CEE Legal Matters
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Tuca, Zbarcea & Asociatii has successfully represented the association between China-based CRRC Qingdao Sifang and Romania-based Astra Vagoane Calatori before the Court of Justice of the European Union in a case which rendered Emergency Ordinance No. 25/2021 on the exclusion of non-EU economic operators from public procurement procedures ineffective.
Dutescu & Partners has represented Leonhard Weiss Group in a court case against the public contracting authority in Romania.
Schoenherr has advised the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy on launching two support schemes under the Bulgarian Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Addleshaw Goddard’s infrastructure and energy practice has been active across Central and Eastern Europe, with projects spanning battery storage, energy investments and motorways in Poland, disputes in Romania, and offshore wind development in Lithuania, according to Partner Marton Eorsi who highlights the growing necessity of private sector involvement in CEE, particularly in transport, energy transition, and urban mobility.
Former Metrostav in-house Counsel Hana Nevralova has joined JSK as a Partner. At the same time, the firm elevated former Managing Associate Daniel Pospisil to its partnership ranks as well.
Former Dorda Partner Bernhard Mueller has joined PwC Legal's affiliated Vienna office of Oehner & Partner as a Partner.
The past year has demonstrated that an ongoing conflict is not an obstacle to development and investment. Despite infrastructure being targeted by shelling, Ukraine’s real GDP grew by 4% in the first nine months of 2024, with expectations that this figure will reach 4.3-4.6% in the coming years. To maintain this growth, Ukraine must actively engage private investments to rebuild its damaged infrastructure and assets.
