Maria-Magdalena Baciu

With over 25 years of distinguished legal practice, Ms. Baciu brings comprehensive expertise across private and public law areas, with specialized competence in European Union law and regulatory compliance matters. Her professional activity is founded upon substantive institutional knowledge, strategic capacity, and an unwavering commitment to legal excellence in increasingly complex regulatory environments. Ms. Baciu delivers expert legal guidance to private and public sector clients in matters pertaining to EU legal frameworks, encompassing comprehensive advisory services on compliance matters, regulatory architectures, and institutional engagement at European Union level.

Ms. Baciu’s core competence lies in designing and implementing robust compliance structures that not only meet regulatory requirements but create sustainable frameworks for organizational integrity. Ms. Baciu has extensive professional experience establishing comprehensive ethics, integrity, and compliance programs that foster sound financial governance while ensuring conformity with evolving EU directives and national legislative instruments. Her technical expertise extends to advisory services concerning transposition and implementation procedures of EU directives into the domestic legal framework, compliance with directly applicable EU regulations, and the adaptation of corporate governance structures and operational procedures to EU normative standards. Ms. Baciu provides specialized counsel on both hard law instruments—including regulations, directives, and decisions – and soft law mechanisms such as European Commission communications, guidelines, recommendations, and best practices.

Ms. Baciu has developed specialized competence in the management of relations with and between public institutions, acting as strategic advisor and institutional liaison in matters necessitating sophisticated comprehension of administrative law frameworks, regulatory architectures, and institutional procedures.

Ms. Baciu counsels clients across all stages of the EU legislative process, from policy development to implementation and enforcement, guiding them through notification procedures, consultation mechanisms, and institutional dialogue with EU and national authorities.

Ms. Baciu demonstrates capacity in orchestrating complex coordination mechanisms at both national and transnational levels, bringing together diverse stakeholders across jurisdictional boundaries and regulatory domains. Whether establishing cross-border compliance frameworks, coordinating multi-jurisdictional legal strategies, or facilitating inter-institutional cooperation, she provides the strategic direction and technical competence requisite for achieving coherent and effective outcomes in environments characterized by regulatory fragmentation and competing interests.

Ms. Baciu has demonstrated excellence in team coordination and leadership capacity, with proven ability to direct multidisciplinary teams comprising diverse professional competencies, integrate varied perspectives into comprehensive solutions, and ensure effective collaboration toward shared strategic objectives.

In addition to advisory expertise, Ms. Baciu serves as speaker, moderator, and organizer of national and international legal conferences, having facilitated professional dialogue among legal practitioners, policy – makers, and relevant stakeholders throughout the European Union and internationally. Through these platforms, Ms. Baciu has cultivated extensive professional networks that span jurisdictions, practice areas, and sectors, thereby enabling collaborative approaches to legal challenges and knowledge transfer concerning the principal legal issues confronting organizations within contemporary regulatory frameworks.

Her professional practice is conducted in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 189 of 19 November 2025 concerning the amendment and completion of normative acts in the area of integrity, thereby demonstrating sustained commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards in legal practice.