🎉 Celebrating 16 Years of Kinstellar! 🎉 📅 This November, we mark Kinstellar’s 16th anniversary—a milestone made possible by our incredible #team whose hard work, talent, and dedication have shaped our journey. 🙌 This year alone we have welcomed around 100 new team members within our ranks and added new capabilities (as a result of the acquisition of Noerr’s operations in the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia), appointed new firm-wide leadership, and have succeeded to win and complete truly impressive and ground-breaking deals. 🌟 We are proud of the outstanding brand and community we’ve built together. Here’s to staying connected, staying exceptional, and to many more years of growth. 📽 Take a look at highlights from our recent firm-wide retreat in Prague, where we gathered as one team to reflect on our journey and the road ahead—and, of course, to have a little fun! 🥂 This is just a glimpse of who we are and the spirit that drives us forward. 🧡 Onwards and Upwards, Team #Kinstellar! Here’s to many more years together. 🚀 #exceptionaltogether

🌟 Proud of our IFLR1000 #2024 results in Central & Eastern Europe! ✨ 🔸 29 overall rankings, 🔸 9 top tier 👉 🇧🇬 #Bulgaria: #Banking, M&A; 🇨🇿 #Czech Republic: M&A and Project Development; 🇭🇺 #Hungary: #Banking, Project Development; 🇸🇰 #Slovakia: #Banking, M&A, Project Development; and 🔸 44 Leading Individuals. 🙌 Congratulations to our incredible team, and 🙏 thank you to our clients for your continued trust and partnership. Here’s to more achievements, together! 🎉 #exceptionaltogether #IFLR1000 #CEE #Teamwork #ClientTrust #awardsandrecognition

🌟 We are proud to announce that our colleague, Matěj Večeřa, Senior Associate in our #Prague office, has been recognised as one of the Rising Stars in the #PRVNÍCH100LET project! 🙌 This unique showcase celebrates the future of the #legal profession by highlighting 15 outstanding young talents from both domestic and international law firms. These professionals are distinguished by their exceptional expertise, empathy, and team spirit, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to see Matěj included among them. 👏 Congratulations, Matěj, on this well-deserved recognition! Thank you for your dedication, drive, and commitment to excellence in everything you do. Here’s to your continued success and bright future in the world of law! 💼 #exceptionaltogether #RisingStars #YoungTalent #LawFuture

📢 📰 We are delighted to share that #Kinstellar's dedicated #employment team in #Bulgaria, #Croatia, #Czech Republic, #Hungary, #Kazakhstan, #Romania, #Serbia, #Slovakia, #Turkey, and #Uzbekistan, has contributed to the latest edition of the International Employment Lawyer (IEL) Guide to Whistleblowing. 🗺️ With an increasing global focus on accountability and transparency in the workplace, the guide provides essential insights to help organisations navigate the evolving landscape of whistleblower protection laws and compliance—ensuring companies are prepared to address and prevent corporate misconduct. ⚠️ 🙏 A special thanks to the authors: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: Nina Tsifudina (Partner and head of the firm-wide #Employment service line), Vilislava Kolarova (Junior Associate) 🇭🇷 Croatia: Vedran Kopilović (Counsel), Zrinka Ivanković Šperanda (Senior Associate) 🇨🇿 Czech Republic: Iva Bilinska (Managing Associate) 🇭🇺 Hungary: Daniel Peter (Managing Associate and co-head of the firm-wide #Employment service line), Szabolcs Szilágyi (Associate) 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: Kuanysh Kanlybayev (Managing Associate) 🇷🇴 Romania: Remus Codreanu (Partner), Lidia Zarnescu (Senior Associate) 🇷🇸 Serbia: Kristina Pavlović (Managing Associate) 🇸🇰 Slovakia: Matúš Kočíšek (Associate) 🇹🇷 Turkey: Ceren Ceyhan, Hatice Arslan (Associates) 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan: Kamilla Khamraeva (Counsel), Dilnora Mirabdullaeva (Legal Assistant) 📙 Read the full guide here: 🔗 https://bit.ly/48oixxK #intheknow #Whistleblowing #EmploymentLaw #IELGuide #CorporateGovernance

📢 🇺🇦 We are proud to have acted as Ukrainian legal counsel in another major #acquisition in #Ukraine. Our #Kyiv office advised #Croatia’s Orbico d.o.o., a leading distributor of global and Ukrainian brands, on the strategic #acquisition of a controlling stake SAV 92, a leading Ukrainian distributor of branded international and Ukrainian food and non-food products. 💼 Our advice included due diligence, securing unconditional merger control clearances for a gradual transfer of control, assistance with the structuring of the transaction, the preparation and negotiation of the transaction documentation, and with closing and post-closing matters. 🚀 Olena Kuchynska, office Managing Partner noted, "We are delighted to support international business in Ukraine. The transaction indicates our client’s confidence in Ukraine as a robust and viable market." 🌟 The Kinstellar team in Kyiv was led by Managing Partner Olena Kuchynska, Of Counsel Ihor Kitela and Counsel Yulia Eismont and included Partner Illya Muchnyk and Managing Associate Oleksandra Poliakova (Finance), Senior Associate Mykola Lykhoglyad and Junior Associate Danylo Kholodyan (Corporate), Associate Olena Tsygulska and Junior Associate Maiia Savelieva (Competition). 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dJAUMxqy #donedeals #MergersAndAcquisitions #Ukraine #distribution #exceptionaltogether

📢 🇷🇴 We have recently hosted the ''Annual Tax and Finance Conference in Romania'', a highly insightful and well-attended event, where we explored the latest trends in #accounting, #tax, #finance, and #stateaid on the local market. 💼. ✎ Key take-aways from the event: 🔸 starting with the financial statements for 2024, companies will face new size criteria for classification, with a slight relaxation, while from 2025, large and medium entities must comply with new sustainability obligations. 🔸 the substance of a contract often outweighs its form, and authorities can reclassify an independent activity as dependent, imposing employment taxes even if the formal independence criteria are met. 🔸 fiscal amnesty is a crisis solution, given Romania’s excessive budget deficit, encouraging businesses to take full advantage of this relief despite its modest impact on the overall deficit. 🔸 concerning the EU directive on improving working conditions for digital platform workers - it introduces a framework for determining the correct professional status of workers and the two-year timeline for its transposition into national law. 🔸 Romania is naturally transitioning to Research & Development, adapting to this shift is essential, with the challenge being to align all resources to create a robust R&D ecosystem in Romania. ➡️ Full article (in Romanian), here: https://lnkd.in/eet_-2ii 🙏 Thank you to our speakers, Iulian Sorescu – Head of Financial, State Aid & Management Consulting Services, Theodor Artenie – Head of Tax, Nicoleta Florea – Head of Accounting & Payroll, Carmen Mazilu – Tax Advisor, Lidia Zarnescu – Co-head of Employment & Labour Law for their contributions (short excerpt in Romanian, below). We are especially grateful to BusinessMark for partnering with us and to all the guest speakers who contributed to making this event a success! 🙌 #exceptionaltogether #intheknow #TaxFinance2024 #FinancialAdvisory #TaxLaw

🇷🇴 📝 In a significant development for the legal landscape in #Romania, Law no. 214/2024 has introduced important regulations regarding the legal effects of #electronic signatures, enhancing the framework for digital transactions. ➡️ Authored by Cătălina Băluș and Stefana Bucur, the article explores the implications of this law, highlighting its potential to streamline business operations and improve efficiency in contractual agreements. The amendments clarify the legal standing of electronic signatures, aligning Romania with international standards and fostering a more secure digital environment. 👉🏻 Click on the link below to read our insights on the legal effects of electronic signatures under the new law. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dEpkWXYz #intheknow #electronicsignatures #leadinglawyers #leadinglawfirm

🇧🇬 What are the trends in M&A in #Bulgaria and which sectors have been particularly dynamic? 🎤 In an interview for Lexology Panoramic Next, Diana Dimova (Managing Partner) and Nina Tsifudina (Partner) share their experience with some of the most notable M&A deals in Bulgaria and insights into the market. 🔎 Panoramic Next M&A explores the most impactful recent developments in global mergers and acquisitions and how legal practitioners have responded to them. Through a series of interviews with seasoned experts in key jurisdictions, it offers useful insights across all stages of M&A transactions. The interview is available here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dy-zHiVU #intheknow #mergersandacquisitions #LexologyPanoramic