We're nearing the November 21, 2025, deadline for submissions for the Deal of the Year IF you wish to receive feedback. Submissions past this point will only receive a confirmation of receipt!

Following Budapest and Belgrade, CEE Legal Matters headed to Istanbul on November 4, 2025, for the Turkish General Counsel Summit 2025, gathering leading in-house counsel and legal professionals from across the country.

It’s that time of year when coffee cups empty and refill without notice, the workday ends after dark, and the cold air and yellow trees somehow inspire one more task – the kind of season that calls for good company. Issue 12.9 of the CEE Legal Matters magazine is here for it, one story at a time.

Following the successful 2025 Hungarian General Counsel Summit in Budapest, on October 21, 2025, CEE Legal Matters brought the Balkan General Counsel Summit to Belgrade, gathering leading in-house counsel and legal professionals from across the region.

CEE Legal Matters has partnered with Ranking Copilot, the world’s first AI-powered platform built specifically for legal directory and award submissions.

As you all know, CEELM has recently announced the launch of our annual Deal of the Year Awards. To help your efforts as you submit your law firm’s deals, we’re hosting a town hall – a 1-hour virtual Q&A session where you can pick up best practices and get answers to all your questions.

On October 2, 2025, CEE Legal Matters hosted its 6th Hungarian General Counsel Summit in the W Hotel Budapest, bringing together 141 in-house counsel, legal experts, and industry leaders from across Hungary.

Summer was expected to be slower, yet lawyers across CEE report that “holiday mode” was mostly theoretical. The pace stayed high, giving rise to questions about what Q4 has in store for us. Issue 12.8 doesn’t claim to have all the answers – but it has some of the best stories we could find.

CEE Legal Matters is now accepting (early) submissions for nominations for the 2025 CEE Deal of the Year Awards, and the news doesn't stop there!

August may be slipping away, but not without a final highlight: the newest August 2025 issue of CEE Legal Matters magazine is published, with stories and analysis to carry you into autumn. Issue 12.7 is here to ease the transition from summer mode into the busy season ahead.

Our CEELM team will be taking a short break next week (August 18-24).

We know, it’s peak vacation season. The CEE Legal Matters July 2025 12.6 issue lands at a time when inboxes are quieter and thinking deeper feels possible. If you're looking to catch up, look ahead, or simply sit with the pulse of the region’s legal markets, this issue is here for that.

We’re growing – and so is the number of articles we publish each week. From 55 articles on average per week three years ago to over 100 today, we’ve expanded our coverage significantly to better serve our community.

We’re halfway through the year, and summer’s just around the corner. Before things slow down and out-of-office replies start piling up, the CEE Legal Matters June 2025 issue of the magazine is here with the latest from the region’s legal scene. Perfect for those last busy days – or to kick back with once the holiday mode is turned on.

The second half of the year is knocking, inboxes are buzzing, deals are being drafted, negotiated, and signed as we speak – and who knows, maybe next year’s winners are already in the works. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s look back: the CEE Legal Matters DOTY Special Issue 12.4 is out now, spotlighting the standout deals that defined 2024 across the region!

The calendars may say spring, but things are already heating up in CEE’s legal landscape. New deals, fresh disputes, and enough regulatory twists to keep you on your toes. The latest Issue 12.3 of CEE Legal Matters is out now – to make sure you don’t miss a beat.

CEE Legal Matters is proud to introduce the latest in our Comparative Guides series. This one focuses on Bribery & Corruption in CEE.

CEE Legal Matters is proud to introduce the latest in our Comparative Guides series. This one focuses on Litigation in CEE.