Gabriela Cacerea has over 22 years of professional experience in the legal profession and co-heads the Corporate/M&A and Energy and Natural Resources practices.
She played a key role in numerous domestic and cross-border M&A transactions as well as various regulatory projects. Her work spans joint ventures, privatizations, IPOs, secondary offerings, and major restructuring projects, reflecting her ability to navigate complex and high-stakes corporate matters.
In the energy sector, Gabriela has coordinated projects across all stages of development and operation, as well as regulatory assessments, including in conventional electricity and natural gas downstream initiatives, renewable energy, energy efficiency projects and new technologies, and transactions supporting the transition to clean energy and decarbonization.
Gabriela also assists clients in structuring energy-related contracts, as well as with assessments of the regulatory framework and in ensuring compliance with national primary legislation and EU regulations.
Last, but not least, she offers specialized advice in energy-related disputes, teaming up with the firm's litigation attorneys.
Her practice covers a broad range of industries, with particular expertise in the energy, insurance, consumer goods, pharmaceutical and healthcare and gaming sectors. She advises clients on strategic investments, regulatory compliance, and transactional matters, providing tailored solutions to meet each industry's legal and commercial requirements.

Bar Admissions
Bucharest Bar

Education
University of Bucharest Law School, Law Degree
Negotiation program - Negotiating Across Borders and Cultures, American Institute for Legal Education, University of Michigan
ERA - Academy of European Law Training Courses on European Law

Significant Accomplishments
Recognized for her professional excellence, Gabriela has been featured in the IFLR1000 Women Leaders guide continuously since 2022, among the most prominent female lawyers globally. She is recognized as a Leading Partner by The Legal 500 (Corporate/M&A and Energy categories) and highly ranked by Chambers and Partners. Also, she has been recommended once again as leader in the energy field for Romania, in the 2025 Lexology Index (Energy - Oil & Gas, Power/Electricity, Renewables).

• Is the Future of the European Green Deal Threatened by the COVID-19 Pandemic? Focus on the National Energy Sector

  By Gabriela Cacerea, Emanuel Flechea-Associate |May 2020

• Let's Talk About Insurance: Are we Covered in COVID-19 Situation?

  By Gabriela Cacerea, Mirela Preda-Managing Associate, Madalina Panca-Managing Associate |April 2020

• Certificates for Emergency Situations

  By Gabriela Cacerea, Mirela Preda-Managing Associate, Ada Butnaru-Associate |March 2020

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