AGA Partners and Avellum have announced that the two Ukrainian firms, which merged almost two years ago, will officially separate, continuing their relationship as an alliance.

Moldova's Popa & Associates has become a fully integrated office of Grata International.

Mehtap Payne has joined Turkey's Guden Law Firm as its new Senior Legal Counsel and Head of Maritime Law.

Dentons Partner Anita Horvath has been appointed Co-Head of the firm’s Corporate and M&A Practice in Hungary, where she will work alongside Partner Rob Irving.

BGP Litigation has announces the opening of a Family Law practice.

Gorodissky & Partners lawyers Sergey Vasiliev, Valentin Kirilov, and Elizaveta Popova have joined the firm's partnership.

Former Glinska & Miskovic lawyers Ivona Andelovic, Petra Siketic, and Marko Tomic have left their former home to launch the new Andelovic, Siketic & Tomic law firm in Zagreb.

Laura Augyte-Kamarauskiene, the founder of the Lexem Law Partnership, has brought her entire team to Glimstedt.

Marius Embrektas has made partner at Glimstedt in Lithuania — the firm's ninth.

Turkey's Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership has confirmed that Partner Sahin Ardiyok has replaced departed Partner Ozgur Akman on the firm's letter-head, conveniently allowing the firm to continue to use its traditional BASEAK acronym without change.

Margit Lahevee has been made Partner at BNT in Tallinn.

Florina Homeghiu has joined the Policolor-Orgachim group as its new Legal and Compliance Group Director in Romania.

Former Dentons Partner Edward Keller has joined alternative investment firm Alpha Blue Ocean as its General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer.

Former Penteris Partner and Chief Marketing Officer Mariusz Kowalksi has left the Polish firm to launch a new management consulting business: Waterwalk Partners.

After 23 years away, Valentinas Mikelenas has rejoined Ellex Valiunas's Dispute Resolution team in Lithuania.

Ukraine's Sayenko Kharenko has entered into collaboration agreement with Andersen Global.

Romanian lawyer Zsuzsa Csiki, Ukrainian lawyer Iryna Nikolayevska, and Czech lawyer Karla Rundtova have been promoted to Partner at Kinstellar.

Former Reed Smith Partner George Panagopoulos has joined Waterson Hicks, where he will manage the firm’s Piraeus office.