Former Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe Vice-President of the Management Board Lukasz Mlynarkiewicz has joined Kochanski & Partners as a Partner in its Infrastructure, Energy, Environment, and ESG Practice Group and will also serve as the Head of the Nuclear Energy Practice.

Former CTP Acting Group Head of Legal and Group Head of M&A Legal Kveta Vojtova and Head of M&A Michal Felcman have joined CPI Property Group as Group Head of M&A and Transaction Legal and Deputy COO and Group Head of M&A, respectively.

Former Biris Goran Real Estate Partner Daniela Lazea has left the firm after 17 years and has joined Global Vision as General Counsel.

Milica Topic has become the new Regional Legal and Compliance Officer-Eastern Europe at Beko Balkans.

Former Dogan Holding Chief Legal Counsel Ebru Ersoy has become the new Chief Legal Counsel at Nurol Bank.

Former Dogan Holding Chief Legal Counsel Ebru Ersoy has become the new Chief Legal Counsel at Nurol Bank.

Bittera Kohlrusz & Toth former Managing Partner Csaba Bittera has joined Fraport as its Senior Legal Advisor.

Polish lawyer and former Goodwin Senior Associate Joanna Eilts has become the new Head of Legal at Optio in London.

Former Baker McKenzie's Turkish affiliate Esin Attorney Partnership Senior Associate Ceyda Sila Cetinkaya has joined Merzigo as a Senior Vice President.

BBH Managing Partner has moved in-house and joined Kaprain.

Former KUKE CFO Jan Sarnowski has joined B2RLaw as the new Head of Tax Practice.

Former Mars Wrigley Head of Legal for Poland Magdalena Dedynska has become the company's new Senior Counsel for Central Europe.

Former Clifford Chance Counsel Aneta Disman has joined Wikov as its Chief Legal Officer in the Czech Republic.

Former Baker McKenzie Senior Associate Katerina Schenkova has joined Thyssenkrupp as its new Regional Compliance Officer.

Former Schoenherr Partner Jelena Arsic has joined MaxBet in Serbia as its new Chief Legal and Risk Officer.

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