{"id":55692,"date":"2026-04-27T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&p=55692"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:56:56","slug":"saa-welcomes-two-new-partners-and-one-counsel-as-part-of-2026-promotions","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/saa-welcomes-two-new-partners-and-one-counsel-as-part-of-2026-promotions\/","title":{"rendered":"SAA welcomes two new Partners and one Counsel as part of 2026 promotions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stratulat Albulescu is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Luiza Ionescu and Costin Sandu to Partner, and Victor Iacob to Counsel, effective April 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This advancement reflects their strong track record in leading complex matters, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and driving senior-level client engagement across key mandates. Their promotion further reinforces the firm\u2019s commitment to developing internal talent while strengthening its capabilities in high-level matter management and execution.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the promotions, Managing Partner Silviu Stratulat<\/strong> said: \u201cLuiza joined our team seamlessly, taking over the coordination of our Energy practice and quickly becoming a point of reference for both colleagues and clients. At the same time, she has been actively involved in business development, both locally and internationally, as well as in the growth of our team and Energy practice. Her promotion is a natural step in recognition of this trajectory.<\/em><\/p>\n

Costin has been with us for several years and has consistently demonstrated professionalism, rigor and a remarkable ability to manage complex projects, including highly sensitive regulatory matters. He is highly appreciated by clients for his expertise and attention to detail and represents a key pillar within our team.<\/em><\/p>\n

Victor\u2019s promotion to Counsel reflects his strong expertise in competition law and his consistent involvement in complex and high-profile mandates.<\/em><\/p>\n

We congratulate them all on this achievement and wish them every success in their new roles<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Luiza Ionescu<\/strong> is a Partner in our Energy & Infrastructure Group. She has over a decade of experience in the energy sector, spanning both conventional and renewable markets, including solar, wind, storage, hybrid and emerging technologies such as floating photovoltaic (PV) and agrivoltaics (agriPV). Her practice focuses on regulatory and transactional energy matters, with significant involvement in M&A, project development, permitting and compliance across all project stages, from land scouting and grid connection to EPC and PPA negotiation.<\/p>\n

Costin Sandu<\/strong> is a Partner in our TMT, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity teams, where he brings an innovative perspective, strong business acumen and hands-on leadership. With more than 18 years of experience, he specialises in technology law and compliance work, particularly in Data Protection and Cybersecurity, as well as in telecom matters. He also has a strong professional background in banking and finance, financial services regulatory and compliance, and corporate and M&A.<\/p>\n

Victor Iacob<\/strong> is a Counsel, qualified in Romania and New York, with 14 years of experience in EU and Romanian competition law. He focuses on merger control and foreign direct investment screening, as well as antitrust investigations, advisory work and compliance, particularly in the food, pharmaceutical and consumer goods sectors.<\/p>\n

For any other information on this, please feel free to contact Delia B\u00eejnea<\/strong> (Head of Marketing and Communications) at DBijnea@saa.ro<\/a> or Anastasia Tache <\/strong>(Marketing Assistant) at ATache@saa.ro<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-55692","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/55692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}