Ioana blends 20+ years of cross-border M&A, corporate and commercial work with executive business training from SDA Bocconi to advise at the intersection of law, business, and technology. After completing an LL.M. in European & German Business Law and Taxation (University of Mannheim), she trained in the international department of Tiefenbacher (Heidelberg, 2002–2004). In 2004 she returned to Timișoara and founded the first business-focused law firm in Western Romania. Today she leads Hategan Attorneys and the Hategan Digital initiative, helping leadership teams turn technology, regulation, and cross-border complexity from risk into advantage with ethics and authenticity.