Elena Iacob

Practice Focus

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.

The reliable and creative Elena Iacob advises Piraeus Bank on the purchase and sale of office and industrial buildings and undeveloped plots.

(Legal 500 | 2017)

Practice head Elena Iacob recently made partner leads a very good team.

(Legal 500 | 2017)

Elena Iacob is an excellent lawyer, dedicated and flexible.

(Legal 500 | 2020)

Elena Iacob offers an outstanding approach and communication skills.

(Chambers Global | 2025)

You can depend on her to protect you from issues going under your radar.

(Chambers Global | 2025)

She has very good people skills. It is a real pleasure to work with her.

(Chambers Global | 2025)

She impresses with her practical approach to problem solving and is also technically strong with a sharp focus on details.

(Chambers Global | 2025)

As a highly active practitioner in the Romanian market, Elena Iacob also retains strong client support. She is particularly well versed in regulatory advice, financings and loan facilities.

(Chambers Global | 2025)

“She has very good people skills. It is a real pleasure to work with her.”

(Chambers Europe | 2025)

“Elena Iacob offers an outstanding approach and communication skills.”

(Chambers Europe | 2025)

“You can depend on her to protect you from issues going under your radar.”

(Chambers Europe | 2025)

“She impresses with her practical approach to problem solving and is also technically strong with a sharp focus on details.”

(Chambers Europe | 2025)

Main Areas of Expertise

Banking & Finance
Public Procurement
Capital Markets
Competition
Corporate & Commercial

Accolades

Ranked in Banking & Finance
(Chambers Europe | 2025)
Leading lawyer in Banking & Finance
(Chambers Global | 2025)
Recommended lawyer in Banking & Finance, PPP & Procurement, EU & Competition
(Legal 500 EMEA | 2023)
Editorial in Banking & Finance, Public Procurement, Real Estate and Construction
(Legal 500 EMEA | 2017 – 2022)

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