He will join the eight founding partners who serve on the firm’s management committee, respectively Florentin Tuca, Gabriel Zbarcea, Stefan Damian, Cornel Popa, Sorin Vladescu, Razvan Gheorghiu-Testa, Ciprian Dragomir and Robert Rosu.

Șerban Paslaru has been with Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii since the firm’s inception in March 2005 and became a Non-Equity Partner in January 2009. He is one of the main coordinators of the firm’s projects in public procurement, concessions, public-private partnerships and labor law.

“The founders’ unanimous decision to promote Șerban to Equity Partner was primarily driven by his exceptional professional and personal qualities. Over the past 20 years, Serban has had an impressive career path and achieved outstanding results. With this promotion, we are sending an important signal to the next generation of lawyers that we truly value partners who aspire to take on more prominent roles in the firm’s management. Together with the eight founding partners, Serban will actively contribute to shaping the strategic business plans of Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii,” said Florentin Tuca, Managing Partner.

Serban Paslaru specializes in public procurement, concessions and public-private partnerships, advising on large-scale social infrastructure projects, telecommunications networks, transport (rail, road, maritime and airport), utilities (sewerage, waste management and water supply) and other major investments in strategic sectors, including national defence, where he conducted projects with a cumulative value in excess of €10 billion. He also has extensive expertise in labor law, having been involved in a variety of matters, including workforce restructuring, business transfers and collective bargaining.

A graduate of the Faculty of Law of the “Nicolae Titulescu” University in Bucharest, he has been a member of the Bucharest Bar since 2002, and an active member in professional associations such as the Multilaw, the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) and the HR Club.