Insolvency/Restructuring

New Partners, Moves, and Appointments at Kochanski & Partners

Dariusz Dobkowski has joined Kochanski & Partners as an Equity Partner, while Marek Krol joined the firm as a Partner. Markiyan Malskyy and Karol Polosak have been elevated to Equity Partners and Monika Mackowska-Morytz was appointed a Partner, while Managing Partner Piotr Kochanski will Head the firm’s Technology practice.

Glatzova & Co and Havel & Partners Advise on Vitkovicke Slevarny Loan Restructurings

Glatzova & Co has advised Vitkovicke Slevarny on restructuring 16 loans – provided by Ceska Sporitelna, CSOB, Komercni Banka, and UniCredit Bank – amounting to almost CZK 600 million in total. Havel & Partners advised the banks.

Kinstellar Appoints Seven New Partners in Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, and Kyiv

Seven Kinstellar lawyers have been promoted to Partner: Bratislava-based Tomas Melisek, Budapest-based Levente Hegedus, Istanbul-based Bulut Girgin, and Kyiv-based Anastasiya Bolkhovitinova, Natalia Kirichenko, Oleg Matiusha, and Illya Muchnyk.

Ilyashev & Partners Successful for Creditors of Fortuna-Bank Beneficiary Before Kyiv Economic Court

Ilyashev & Partners has successfully represented the creditors of bankrupt Fortuna-Bank's beneficiary, Serhii Tyshchenko, in bankruptcy proceedings before the Economic Court of Kyiv.

Closing: OT Logistics’ Debt Restructuring Now Closed

On April 27, 2023, Wardynski & Partners announced that OT Logistics’ debt restructuring (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on June 26, 2019) had closed.

Dentons Announces Anna Pukszto and Bartlomiej Kordeczka as New Managing Partners in Poland

Dentons Partners Anna Pukszto and Bartlomiej Kordeczka have been elected the new Poland Co-Managing Partners following a vote of the Partners in Warsaw. They take over from Arkadiusz Krasnodebski, who stepped down after serving as Managing Partner in Poland since 2014.

Sorainen Represents Belor in EUR 1.2 Million Damages Case

Sorainen has represented Belor in a dispute with Arvi Fertis administrator Aurimas Valaitis – the Marijampole fertilizer company being in bankruptcy – for compensation of damages amounting to almost EUR 1.2 million.