Infrastructure/PPP/Public Procurement

Romanian PPP Legislative Saga….Are We There Yet?

A new piece of the complex puzzle of public private partnerships in Romania came recently into the form of a new law, namely Law no. 7/2024 for the approval of Government Emergency Ordinance no.39/2018 on PPP (“Law 7/2024”), which brings significant amendments to the PPP regime. Also, in order to further support the recourse to the PPP tool, the Public Investment Management Unit within the Ministry of Finance commissioned a technical assistance project with DG Reform following which a comprehensive package of guides were published on 9 February 2024 on the website of the Ministry of Finance, with the aim to facilitate the understanding by the public sector of this tool, in order to increase its use in practice.

Integrites Registers Winning Bid To Advise Naftogaz of Ukraine Supervisory Board

Integrites won the public tender and signed the procurement contract to become the legal advisor of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine on matters related to the activities of the company's supervisory board and its committees throughout 2024, and will work with the UK's Simmons & Simmons as co-executor under the contract.

Olsi Coku Makes Partner at Kalo & Associates in Tirana

Albania's Olsi Coku has been appointed a Partner with Kalo & Associates in Tirana, in a promotion round that also included Armando Toslluku's appointment as a Special Counsel and Frensis Nakuci's promotion to Senior Associate.

Boryana Boteva Joins Kinstellar as Sofia Head of Projects & Infrastructure

Former Sabev & Partners Partner Boryana Boteva has joined Kinstellar's Sofia office as a Senior Counsel and its Head of Projects & Infrastructure.

Jasinski Advises Nauta Shiprepair Yard on Acquisition of Gdynia Dry Dock from Industrial Development Agency

Jasinski has advised the Nauta Shiprepair Yard on its acquisition of a dry dock from Poland's Industrial Development Agency.

Cobalt Advises ERB Rail JV on EUR 3.7 Billion Contract for Construction of Rail Baltica Mainline in Latvia

Cobalt has advised the ERB Rail JV consortium – formed by France's Eiffage Genie Civil, Poland's Budimex, and Italy's Rizzani de Eccher – on the public procurement process and the EUR 3.7 billion contract for the construction of the Rail Baltica mainline in Latvia with SIA Eiropas Dzelzcela Linijas.

Musat & Asociatii Mints Three New Partners and Appoints New Deputy Managing Partner

Dan Minoiu has become a new Deputy Managing Partner at Musat & Asociatii, while Ana Maria Abrudan, Mateea Codreanu, and Stefan Diaconescu have all been promoted to Partner positions.