CERHA HEMPEL Bucharest is merging with the Romanian law firm of Bohalteanu & Asociatii (BSMP) and, through the integration of the existing CERHA HEMPEL team into BSMP as of August 1, 2026, it is further strengthening its presence in Romania.
CERHA HEMPEL has been active in the CEE region for many years, providing clients with integrated, cross-border legal advice across all areas of business law.
The cooperation with BSMP in Romania represents another important step in the firm’s growth strategy. BSMP is one of Romania’s emerging law firms, with strong expertise in M&A, corporate law, banking and finance, real estate, employment law, tax law, data protection, regulatory and compliance, pharma, energy, capital markets, competition and state aid, as well as dispute resolution.
The firm’s international background, local and regional expertise, proven track record in forward-looking, strategic, and sustainable legal advice, as well as its understanding of the needs of clients operating across the CEE region, ensure first-class legal services.
“We have found a strong partner in Bucharest in BSMP – Bohalteanu & Asociatii. By expanding our presence in Romania, we are growing in a strategically important CEE market and further strengthening our service offering across the region. In doing so, we are continuing to pursue our strategic objective of being among the leading Central European law firms in all areas of business law,” said CERHA HEMPEL Managing Partners Dr. Albert Birkner, LL.M. and Dr. Clemens Hasenauer, LL.M./MBA.
“Having successfully scaled and doubled our local legal team, this strategic partnership with a solid and highly reputed CEE law firm fits perfectly to our goals to combine a deeply rooted local presence with a solid regional expertise. We thereby assure our clients access to a broader multi-jurisdictional team of specialised legal experts covering all relevant areas of practice and thereby uphold our commitment to the highest professional standards and excellence”, said BSMP Founding Partners Ionut Bohalteanu, Silvia Sandu and Daniela Milculescu.