Romanian law firm Ţuca Zbârcea & Associates was ranked as the third most innovative non-UK European law firm by British newspaper the Financial Times. “Forward-thinking client services to help businesses invest and grow in this developing market keep the firm fresh,” is how the Financial Times described the local law firm.

Ţuca Zbârcea & Associates was one of 15 European law firms in the non-UK European law firms ranking, and was just one of many rankings published in the special the special report. The Financial Times ranked two Spanish law firms in the top two places: Garrigues came first and Uría Menéndez was second.

Gabriel Zbârcea (in picture), managing partner of Ţuca Zbârcea & Associates, sounded well pleased with the result; “When we realized we were in third place in continental Europe, my thoughts turned, with affection and gratitude, both to our customers and to our competitors - because they made us stronger every year. But my first thoughts were of our whole team, I want to express my deep gratitude to all of them, without whom we would not have got anywhere.”

The Financial Times ranked law firms for innovation in wide range of categories, covering all aspects of legal work in the UK, Europe and around the world.

Liam Lever, liam@romania-insider.com