the country, we base our activity on sound ethical and professional principles and we can compete at any time with the best law firms in the world. We congratulate our colleagues for making possible these achievements over the last years”, declares Manuela Nestor, NNDKP’s Co-Managing Partner.
In 2010, NNDKP was also the only law firm ranked first by another international legal guide, IFLR 1000, in all practice areas researched in Romania: Corporate/M&A; Banking; Project Finance; Capital Markets.

Last year, the European edition of Chambers and Partners declared NNDKP the Firm of the Year 2009 in Romania, at the first edition of the event that also included our jurisdiction.

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The Chambers Global 2010 rankings can be viewed at:

Banking&Finance: http://www.chambersandpartners.com/editorial.aspx?ssid=37246

Corporate/M&A: http://www.chambersandpartners.com/editorial.aspx?ssid=37247

Restructuring/Insolvency: http://www.chambersandpartners.com/editorial.aspx?ssid=37248


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About NNDKP:

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen is a promoter of business law in Romania and currently has a team comprised of 115 lawyers and 75 employees.

During the past 20 years NNDKP became one of the largest and most respected law firms in Romania, providing its full and integrated services both to domestic and foreign companies, through its offices in Bucharest, Timiºoara, Braºov and Craiova. At present, the firm’s activity covers 14 practice areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Competition Law; Banking and Finance; Real Estate; Dispute Resolution; Infrastructure and PPP; Commercial Contracts and Public Procurement; Capital Markets; Intellectual Property and Pharmaceuticals; Labor Law; Immigration Law; Environmental Law; Taxes and Tax Law.

Over the past eight years, NNDKP obtained many recognitions and distinctions from the most reputed international specialized publications, which constantly ranked the firm as first in all practice areas researched in Romania.

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For further information, please contact:
Irina Melecciu
Marketing and Communication Manager

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
Attorneys and Counselors
Tel: (40-21) 20 11 200
Fax: (40-21) 20 11 210
irina.melecciu@nndkp.ro
www.nndkp.ro