ROMANIA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Alexandru Stanescu, Simina Negulescu, Stefan Gheorghe and Ioana Vișan Lexters
Lexters is based in Bucharest, Romania. It is a technology-focused law firm advising crypto, Web3, fintech and payments businesses on the legal and regulatory questions that shape how they are built and scaled. The team works across the full lifecycle of digital-asset projects: token issuances and ICOs, tokenisation of real-world assets, stablecoin and payments structuring, crypto exchanges and cus- todians, NFT and marketplace platforms, DAO gov- ernance, MiCA and EU regulatory positioning, AML/
KYC frameworks, crypto fund formation, and Web3 venture and M&A transactions. The firm seamlessly integrates its corporate/M&A, IP/IT, and private equi- ty/VC practices to deliver customised legal solutions aligned with each client’s business model. Lexters connects clients across Central and Eastern Europe with the USA, the UK and other key markets, and rou- tinely works alongside US and EU counsel on cross- border crypto, fintech and tokenisation mandates.
Authors
Alexandru Stanescu is a partner at Lexters and a member of the Bucharest and New York Bars. He advises crypto exchanges, custodians, payment providers, crypto-asset managers, NFT
Stefan Gheorghe is a corporate attorney advising blockchain and digital-asset businesses on the legal architecture of their operations. He structures token issuances and ITOs, DAO governance frameworks, smart-
platforms, token issuers and tokenisation providers on regulatory positioning, MiCA readiness, fund and token structuring, cross-border investments and M&A, and US market entry. His work spans MiCA- aligned licensing, RWA tokenisation, stablecoin and payments structuring, capital-markets-related deals, and crypto-related commercial and investment arbitration.
contract-based commercial arrangements, RWA tokenisation vehicles, and corporate set-ups for Web3 ventures across the EU and offshore. Stefan combines technical fluency in on-chain mechanics with corporate drafting precision, and also handles the high-stakes disputes that arise when those structures are tested.
Ioana Vișan advises crypto and Web3 clients on regulatory compliance across the EU digital-asset perimeter: MiCA authorisation files and CASP licensing, AML/CFT and Travel Rule implementation, token classification
Simina Negulescu has over a decade of experience in technology M&A and corporate work. She advises crypto, fintech and Web3 businesses across
the deal lifecycle, including token- issuer and exchange acquisitions, founder and VC investments, SPAs and asset transfers, holding-company structuring, and cross- border reorganisations involving digital-asset operations. Her transactional work covers due diligence on token and IP portfolios, regulatory carve-outs, and post-closing integration. A litigation background helps her surface deal risks early, particularly in contested or regulator-adjacent transactions.
opinions, whitepaper review, and ongoing compliance programmes for exchanges, token issuers and tokenisation platforms. With a strong analytical foundation in corporate law, she translates evolving regulatory expectations into operational controls and clear, defensible legal positions clients can actually deploy.
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