Legal 500, the independent legal directory well known for its international rankings of the best law firms in the world, designated VASS Lawyers as a top firm in the field of public procurement and public-private partnerships in Romania. The rankings are the result of a complex selection process that takes into consideration companies’ experience, the most important projects of 2012 and interviews with clients, competitors and members of other law firms.
VASS Lawyers was included in the top next to the largest law firms in Romania, the description provided by Legal 500 analysts reflecting market feedback: „Boutique firm VASS Lawyers specialises in public procurement law, and has ‘profound theoretical and practical expertise’. The team advised a leading oil company on its tender for a €260m utilities services contract. It also handles procurement disputes. Managing partner Iulia Vass is an excellent and reliable lawyer”.
In over 25 years since the publication of its first edition, Legal 500 has become a benchmark in business law. The rankings provided are based on deep analyses that evaluate the performance of law firms and attorneys following a survey with more than 250,000 international advisers and lawyers. Legal 500 includes firms in over 90 countries in Europe, Middle East, Asia, North America, South America and the Caribbean.
This new recognition follows the invitation received by VASS Lawyers from the prestigious publication International Comparative Legal Guide to write and publish the chapter on the Romanian public procurement system in the “Public Procurement 2013 – A practical cross-border insight into public procurement” volume, available here.
In the last few years, VASS Lawyers gained the appreciation of several international and local forums for its competencies in the area of public procurement. Thus, during 2010 – 2012, Vass Lawyers was declared “The Public Procurement Advisory Firm of the Year in Romania” by Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award, ACQ Country Awards and AvocatNet. Also, the legal firm and its Managing Partner, Iulia Vass, is recommended by the the guide of world’s top lawyers, Global Law Experts, for the Public Procurement field in Romania.
Furthermore, VASS Lawyers provides to all interested parties relevant news, legislative changes, trainings, books, magazines, reviews or specialized articles on the blog dedicated to public procurement, www.avocat-achizitii-publice.ro, and on the blog dedicated to public-private partnerships, www.ppp-romania.eu.