Eren Kursun has been appointed the new Managing Partner of Baker McKenzie Turkish affiliate Esin Attorney Partnership – to start on July 1, 2023 – taking over from Ismail Esin who will continue to manage the Dispute Resolution department and serve on the firm's executive board.

Gecic Law has announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence & Robotics practice in Serbia, to be headed by Founding Partner Bogdan Gecic.

Viacheslav Yakymchuk joins Serhiy Chorny as Co-Managing Partner of Baker McKenzie’s Kyiv office. He takes over from Serhiy Piontkovsky, who has held that position since 2010 and will continue to lead the firm's Real Estate practice group in Kyiv.

Former Clifford Chance Counsel Pawel Pogorzelski has joined EY Law Poland as the new White-Collar Crime Advisory Leader. 

Prague-based Attorneys Tomas Bures and Jan Varecha and Bratislava-based Attorney Eva Hromadkova have been appointed as Associate Partners at PRK Partners.

Former Senior Associate Michal Tracz has been promoted to a Partner position at KRK Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasinski in Warsaw.

Former Senior Associates Martin Zahariev and Encho Simeonov have been promoted to Partner at Dimitrov Petrov & Co starting March 1, 2023.

Turkish law firms Diri Legal and Sevi & Mergen have joined forces to form a new full-service law firm in Istanbul – Diri Sevi Mergen – helmed by Partners Nazan Diri Bal, Ali Murat Sevi, and Turhan Mergen.

Former Senior Privacy & Technology Consultant Cristina Cretu has been promoted to a Partner position with MPR Partners in London on March 1, 2023.

Greenberg Traurig Warsaw office Real Estate Partner Maciej Jodkowski has become a Shareholder in the firm.

BKB Baran Ksiazek Bigaj has announced it has launched a new HR and LegalTech department, starting from March 1, 2023, and headed by Managing Associate Lukasz Laguna.

In March 2023, the law offices of Andra-Roxana Trandafir and Irina-Ioana Kuglay have joined forces to form a new law firm in Romania: Kuglay & Trandafir – Attorneys at law.

Filip & Company Counsels Cristina Tudoran and Silviu Vasile have been appointed as Partners with the firm.

Former Gunduz Legal Services Partner Okan Gunduz has joined Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli as an Of Counsel.

Former Aldertree Legal Partner Vladimir Ivanco has joined the White & Case Prague office as a Counsel and Head of the Slovak Desk on March 1, 2023.

Former Weinrauch Lawyer Wolfgang Gabler has joined the Real Estate team in Taylor Wessing’s Vienna office as a Partner.

Former Counsel Vladimir Polach and former Senior Associate Matej Pustay have been promoted to Partner at Squire Patton Boggs in the Czech Republic.

Former Vlasceanu, Nyerges & Partners Partner Mihaela Nyerges has established Nyerges & Partners in Romania, with the new firm opening for business on January 1, 2023.