With a couple of events under our belts – Istanbul was great, by the way – we celebrated the month of May through hard work and forged on to bring you a new installment of our magazine: the CEE Legal Matters May 2023 issue is out now!
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 Romania and Moldova and an Experts Review section on Banking/Finance, our May issue includes:
- 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
- Adaptability Is Key to Success in Hungary: A Buzz Interview with Daniel Aranyi of Bird & Bird
- It’s Always Sunny in Albania: A Buzz Interview with Andi Memi of Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha
- Relative Tranquility and Surprising M&A Interest in Ukraine: A Buzz Interview with Oleksiy Didkovskiy of Asters
- The Pervasive Workforce Deficit in North Macedonia: A Buzz Interview with Robert Bachovski Sinkoli of Bachovski Sinkoli Attorneys
- Resilient Banking and M&A in Romania: A Buzz Interview with Alexandra Manciulea of Filip & Company
- Hard Work for Labor Lawyers in Serbia: A Buzz Interview with Danica Milic of NKO Partners
- Green Energy, Criminal Justice Reform, and a Surprising Trend in Greece: A Buzz Interview with Nikolaos Anastopoulos of Politis & Partners
- 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
- Moldova Builds Interconnections To Provide for Genuine Competition in Its Energy Markets
- Moldovan Data Protection Law Follows Footsteps of GDPR
- Proposed Amendments to the Moldovan Renewable Energy Legal Framework
- 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
With the May 2023 issue of the magazine now out, let’s remember what early spring looked like this year: our March issue kicked off our 10-year Anniversary celebrations and 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). March featured Market Spotlights on Austria and Slovenia and an Experts Review section on Renewable Energy – as well as extra content online:
- Guest Editorial by Rob Irving of Dentons: Looking Forward to It!
- Across the Wire: Deals and Cases
- On the Move: New Homes and Friends
- The Buzz
- New Year, New Clubs, and New Assets To Trade for Croatia: A Buzz Interview with Miroslav Plascar of Zuric i Partneri
- Serbia’s IT Windfall: A Buzz Interview with Nenad Cvjeticanin of Cvjeticanin & Partners
- Busy Busy Czech MPs: A Buzz Interview with Sylvie Sobolova of KSB
- Ready for a Challenge in Austria: A Buzz Interview with Andrea Gritsch of Wolf Theiss
- New Legislation and Conflicting Interests in Poland: A Buzz Interview with Xawery Konarski of Traple, Konarski, Podrecki & Partners
- Increasingly Contentious Hungary: A Buzz Interview with Richard Schmidt of Smartlegal Schmidt & Partners
- More Power to Romania’s Unions: A Buzz Interview with Serban Paslaru of Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii
- Bulgaria’s Nail in the Crypto Coffin: A Buzz Interview with Konstantin Mikov of Mikov & Attorneys
- North Macedonia’s Labor Pains: A Buzz Interview with Ana Tosic Cubrinovski of Tosic & Jevtic
- Slovakia Ponders Its Politics: A Buzz Interview with Sona Hankova of CMS
- Slovenia’s Public Sector Sorrows: A Buzz Interview with Simon Bracun of Kavcic Bracun & Partners
- IP, Tax, Labor, and Corporate Practices Busy in Ukraine: A Buzz Interview with Serhiy Piontkovsky of Baker McKenzie
- The Debrief: March 2023
- White-Collar Crime in CEE: Expanding the Toolkit
- Building Resilience: Ukrainian Law Firms One Year into the War
- Market Spotlight: Austria
- Activity Overview: Austria
- Tech-ing the Temperature in Austria
- Austrian Media Privilege: Too Much of a Good Thing
- Local Roots and Regional Reach: The Difference a Decade Made for Austrian Firms – an online preview of our Austria Market Spotlight
- Know Your Lawyer: Ursula Rath of Schoenherr
- Market Spotlight: Slovenia
- Activity Overview: Slovenia
- A Good Ten Years in Slovenia
- Collective Action in Slovenia
- Saving Slovenian Energy – an online preview of our Slovenia Market Spotlight
- Know Your Lawyer: Katarina Kresal of Senica & Partners
- Experts Review: Renewable Energy in CEE
- Slovenia: Floating Solar Power Plants – An As-of-Yet Unrealized Potential
- Slovakia: The Renaissance of Renewable Energy
- Lithuania: A Breakthrough Period in Renewable Energy
- Moldova: Energy Prosumption – Falling Victim to Its Own Success
- Bulgaria: Trends Toward Floating Solar, Agrivoltaics, and Offshore Wind
- Hungary: New EU Battery Recycling Legislation – Additional Burden and Responsibility for Producers
- Ukraine: Renewable Energy Sector Shows Signs of Hope
- Czech Republic: The Future of Photovoltaic Projects
- Romania: The Back-and-Forth Impacting Renewables
- Greece: New Grid Connection Priority Framework Favors PPAs and Energy Storage
- Serbia: Changing Key Drivers of Growth in Renewables
- Poland: Draft Wind Energy Law Sparks Controversy
Intrigued? There’s a new issue out every month. Stay abreast of the latest developments and legal news, across CEE. Don’t miss any of the upcoming issues: register for a subscription to the CEE Legal Matters magazine now!
