Sinziana Ianc

Sînziana specialises in global, EU and German antitrust and foreign investment law, in particular in global merger control, foreign investment and foreign subsidies proceedings, antitrust compliance and litigation before the courts of the EU.

She is co-lead of the Sports Sector and editor of the firm’s sports law blog.

Work highlights

• Carrier Global Corporation on all merger control, foreign investment, foreign subsidies and general antitrust issues in relation to all its major transactions since its spin-off from UTC in 2020, among others its divestment of Chubb, its acquisition of sole control over Toshiba Carrier Corporation and of Viessmann Climate Solutions (the largest European acquisition in 2023), the internal re-organisation and subsequent sale of its security, commercial refrigeration,industrial fire as well as residential and commercial fire businesses

• Schaeffler on its acquisition of Ewellix, a global manufacturer of linear motion components and actuation solutions
• ArcelorMittal on its acquisition of the Dutch scrap metal recycler Riwald
• Orix on its acquisition of a 30% stake in the international aircraft leasing company Avolon from HNA Group
• Caesars Entertainment: advising on the GBP 2.2 bn sale of its William Hill’s non-US online and retail businesses to 888, the UK listed online casino brand
• SABMiller on its takeover by AB Inbev
• The Single Resolution Board in over 150 annulment and damages cases (incl. claims of access to file and access to documents) before the General Court as well as in appeals before the Court of Justice of the EU

Quotation and Rankings

The responsiveness of the group is different than competitors. The stand-out partners and associates are Anna Mitchell, Sinziana Ianc, Neha Zamvar and Laura Pinilla. They also work very well with other members of the company, whether it is to explain various filings or to receive information. (Legal 500, UK 2024)

Sînziana has been working at Linklaters since 2015, starting her career in the Brussels office. She is with the Düsseldorf office since 2020.

Sînziana completed her legal studies at the University of Heidelberg and holds a Master of Arts from King’s College London. During her legal traineeship, she interned at the Court of Justice of the EU and at the European Commission.

Sînziana regularly publishes articles in German and English language journals and handbooks. Recent publications include:

• Rechtsentwicklungen im Kartellrecht 2024, in DB Beilage Nr. 3 zu Heft 51-52 (2024), S. 41 ff. (gemeinsam mit David-Julien dos Santos Gonçalves)
• Das Binnenmarktrecht der Dienstleistungsfreiheit, in Europäisches Binnenmarkt- und Wirtschaftsordnungsrecht, Band 4 der Enzyklopädie Europareicht, S. 449 ff. (gemeinsam mit Prof. Dr. W. Obwexer)

• Data Protection and Competition Law: The Dawn of ‘Uberprotection’, Research Handbook on Privacy and Data Protection Law, S. 249 ff., (gemeinsam mit Dr. G. Zanfir-Fortuna)
• Survey on competition law developments in the sports sector—January 2022 to June 2024, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, Volume 15, Issue 7, October 2024, Pages 502–512 (together with A. Hömann)
• Certain FIFA transfer rules contrary to EU law: Case C-650/22 FIFA v BZ, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, lpae080[SIC1] (together with A. Hömann)
• Die unionsrechtliche Vereinbarkeit von Gehaltsobergrenzen (Salary Caps) im Fußball, NZKart 2021, 333 (together with D. Bach)

• Call of Duty: The Yet Unknown Battlegrounds of EU Competition Law and Esports, CPI Antitrust Chronicle, pp. 46-52 (together with F. Löwhagen)