Poland

Saida Ayupova

December 5, 2025

Interview with Iwona Rykaczewska-Kuderska of Benefit Systems

General Counsel of Benefit Systems shares her leadership approach, what emerging regulatory trends are likely to have the largest impact on companies' employee benefits and wellness efforts, and more.

Serbia

Saida Ayupova

December 1, 2025

Interview with Gligorije Brajkovic of UniCredit Bank Serbia

UniCredit Bank Serbia's Head of Legal Department shares leadership lessons he's learned over the years of managing legal teams, the developments in the banking and finance sector with the most lasting impact on the legal function, and more.

Hungary

Saida Ayupova

November 26, 2025

Interview with Mate Lapis of UNIQA Biztosito

Head of Compliance at UNIQA Biztosito shares his career trajectory, his team's role in the ethical deployment of AI solutions, the strategy for communicating complex regulatory issues to internal stakeholders, and more.

Crowdfunding in Kosovo: The Next Step After Capital Markets Legislation

Kosovo has no shortage of entrepreneurial talent. What remains limited is access to finance, especially for early-stage businesses that are too risky for traditional lending.

October 29, 2025

Future-Proofing Legal Operations: Insights into AI, LLMs, and Next-Gen Tools

Below is an excerpt from the Legal Automation Book: From Bottlenecks to Bots by Vasile Tiple, former General Counsel and Head of Legal Automation at UiPath Inc.

July 7, 2025

Romania

Victor Florin Mateescu Appointed to CLO at Shape Robots

Saida Ayupova

December 5, 2025

Edtech company Shape Robots has appointed Victor Florin Mateescu as its new Chief Legal Officer. He also maintains his position as a Member of the Supervisory Board – Poland.

Mateescu joined the company in 2024 as a Legal Advisor.

Prior to that, he worked as a Competition Inspector at Consiliul Concurentei between 2019 and 2024.

Earlier still, Mateescu worked as a Legal Intern – first at Pop Pepa Attorneys at Law in 2013 and then at CMS in 2014.

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Lithuania

Radu Cotarcea

December 4, 2025

Neringa Narbute Joins TMV Capital as Its New CEO

Narbute joined TMV Capital after spending more than five years at Revolut, where she worked as Legal Counsel, Head of Legal (EEA), Board Member at Revolut Insurance Europe (EEA), and General Manager among other roles.

Hungary

Saida Ayupova

December 4, 2025

Turkic Investment Fund Hires Zsolt Csanadi as Chief Legal & Operations Officer

Csanadi joined TIF from EDP Renewables, where he worked between 2022 and 2025 as the Head of Legal Hungary. Prior to that, he worked as the Head of Energy and BDO Legal between 2020 and 2022.

Turkiye

Radu Cotarcea

December 3, 2025

Ozlem Atak Joins Straumann Group as Ethics and Compliance Director Russia, Iran, Turkey, EE

"What drew me to this role is the company’s strong commitment to innovation, clinical excellence, and a truly customer-centric approach," commented Atak