Bojovic, Draskovic, Popovic & Partners has announced the launch of its Environmental, Social, and Governance department led by Partner Milica Pesteric.

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz has established a dedicated, separate competence center for English law – to serve its operations across CEE and SEE countries – with members including Vienna-based Partners Marcell Clark, Alexander Rakosi, and David Kohl and Solicitor Anna Freund.

Ausra Surviliene has joined Ellex Valiunas to develop the Wealth Management & Private Clients practice as Head of the firm's Family Office.

Austrian law firm Vavrovsky Heine Marth has opened a new office in Linz, in addition to the firm's operations in Vienna and Salzburg.

Former NKO Partners Senior Associate Branko Jankovic has been promoted to a Partner position with the firm. 

Queritius is opening a new office in Zagreb, with Dalibor Valincic having joined the firm as a Partner on June 1, 2023.

Former White & Case Local Partner Tomas Scerba and Michal Hink – previously Dentons’ Czech Republic Managing Partner – have joined DLA Piper’s Prague office as Partners. Alongside the two, Leo Javorek also joined the firm as a Counsel.

Former PwC Legal Attorney at Law Simon Baier has launched the eponymous SHB Law Office Simon Harald Baier.

Lauras Butkevicius has joined Ellex’s Lithuanian office as a Partner.

Fieldfisher opened an office in Vienna on June 1 with former SCWP Schindhelm Partners and by integrating Meissner & Passin.

Former KNP Law Attorney at Law Abigel Sill has been promoted to a Partner position with the Budapest firm.

Gugushev & Partners lawyer Ivan Tsvetkov has been appointed a Partner and the firm's new Head of the Real Estate and Construction department.