Schoenherr estimates 8m-euro business

Schoenherr si Asociatii (Schoenherr & Partners), the Romanian office of the Austrian law firm Schoenherr, has budgeted revenues worth around 8-9 million euros for this year, up by at least 25% against last year, and has appointed Sebastian Gutiu as coordinating lawyer, in the place of Markus Piuk, who will become an equity partner at Schoenherr. Sebastian Gutiu was previously a partner in the firm, and coordinated the real estate team. “Markus Piuk will start as an equity partner within Schoenherr on February 1, 2008. He will continue to be based in Bucharest. Additionally, he will coordinate the Schoenherr offices in Belgrade and Sofia, run Schoenherr’s mergers & acquisitions team in Central and Eastern Europe, and coordinate regional infrastructure projects and energy projects,” said Schoenherr representatives. The firm currently has 45 lawyers, but aims to reach 50 by the end of the year. It recruits both from competitors operating on the Romanian market and from abroad. Schoenherr si Asociatii currently has lawyers from seven countries and five partners.