Sponsored briefing: Romanian criminal judicial bodies must comply with fiscal courts’ final judgments Guest Blog The Decision of the Romanian Constitutional Court no. 102/17.02.2021 is set to completely change the approach towards tax evasion cases,…
Ukraine – green shoots and uncertainty Barnaby Merrill Ukraine has broadly seen an improvement in its economic outlook since the 2019 election of comedian and actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy…
Greece – the long road back Barnaby Merrill Despite a Covid-induced 8.2% contraction in GDP last year, compounding over a decade of economic decline, Greece serves as an…
Cyprus – work in progress Barnaby Merrill Cyprus, a divided island nation, faces an uncertain future on the geopolitical front. The northern region of the country remains…
Bulgaria – M&A and energy boom Barnaby Merrill Bulgaria has, to say the least, performed commendably at shielding its economy from the significant disruption seen in many other…
Sponsored briefing: Interview: Mr Nikolay Cvetanov – managing partner, Penkov, Markov & Partners Guest Blog Can you give our Legal Business readers an overview of Penkov, Markov & Partners? Penkov, Markov & Partners ( PM&P)…
Sponsored focus: Penkov, Markov & Partners Guest Blog Iztok Dstr., 13B, Tintyava Str., Floor 6, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria T: +359 (0) 2 971 39 35 | E: [email protected]…
Sponsored briefing: Family offices: current challenges and trends Guest Blog The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has affected not only public health and the well-being of humanity, but also a…
Global London: Non-US firms in London – On standby Mark McAteer The issue on every European partner’s lips in our Global London report in 2016 was the outcome and fallout of…
Sponsored briefing: Life sciences market in France: Early access of medicines reform for 2021 Guest Blog LexCase’s Diane Bandon-Tourret and Esther Vogel on the newly restructured early access mechanism for medicine products in France The French…
Global 100 European M&A focus: Riding a black swan Nathalie Tidman ‘What has happened to us?’ An M&A veteran shakes his head incredulously, having uttered the now ubiquitous phrase: ‘stay safe’…
Ireland: No luck required Thomas Alan Legal Business’ last deep delve into the Irish legal market revealed a country on the rebound. Since the country’s exit…
Sponsored briefing: IP litigation in Portugal – from the ’00s to the ’20s Guest Blog António Magalhães Cardoso and Sara Nazaré discuss IP Court challenges Going back to the 2000s, disputes arising from the enforcement…
The Italian report – Midway upon the journey of our life Marco Cillario Visiting Milan at the end of 2019, it was striking that a map of law firms’ office addresses drawn up…
Letter from… Warsaw: Weil’s withdrawal from CEE marks a new phase, not the end, of international firms’ regional domination Marco Cillario Neglected by foreign advisers for years, the Central and Eastern European (CEE) legal markets enjoyed a few moments of popularity…
Sponsors, pharma and tech fire up deal activity despite a subdued year for marquee M&A in Europe Nathalie Tidman A dearth of megadeals in 2019 did little to dampen the spirits of dealmakers with buyout teams capitalising on the ongoing…
‘We’re taking proximate steps’: DAC doubles up in Madrid with 20-lawyer hire Hamish McNicol DAC Beachcroft is looking for further opportunities in Europe and South America after doubling the size of its Madrid office…
Late to the party: Reed Smith hires partners from five firms for Brussels launch Thomas Alan Reed Smith has opened its fifth European office in Brussels, following the hire of five partners to the firm’s corporate…
Letter from… Amsterdam: Dutch lawyers find a deft balance amid testing times in cross-border trade Marco Cillario The secret to making your country attractive to foreign investors at a time when populism is reshaping global politics and…
Challenging Brexit headwinds force City middleweights to look to Europe for growth Thomas Alan Thomas Alan assesses the early financial results in a tougher year for the UK’s chasing pack The latest financial results…
