Former ODI Law Partner and Head of Transactions Suzana Boncina Jamsek has launched BJK Law, a specialist boutique law firm in Ljubljana.

Former Managing Associate Furkan Sahankaya has been appointed to a Partner position in the Insurance/Reinsurance department of the Durukan Law Firm in Istanbul.

Cerha Hempel has announced it is expanding into Slovenia through a new cooperation with Ulcar & Partnerji as of March 1, 2024.

Former Eversheds Sutherland Partner Carolina Baloleanu has joined Nyerges & Partners in Bucharest as a Counsel to advise on banking/finance and M&A matters.

Former BPV Braun Partners Partner Marc Mueller has joined PwC Legal in the Czech Republic as a Senior Attorney.

Bucharest-based ONV Law has announced it opened a new subsidiary in Chisinau, Moldova – with Mihail Gorincioi set to coordinate the new operation – and aims to surpass a cumulative turnover of EUR 2.5 million in the year 2024.

On February 19, 2024, Tosic & Jevtic and JPM Partners jointly announced their new strategic partnership, with the Serbia-headquartered firm expanding its presence to North Macedonia and Tosic & Jevtic becoming part of JPM Partners.

Former Danone Head of Legal & Compliance in Turkiye Sevda Aydin Alemdar has returned to private practice by joining Sayin Law & Consulting as a Partner to lead the firm’s FMCG and Healthcare sectors out of Washington DC.

Roman Vydra has been promoted to a Partner position with BBH in Bratislava.

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.

Partners Jan Sibincic, Matic Novak, and Nina Cuden have recently announced the launch of their new firm: Sibincic Novak & Partners has opened its doors in Ljubljana.

Former Senior Associate Zane Sedlova has been promoted to an Associate Partner position at TGS Baltic in Latvia.

Gabor Pazsitka has joined Schonherr's Budapest office as a Partner and the Head of the firm's local Banking & Finance practice.

Oleksiy Koltok and Oleg Klymchuk have been appointed as Partners with Sayenko Kharenko in Kyiv.

Milos Vuckovic has been appointed as the new Managing Partner of Karanovic & Partners, taking over from Darko Jovanovic who has been leading the firm for the past two years. Milos Jakovljevic has been promoted to Senior Partner. Additionally, the firm announced that Senior Partner Marjan Poljak will assist Vuckovic in his new role.

Egemen Egemenoglu has been appointed the new Managing Partner of the Egemenoglu Law Office in Istanbul, following a meeting of the firm's Partners on January 27. He takes over from Yunus Egemenoglu, who will now serve as a Senior Partner at the firm.

Croatian law firm Ostermann & Partners has changed its name to Ostermann Ivancic with "the addition of partner Vjekoslav Ivancic to the company name [as] a dedication to his outstanding career and contribution he has made to the firm's growth."

Nlaw Partner Martin Hren has become the new Managing Partner of the firm's Croatian office. At the same time, Nlaw announced the opening of its US office with Of Counsel Katya Mezek at the helm.