In short, an NFT (non-fungible token) is a set of data stored on a blockchain (a digital ledger), that certifies a digital asset as unique and thus non-fungible. Assets can be tangible (real estate) or intangible (IP rights).

Schoenherr, working with Latham & Watkins and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, and has advised French diagnostic center group Cerba HealthCare on the acquisition of the Lifebrain Group from Investindustrial. Chiomenti and Wolf Theiss advised Investindustrial on the deal.

YES - In its previous case law, the court has recognised the importance of hyperlinks for the operation of the World Wide Web and for freedom of speech. On these grounds, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) generously allowed the use of links to make third-party content accessible via one's own website.

On March 5, 2020, CEE Legal Matters reported that Schoenherr had advised Fintur Holdings B.V. on its USD 31.5 million sale of its 100% holding of Moldcell S.A., to CG Cell Technologies DAC. Gladei & Partners advised CG Cell Technologies. We spoke to Vladimir Iurkovski at Schoenherr and Roger Gladei at Gladei & Partners for more information about the deal.

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the “new normal” is as fluid and unexpected as ever. The aftermath of the health crisis and its economic impact has not matched the initial expectations for dispute resolution: the Romanian market has not been flooded with insolvencies and commercial disputes.

In “The Corner Office” we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. The question this time: “What did you most want to be when you were little?”

Annual reports make up a fundamental part of many regional CEE law firms’ marketing strategies, providing those firms with an annual opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and expertise in a particular area, their geographic footprints, and their ownership and facility with the research and technological tools and manpower necessary for the production of such comprehensive projects.

Herbst Kinsky has advised Berlin-based VC firm Project A and Munich-based Senovo Capital and Schoenherr has advised Digital+ Partners on the USD 20 million financing round of Anyline. Brandl Talos advised Anyline on the deal.

Blockchain technology has – so far – not lead to a transfer of the world's land registers onto this technology or to a "tokenization" of title (documents). The only significant exception in this respect is Georgia where a purchaser's title to real property can be registered by execution of a smart contract.

Zivkovic Samardzic has advised on the merger of Eurobank a.d. Beograd with Direktna Banka a.d. Kragujevac, via an absorption of Direktna by Eurobank Serbia. GO2Law advised Direktna on English law matters, with Milbank advising both banks on English law. Schoenherr reportedly advised Eurobank Serbia on the deal as well.

Wolf Theiss has advised Oberbank AG on its EUR 250 million green mortgage-covered bond issuance. Schoenherr advised joint lead managers Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Erste Group Bank AG, and Raiffeisen Bank International AG.

Schoenherr has advised shareholders Czipin Privatstiftung and Alois Czipin on the sale of Austrian consulting company Czipin Produktivitatssteigerungs-GmbH to EFESO Consulting France SAS.

Schoenherr has advised Swiss-based media company Ringier on the acquisition of a majority stake in Bulgarian sports news portal z Sportal Media Group – and an affiliated IT company behind the international Sports Content Management System, Sportal365 – Digital Ventures OOD. Jordanov, Valkov & Partners advised the seller, Mr. Angel Stoyanov Shishkov, on the deal.

The Supreme Administrative Court is gradually granting more rights to environmental organisations (EOs) in nature conservation procedures. Following a December 2020 ruling of the Supreme Administrative Court regarding the party status of EOs (for further details please see "New ruling expands environmental organisations' rights in nature conservation procedures"), the Supreme Administrative Court remains on course with its pro-EO case law. In recent months, the court has issued several more interesting rulings that seem to strengthen EOs' position in nature conservation proceedings.

Even though it’s been a year since its parliamentary elections, the outcome still seems to be the talk of the town and the biggest influence on business in Montenegro, according to Schoenherr Partner Slaven Moravcevic. 

Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek has advised the Grotkamp family on the acquisition of all shares in Funke Mediengruppe. Schoenherr advised on antitrust aspects of the deal. Milbank advised the Funke Mediengruppe.

Schoenherr has advised SiteLog Infra GmbH on the acquisition of the Equipment & Technology Services business unit from Implenia Osterreich GmbH, via an asset deal. Karasek Wietrzyk advised Implenia on the matter.

The amendment to the Business Corporations Act effective from 1 January of this year (the "Amendment") brings, among other things, a significant change in the liability of members of a statutory body, which will affect the current topic of insolvency.