Energy has been Jankovic Popovic Mitic’s busiest practice, according to Senior Partner Jelena Gazivoda, mainly driven by Serbia’s long-standing aspiration to achieve energy stability and security of supply and bolstered by recent legislative amendments and the expected energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.
Hot Practice in the Czech Republic: Vladimir Cizek on Schoenherr’s Corporate/M&A Practice
Schoenherr’s busiest practice, according to Partner Vladimir Cizek, has been Corporate/M&A, with a lot of activity involving banking and financial services, technology targets, and healthcare and life sciences in the last 12-plus months. Cizek explains that technological advancement, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the increasing demand for businesses to grow have contributed to increased activities in these sectors.
Hot Practice in Romania: Octavian Popescu on Popescu & Asociatii’s Dispute Resolution Practice
The hot practice for Popescu & Asociatii over the past year has been Dispute Resolution, with the pandemic crisis as a primary driver of work, according to Partner Octavian Popescu, who reports about a vibrant 2021 and looks ahead to a similar 2022.
Hot Practice in Romania: Mihai Mares on Mares & Mares’ White Collar Crime Practice
Mares & Mares' hot practice over the last 12 months has been their white-collar crime one, according to Managing Partner Mihai Mares. Trigger-happy authorities have been the main driver of work, with Mares expecting the levels of activity to continue to increase in light of the upcoming Whistleblowing Directive.
Hot Practice: Yanos Gramatidis on Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners’ Corporate/M&A Practice in Greece
An increasing number of Corporate/M&A deals, in particular, in travel and tourism, due to the country’s unique characteristics, and in the energy sector, accelerated by the war in Ukraine, has been the main focus of Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners, according to Partner Yanos Gramatidis.
Hot Practice: Szabolcs Szendro on CMS’s Competition Practice in Hungary
Increased awareness of competition law in the past few years, alongside the evolving legislative framework and practice on the EU level, has led to the continuous growth of CMS’s competition law practice, according to CMS Partner Szabolcs Szendro.
Hot Practice: Gjorgji Georgievski on ODI’s Data Protection Practice in North Macedonia
"Data Protection matters have kept us extremely busy this year," Gjorgji Georgievski, ODI Law Partner in North Macedonia and Regional Head of TMT Group, reports, primarily as a result of the looming end of the transition period of the new data protection law in the country.
Hot Practice: Tarik Guleryuz on Guleryuz & Partners' Litigation & Disputes Practice
Debt collection cases, driven by the ongoing currency crisis in Turkey, as well as shareholder and other partnership disputes, have been the main focus of the Guleryuz & Partners law firm of late, according to Partner Tarik Guleryuz.
Hot Practice in Hungary: Daniel Gera on Schoenherr's Employment and Privacy Practice in Hungary
While the pandemic negatively affected a plethora of legal practices, this does not seem to be the case with employment and privacy, according to Schoenherr Counsel Daniel Gera who says that it has been the principal driver of work recently.
Hot Practice: Interview with Igor Krasovskiy of Integrites in Ukraine
The Banking & Finance practice of Integrites in Ukraine has had its hands full lately, according to Partner Igor Krasovskiy, mainly thanks to the economic impact of Covid-19, Ukraine’s energy strategy, and the country’s commitments to international financial institutions.
Hot Practice: Interview with Agnieszka Kulinska of Dentons in Poland
“In the past year or so, we have been very focused on transactional work in the renewables sector,” says Dentons Warsaw Partner Agnieszka Kulinska. “In addition to that, together with our banking and finance colleagues, my department has also handled a number of financing deals in the sector.”
Hot Practice: An Interview with Ildiko Komor Hennel of Komor Hennel Attorneys
Over the past few months, the intellectual property specialists at Komor Hennel Attorneys have been busy. “We focus on a lot of corporate-related practice areas, but IP is our main focus and driver,” says Ildiko Komor Hennel, Managing Partner. “We have more than 20 years’ experience in IP, handling different aspects of the practice area, and we have a good grasp of how to keep levels high even during these times.”
Hot Practice: Zsolt Okanyi on CMS’s Dispute Resolution Practice in Hungary
The hot practice for CMS in Hungary is Dispute Resolution, and Zsolt Okanyi, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution both for Hungary and globally at CMS, explains that his team's current workload is primarily driven by the COVID-19 crisis.
Hot Practice: Ileana Glodeanu on Wolf Theiss’s Corporate/M&A Practice
Despite the pandemic raging all over Europe, Ileana Glodeanu, Partner in the Corporate/M&A practice of Wolf Theiss in Bucharest, reports that her team has been “the busiest of our practices this year,” noting that “over half” of the office’s lawyers are currently involved in Corporate/M&A projects.
Hot Practice: Andras Gyorgy on SBGK's Data Protection Practice
SBGK’s busiest practice over the last few months has been Data Protection, according to Partner Andras Gyorgy, driven by both the COVID-19 pandemic and, more importantly, by fines for GDPR breaches raising awareness among companies.
Hot Practice: Bojana Bosnjak-London on Maric & Co’s Corporate/M&A Practice in Bosnia & Herzegovina
Although Bosnia & Herzegovina is relatively small, and despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Bojana Bosnjak-London, Partner in the Corporate/M&A practice of Maric & Co in Sarajevo, reports that her team has been busy, noting that they were “lucky to land quite a few good deals.”
Hot Practice: Adina Chilim-Dumitriu on NNDKP's Public Procurement and PPP Practice in Romania
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen's Public Procurement team has been running at 115% this year, according to NNDKP Partner and Co-Head of Public Procurement and PPP, Adina Chilim-Dumitriu. And she has reasons to be optimistic that the practice will continue to grow in the foreseeable future.
Hot Practice: Lovro Gasparac on Savoric & Partners’ Corporate/M&A Practice in Croatia
The IT and Telecommunications sectors have been the main source of work for Partner Lovro Gasparac’s Corporate/M&A team at Croatia's Savoric & Partners in the first half of 2020, and he expects that to continue going forward.