The past year has demonstrated that an ongoing conflict is not an obstacle to development and investment. Despite infrastructure being targeted by shelling, Ukraine’s real GDP grew by 4% in the first nine months of 2024, with expectations that this figure will reach 4.3-4.6% in the coming years. To maintain this growth, Ukraine must actively engage private investments to rebuild its damaged infrastructure and assets.

Popescu & Associatii has promoted Adina Vlaicu, Andreea Mihalache, and Mirel Radescu to Partner.

Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii has promoted Serban Paslaru to Equity Partner.

Former SHMP Schwartz Huber-Medek Pallitsch Partner Philipp Pallitsch has joined Dorda as Partner alongside his team.

Former DLA Piper Partner Adriana Mierzwa-Bronikowska has joined Dentons’ Warsaw office with a team of four lawyers to form a Projects team to focus on infrastructure. As part of the same expansion move, Dentons also hired Former DLA Piper Counsel Aleksander Haleniuk, who joined as Counsel, and four additional lawyers.

CMS has advised the Via Salis consortium, comprising Vinci and Meridiam, on the D4 highway public-private partnership project in the Czech Republic. Kinstellar, working with Linklaters, advised the financing banks. White & Case advised the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic.