After lengthy debates in the Parliament, the new Social Dialogue Law, i.e. Law no. 367/2022 was published in the Official Gazette no. 1238/2022 on December 22, 2022, the lawmakers opting to expressly repeal the “famous” Law no. 62/2011 with the entry into force of the new legislative framework, which is not at all surprising considering the many changes brought on by the new law. Law no. 367/2022 entered into force on 25 December 2022, imposing new obligations on many Romanian employers, as outlined below. We will refer first to what is arguably the most frequent form of representation, namely the “employees’ representatives”...
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Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) is a promoter of business law in Romania.
NNDKP is independently acknowledged as a pioneer provider of integrated legal & tax services on the local market.
For the past three decades, corporations, financial institutions, private equity funds and entrepreneurs from diverse industries, including innovative and niche sectors, have offered us the opportunity to work together on landmark transactions and projects that have contributed to the evolution of the local business environment. We have also provided strategic legal and tax advice on regular operations, helping clients move forward with their business initiatives.
NNDKP team brings together knowledgeable, talented and dedicated lawyers and tax advisors active in Romania, with proven results that reflect a mix of industry insights, courtroom experience and practical business sense. Over 115 lawyers & tax & IP counsellors working in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Timisoara form one of the largest and most respected teams of independent professional services providers in Romania.
To continuously add value to the services that would benefit our clients, NNDKP has established strong connections with leading international law firms and high-profile professional networks such as Lex Mundi, World Services Group, International Attorneys Club, SEE Legal and Three Seas Legal Alliance (TSLA). We are also actively involved in professional organisations dedicated to specific practice areas (such as competition, energy and labour law). On the local market, NNDKP has formed alliances with non-legal advisers with deep knowledge of the Romanian market such as Transfer Pricing SRL (TPS) and Concilium Consulting, to help clients pursue their business interests including outside the legal spectrum.
Committed to constant advancement and enhanced performance, NNDKP formalized in 2019 its Center of Excellence in Fiscal Disputes (NNDKP CELF), an initiative built with the aim to provide clients access to highly specialized advice and best practices in fiscal disputes. Through NNDKP CELF, local and international companies as well as entrepreneurs benefit from integrated legal and tax services throughout all stages of a fiscal dispute.
NNDKP has maintained outstanding rankings in world�s leading publications like Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500 and IFLR 1000, since the beginning of their research in Romania. NNDKP is also a 7-time winner of the prestigious �Law Firm of the Year in Romania� award by Chambers Europe (most recently in 2025). Additionally, NNDKP was selected as the �Romania Firm of the Year� (2025) by Benchmark Litigation and was named "Romania Patent Firm of the Year" at the Managing IP EMEA 2025 awards.
Today, NNDKP is an entrepreneurial success story whose narrative thread follows natural evolution, adapted to the dynamics of the Romanian business environment.
For more details about our offering and thinking, please access www.nndkp.ro.
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NNDKP advised Raiffeisen Bank Romania on the financing granted to Monza Ares Group for the acquisition of Brain Institute and its integration into the Group’s structure
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) advised Raiffeisen Bank Romania on the financing granted to Monza Ares Group (held by Highlander Partners), one of the largest private healthcare networks in Romania, for the acquisition of Brain Institute, the country’s premier private neurosurgery center.NNDKP advised Raiffeisen Bank Romania on structuring and drafting the financing documentation, the complexity of the engagement stemming from the architecture of the operations conducted at group level to achieve the integration of Brain Institute...
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Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) successfully assisted PPC Group, one of the largest investors in the Romanian energy sector, in the collective bargaining process conducted to conclude new collective bargaining agreements for the group’s largest entities, i.e., Rețele Electrice România, PPC Energie, PPC Renewables and PPC România.The process, which spanned several months, involved complex legal preparation and support during negotiations with union representatives, having significant strategic implications given the specific nature of the energy sector and the large number of employees covered by the new collective bargaining agreements...
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