Mrs Elena Iacob > Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners > Bucharest, Romania > Lawyer Profile
Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners Offices
12 PLANTELOR STREET
DISTRICT 2
023974 BUCHAREST
Romania
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Mrs Elena Iacob
Work Department
Banking and Finance, Public Procurement, Competition
Position
Partner
Career
Elena Iacob is Co-Coordinator of the Banking & Finance department and heads the Competition and Public Procurement practices.
Elena has extensive experience in banking and finance, capital markets and competition. She has assisted numerous banks and non-banking financial institutions in statutory and regulatory matters, drafting and reviewing standard documentation for financial products and services, analysis of guarantees, assisting in secured and unsecured loan transactions, syndicated facilities, creation and perfection of guarantees and securities. She has been involved in complex transactions ranging from project finance, restructuring, assignment of portfolios, mergers, acquisitions and regulatory projects.
Elena successfully coordinated the project for the European Investment Bank regarding the transposition of the new EC Procurement Directives and Remedy Directives into Romanian legislation, and acts for clients in all matters of public procurement law.
Prior to her joining Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners she headed the legal department of a top ten Romanian bank, member of an international banking group. During the pre-accession period, she acted as in-house lawyer for a competition authority responsible with the transposition of EU competition rules in Romanian legislation.
Languages
Romanian, English, French
Memberships
- National Association of Romanian Bars
- The European Association of Banking and Financial Law Romania (founding member)
Education
- BA in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest | 1996
- Post-graduate Studies in Business Law and International Cooperation, Franco-Romanian Institute of Business Law and International Cooperation Nicolae Titulescu – Henri Capitant | 1998
- BA in Economics, Faculty of International Business Relationships, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest | 2003
Lawyer Rankings
Romania > PPP and procurement
Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners is ‘a very well-known firm specialising in public procurement and PPP matters, advising both tenderers and contracting entities in high-profile and complex projects‘. It leverages its combined litigious and consultancy strength to support international clients in sectors including construction, energy, and healthcare through all stages of procurement procedures. Team co-head Monica Strimbei‘s ‘dedication and professionalism‘ along with her particular strength in dispute resolution, including both litigation and arbitration, makes her a popular choice for complex disputes in the area. For advisory and strategic work, head of public procurement Elena Iacob is described as ‘an authority‘.
Romania > EU and competition
Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners fields a team with ‘extensive knowledge of competition and state-aid law’. The group has established strength in handling competition law litigation, merger clearance procedures and foreign direct investment matters, as well as acting as day-to-day competition law counsel. Practice head Elena Iacob is ‘very analytical and precise‘; she is well supported by Violeta Saranciuc.
Romania > Banking and finance
Elena Iacob and Ioana Racoti co-head the banking and finance practice at Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners, which is highly regarded for its strong track record in representing banks and financial institutions in Romania. Green financing matters have been prominent in the team’s recent workload, and the group is also adept at handling banking regulatory issues.