Romania

Laura Estrade

With over 20 years of experience, Laura Estrade is a renowned expert in M&A, corporate law, and business restructuring. She has been advising on high-profile acquisitions, mergers, de-mergers, business transfers, joint ventures, and sophisticated energy sector transactions. Recognized for her innovative approach to corporate restructuring, she has successfully structured complex projects, including spin-offs involving the Romanian State and the implementation of strategic corporate schemes to optimize shareholder structures. Beyond transactional work, she has also coordinated high-stakes litigation cases against minority shareholders and former management, securing favorable outcomes for the firm’s clients. Her expertise spans corporate governance and commercial law, making her a trusted advisor to companies dealing with complex business challenges.

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  • Legal career spanning more than 20 years
  • In the past, Laura has created a unique method of implementing spin-offs involving the Romanian State. This method – the Steam Pill – is an innovative squeeze out scheme aiming to create for the Ministry of Energy the same shareholding in the company benefiting from the spin-off as in the company undergoing the spin-off.
  • Laura is also a member of the Paris Bar Association, which brings an even more international perspective to her practice.
  • "Laura Estrade complements the work with strong legal drafting and clear support on corporate governance issues connected to regulatory frameworks." (Client Referee for The Legal 500, 2026, Energy and Natural Resources)
  • "Laura Estrade plays an important role in strategic projects, offering structured, calm, and precise guidance that keeps governance and corporate processes moving without friction." (Client Referee for The Legal 500, 2026, Energy and Natural Resources)
  • "Laura Estrade tackles all our matters with elegance, diligence and is always prepared to react to offer viable alternatives. They both have very good ability to coordinate multidisciplinary and multijurisdictional teams." (Client Referee for The Legal 500, 2023, Energy and Natural Resources)
  • "Pragmatic, efficient and extremely focused on the goal, always sourcing out the most innovative strategies. She is very thorough, and her advice is always easy to understand and implement." (Client Referee for The Legal 500, 2023, Commercial, Corporate and M&A)
  • "Laura's entrepreneurial approach, long-term expertise in M&A transactions and high commitment to clients definitely position her amongst the best transactional lawyers on the market." (Client Referee for The Legal 500, 2023, Commercial, Corporate and M&A)
  • Co-founder of act legal Romania
  • Member of the Romanian Union of Lawyers
  • Member of the Bucharest Bar Association
  • Member of the Paris Bar Association
  • University of Bucharest – Bachelor of Laws
  • Former Associate of the international law firm Gide and former Counsel of the CEE law firm Kinstellar
  • She further perfected her leadership and strategic capabilities by completing Harvard Law School Executive Education’s Leadership in Law Firms program, reinforcing her ability to drive innovative legal solutions and strategic business decisions at the highest level.
  • Romanian
  • English
  • French
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The Legal 500 2023 – Laura Estrade – Commercial, Corporate and M&A
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The Legal 500 2023 – Ștefan Botezatu and Laura Estrade – Energy & Natural Resources
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