Lexters

Irina is a Partner at Lexters. She heads the Intellectual Property and Franchise practice and is also co-head of the firm’s Corporate/M&A and data privacy work, advising founders, executives and investors on high-stakes growth decisions.

With almost 20 years of experience as a business lawyer, Irina supports businesses across a wide range of industries — from consumer brands to technology — helping them protect innovation, expand through franchising, and execute complex cross-border transactions. Her work spans trademark and copyright protection, enforcement and licensing, as well as multi-jurisdictional franchise structures and M&A projects, from due diligence and structuring to negotiation and implementation.

She is also a strategic advisor in business-critical disputes, including complex litigation related to franchising, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, unfair competition, shareholder disputes and other technology-related claims.

Clients value Irina’s pragmatic, business-oriented mindset — focused on solutions, not just risks.

For Legal 500, clients described her as: “Irina Vasile - A corporate dynamo with an eye for mergers and acquisitions. When the stakes are high, Irina is the compass you need.”

Other client also notes: “Irina Vasile and Alexandru Stanescu are fantastic specialists in their fields of expertise.”