The 24-month window, properly understood
Why the transposition period should be treated as a preparation window, not a waiting period.
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A view across the developments, themes, pressures and questions shaping our practice.
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EU Anti-Corruption Directive: Corporate Exposure Hub — Romania
A practical series on how the new EU anti-corruption framework may reshape corporate exposure, internal investigations, governance expectations and enforcement risk in Romania.
The AML-obliged-entity aggravator
How Article 15(2)(f) may affect AML-obliged entities, financial-sector controls and internal investigations across EU operations.
The EU Anti-Corruption Directive and the Romanian Criminal Framework
A point-by-point comparative reference on where the Directive meets, exceeds or diverges from the Romanian criminal framework.
The failure-to-supervise basis
How internal investigations and whistleblowing infrastructure may shape the contest over corporate liability.
The turnover-based fine architecture
How corporate sanctioning under Article 14 is recalibrated to consolidated group turnover.
The mitigating circumstances
How the internal investigation produces the record on which Article 16 mitigation depends.
The negotiated resolution mechanism
Why Article 16 self-disclosure mitigators operate most effectively where national law provides a defined procedure for receiving and crediting cooperation.
Public procurement, EU funds and corruption exposure
How exclusion, financial corrections and criminal sanctions can converge for companies dependent on public contracts or European funding.
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AMBROZIE mediates a construction-sector shareholder deadlock and closes it with a sale
AMBROZIE was retained jointly by the shareholders of a Romanian construction company to mediate a deadlock, closing the matter with a buy-out and no proceedings.
AMBROZIE secures a negotiated exit for a shareholder in a dental practice deadlock
AMBROZIE acted for a shareholder in a private dental practice deadlock, securing a negotiated exit covering valuation, patient base, staff and non-compete.
Jesus Pinhal c. Portugaliei: cum a rafinat Marea Cameră testul ne bis in idem
O analiză a modului în care Marea Cameră CEDO a clarificat testul ne bis in idem pentru proceduri penale și administrative paralele.
Corporate Criminal Liability in Romania
What boards, general counsel and foreign investors need to understand about how Romanian law treats the company itself as a defendant and why the rules are about to tighten.
Romania has already negotiated justice, it just doesn't work where it matters most
The National Anticorruption Directorate’s 2025 numbers show a system comfortable with guilty plea agreements, but still missing a pre-charge corporate resolution route.
Public Procurement in Romania
Ten issues that may turn into criminal exposure for foreign companies bidding for or performing public contracts in Romania.
Unlawfully obtained evidence isn't automatically excluded
A practical analysis of the CJEU judgment in NTH Haustechnik and what it teaches about the risks of evidence-gathering in internal investigations.
AMBROZIE acts in EPPO proceedings concerning an EU-funded industrial investment project
AMBROZIE is advising a senior executive in EPPO proceedings in Romania involving an EU-funded industrial investment project, use of funds and corporate decision-making.
AMBROZIE advises shareholders in a construction-sector dispute involving intra-group transactions and governance concerns
AMBROZIE is advising shareholders of a construction-sector company in a sensitive dispute involving intra-group dealings, governance concerns and potential exit scenarios.
Legal privilege in Romania: a cross-border perspective
Legal professional secrecy and privilege represent the bedrock of the relationship between a client and their lawyer, especially in the criminal and regulatory context, where confidentiality can become either a shield or a point of challenge.
When intra-group transactions become a criminal matter
A practical analysis of when intra-group transactions may move from tax exposure into criminal risk under Romanian law.
Alexandru Ambrozie lansează AMBROZIE | Legal & Strategic Counsel
Un nou început după 23 de ani de avocatură de business
Interviu acordat BizLawyer de Alexandru Ambrozie, Managing Partner AMBROZIE | Legal & Strategic Counsel.
The EU is rebuilding its architecture for fighting VAT fraud
On 5 May 2026, EU finance ministers reached a provisional agreement at the ECOFIN Council that significantly changes how Europe tackles cross-border VAT fraud.
AMBROZIE | Legal & Strategic Counsel
AMBROZIE | Legal & Strategic Counsel is an independent practice founded by Alexandru Ambrozie and Ana Stoenescu.