Roger Gladei

Practice Areas

Antitrust & Competition

Banking & Finance

Capital Markets and M&A

Compliance & Anti-Corruption

Corporate &Commercial

Data & Cyber

Dispute Prevention & Resolution

Employment

Insolvency & Restructuring

Intellectual Property

International Trade

Private Clients

Public Law

Real Estate & Construction

Tax & Customs

Career

Gladei & Partners Law Firm, Managing Partner, 2008-current;

Moldovan Law Firm, Partner, 2006-2007;

Moldovan bank, from Junior Lawyer to Vice-President, 1995-2006;

Moldovan Police Academy, Visiting Professor, 1994-1995.

Professional Memberships

Moldovan Bar (2007-current)

Publications

M&A Trends and Developments / Chambers Global Practice Guide Moldova 2022;

Doing Business in Moldova / Legal 500 2019, updates;

M&A Deals: Trends and Developments / CEE Legal Matters, 2020;

CEE Merger Clearance Matrix / in collaboration with CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang & Sorainen

Energy Investment Risk Assessment (EIRA) report, 2019, updates - the Moldovan chapter;

Benchmarking PPP Procurement in Moldova;

www.ghidulafacerii.ebrd.md - SMEs support online platform, 2020, updates;

www.controale.md - SMEs state inspections protection on-line tool , 2016, updates;

Legal Pocket Guide for the ICT Industry , 2012, updates.

Personal

Passionate of neuroscience, hiking, travelling, exploring.

Experience

Coordination and leading:

- large-scale cross-border M&A projects;

- regulatory reform projects;

- corporate affairs legal support;

- cross-border financing, trade and other contracts;

- dispute prevention and dispute resolution (including ADR) matters.

President and arbitrator of the Commercial Arbitration Chisinau International Court (CACIC) of AmCham (2017-current);

Professor of the National Institute of Justice (2012-current) and Center for Lawyer Training (2017-current).

Clients

All IFIs and DFIs active in Moldova;

all Moldovan banks and NBFIs with foreign investment;

most MNEs having economic presence in Moldova;

major Moldovan businesses with foreign investment;

development NGOs;

outstanding start-ups;

Moldovan Governmental institutions;

selected individuals.

Work Highlights

“Roger Gladei is highly responsive. He meets deadlines and provides top-quality work. Roger Gladei is a true professional and one of the best lawyers I have worked with. He is able to interpret the law in a unique manner and to find working solutions.” (Chambers Global 2024);

“Roger Gladei is an exceptional expert with vast practical knowledge and legal interpretation skills. He is able to think of a solution in the most complicated situations” (Legal 500 2024);

“one of the best legal professionals I know, Roger Gladei has a bright mind, exceptional interpretative skills and is able to think out elaborate constructions that work in practice.” (Chambers Europe 2023);

“highly recognised for his experience in domestic and cross-border transactional matters” (Chambers Europe 2022).

Industry Sector Expertise

Agribusiness

Banks

Consumer & Retail

Energy & Natural Resources

Financial Sector & Fintech

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Industrial & Manufacturing

Infrastructure & Transport

Media & Entertainment

Private Equity

Real Estate & Construction

Sports

Tech & communication

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Republic of Moldova

Languages Spoken

Romanian

English

Russian

Education

Awards