Here it is! The January 2020 issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine, specially-delayed in honor of all of our friends celebrating Orthodox Christmas!
A Look Back at 2019 — Our Most Popular Stories
As 2019 draws to a close, we provide a look back at the most popular stories — based on the number of clicks and views — that appeared on the CEE Legal Matters website over the past 365 days.
Deadlines You Know ‘Em — Our First Christmas Poem
As we escape the wind, ice, and snow
the news on this website will unavoidably slow
You’ll forgive us our need to take a quick rest
Charging the batteries that keep us the best
Christmas Comes Early: December Issue is Here
Okay, you can open one Christmas present early. And … surprise! It’s the December 2019 issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine!
November Issue of CEE Legal Matters Like Fine Wine: Even Better for the Waiting
The November issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine is, frankly, a little bit late. But good things take time, and trust us, this issue – our annual special Foreign Focus issue, focusing this time on the Rainbow Nation, South Africa – is a good one. And finally, finally, it’s out now!
Waxing Poetic: October 2019 Issue of CEE Legal Matters is Out Now!
Roses are red, violets are blue. Hurrah, the issue of CEE Legal Matters is new!
A Critical Part of the Good Life: September 2019 Issue of CEE Legal Matters is Out Now!
Sure, this summer has been hot. There's no denying it. Sizzling. Too hot to enjoy. But now come the good times. Reasonable temperatures, nice breezes, and cool weather — perfect for grabbing a nice adult beverage, sitting on your deck or on the patio of your favorite watering hole, and reading the September 2019 issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine from front to back. We've done our part ... because the September 2019 issue is out now!
Continuing the Countdown
Sponsors of the 2020 Dealer’s Choice Law Firm Summit, which will be held on April 23, 2020 in conjunction with the Deal of the Year Awards Banquet, explain their involvement.
Special 2019 CEE By the Numbers Report is Out Now
We're late. Trust us: we know it. But don't worry: The special August 2019 issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine — our semi-annual CEE By The Numbers report — is well worth the wait!
Conference Countdown: An Interview with Slaughter and May About the 2020 Dealer’s Choice Law Firm Summit in London
Planning has already begun for next spring’s Dealer’s Choice Law Firm Summit – the premier conference for CEE-focused private practitioners – which, for the first time ever, will take place in London, along with the CEE Deal of the Year Awards Banquet.
Time to Refresh with the July Issue of the CEELM Magazine!
It is hot. Sitting in an oven in a wool sweater hot. Crawling through the desert in a ski suit hot. Chicken vindaloo extra spicy hot. What better way to escape the gruel of this sweaty summer than refreshing yourself with a new issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine? Well, happy days: The July 2019 issue is out now!
The 2019 June Issue of the CEELM Magazine is Out!
When George Gershwin wrote "Summertime, and the living is easy. Catfish are jumpin’, and the cotton is high,” he forgot the most important signifier of this wonderful season: The June issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine!
Tuxes and Triumph: A Night of Celebration at the DOTY Awards Banquet
CEE Legal Matters announced the CEE Deal of the Year Award Winners at its Second Annual DOTY Awards Banquet on March 28, 2019, with Allen & Overy and CMS among the night’s big winners.
The 2019 May Issue of the CEELM Magazine is Out!
Things just keep getting better and better, don’t they? First, the Deal of the Year Awards Banquet in Budapest is a huge success. Spring, encouraged by those results, decides to make an early and aggressive appearance. Game of Thrones returns. Manchester United loses in the Champions League. Avengers: Endgame is suitably cool. Only one piece of the puzzle remains to make this a complete first third of the year: The publication of the May 2019 issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine!
The 2019 Corporate Counsel Handbook and the Yearly Table of Deals Are Out!
"April showers bring May flowers," American children sing, but this year April also brings the annual special Corporate Counsel Handbook issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine! Thus, while keeping dry under their umbrellas, subscribers to the CEE Legal Matters magazine will be able to enjoy:
CEE Law Firms Celebrate Successes at Second Annual Deal of the Year Awards in Budapest
Allen & Overy and CMS were the big winners on Thursday night’s CEE Deal of the Year Awards Banquet in Budapest, with Allen & Overy taking home a remarkable ten awards on the night, including the award for Baltic Deal of the Year for its work on Blackstone Group’s acquisition of a majority stake in Luminor, and CMS taking home seven, including the 2018 CEE Deal of the Year for its work on Advent’s Acquisition of Zentiva from Sanofi.
2018 End of Year Summ(it)ary: The CEELM Celebration
In November 2014, at the conclusion of their publication’s first year of existence, the editors of CEE Legal Matters decided to celebrate by inviting a select number of legal experts from across CEE to join them in Vienna for dinner, drinks, and a rare Round Table conversation on the state of CEE’s legal markets. The event, which took place the next year in Prague, then in Warsaw, and then again in Prague, grew over time, with an ever-growing core group supplemented each year by new friends.
Like Sands Through the Hourglass, Time is Running Out to Buy Tickets to CEE Deal of the Year Awards Banquet
There are only 11 days left until the 2019 Deal of the Year Awards Banquet in Budapest — the largest annual gathering of law firms in Central and Eastern Europe. Tickets remain available for the March 28 event at the Budapest Marriott on the banks of the Danube, but time is running out.