Raluca Leonte.

Raluca Leonte is an Associate with Popescu Roman Radu Florea & Associates with a strong focus on corporate, commercial, and technology-driven mandates. She assists clients in M&A transactions, due diligence processes, and regulatory compliance, with particular experience in the digital economy and online platform environment.

Raluca has been involved in high-profile M&A projects, including assisting as part of the legal team in the transaction between two leading retail companies on the Romanian market.

A significant part of her practice includes sustained legal assistance to major regional e-commerce marketplaces and online classifieds platforms. In this capacity, she has advised on contractual negotiations (including advertising, marketing, and service agreements), drafted and updated terms and conditions, internal policies, and campaign regulations, and provided legal opinions on platform liability, consumer protection, AML, and regulatory frameworks such as the Digital Services Act, P2B Regulation, GPSR, and the AI Act. She regularly supports clients in their interactions with authorities and ensures compliance with both national and EU legislation.

Experience

• Assisted, as part of the legal team, in the M&A transaction between two leading retail companies in Romania, contributing to due diligence, contractual analysis, and transaction documentation.
• Provided legal assistance to major regional e-commerce and online marketplace platforms, covering contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and implementation of internal governance frameworks.
• Conducted due diligence and corporate reviews in M&A projects, including business transfers.
• Issued legal opinions on compliance with key EU digital and consumer protection frameworks, anti-money laundering regulatory compliance, trademark protection, and AI-related regulatory requirements.