Luiza Iuliana Budușan is the founder and coordinating partner of Budușan & Associates in Cluj-Napoca.
She has been a member of the Cluj Bar since 1997 and has more than 25 years of experience in consultancy and litigation, advising and representing corporate and private clients in complex legal matters. After completing her legal training, she built her entire professional career in Cluj-Napoca, where her individual law practice later developed into Budușan & Associates.
Over the years, Luiza has grown the firm into one of Cluj-Napoca’s leading commercial law practices, with a strong team of lawyers and a reputation for practical, efficient and client-oriented legal support. The firm advises both Romanian and international clients, including companies active in real estate, construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, distribution, IT and other business sectors.
Luiza’s practice focuses mainly on business law, commercial and corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiation, administrative law, labour law, enforcement proceedings, insolvency, debt recovery, GDPR compliance, intellectual property and litigation. She also assists foreign companies investing or operating in Romania and advises clients on cross-border matters through TEN and other international professional relationships.
She regularly represents clients before Romanian courts and public authorities, including in administrative disputes, enforcement proceedings, debt recovery matters and contractual liability cases. Her work also includes assistance in commercial negotiations, drafting and reviewing complex contracts, advising on corporate structures and supporting companies in their day-to-day legal needs.
Luiza is also active in family law, inheritance matters and the protection of personal rights, including matters concerning reputation and image. She is known for combining strong professional experience with a personalised approach to each client’s situation.
Budușan & Associates joined TEN – The European Network of Law Firms in 2008. Luiza is currently President of the TEN Board and has been actively involved in the development of the network, which she values as a way to provide clients with reliable legal support across Europe and beyond.
She has been elected several times by her colleagues as a member of the Council of the Cluj Bar and is also the author of “Debt Recovery – Practical Guide with CD”, published by Universul Juridic in 2012.
Luiza speaks Romanian, English, French, Italian and Dutch.
Education
- Law Degree, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca | 1997
- Master in International and Comparative Business Law | 2020
Professional Associations and Appointments
- Founder and Coordinating Partner, Budușan & Associates
- Member, Cluj Bar | since 1997
- Member, Council of the Cluj Bar | elected in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018
- President, TEN – The European Network Board
- Author, “Debt Recovery – Practical Guide with CD”, Universul Juridic | 2012
