Avellum has advised Grupa Pracuj on obtaining merger clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for its further investment in Work Ukraine, the operator of Work.ua.

Lambadarios has advised Halcyon Equity Partners on its investment in AlfaOmega Pharma Logistics. Solo practitioner Kalliopi Sereli reportedly advised AlfaOmega Pharma Logistics.

Greenberg Traurig has advised private debt funds managed by CVI and Flexam Invest on the financing provided to CTL Logistics via a senior secured bond issuance. Wardynski & Partners advised Flexam Invest as well. Clifford Chance and CMS advised CTL Logistics.

BBH, working with Seitz, has advised SICO Gesellschaft fur Kunststoffverarbeitung on the sale of a 50% stake in its Czech joint venture SICO Silicone to the Trelleborg Group.

Walless has advised Estonian investment company Millerhawk on its acquisition of a portfolio of four retail properties in Estonia from Swedish investor Sobra Arikeskus. Cobalt advised Sobra Arikeskus.

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen has successfully represented OMV Petrom in a case confirming the legality of permitting procedures for the Neptun Deep project in Romania.

Tabakov, Tabakova & Partners has advised Mineral Water Hissar on the protected designation of origin registration of Naturalna mineralna voda Hissar / Naturalna mineralna voda Hissarya / Hissarska naturalna mineralna voda in the Register of Geographical Indications of the European Union.

Kinstellar has advised Mitiska REIM investment fund Mitiska European Real Estate Partners 3 on the entry of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development into a joint venture with property developer OPC Group for the development and operation of five retail parks in Slovakia.

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has advised joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners BNP Paribas and Erste Group joint bookrunners ING, KBC, and Raiffeisen Bank International on the benchmark issuance of EUR 500 million senior unsecured notes by Ceske Drahy. White & Case advised Ceske Drahy.

BPV Huegel has advised RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Aktiengesellschaft on the sale of its stake in Austria Junice to Agrana Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft. Schoenherr advised Agrana.

TGS Baltic has advised OneMed on its acquisition of ITAK.

EY Law has advised Bybit on the successful completion of the crypto-asset service provider licensing procedure for Bybit EU GmbH in Austria under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation framework. 

Skanska Executive Vice President Legal Counsel Tomas Fabian was appointed as the company's new Executive Vice President Operations Czech Republic.

Former Ellex Partner Migle Petkeviciene has joined Sorainen as a Partner.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has appointed Katarzyna Lukaszewicz as the new Co-Managing Partner of its Financial Regulatory Practice, alongside Partner Lukasz Gasinski.

Liviu Togan has rejoined Musat & Asociatii as a Partner.

Former Vodeno General Counsel Przemyslaw Karolak has joined Aion Bank as its new Deputy Head of Legal.

Elena Stoilova-Dobreva has become a Co-Managing Partner at Tzvetkova & Partners and, as a result, the firm has changed its name to Tzvetkova, Tzvetkov & Dobreva.

Former Akol Partner Tugce Tatari has joined Abdi Ibrahim Pharmaceuticals as its new Legal Director.

Former BD2P Partner Marija Bojovic has established the full-service commercial law firm Bojovic Attorneys at Law in Belgrade.

Co-founded by Partners Adrian Georgescu and Ionut Gont, white collar boutique law firm Georgescu Gont has opened for business in Bucharest.

Former DNB Bank Polska Head of Legal and Corporate Relations Adam Grzeskiewicz has joined PKO Bank Polski as its new Head of Legal Services for Litigation and Proceedings.

Former Merzigo Senior Vice President Ceyda Sila Cetinkaya has become the company's new Chief Operating Officer.

Former Wienerberger Head of Corporate Secretary and Co-Head of Legal Georg Schuh has launched Schuh Law in Vienna.

The recently issued decision of the Ukrainian Supreme Court addresses the enforcement of Ukrainian sanctions in relation to foreign corporate structures and ownership chains involving a sanctioned person.

HR sci-fi is unfolding before our eyes: there is no doubt that HR technologies represent one of the fastest-evolving segments of digitalization and artificial intelligence. Today, it’s entirely common for candidates to be interviewed by AI chatbots, payroll processes to be assisted by AI-based software, and predictive analytics powered by AI to be used in workforce planning. While progress cannot be halted, it's essential to pay close attention to legal compliance requirements during this hyperspace-speed transformation—otherwise, poorly executed digitalization could lead to serious headaches.

Trademark protection represents one of the most important aspects of legal protection of business operations and brand identity in the Serbian market. By properly selecting and registering the appropriate type of trademark, rights holders ensure a competitive advantage, brand recognition, and consumer trust. In this article, we provide an overview of the basic types of trademarks under the current Law on Trademarks (Official Gazette of the RS No. 6/2020), with a special focus on practical aspects of their application.

Following the criticism of the current state of regulatory burden in The Future of European Competitiveness report by Mario Draghi (issued in September 2024) and in the Budapest Declaration by the European Council which called upon European Commission to reduce reporting requirements by at least 25 % in the first half of 2025 (issued in November 2024) the European Commission announced a series of so-called “Omnibus” simplification packages.

The Law on the Protection of Personal Data ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 87/2018) - hereinafter: "the Law", and following the example of the Regulation (EU) - 2016/679 - General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), introduced the term and consequently the function – Data Protection Officer ("DPO").

On 17 March 2025, a new Regulation of the Moldovan Competition Council (the "MCC") on Economic Concentrations (the "New EC Regulation") entered into force in Moldova (as secondary legislation). It introduces several key changes aimed at enhancing the enforcement of competition legislation and increasing transparency. The New EC Regulation transposes several European Union regulations, including the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/914 of 20 April 2023 and the Commission Notice on a simplified treatment for certain concentrations 2023/C 160/01.

On 2 May 2025, the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Labour Code of Ukraine Regarding the Improvement of Legal Regulation of Certain Issues of Home-based and Remote Work" (the "Law") entered into force.

On 14 May 2025, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Law No. 4434-IX, amending paragraph 19 of the “Final and Transitional Provisions” of the Civil Code of Ukraine regarding the resumption of the statute of limitations.

In a progressive move towards formalising seasonal and occasional work, the Assembly of North Macedonia has adopted a groundbreaking law to regulate temporary employment across key sectors. This legislative development aims to streamline the hiring process for temporary workers while ensuring they receive essential social security benefits.

On 2 May 2025, the Law of Ukraine No. 4339-IX “On Amendments to the Labour Code of Ukraine on Improving the Legal Regulation of Certain Issues of Home and Remote Work” (the “Law”) came into force. The Law is aimed at regulating issues related to sending home-based and remote employees on business trips and creating favourable conditions for parents whose children are studying remotely.

On 22 May 2025, the Republic of Serbia was officially included within the geographical scope of the Single Euro Payments Area (“SEPA”) payment schemes, becoming its 41^st member.

New amendments were implemented to the Hungarian Competition Act in 2024 and early 2025. Merger control proceedings increased by almost a third in 2024 compared to the previous year. The enforcement activity of the Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) was also noteworthy, with the Hungarian watchdog imposing more fines for competition infringements than in the previous year, especially in cartel cases. In this article we explore recent legislative changes and enforcement trends, while highlighting what companies can expect for the rest of 2025.

bpv Huegel successfully advised RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Aktiengesellschaft (RWA) on the sale of its share in AUSTRIA JUICE GmbH to AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft.

RWA eGen completes the purchase of shares in RWA AG from BayWa AG. The acquisition financing was structured and provided by Raiffeisen Bank International AG.

bpv Huegel is delighted to appoint Johannes Mitterecker as a partner. He works in the Corporate Law/M&A practice group and specialises in M&A transactions, restructuring and sports law.

RTPR has assisted the syndicate of banks in connection with a RON 3.1 billion syndicated loan granted to Electrica.

From the 1st May, 2025 Markian Malskyy becomes the new managing partner of ARZINGER, replacing Timur Bondaryev, founding partner. Timur Bondaryev has held this position almost ever since the firm was founded 23 years ago and, together with other partners, has built a strong legal brand.

This makes bpv Huegel’s tax practice top-ranked in Chambers Europe. This confirms the leading position of bpv Huegel in tax law advice.

EAVISTA is acquiring 75.1% of the shares in card complete Service Bank AG from UniCredit Bank Austria and Raiffeisen Bank International.

We are delighted to announce that PRK Partners has been shortlisted with other three international law firms operating on the Czech legal market as finalists for the Czech Republic Law Firm of the Year 2025 in the 26th annual IFLR Europe Awards.

The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic (PMU) imposed a fine of EUR 675,200 on United Classifieds s.r.o. for a serious breach of competition rules, namely for abuse of a dominant position on the online real estate advertising market.

RTPR announces the promotion of Bogdan Cordos to Partner. He joins the team of 8 partners consisting of Costin Taracila, Victor Padurari, Alexandru Retevoescu, Mihai Ristici, Valentin Berea, Roxana Ionescu, Alina Stavaru and Cosmin Tilea.

The bpv Huegel team led by Elke Napokoj advised the founder and the shareholders of EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH (“EVK”).

A transaction team of bpv Huegel advised RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Handel und Vermögensverwaltung eGen (RWA eGen) on the acquisition of shares in RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Aktiengesellschaft (RWA AG) from BayWa Aktiengesellschaft (BayWa AG).