Victor Iacob

Managing Associate

Managing Associate

Victor is a Managing Associate and a lawyer qualified in New York and Romania, with 13 years of EU and Romanian competition law expertise, primarily in food, pharma, and consumer goods.

He has worked on high-profile antitrust investigations, including some of Romania’s most notable cartel and RPM cases. He regularly advises on antitrust issues, particularly vertical restraints, horizontal cooperation, and dominance.

Victor has advised international clients design and implement compliance frameworks, including training, policies, audits, mock raids, and e-learning. He also has extensive experience in contract drafting and in negotiating a wide range of matters.

During his Blue Book traineeship with DG COMP, Victor worked on EU antitrust investigations and complaints related to food and agriculture.

He has handled merger control at both the Romanian and EU levels across diverse sectors, including food, retail, and agricultural machinery. Notably, he worked on the clearance of the largest transaction in Romania’s sugar sector and the European Commission’s clearance of a joint venture involving two global players. He regularly advises on merger control and FDI implications in transaction structuring and planning.

With 13 years of experience assisting global companies in food, pharma, and consumer electronics, Victor offers a deep understanding of their business needs and strategies.

He also has expertise in regulatory, consumer, and privacy law and has been recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (2024).

LANGUAGES

Romanian – English

EDUCATION

2010 – Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Paul M Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University

2009 – Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Faculty of Law, Babes-Bolyai University

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Antitrust

  • Advised a worldwide electronics manufacturer in high-profile RPM case.
  • Advised an oil company in landmark cartel case.
  • Advised a national wholesaler in boiler RPM case.
  • Advised a sugar producer in cartel case.
  • Advised an operational lease provider in concerted practice case.
  • Advised an agricultural machinery wholesaler in cartel case.
  • Advised two energy traders in cartel case.
  • Advised a real estate lessee in litigation over unfair competition for EU funding.

 

Merger control

  • Advised a beer producer in JV with leading bottler.
  • Advised a sugar producer in acquisition of main competitor.
  • Advised an agricultural machinery wholesaler in sale of control to international manufacturer.
  • Advised a distressed debt investor in acquisitions of control in sectors such as refrigeration, electrical cables, and fiberglass yarn.
  • Advised an oil company in sale of LPG business.
  • Advised a retailer in acquisition of rival’s outlets.

 

Other work

  • Day-to-day assistance: franchise, distribution, agency, B2B, B2C, D2C sales, etc.
  • Compliance: programs, audits, mock raids, training, e-learning platform design, etc.
  • Privacy: audits, LIAs, DPIAs, day-to-day assistance
  • Regulatory: FMD and public service in pharma, food laws, agri-food UTPs, etc.
  • M&A, commercial law, consumer law, litigation

Expertise

OUR OFFICES

Bucharest

one herastrau office

30-32 Daniel Danielopolu Street, One Herastrau Office, 6th Floor, Bucharest, 014134, Romania

Phone: +40 (21) 316 87 49

Fax: +40 (21) 316 87 56

E-mail: office@saa.ro

09:00 – 19:00