Romanian DPA Activity Report for 2024
August 2025
Our member firm, Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen, has recently issued a publication outlining key findings from the Romanian Data Protection Authority’s activity report for 2024.
NNDKP’s data protection lawyers examined the report and prepared a summary highlighting:
five significant cases investigated by the Romanian DPA;
the most frequent cases of complaints, notices and data breach notifications received by the authority; and
key statistics comparing the Romanian DPA’s activity in 2024 with the previous year.
The full publication is available here.
NNDKP Assisted PetStar in the Founders' Acquisition of Sole Control over the Group and New Financing
July 2025
Our member firm Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen assisted PetStar group in the transactions involving the re-acquisition by Mirela Dragoi and Ion Dragoi of sole control of the two packaging manufacturing companies within the group, and obtaining a new EUR 50 million financing.
The NNDKP team involved in these transactions included Partners Alina Radu, Valentin Voinescu, Corina Dumitru and Anca Diaconu, Senior Associates Alexandru Ciambur and Oana Popescu-Mitricoaia, and Associates Anda Dragoi and Bogdan Ciacli.
PetStar’s advisor for the financial aspects of the transactions…
NNDKP Named “Romania Law Firm of the Year” by Chambers and Partners for the Seventh Time
May 2025
Our member firm NNDKP was named “Romania Law Firm of the Year” for the seventh time by Chambers and Partners at the Chambers Europe 2025 Awards gala, which took place on 29 May in Madrid.
The award granted by Chambers and Partners, one of the most respected guides dedicated to the global legal market, recognises NNDKP’s performance in the Romanian business legal services market. With this new distinction, NNDKP remains the most awarded law firm in Romania by the prestigious legal guide.
“We are extremely honoured and proud to be the first and only law firm in Romania to receive…
A Year in Review - NNDKP's Top Picks of Past and Upcoming Judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union
May 2025
Iurie Cojocaru, Partner, and Associates Oana Stefan and Diana Albu of our member firm NNDKP, have recently prepared a publication which addresses recent data protection issues. It delves into the most impactful judgments from the Court of Justice of the European Union and looks at several upcoming cases that can bring substantial changes to this field.
You may access the publication here.
NNDKP Assisted MedLife in Increasing its Syndicated Loan by EUR 50 Million
April 2025
Our member firm Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) assisted MedLife, the largest private healthcare network in Romania and the only company with Romanian capital listed on the Stock Exchange, in increasing its syndicated loan by up to EUR 50 million, thus reaching a total of EUR 330 million.
The syndicate of banks that granted the loan includes Banca Comercială Română (BCR), Raiffeisen Bank, BRD Groupe Société Générale, Banca Transilvania and ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam Bucharest Branch.
MedLife will use the new funds to complete its ongoing projects and to continue…
NNDKP Assisted Gránit Asset Management in the EUR 52 Million Acquisition of Equilibrium 1 Office Building
April 2025
Our member firm Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) assisted Grodiusz Private Equity Fund, an investment fund managed by the Hungarian company Gránit Asset Management, in the acquisition of Equilibrium 1 office building from Skanska Commercial Development, one of the largest developers of commercial and residential projects, in a EUR 52 million transaction.
Gránit Asset Management, a Hungarian institutional investor managing 24 investment funds, including the third largest retail fund in Hungary, integrates real estate, capital markets and private equity expertise into…
NNDKP Celebrates 35 Years of Activity
March 2025
Our Romanian member firm Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) celebrates 35 years of activity, an important milestone in the firm’s history, which is recognised today as a promoter of business law in Romania and a leader in the legal consultancy services market.
The beginnings of NNDKP date back to 1990, when Ion and Manuela Nestor founded a legal consulting firm focused on the business sector. After five years, in 1995, the firm merged with Kingston & Petersen, resulting in Nestor Nestor Kingston Petersen (NNDKP). In 2001, NNDKP joined forces with an emblematic…
NNDKP Promotes 12 Lawyers and Consultants in the Latest Round of Promotions
March 2025
Our member firm Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) promotes 11 lawyers and one tax consultant in 2025, bolstering five key practice areas within the firm.
Seven lawyers are promoted to senior managing associate positions, two lawyers are promoted to managing associate roles, and two other lawyers are named senior associates. Furthermore, one tax consultant is promoted to Senior Tax Manager and other nine lawyers take a step forward in their careers.
During this round of promotions, Cristina Bidiga (Cluj-Napoca office), Ioana Cioclei (Dispute Resolution), Emanuel Flechea…
A Year in Review – The Activity of the National Environment Guard in 2024
January 2025
Madalina Vasile, Managing Associate (Head of the Environment Practice), and Teodora Roman, Associate
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
On January 21, 2025, the National Environment Guard („NEG”) published a press release¹ on the institution’s activity report for 2024.
The press release of NEG included, among other things, a retrospective of its inspection and control activities, the key areas subject to verification, an analysis of trends compared to the previous year, as well as the outlook for 2025.
Statistics for inspection and control activities
In…
Romanian DPA Activity Report for 2023
December 2024
Our member firm, Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen, has recently issued the Romanian Data Protection Assessment Activity Report for 2023.
The firm's data protection specialists examined the report and prepared a summary in which they:
analyse five significant cases investigated by the Romanian DPA;
present the most frequent cases of complaints, notices, and notified data breaches;
compare the key numbers that reflect the DPA's activity in 2023 with those from the previous year.
The full publication is available here.
NNDKP Wins a Landmark Customs Dispute
November 2024
Our member firm, Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen, has secured a final favourable decision for an important manufacturer of components for automotive safety systems, in a customs dispute. The final decision issued by the Timisoara Court of Appeal confirms the company’s right to recover the customs duties paid based on incorrect customs declarations, marking a significant benchmark in the legal field.
The decision shows that customs duties can be reimbursed even if the goods are not physically available at the time of the claim, if there is conclusive evidence establishing…
NNDKP Obtains a New Court Decision Recognising the Right to Deduct VAT on Investment Expenses in Case of Project Abandonment
November 2024
Our member NNDKP's Center of Excellence in Fiscal Disputes (NNDKP CELF) has successfully represented a client in maintaining the recognition, through a final court decision, of the right to deduct VAT on expenses incurred for investments necessary to start or continue certain real estate projects that were ultimately not completed.
In this case, the taxpayer, a real estate developer, intended to start two real estate projects on the land they owned. The first project was not completed due to a legal dispute that prevented the start of construction. After the legal matter was resolved,…
