Ruzicka and Partners has announced the expansion of its circle of Equity Partners with the addition of Peter Ruzicka and Peter Bartos.

It can be interesting to examine how other countries address anti-competitive agreements. The European trend is certainly moving towards penalising a broader range of cartel behaviour using new tools, rather than relying primarily on leniency applications (self-reporting) as in the past.

In a crucial legal victory for the European Commission, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld the Commission’s decision that Apple must repay up to €13 billion in back taxes to Ireland. This ruling, issued in September 2024, reaffirms the Commission’s original 2016 judgment, marking a significant step in the European Union‘s effort to crack down on favorable tax arrangements for multinational corporations. 

CMS has advised a consortium led by NJJ Holding and Horizon Capital on the acquisition of Datagroup-Volia and Lifecell. Avellum advised NJJ on obtaining merger control clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the acquisition. Kinstellar also advised NJJ.

Suciu Popa has announced it is rebranding as Suciu Partners following former Partner Luminita Popa's departure. Founding Partners Cleopatra Leahu and Dan Ciobanu were appointed as Deputy Managing Partners alongside Managing Partner Miruna Suciu. The firm also appointed Partner Mihai Caragui as its new leader of the corporate and advisory departments, Partner Radu Chiran – as its new coordinator of the litigation and arbitration practices, and promoted Noemi Siman to Partner.

PwC Legal-affiliated D&B David si Baias has promoted Lucian Bozian to Partner.