On November 21, 2024, Montenegro became a member of the SEPA geographical area (Single Euro Payment Area), thereby gaining the right for its banking system, together with the Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG), to begin the process of joining SEPA payment schemes. This process includes both technical and regulatory preparations.

Havel & Partners has advised the National Development Bank on drafting model loan documentation for the Czech Republic’s Affordable Rental Housing program.

Bernitsas has advised CVC on the merger-control process before the Hellenic Competition Commission for the sale of Ethniki Hellenic General Insurance to Piraeus Bank.

Asters, working alongside lead counsel Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, has represented Oschadbank in its latest legal action against the Russian Federation, seeking compensation for investment losses in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine.

Glatzova & Co has represented Komercni Banka in judicial administrative proceedings seeking to overturn a Czech National Bank decision imposing a fine for an alleged breach related to early repayment of consumer housing loans with fixed interest rates.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Bank Millennium on the refinancing of 13 operational photovoltaic projects developed by PAD RES Group, a joint venture between Griffin Capital Partners and Kajima Europe. DLA Piper reportedly advised PAD RES.