ESG is one of the key issues at the top of lawyers’ agendas, across CEE. So, we’ve dedicated an entire special issue to the topic. From the Editorial to the Experts Review section, with interviews and round tables in between, the magazine covers the latest updates in terms of ESG, across the region, as well as how lawyers feel about them. The August 2022 CEE Legal Matters ESG Special Issue is out now!
As a special issue, the new magazine is available to everyone, right now. So, click away and find out what makes ESG such a special topic. Subscribers should be receiving their hard copies in a week or two, and the electronic version is already publicly available online here in e-reader format and here in pdf. The ESG Special Issue includes:
- Editorial: The ESG Dirty Word
- Across the Wire: Deals and Cases
- On the Move: New Homes and Friends
- The Buzz
- Croatia Says Bye to the Kuna: A Buzz Interview with Damir Topic of Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka
- Good Hot and Bad Hot Times in Greece: A Buzz Interview with Yanos Gramatidis of Bahas Gramatidis & Partners
- Lithuania’s Legal Transformation: A Buzz Interview with Vilma Sabaliauskiene of Ilaw Lextal
- Judicial Gridlock and New Highways in Montenegro: A Buzz Interview with Danilo Radulovic of Doklestic Repic & Gajin
- Turkey Rallying (for) the Lira: A Buzz Interview with Zahide Altunbas Sancak of Guleryuz Partners
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Buoyant Despite the Challenges: A Buzz Interview with Zlatan Balta of Legal Partners
- The Bounce in Latvia’s Step: A Buzz Interview with Dace Silava-Tomsone of Cobalt
- Drafting the Playbook in Serbia: A Buzz Interview with Andjelka Todorovic of Wolf Theiss
- Shiny and New Tax Legislation in Austria: A Buzz Interview with Michaela Petritz-Klar of Taylor Wessing
- Bulgarian Lawyers Catch a Break: A Buzz Interview with Dafinka Stoycheva of Gugushev & Partners
- A Look at the Engine for ESG: Finance
- ESG Talks
- M&A Trends and the Future of Due Diligence – A CEE Legal Matters Round Table
- Finance Goes Green – A CEE Legal Matters Round Table
- Experts Review: ESG in CEE
- Lithuania: ESG Requirements for Companies Not Operating as Financial Market Participants or Financial Advisers
- Austria: (Still) A Long Way to a Green Bond Standard
- Latvia: Green Public Procurement
- Bulgaria: ESG? What Is That?
- Slovenia: A Short Hitchhiker's Guide Through the ESG Galaxy
- Croatia: The S in ESG in Context of the Tech Talent War
- Estonia: ESG – A Journey from Nice-To-Have to Must-Have
- Czech Republic: ESG from a Czech Point of View
- Poland: ESG Reporting and Sustainable Investment
- Slovakia: ESG Transforming the Market
- Romania: A Bird’s Eye View on ESG – Is the Real Estate Sector ESG-Ready?
- Hungary: ESG in the Supply Chain – Why Does It Matter?
- Turkey: Recent Developments and a Comparison on ESG
- The Confident Counsel: What’s Up with Those Slides?
With the August issue now out, the June 2022 issue of CEE Legal Matters should have been moved from behind the paywall. Yet the June issue was the celebratory 2021 DOTY Awards Special Issue. And because it was such a treat, it has always been available online to subscribers and non-subscribers alike (here in e-reader format and here in pdf). As a reminder, the 2021 Deal of the Year Awards special issue included:
- Across the Wire: Deals and Cases
- On the Move: New Homes and Friends
- The Buzz
- Legal Updates All-Around: A Buzz Interview with Kushtrim Palushi of RPHS Law
- Banking on Fintech: A Buzz Interview with Donatas Sliora of Adon Legal
- Quick Nap then Busy with Banks and Crypto: A Buzz Interview with Nenad Baros of BB Legal
- A Roaring Win with Tax Increases on the Horizon: A Buzz Interview with Tamas Feher of Jalsovszky
- Start-ups Steal the Show: A Buzz Interview with Aku Sorainen of Sorainen
- Sandboxing Resilience: A Buzz Interview with Maris Vainovskis of Eversheds Sutherland
- Walking a Fine Line: A Buzz Interview with Darko Jovanovic of Karanovic & Partners
- A Change in Headlines: A Buzz Interview with Alina Stavaru of RTPR
- ESG Questions for a Vibrant Real Estate Market: A Buzz Interview with Magdalena Brandstetter of Dorda
- Energy Debates and Real Estate Shake-ups: A Buzz Interview with Jan Lazur of Taylor Wessing
- Following (Some) European Trends: A Buzz Interview with Tomasz Kudelski of Penteris
- Potential Projects Worth Monitoring: A Buzz Interview with Antonia Mavrova of Kinstellar
- Energized Efforts on Energy: A Buzz Interview with Sorin Dolea of Dolea & Co
- A New Majority and Mounting Concerns: A Buzz Interview with Karmen Rebesco of the Karmen Rebesco Law Firm
- Steady Work and Renewed Hospitality: A Buzz Interview with Michalis Kosmopoulos of Drakopoulos
- 2021 CEE Deals of the Year
- Albania: Concentrating on Telecoms
- Austria: Getting the Real Estate Ball Rolling
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: All Together Now!
- Bulgaria: Quality and Synergies Potential
- Croatia: All Together Now!
- Czech Republic: 8 Billion Dollars and Change
- Estonia: The People’s IPO
- Greece: Getting the Munchies
- Hungary: The Package Deal
- Latvia: The Retail Deal and the Pandemic
- Lithuania: Five Cities, Four CHP Plants, Three Countries, Two Local Firms, One Baltic DOTY
- Moldova: Together for Moldova’s SMEs
- Montenegro: Building a CEE Brand
- North Macedonia: Wind Farm First
- Poland: The 3.2 Billion Euro Delivery
- Romania: Having Your Cake Delivered and Eating It Too
- Serbia: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
- Slovakia: The Trophy Real Estate Transaction
- Slovenia: To Shake Up the Financial Order
- Turkey: If the Mountain Won’t Come
- Ukraine: Ahead of the ESG Curve
- Baltic Deal of the Year: Five Cities, Four CHP Plants, Three Countries, Two Local Firms, One Baltic DOTY
- CEE Deal of the Year: All Together Now!
- 2021 DOTY Interviews
- Deal Expanded: Denton’s Rob Irving talks about the 2021 DOTY in Montenegro
- Deal Expanded: Nikola Lazarov Law Office’s Nikola Lazarov talks about the 2021 DOTY in North Macedonia
- Deal Expanded: CMS’s Slawomir Czerwinski talks about the 2021 DOTY in Poland
- Deal Expanded: Glovo’s Victor Racariu talks about the 2021 DOTY in Romania
- The Confident Counsel: Enjoyable Networking
With two special issues – one on ESG and the other on the 2021 DOTY winners – we’ve got you covered in terms of holiday reading. Browse all our past issues and don’t miss any of the upcoming ones: register for a subscription to the CEE Legal Matters magazine now!
