On the evening of February 1, 2017, CEE Legal Matters hosted the first ever CEELM Budapest Law Firm Bowling Challenge: A competition of four-person teams from leading law firms in Hungary, with all proceeds to go to the winner’s charity of choice. A total of 13 law firms competed for the impressive trophy – and the glory that goes along with it.

A select group of Hungary’s most prominent General Counsel gathered in the offices of Squire Patton Boggs today for a unique Round Table Conversation, which will appear in the February 2017 issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine.

We are pleased to announce the publication of the January 2017 Special Issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine, available in electronic format — for subscribers to the magazine — here. The magazine is also in the hands of our printers, and hard copies will be mailed out to subscribers soon. 

We are excited to announce that the December 2016 issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine is out and on its way to subscribers around CEE and the world.

As a controversial 2016 draws to a close, we want to take the opportunity to alert our readers and subscribers to some of our plans for 2017, and to some of the unique opportunities those readers and subscribers may want to take advantage of in the new year.

We’re delighted to announce the arrival of the CEE 2016 Corporate Counsel Handbook, the leading annual report on best practices and strategic operations and preferences among Chief Legal Officers in Central and Eastern Europe. 

It’s that time of year again — GC Summit time — and the editors of CEE Legal Matters are spending the next two days in Istanbul, hosting the largest gathering ever of Chief Legal Counsel in Central and Eastern Europe. 

The conference space is booked and prepared. The hotel rooms are cleaned and ready. The microphones have been checked. The speakers are locked in and rehearsing the presentations. Menus have been selected. The sponsors are primed.  The welcome packs and badges have been finalized and sent off to the printer. The editors of CEE Legal Matters are nervous wrecks.

Chief Legal Officers know how demanding their jobs are. They have to create and manage effective teams, retain and instruct external counsel, advise their employers on strategic decisions, and implement new technology, all while putting out 20 fires a day.

Why thank you – we feel different! We’re proud to announce the launch of the brand new, improved, and expanded CEE Legal Matters website and portal.

We are excited to announce that the August 2016 issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine is now out and on its way to subscribers around CEE and the world.

Once again, and consistent as always with its mission to inform and serve in-house counsel across Central and Eastern Europe, CEE Legal Matters has launched the 2016 version of its highly regarded CEE Corporate Counsel Survey, providing an opportunity for General Counsel and Heads of Legal across CEE to share their preferences, key strategies, and best practices with one another.

Rejoice! The 2015 CEE Legal Matters Corporate Counsel Handbook has been published and is now available on the CEE Legal Matters website — with hard copies on their way to the over 600 General Counsel and Heads of Legal whose responses are reflected within it.

General Counsel have stressful jobs. They are expected to be managers, advisors, administrators, supervisors, consultants, and HR experts, among other things — all while trying to find the time to do the legal work that is theoretically their primary responsibility.

The Dog Days of Summer, as the Greeks called this time of year, associating the extremely hot weather with Sirius — the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major (Large Dog), and the brightest star in the night sky. The Romans went so far as to sacrifice a red dog in April to appease the rage of Sirius, out of a belief that the star was the cause of the hot, sultry weather.

Today is the last day for General Counsel to have their voices heard in the CEE Legal Matters 2014 Corporate Counsel Best Practices Handbook. 

We are happy to announce the launch of the Corporate Counsel Best Practices Handbook survey.

The June 2014 issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine is out now, and available for subscribers around the world both in print and electronic versions.