Extremely happy to announce that, while still shy from its 1^st year anniversary, Simion & Baciu has been ranked for both of its flagship practices in the newly-released 2020 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA:

• 1^st tier for TMT gambling law with both Cosmina Maria Simion & Ana-Maria Baciu , “a great double act” ranked as leading individuals and Andrei Cosma, a rising star;

and

• 2^nd tier for Intellectual Property, with Ana-Maria Baciu a leading individual and Andreea Bende and Cosmina Maria Simion recommended.

Legal 500 about Simion & Baciu:

Gambling

[…] Managing partners, Ana-Maria Baciu and Cosmina Simion, were the linchpins behind their former firm's market-leading gambling and gaming practice, and remain the go-to advisers for clients in this sector. The specialised team covers all areas of licensing, compliance, enforcement and the interpretation of gaming regulations, and has close interaction with the Romanian National Gambling Office. Senior associate Andrei Cosma is also highly experienced in this area.

Testimonials

‘Excellent local market knowledge and unrivalled experience when in comes to Romanian laws applicable to online gambling and the regulatory regime/environment in respect of online gambling generally.’

‘Simion & Baciu is the go-to firm in Romania in the IP and Gambling space. The deep and extensive knowledge of Ana Maria Baciu and Cosmina Simion is unparalleled and this helps any business significantly in constant issues that surface from time to time.’

‘Cosmina Simion and Ana-Maria Baciu are a great double-act. They work together seamlessly to pick up client queries and requests and ensure first class service delivery. This responsiveness when coupled with local expertise, good knowledge of the drivers and needs of English law firms which instruct S&B on behalf of their clients makes S&B a compelling offering. Despite only recently having been established we have not noticed any change in service delivery and the S&B transition was extremely smooth.’

Intellectual Property

Simion & Baciu Law Firm is a brand new IP and TMT boutique established by highly rated co-managing partners, Ana-Maria Baciu and Cosmina Simion […]. The practice acts for clients across the IT, gambling, retail, life sciences and consumer goods space, and has strong expertise in contentious and non-contentious issues. Andreea Bende is also popular with clients.

Testimonials

‘Romanian trade mark law is particularly nuanced, and Simion & Baciu have been invaluable in navigating us through these nuances and providing clear, practical and commercially driven advice.’

‘We believe they have a deep and understanding of the IP laws and they are able to clearly present and frame the matter.’

‘Andreea Bende is a smart, caring and extremely agile professional in IP; she is responsive, is not stopped by difficulties and is truly committed to obtain the best result of each of her cases.’

About Simion&Baciu

Simion&Baciu SCA is a partnership formed by Cosmina Simion and Ana-Maria Baciu in June 2019, and assists clients various areas of law and regulated industries, in particular media, technology, intellectual property & life sciences, with a particular focus on gambling & entertainment, consumer protection & advertising.

Since their set up 10 month ago, Simion&Baciu and  its team have also been recognized as leading firm in the intellectual property field by IP Stars who ranks Simion & Baciu in Tier 1 for Trademark Prosecution, and in Tier 2 for Trademark Contentious, Chambers Europe, who ranked Ana-Maria Baciu in Band 1 for Intellectual Property, and WTR (World Trademark Review), who included Ana-Maria Baciu and Andreea Bende in the Top Trademark Professionals, in the gold and respectively the silver band, while also included Simion & Baciu in the Silver Band in both Trademark Enforcement and Litigation and Trademark Prosecution and Strategy sections.