Nadia Badea is a founding partner of Clifford Chance Badea and heads the Corporate M&A, Private Equity and Renewable Energy practice groups of the office in Bucharest.
Nadia has been practicing business law for 30 years in the international environment, including the City of London and has an impressive track record of coordinating and implementing some of the largest and most complicated M&A deals in Romania and in the CEE region.
Her client portfolio includes leading local and international companies, large private equity funds and investors, active in key sectors, including power and renewable energy, healthcare and life sciences, consumer goods and retail, real estate, technology and industrials.
Contact details
- Clifford Chance Badea, Bucharest
- +40216666102
- Email me
- Speaks Romanian and English
- Practice area Real estate, Employment - advisory, litigation & transactional, M&A corporate, Antitrust, EU & trade
- Sector Consumer goods & retail, Industrials, Energy & resources, Real estate, Private equity
Career & qualifications
- University of Bucharest (LL.B), 1995
- KPMG in Romania 1996
- Admitted as a lawyer in Romania 1996
- KLegal, London 2001
- Partner at Georgescu, Nemoianu & Salcianu, associate law firm of KPMG in Romania 2001
- Founding Partner Badea & Asociatii 2002 - 2006
- Joined Clifford Chance 2006
Professional bodies
- Member of the Romanian Union of Lawyers
- Member of the Bucharest Bar
Awards and citations
- Nadia Badea possesses excellent business acumen and a sharp insight into the various dynamics of each project. She is a true leader of the exceptional corporate and M&A team at Clifford Chance Badea, owning clarity and purpose over the cases, showing reliability and strong involvement during the transactions, as well as high impact on providing comprehensive advice in a timely manner.'
Legal 500 EMEA - Commercial, corporate and M&A 2026 - ‘At partner level, Nadia Badea brings a remarkable strategic overview and coordination capability. Nadia distinguishes from competitors through consistent commitment, practicality, and balanced, client-focused approach.’
- Legal 500 EMEA - Commercial, corporate and M&A 2026
- ‘Nadia is a true leader and is exceptional at solving problems.’
‘Nadia Badea has very good knowledge of the business environment.’
Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2026 - Leading Partner for Commercial, corporate and M&A - Legal 500 EMEA
Highly Regarded – IFLR1000
Women Leader – IFLR1000 - Ranked Band 3 for Corporate M&A – Chambers Global and Chambers Europe
- ‘She brings a wealth of experience and a sharp business mind to the process.’
Chambers Europe - Corporate M&A - Nadia Badea possesses excellent business acumen and a sharp insight into the various dynamics of each project. She is a true leader of the exceptional corporate and M&A team at Clifford Chance Badea, owning clarity and purpose over the cases, showing reliability and strong involvement during the transactions, as well as high impact on providing comprehensive advice in a timely manner.'
Legal 500 EMEA - Commercial, corporate and M&A 2026Nadia Badea is ranked as "Highly regarded". - IFLR 1000 2024, M&A
- Romania. - Nadia Badea is ranked as "Women Leaders".
IFLR 1000 2024, M&A
- Romania.