Novartis has appointed Austrian lawyer Arnold Koger to Head of Legal, Innovative Medicines in Switzerland. 

Former PwC Director Dragan Lupsic has joined Heineken Srbija as Corporate Affairs Director.

Tomasz Pyrkowski has been appointed to Vice President & General Counsel EMEA and Global Legal Entity Management at Honeywell.

Turkish lawyer Asli Yildiz has joined S4 Capital Group as its Head of Legal - Global Privacy in London.

Former Loomis Turkey Legal Affairs & Compliance Manager Nihat Ozbek has joined Guleryuz Partners as a Partner.

Adina Burlacu has joined Kyndryl as its Country General Counsel for Romania.

On September 9, 2022, CEE Legal Matters reported that PeliPartners had advised WDP on the acquisition of the Arad Business Park logistics center. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Adrian Vitelaru, Chief Operating Officer at WDP Romania, to learn more about the acquisition.

Former Globalworth Head of Legal Judyta Sawicka has joined Echo Investment in Poland as its Head of Investment and Divestment.

Hungarian lawyer Balazs Mak, Vice President of Legal Affairs at Paramount Global Content Distribution, has moved to Paramount Global’s Amsterdam offices.

Former SOCAR Turkey Compliance Group Coordinator Necati Karabayir has joined SAP as its Lead Senior Legal Counsel – MENA & TR Export Control Coordinator.

Sebnem Onder has joined Sabanci Holding as its Head of Legal and Compliance in Istanbul.

Mehmet Tekergul has joined Turkiye Finans Katilim Bankasi A.S. as its Legal Advisory Vice President in Istanbul.

On August 30, 2022, CEE Legal Matters reported that Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii had advised Meta Estate Trust on its IPO and listing of shares on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Raluca Dragan, CFO at Meta Estate Trust, to learn more about the matter.

The State-Owned Company for Construction and Management of residential and commercial properties for significance to the Republic has appointed Boban Velickovik to Attorney-at-Law & Head Coordinator of the Legal Department in Skopje.

On August 30, 2022, CEE Legal Matters reported that Boyanov & Co had advised Yara International on the sale of Bulgarian and Romanian businesses Yara Bulgaria and Yara Digital Romania to the Nik Group. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Sverre Hodnebo, Legal Counsel at Yara International, to learn more about the sale.

On July 28, 2022, CEE Legal Matters reported that ODI Law had advised Holding Slovenske Elektrarne on a EUR 350 million cross-border syndicated debt refinancing. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Matej Petrisic Assistant Head of Legal Affairs and Corporate Governance at Holding Slovenske Elektrarne, to learn more about the matter.

Former Telemach BH Head of Legal Mia Civic has returned to private practice to open up ODI Law's new Bosnia and Herzegovina office.

On August 4, 2022, CEE Legal Matters reported that Walless had advised REWO on the sale of the Talino real estate project. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Edvinas Malevskis, CEO at REWO, to learn more about the deal.