Former Deputy Minister for European Integration, Investment, and Digitization with the Ministry of Energy and Environment Protection of Ukraine Kostyantyn Chyzhyk has joined Hillmont Partners as Partner and Head of Government Relations and Public Advocacy.

Montenegro-based PLK Advokati has joined the Lexcellence legal alliance, a network of six law offices, focusing on the SEE region.

Karanovic & Partners has announced the appointment of Senior Partner Darko Jovanovic as the new Managing Partner of the firm.

Former Specialist Counsel Edgars Lodzins has become a Partner in Cobalt’s Latvia office.

Jadek & Pensa has promoted Janja Zaplotnik to Equity Partner.

Djurdjica Horvat and Filip Matkovic have been promoted to Partner at MPartners Legal.

Irene Welser has been promoted to Senior Partner at Cerha Hempel, replacing former Senior Partner Edith Hlawati.

Former TGS Baltics Partner Nauris Grigals has joined Sorainen as Partner and Co-Head of the firm’s Corporate and M&A practice.

Former Senior Associate Mia Kalajdzic has been appointed Partner and Head of the Employment practice area group at CMS Croatia, while former Senior Associate Sasa Sodja was appointed Partner and Head of the Corporate and M&A practice at CMS Slovenia.

Karanovic & Partners has announced it entered into a full cooperation with CR Partners to enter Albania.

Belarus's Revera law firm has teamed up with Adamante Management to open the firm's Cyprus office.

Former CMS Partner Ales Lunder has joined Senica & Partners as Partner.