Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații, the law firm, has reported a substantial increase in turnover to 8.7m Euros for 2006, tripling their earnings for 2005. According to Gabriel Zbârcea, Managing Partner with Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații, "the firm sent invoices amounting to 8.7m Euros for legal services carried out in 2006, of which 7.4m Euros have, so far, been collected. Receivables amounting to the value of 1.3m Euros have been invoiced for legal work we completed during the last months of 2006 and will be collected this year."

Legal Week's latest report on Independent Law Firms in Europe recognized Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații's "rapid growth" and quotes Ștefan Damian, Deputy Managing Partner, on the current legal market trends and developments.

Consistent with our goal to provide high quality information, we have recently published Better Business in Romania, a comprehensive guide intended to help investors and business operators to become familiar with the complex maze of laws and regulations. Better Business in Romania is meant to assist companies seeking to gain a foothold in the Romanian market.

The global energy market faces new risks in an era of strong demand, tight capacity and high prices - these risks and the appropriate responses to them have been tackled during the 2nd Emerging Europe Energy Summit sponsored by Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații. The 2nd Emerging Europe Energy Summit has facilitated the dialogue between parties regarding the existing barriers to regional electricity trade, with a specific focus on how these barriers might be removed and what economic benefits stand to be gained as a result.

Balkan Legal Forum: South East Europe Business and Law aimed at gathering leading legal experts and local officials to share their take on the most recent legal developments and future trends in the Balkans in the context of Romania's and Bulgaria's imminent accession to the European Union.