We are one of the few law firms capable of assisting in a professional manner on any type of employment project in any industry in Romania.
Our experience includes drafting or updating or advising on employment contracts, mandate/management agreements, remuneration and benefits, internal regulations, policies, codes of conduct and handbooks, collective bargaining agreements and related negotiations with trade unions/employees’ representatives, cross-border labor issues, transfer of employees, outsourcing and secondment, dismissals, collective lay-offs, restructuring processes and company closings, due diligence reviews and investigations, representation in administrative hearings, mediation and litigation, customized labor law training, data protection, anti-harassment procedures, telework, legal aspects regarding workers’ health and safety, defending employers’ data and assets, negotiation of termination packages etc.
“We especially appreciate the thoroughness in their work, the solution-oriented approach, the personalised and warm communication.” [Chambers and Partners Europe, 2025]
“Daniela Gladunea, the partner we work with on employment matters, has always been very responsive and immediately offering a solution. I really appreciate that she knows very well our business and is able to provide immediate input tailored to our needs” [Legal 500, 2025]
“Bondoc si Asociatii’s employment team has excellent capabilities, offering sound, pragmatic and innovative advice on a wide-ranging matter. The lawyers who make up Bondoc si Asociatii’s team are also very hard-working and handle sensitive cases with care.” [Legal 500, 2022]
“Very good professionals, promote pragmatic approaches. Attentive to detail and nuances. They have a very solid team. Daniela Gladunea has very good technical knowledge, and is also very helpful and pragmatic. All very, very good”. [Legal 500, 2021]
“They have a very pro-business approach, reacting quickly, with a thorough legal analysis behind. The lawyers understand our business and are able to integrate these into their advice”. [Legal 500, 2020]
Examples of our team’s relevant experience include assistance to:
| ■ | a company, part of a multinational industrial group, publicly listed, with operations on 3 continents (Europe, Asia and North America), on numerous challenging employment topics, including legal advice and guidance on both the initiation of the collective negotiation and throughout the process, including the registration of the collective bargaining contract with the competent labor authority. |
| ■ | the Romanian subsidiary of a leading industrial and services group, listed on the Fortune Global 500, in landmark and precedent-setting disputes with former employees, dismissed further to a business reorganization process. |
| ■ | the subsidiary of a US based innovative software company, on various employment related aspects, among which: drafting and negotiating of restrictive covenants; preparation of the internal regulation and of the antiharassment and whistleblowing procedures, advising on a variety of employment law related matters (on overtime, on work schedules, on bonuses, etc.). |
| ■ | one of the largest retailers in Romania with more than 1,000 shops spread in all counties and the capital city of Bucharest, with over 16,000 employees, in connection with the review, from both the employment and the data privacy law perspectives of various employment related documents. |
| ■ | one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies, by organizing a training session pertinent for Romanian employment law requirements and most common challenges faced by employers, as well as in connection with the preparation of all employment related documents, in line with the requirements of the Romanian employment law and best practices; drafting and negotiation of management contracts for senior executives. |
| ■ | a local company, part of a multinational automotive group, in connection with 2 (two) major collective layoffs, implying the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees due to the closing of its factory. |
| ■ | the largest marketplace online platform in Romania, also active in Hungary and Bulgaria, on establishing a whistleblowing platform. |
| ■ | numerous bidders/buyers in due diligences, targeting companies from various sectors of activity, covering the employment law related support in certain major M&A projects such as the largest transaction in the medical sector in Romania in 2025. |
| ■ | the Romanian subsidiary of a global leader in clean and efficient technology solutions for electric, hybrid and combustion vehicles in connection with a wide range of labor related matters, among others, labor disputes with former employees, an area of strength for our employment litigators. |
| ■ | a major global investment management organization with an extensive global presence, for the implementation in Romania of its stock option plan. |
| ■ | an industrial multinational group by providing legal assistance and representation in front of the National Council for Combatting Discrimination further to a former employee’s discrimination claim. |
| ■ | a gambling company with more than 1,300 employees, in auditing the legal compliance of the employment related documentation. |
| ■ | a global leader in automotive seating fabrics manufacturing in connection with the business transfer of a manufacturing facility based in Romania, part of a transaction spanning across numerous jurisdictions worldwide. Our assistance in this large-scale project covered advice and guidance on TUPE aspects. |
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Daniela Gladunea
Partner
+40 31 224 8400
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Daniela Gladunea
Partner
+40 31 224 8400
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