DLA Piper Hungary Senior Associate and ESG Practice Coordinator Dora Dranovits talks about ESG in Hungary in 2025.

Peterka & Partners Partner Adela Krbcova talks about labor in 2025 in the Czech Republic.

Wolf Theiss Counsel Agnieszka Nowak-Blaszczak and Associate Oliwia Pecht talk about labor in 2025 in Poland.

Komnenic & Partners Managing Partner Milos Komnenic and Partner Nemanja Radovic talk about real estate in 2025 in Montenegro.

MGG Law Partner Dino Gliha talks about TMT in 2025 in Croatia.

Linklaters Warsaw Head of TMT/IP Szymon Sieniewicz talks about TMT in 2025 in Poland.

When I was invited by the CEE Legal Matters team to write a guest editorial for the CEE Legal Matters magazine, I was initially perplexed, as my career path has been far from traditional. Upon deeper reflection, though, having a second profession alongside a law degree offers unique advantages, particularly when combined with the opportunity to provide both legal and business consultancy services, such as information security consultancy.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around we asked: If you have a formal partnership track, how do you handle lawyers on it who do NOT end up living up to the requirements to make a Partner?

Over the past few years, the gaming sector has been thriving in CEE. Kinstellar Partner Milan Samardzic, Rowan Legal Partner Milos Olik, ACI Partners Head of Fintech and E-Payments Nicolina Turcan, and Linklaters Warsaw Associate Aleksandra Czubek explore how CEE jurisdictions are driving the industry forward and unlocking new potential.

As Poland accelerates its shift toward renewable energy, particularly in offshore wind, key factors drive this transition. Partner and Head of the Compliance Department at KWKR Mariusz Purgal and Penteris Partner Sebastian Janicki look at the country’s renewable energy landscape, major projects, government incentives, challenges, and role in the European Union’s energy transition.

As Croatia prepares to implement a new real estate tax, Ilej & Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners Partner Franka Baica, BDV Legal Partner Vladimir Batarelo, and CMS Partner Tamara Jelic Kazic talk about its objectives, potential impacts, and how property owners and investors should respond.

Ostermann Ivancic Managing Partner Mojmir Ostermann and Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka Attorney at Law Dominik Glavina look at Croatia’s new lobbying law and the challenges it poses for businesses engaged in regular talks with public organizations.

With preparations for the 2025 CEE General Counsel Summit in full swing, PRK Partners’ Partner Roman Pecenka shares his thoughts about the upcoming event and what he’s looking forward to the most.

Today, the Chamber of Deputies approved in the third reading an amendment to the Legal Profession Act. The amendment brings a number of significant changes to the practice of the legal profession in the Czech Republic.

The EU’s AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive legislation on artificial intelligence, imposes the bulk of its due diligence obligations on companies that sell AI systems that are particularly risky for people’s health or fundamental rights.

Let’s be honest – most law firm websites aren’t exactly thrilling. In theory, they should exude expertise, professionalism, and credibility. In reality? Many are riddled with outdated designs and buzzword-filled copy that says a lot without actually saying anything. 

On January 16, 2025, competition experts from Moldova, North Macedonia, and Romania, sat down for a virtual round table moderated by CEE Legal Matters Managing Editor Radu Cotarcea to discuss the evolving role of the regulatory authorities in their countries.

In our Looking In series, we talk to Partners from outside CEE who are keeping an eye on the region (and often pop up in our deal ticker) to learn how they perceive CEE markets and their evolution. For this issue, we sat down with Baker McKenzie Stockholm Partner and a member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee Anders Fast.