Former Head of KPMG Law Georgia Jaba Gvelebiani has launched Gvelebiani Law.

Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka has promoted Dina Salapic and Andrej Zmikic to Partner in a promotion round that also saw Sanja Novoselic and Dominik Glavina promoted to Senior Attorneys at Law.

Slaughter and May has promoted Olga Ladrowska to Partner as part of a promotion round that saw a total of six new Partners at the firm.

Former Stadler Voelkel Partner Oliver Voelkel has re-joined Cerha Hempel as a Partner alongside his banking & finance team of six.

Quadra Underwriting, established in 2022 by former Aviva Investors Compliance Expert Rafal Sobolewski (as reported by CEE  In House Matters on September 22, 2022), has expanded its operations with support from Aviva.

PGC Partners Managing Partner Paul-George Cata has joined Al Safar & Partners Advocates & Legal Consultants as a Partner in the United Arab Emirates.

Hedman has promoted Kati Pino to Associate Partner.

APTIQ Global has announced the launch of APTIQ Communications with Irina Melecciu-Vitelaru as its Managing Partner.

As Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen celebrates 35 years of activity, the firm announced Executive Partners Adina Chilim-Dumitriu and Emil Bivolaru are joining its management structure alongside Co-Managing Partners Ion Nestor and Manuela Nestor.

Maciej Georg has joined Crido Legal as a Partner and the firm's new Head of the Banking and Finance team.

Taylor Wessing has announced an alliance with the Italian law firm Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati.

Alexandru Ciacoi has joined Stratulat Albulescu as Counsel and will lead the firm’s Urban Planning and Real Estate Litigation Practice.

CMS has promoted Romania-based Alina Tihan, Hungary-based Veronika Kovacs, and Bulgaria-based Borislava Piperkova to Partner, as part of its latest promotion round that saw a total of 56 lawyers elevated to partnership ranks.

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co has promoted Radina Tomanova and Yana Georgieva to Partner.

Burgundy Capital Management has appointed Cezary Cienkowski as its new General Counsel.

Former T-Mobile Czech Republic and Slovak Telekom General Counsel and Head of Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Affairs Vladimira Chlandova was appointed as the Vodafone Czech Republic's new Vice President for Legal Affairs, Risk Management, and Corporate Security.

Partner in Pet Food Legal Counsel Eszter Barta has become the firm's new Group Legal Director.

BRD - Groupe Societe Generale in-house Lawyer Vlad Giurgiu has joined LegalZen as its Head of Legal.