Summer is in full swing and we are thrilled to present the scorching-hot July edition of CEE Legal Matters!
Subscribers should be receiving their hard copies in a week or two, but no need to wait for the mail to arrive: the online version of the magazine is already available here. With Market Spotlights on Serbia and Greece and an Experts Review section on Competition, our July issue includes:
- Guest Editorial by Istvan Szatmary of Oppenheim: The First (?) Victim
- Across the Wire: Deals and Cases
- On the Move: New Homes and Friends
- The Buzz
- Positive Poland: A Buzz Interview with Agnieszka Janicka of Clifford Chance
- The Legislative Push in the Czech Republic: A Buzz Interview with Josef Donat of Rowan Legal
- Optimism in Moldova, Finally: A Buzz Interview with Iulian Pasatii of Gladei & Partners
- Infrastructure, Energy, and Investments Fortify North Macedonia: A Buzz Interview with Veton Qoku of Karanovic & Partners
- Lithuania Stands as One: A Buzz Interview with Justinas Jarusevicius of Motieka & Audzevicius
- Two Steps Forward, One Step Back in Bosnia & Herzegovina: A Buzz Interview with Nikolina Bajic of BDK Advokati
- Hungary's Transactional Slowdown: A Buzz Interview with Andras Posztl of DLA Piper Hungary
- Fast-Paced Developments and Lagging Legislation in Slovakia: A Buzz Interview with Annamaria Tothova of Eversheds Sutherland
- Montenegro's Lawyers Are Never Bored: A Buzz Interview with Nemanja Radovic of Komnenic & Partners
- Packed Docket for Bulgaria’s Parliament: A Buzz Interview with Zvezdelina Filova of Deloitte Legal
- Anti-Aggression Measures Ramping Up in Ukraine: A Buzz Interview with Artem Sokurov of Sytnyk & Partners
- Tough Questions for Austria's M&A Market: A Buzz Interview with Bernd Taucher of Graf Patsch Taucher
- The Debrief: July 2023
- A GC Summit Summary: Compliance and the In-House Legal Function
- The Corner Office: Partnership Tracks
- Go (Safe) Big or Go Home: PE in CEE
- Sharing Wisdom Is Caring: Eversheds Sutherland’s Customized In-House Trainings
- Market Spotlight: Serbia
- Activity Overview: Serbia
- Healthcare in Serbia: From Public to Private
- The Ops Partner: Gecic Law’s Head of Operations Hristina Kosec Makes Partner
- Market Snapshot: Serbia
- Rethinking the Role and Power of Class Actions in Serbia
- What Do the Changes to the Law on Planning and Construction Actually Bring?
- Trends on Serbian Banking and Finance Market – What to Expect?
- Dealing with Fixed Price Adjustments in Infrastructure Projects – A Serbian Legal Perspective
- Know Your Lawyer: Mark Harrison of Harrisons
- Market Spotlight: Greece
- Activity Overview: Greece
- Market Snapshot: Greece
- The Aegean – The Heavy Seas that Real Estate Investors Must Navigate
- Reformations for Transformations
- Know Your Lawyer: Mika Lalaouni of Drakopoulos
- Experts Review: Competition in CEE
- Montenegro: The Unsung Enforcement of Montenegro's Competition Authority
- Romania: Towards a Wide (Yet Kept in Check) Scope of FDI Screening
- Slovakia: Conditional Merger Clearances in Slovakia – Change of Trend or Anomaly
- Kosovo: Kosovo Lowers the Threshold for Concentration Filings
- Croatia: Use (and Misuse) of Complaints in Croatian Competition Law Practice
- Hungary: An Example of a Pitfall for International Transactions Coming Out of Hungary
- Czech Republic: Vertical Agreements in Light of the Amendment to the Czech Competition Act
- North Macedonia: Antitrust Concerns in North Macedonia (and Beyond) Linked to Generative AI
- Slovenia: New Rules for FDI Screening and New Competition Protection Act
- Serbia: is Serbia Keeping Up with Developments in the Digital Markets Sectors from an Antitrust Perspective?
- Moldova: Will Higher Competition Fines Improve Competition?
- Turkiye: Autorite de la Concurrence’s EDF Case and Potential Implications for the Turkish Electricity Market
- Ukraine: Third Parties’ Intervention in Merger Control Cases – Opportunities and Risks
- Albania: Recent Trends in Albanian Competition Law
- Bulgaria: Safeguarding Competition – the Role of Antitrust Legislation in Preserving Market Fairness
- Austria: Can Victims of Competition Law Infringements Get Access to Leniency Statements and Settlement Submissions in Austria?
With the July 2023 issue of the magazine now out, let’s remember what early spring looked like this year: our May issue has now been moved from behind the paywall and been made available to subscribers and non-subscribers alike (here in e-reader format and here in pdf). May issue featured Market Spotlights on Romania and Moldova and an Experts Review section on Banking/Finance – as well as extra content online:
- Guest Editorial by Hugh Owen of PwC Legal: What I Love About the CEE Region
- Across the Wire: Deals and Cases
- On the Move: New Homes and Friends
- The Buzz
- All Work and No Play Tackled in Croatia: A Buzz Interview with Marija Gregoric of Babic & Partners
- o Adaptability Is Key to Success in Hungary: A Buzz Interview with Daniel Aranyi of Bird & Bird
- o It’s Always Sunny in Albania: A Buzz Interview with Andi Memi of Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha
- o Relative Tranquility and Surprising M&A Interest in Ukraine: A Buzz Interview with Oleksiy Didkovskiy of Asters
- o The Pervasive Workforce Deficit in North Macedonia: A Buzz Interview with Robert Bachovski Sinkoli of Bachovski Sinkoli Attorneys
- o Resilient Banking and M&A in Romania: A Buzz Interview with Alexandra Manciulea of Filip & Company
- o Hard Work for Labor Lawyers in Serbia: A Buzz Interview with Danica Milic of NKO Partners
- o Green Energy, Criminal Justice Reform, and a Surprising Trend in Greece: A Buzz Interview with Nikolaos Anastopoulos of Politis & Partners
- o The Clouds in Mostly Sunny Montenegro: A Buzz Interview with Milena Roncevic Pejovic of Pejovic Legal
- The Debrief: May 2023
- Tech Sector Focus: The Growing Impact of the ESG-Driven Data Race
- CEELM Top 10: Most-Read Briefings
- The Corner Office: The Next Booming Practice
- Market Spotlight: Romania
- Activity Overview: Romania
- Spin-Off City No More
- PE-ering Into Romania
- Market Snapshot: Romania
- A Bird’s-Eye View on the State of Arbitration in Romania
- Construction Works that Can Be Carried Out Without a Building Permit Under Draft Urbanism Code
- Assessing Romania’s Oil and Gas Market: Current Progress and Legislative Changes
- The Year of “Green” Ratios
- Key Enforcement Trends and Top Priorities of the Romanian Competition Council
- Defying Uncertainty – The Romanian M&A Market in 2023
- Reinforcement of Social Dialogue on the Radar in Romania Again
- The Right To Fly the Romanian Flag
- Restructuring in Romania – Will This Time Be Different?
- Know Your Lawyer: Cristina Filip of Filip & Company
- Market Spotlight: Moldova
- Activity Overview: Moldova
- The War Around the Corner: Challenging Moldova’s Economy
- Moldova’s Long Way Home
- Market Snapshot: Moldova
- Know Your Lawyer: Roger Gladei of Gladei & Partners
- Experts Review: Banking/Finance in CEE
- Turkiye: Digital Banking – The Intangible Frontier?
- Slovenia: Are ESG Financings and Alternative Sources of Lending the Answer to Increasing Borrowing Costs and Strict Banking Rules?
- Croatia: Resilience Facing the Banking Crisis – The EU Credit Institution Recovery and Resolution Framework’s Role
- Austria: New Investment Firm Act – The End of Mixing Apples and Oranges?
- Ukraine: Banking and Financial Services Industry Developments
- Bulgaria: Financing Alternatives Beyond Traditional Bank Funding
- North Macedonia: Conversion of Third-Party Loans into Share Capital Contributions in Trade Companies
- Romania: Cross-Border Financial Services and Reverse Solicitation
- Serbia: Financial and Banking Market Overview
- Czech Republic: Upcoming New Administrative Obligations for Payment Service Providers
- Hungary: Financing for Agriculture
- Latvia: At the Forefront in Provision of European Crowdfunding Services
- Bosnia And Herzegovina: Investing in B&H from the Banking & Finance Perspective
- Lithuania: The Creditor’s Guide to Security Instruments
- Kosovo: The Banking and Finance Legal Framework and the Way Ahead
- Montenegro: English Law Breakthrough in Financing
- Moldova: Would You Fancy Acquiring a Qualifying Holding in a Bank? The Moldovan IPO Experience
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