Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing have joined forces, paving the way for the launch of Winston Taylor, a transatlantic law firm expected to begin operations in May 2026, subject to final regulatory approvals.

Pinsent Masons has announced it is opening an office in Warsaw in mid-2026 with a team of six Partners: Bartlomiej Kordeczka and Jakub Marcinkowski – who will lead the office – together with Piotr Staniszewski, Maciej Jodkowski, Blazej Zagorski, and Bartosz Nojek.

Oleksandr Frolov has joined Kinstellar's Kyiv office as a Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution.

Eversheds Sutherland has promoted Clemens Stieger to Partner in Austria.

Tegos has promoted Karolina Lapinskaite to Partner in its office in Lithuania.

Former Deloitte Legal Partner Miriam Nehajova has left the firm to join Weinrauch.

Karanovic & Partners has appointed Senior Partner Marjan Poljak as the firm's new Managing Partner. 

RK Legal has promoted Krzysztof Podolski and Krzysztof Jedrzejczyk to Partner.

DZP has appointed Magdalena Skowronska as its new Head of the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Practice.

Former Aksu Caliskan Beygo Partner Irem Akin has joined Akin Partners as a Partner.

Advisory firm specializing in tax advisory and accounting services Nexia Advicero has launched a legal practice with the addition of a legal team led by Partner Katarzyna Koszel-Zawadka.

Former Kalo & Associates Partner Olsi Coku has left the firm to set up Nexum Legal Consulting in Albania.

JDP Drapala & Partners has expanded its partnership structure with Partner Wojciech Bazan becoming a shareholder of the firm. Additionally, the firm has changed its name to JDP Drapala Chomiuk & Partners.

Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov has promoted Ivan Punev to Partner and Nikolai Gouginski to Co-Managing Partner of the firm, alongside Zdravka Ugrinova.

Laurenz Liedermann and Benedikt Sprinzl have joined Kinstellar's Vienna Office as Partners.

Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii has promoted Bianca Monica Chiurtu, Ioana Cazacu, and Ramona Pentilescu to Partner.

Jakub Kutzmann has joined Baker Tilly Legal Poland as a Partner and the firm's new Head of the Real Estate Practice.

Ellex has appointed Mari Must as the firm's new Head of Intellectual Property in Estonia.