The Romanian independent law firm became the Best Employer in Romania in the Small and Medium Sized category (less than 250 employees) of the 2009/10 survey conducted by Monday Insight Consulting, strategic partner of Aon Hewitt. Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații came 1st in its category and stood out from the rest of the participating companies on almost every indicator. The results show that 90 % of the firm’s employees are engaged to delivering better business results and their level of satisfaction is 88%.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații has remained the sole Eastern European independent law firm included in this year’s “Financial Times` Innovative Lawyers – FT Law 50” report. More so, Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații has proved to be the only independent law firm in Continental Europe to be ranked in the top 15 positions, more so receiving the fourth highest score in the general rankings of the “Financial Times Innovative Lawyers” report (233 points), right after renowned international law firms such as - Clifford Chance (336), Allen & Overy (328) and Eversheds (284).

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații has recently embarked on a new pro bono initiative gathering top players in the Romanian financial investment market to optimize and develop the legal framework in the capital markets` sector. The capital market teams at Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații, and teams from 9 different banks/investment companies, as well as 7 leading law firms have undertaken a unique advocacy initiative in Romania by constituting a Working Group on capital markets regulation.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații was chosen as the law firm of the year during the ceremony organized by the prestigious British publication: “The Lawyer”. The Romanian firm was shortlisted for two categories at this year’s edition, “Law Firm of the Year: Eastern Europe & the Balkans” and “Managing Partner of the Year”, represented by Florentin Țuca. “The Lawyer” organized “The Lawyer European Awards 2010” awards ceremony in Berlin, on the 23rd of September, an evening dedicated to the legal elite on the old continent.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații announced today that it signed a cooperation agreement with Țurcan & Țurcan – leader of the business law market in Chișinău (Republic of Moldova). This is Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații’s second initiative of international alliance after having opened, in December 2009, a representative office in Madrid to match the increasingly global needs of Iberian investors. The representative office in Madrid acts in association with the local consultancy firm Fúster García-Berdoy. Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații will cooperate with Țurcan & Țurcan law firm under a "best friend relationship”. The firms will be able to provide customized consultancy services to a significant segment of the business environment in the Republic of Moldova and Romania, benefiting both the investors with strong local presence and those interested in developing trade relations with the Republic of Moldova or Romania.