Deputy Managing Partner
Suciu Partners
dan.ciobanu@suciupartners.ro
Romania
With over 18 years of experience, Dan Ciobanu has gained extensive market recognition as a leading practitioner in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate & Commercial, and Energy & Renewables. His multi-disciplinary practice also encompasses significant depth in Real Estate & Construction, including comprehensive advice on due diligence, zoning, and permitting issues. Beyond transactional mandates, Dan’s expertise spans the full dispute resolution ambit, where he routinely leads teams and personally represents major clients before courts, arbitral tribunals, and administrative authorities.
He has recently directed a broad spectrum of milestone projects, including multi-jurisdictional divestments in the beverage and FMCG sectors, operations mergers for global utilities, and high-value corporate restructurings. On an infrastructure level, he has extensive experience advising EPC contractors and domestic groups on FIDIC construction agreements, grid connections, and the development of major utility-scale renewable energy portfolios.
Dan is recognised as a Highly Regarded lawyer in Project Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Energy & Infrastructure by IFLR1000. He is also prominently endorsed by Global Arbitration Review’s guide, GAR100, for his strategic role in high-stakes litigation and arbitration mandates.
Member of the Bucharest Bar, he holds a law degree from the University of Iasi and a Postgraduate Diploma in European Economic Integration from the Romanian-American University in Bucharest. He has also authored several specialised legal publications focusing on corporate governance and company law.
