Gladei & Partners Law Firm

What Gladei & Partners Law Firm does

Gladei & Partners is a premier Moldovan law firm founded in 2007 by Roger Gladei and headquartered in Chisinau at Sky Tower, 63 Vlaicu Parcalab Street. The firm operates as a compact 10-person partnership (Managing Partner, two additional Partners, Senior Associates, Associates, and Junior Associates) delivering Tier 1/Band 1-ranked legal advisory services across corporate and commercial law, M&A, banking and finance, capital markets, dispute resolution, real estate, data protection, ICT/TMT, energy, competition, employment, IP, healthcare, PPP, tax, and insolvency. The firm is the only Moldovan practice consistently ranked Tier 1/Band 1 across Legal 500, Chambers, and IFLR1000 in both Corporate/Commercial and Dispute Resolution, and has won two CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year awards (2018, 2020).

The firm serves a diversified base of international and domestic enterprise clients through direct, partner-led relationships with no intermediaries or channel partners. Anchor clients include the EBRD, World Bank, European Investment Bank, French Development Agency, Google, Microsoft, Kaufland, Trans-Oil Group, MAIB, Vetropack, Mobiasbanca, and Vienna Insurance Group, with the EBRD described as the firm's most significant long-standing client. Service delivery is multilingual (Romanian, English, German, Russian) and combines in-house banking experience (Managing Partner Roger Gladei previously served as Vice President at Victoriabank) with independent advisory capability.

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional legal service fees on a quote-based, engagement-by-engagement basis with multi-year relationships. The firm has no proprietary software platforms, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities; its primary differentiators are deep regulatory expertise (including legislation drafting for the National Commission for Financial Markets), sustained international directory recognition, and a thought leadership program spanning Thomson Reuters, CEE Legal Matters, Chambers, DataGuidance, and Legal 500. Go-to-market is content-driven thought leadership combined with reputation-based enterprise field sales, supported by a scholarship program and annual GP Summer School that serves as a talent pipeline.

Name

Gladei & Partners Law Firm

Legal name

Gladei & Partners

Website

https://gladei.md

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gladei & Partners is a Tier 1/Band 1 Moldovan law firm headquartered in Chisinau, founded in 2007. Its 10-person team provides premium legal advisory to international financial institutions and multinational corporations across banking, M&A, capital markets, and dispute resolution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chisinau

HQ country

Moldova

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Gladei & Partners generates revenue through professional legal service fees charged to domestic and international clients for advisory, transactional, regulatory, and litigation services across banking, finance, M&A, capital markets, real estate, data protection, and dispute resolution. Fee arrangements are likely project-based or engagement-based given the professional services context.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gladei & Partners is a Moldovan law firm providing comprehensive legal advisory services to international and domestic clients. Its core offerings span banking and finance, M&A, capital markets, corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution and arbitration, real estate, data protection, ICT/TMT, energy, competition, employment, IP, healthcare, PPP, tax, and insolvency. Services are delivered directly by partners and senior lawyers to institutional and corporate clients on complex, often cross-border mandates.

Product overview

Gladei & Partners is a premier Moldovan law firm providing comprehensive legal services as a unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm's services span corporate and commercial law, M&A, banking and finance, capital markets, dispute resolution, real estate, data protection, ICT/TMT, energy, competition, employment, IP, healthcare, PPP, tax, and insolvency. The core offering is integrated legal advisory delivered by a team of partners and associates, supplemented by thought leadership publications. The firm does not offer software products, APIs, or technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate and Commercial Legal Services Advisory services for corporate governance, commercial transactions, cross-border finance, and business structuring for companies operating in or entering Moldova.
• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Transaction advisory including due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation, and documentation for domestic and cross-border acquisitions.
• Banking and Finance Legal Services Advisory on financing transactions, regulatory compliance for banks and financial institutions, and capital markets matters.
• Capital Markets Advisory Counsel on securities issuance, bond offerings, and capital market regulatory compliance.
• Dispute Resolution and Litigation Commercial litigation, arbitration, debt recovery, insolvency proceedings, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
• Real Estate and Construction Legal support for property transactions, development projects, and construction-related matters.
• Data Protection and Privacy GDPR compliance advisory, data protection policies, and privacy regulatory services.
• ICT and TMT Sector Legal Services Specialized legal counsel for technology companies, media, telecommunications, and digital transformation matters.
• Energy and Infrastructure Advisory on energy sector regulations, PPP projects, and infrastructure development.
• Insolvency and Restructuring Insolvency proceedings, debt restructuring, and bankruptcy advisory services.
• Employment Law Labor law compliance, employment contracts, workplace policies, and employee relations advisory.
• Tax Advisory Tax planning, compliance advisory, and representation in tax disputes.

Quantifiable outcome

• CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year awards in 2018 and 2020 for Moldova's largest and most complex transactions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Moldovan State University (USM) Law SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for Gladei & Partners' merit-based scholarship program. The partnership has been active since at least 2016, awarding annual scholarships to law students. In 2024-2025, the program was expanded in partnership with MAIB (Moldova's largest bank) and Donaris VIG insurance company.
• maib (Moldova Agroindbank)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner with Gladei & Partners in the merit-based scholarship program (since 2024-2025). Also a significant client of the firm. MAIB is Moldova's largest bank.
• Donaris VIGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner with Gladei & Partners in the merit-based scholarship program since 2024-2025. Previously, Gladei advised on the sale of 94% of Donaris Group shares to Vienna Insurance Group.
• American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova (AmCham)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging Partner Roger Gladei is a member of the Board of Directors of AmCham and President of the AmCham International Arbitration Court (CACIC). The firm cooperates with AmCham on international commercial arbitration and professional events.
• Energy Charter SecretariatmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGladei lawyers (Roger Gladei, Irina Sugoneaco, and others) contributed to the Moldovan chapters of the Energy Investment Risk Assessment Report (EIRA) 2018 and 2019, flagship publications of the Energy Charter Secretariat evaluating policy, regulatory, and legal risks for energy sector investments in 30-34 countries.
• DataGuidance (隐私法集团)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGladei & Partners lawyers regularly contribute to DataGuidance publications on data protection topics, including employee monitoring guidance notes and Moldova data protection overviews, maintaining visibility in the European data protection compliance space.
• PILnet / European Banking Guide for NonprofitsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGladei & Partners contributed to PILnet's European Banking Guide for Nonprofits, providing guidance on opening and managing organizational bank accounts in Moldova for 39 European countries.
• Juridice MoldovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGladei & Partners supports Juridice Moldova, a Moldovan legal platform. Managing Partner Roger Gladei gave interviews and the firm supports the legal community through this platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wolf Theiss: One of the leading CEE law firms with extensive banking, finance, and M&A practices across the region. A broad incumbent alternative for cross-border mandates that include Moldova and that compete with Gladei & Partners' IFI and corporate clients.
• Schoenherr (SCWP Schindhelm): Large CEE-headquartered law firm with full-service capability across the region including cross-border M&A, banking and finance, and competition law — an incumbent alternative for clients with multi-jurisdictional CEE mandates involving Moldova.
• CMS (Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang): Global top-tier law firm with significant CEE presence and a named collaborator of Gladei & Partners on the CEE Merger Clearance Matrix. Serves as a broad incumbent alternative for international clients requiring multi-jurisdictional coverage.

Direct peers

• ACI Partners: Leading Moldovan law firm with similar practice areas including banking and finance, M&A, real estate, and dispute resolution. A direct domestic competitor in Chisinau for the same Tier 1/2 client base.
• Sorainen: Major Baltic and CEE law firm with a Moldovan office covering corporate, banking, M&A, and dispute resolution. Sorainen is a direct competitor for cross-border mandates touching Moldova, including many of the same IFI and corporate clients.
• Turcan & Turcan: One of the largest and oldest Moldovan law firms, founded by the same legal community that produced Roger Gladei (Gladei was a partner at Turcan & Turcan before founding his own firm). Direct competitor for Moldovan corporate, banking, and M&A mandates.

Regional players

• Tuca Zbârcea & Asociații: One of the leading Romanian law firms, headquartered in Bucharest, with strong cross-border M&A and banking practices. A regional peer serving Romania-Moldova cross-border transactions that compete for the same corporate and IFI mandates.
• Stratulat Albulescu Attorneys at Law: Prominent Romanian boutique law firm focused on M&A, banking and finance, and dispute resolution. Comparable as a regional peer handling complex mandates and frequently working alongside IFIs in the Romanian-Moldovan corridor.

Others

• EY Law / Deloitte Legal (Moldova/CIS desks): Big Four legal networks with growing CEE and CIS desks offering integrated legal-tax services to multinational clients. Comparable as adjacent legal services providers competing for cross-border mandates with Moldovan elements.

Emerging players

• Vernimmen & Associés / GIDE Loyrette Nouel (CEE desks): International law firms with regional/CEE desks competing for high-end IFI and corporate mandates in Moldova-adjacent matters. Comparable as cross-border competitors for the same international institutional client base.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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