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The Digital Services Act (DSA) is set to overhaul and expand the EU’s regulatory framework for online intermediary s...

In recent years, Europe has seen an increase in activities concerning collective redress, which will assuredly reshape the...

WT Crypto Academy – From Zero to Hero We are delighted to invite you to our unique WT Crypto Academy, which will deal wi...

To date, collective redress has been regulated differently among EU-Member States. In particular, a uniform and efficient ...

Warsaw, 5 July 2023 – Wolf Theiss announces the expansion of its Corporate and M&A team in Poland with the addition ...

Wolf Theiss is pleased to announce the addition of new teams of experienced corporate and M&A lawyers who will join it...

New FDI screening rules to begin to apply on 1 July 2023 The new FDI screening mechanism introduced by the amended Investm...

*This article is also available in Slovenian (see below). On 22 March 2023, the Slovenian National Assembly adopted the lo...

*This article is also available in Slovenian. Act on Cross-Border Services On 22 March 2023, an amendment to the...

Securing e-evidence and establishing efficient procedures is key. The E-Evidence Regulation (Council document 5448/23) wil...

Slovenia has undergone several legislative changes impacting working parents, foreign employees and posted employees. Here...

Vienna/Ljubljana, 16 May 2023 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Erste Group Bank AG (“EGB AG”) on ...

Regulation (EU) 2022/1925, The Digital Markets Act, is set to apply from 2 May 2023  Addressing digital developments ...

“Governance” includes a broad range of topics that businesses are familiar with, but the key is effective impl...

Beyond mere compliance, best practices can create a competitive advantage and lead to more resilient businesses. Given the...

No longer just a “nice to have”, strong ESG performance is now business critical. The importance and impact of...

Q&A with Erste Group and RBI Green Bonds and Securitisation Series – Article 3/3 This is the thrird article in a ser...

Available also in Slovenian below A law for whistleblower protection in the private sector was adopted in Slovenia, which ...

Uncertainty is lingering in CEE/SEE, but Europe’s transition to sustainable energy, buildings and infrastructure is ...

The Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) will have local divisions of the Court of First Instance in two Wolf Theiss j...

available also in Slovenian below The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”)1 entered into forc...

COUNTRY-LEVEL UPDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION STATUS Once implemented into national law, the EU’s Whistleblowing Directive...

After a more than 4-year delay, Slovenia has finally adopted the new Data Protection Act1 (“DPA”), which will ...

Discussions also underway on even enactment of criminal offences for sanctions violations In addition to other areas, the ...

*This list is regularly updated. Current as of 21 December 2022. The below list shows an overview over the EU sanctions re...

The beginning of the new year is a wonderful chance to celebrate, both what we have accomplished in 2022 and the exciting ...

Transition period for new Standard Contractual Clauses to expire on 27 December 2022 Earlier this week the European Commis...

Regulatory evolution Green Bonds and Securitisation Series – Article 2/3 This is the second article in a series of a...

Managing investigations is critical component of compliance Effectively managing corporate investigations is an important ...

Electronic Communications Act 2 The new Electronic Communications Act has been adopted and is applicable as of 10 November...

NFTs are set to become one of the cornerstones of the metaverse NFTs enable companies to enter the virtual market of the m...

Undoubtedly, the digital world has come a long way since the dawn of the internet. Rapid evolution of technology has done ...

The new Prevention of Restriction of Competition Act1 (“PRCA-2”) entered into force on 26 October 2022 and wil...

Much needed directive should catch up with the realities of modern products The existing products liability legislation in...

Consumer Protection Act 1.0 The new Consumer Protection Act entered into force on 26 October 2022, and it is set to apply ...

*this article is available for download below in English and German Unitary Patent System offers new opportunities for com...

Newest EU sanctions take direct aim at oil shipments. Enforcement in certain areas remains problematic After Russia recent...

No punitive damages – no damages without damage – no “de-minimis” damages Today, the Advocate General deli...

Fighting financial crime in the metaverse requires a multi-level approach The metaverse merges social life, leisure, techn...

Vienna, 7 September 2022 – Wolf Theiss further strengthens its regional presence and legal expertise in CEE/SEE with six...

Clear and effective regulation of IP rights for AI is greatly needed at the EU level The effective regulation of IP rights...

Market and geopolitical factors drive renewed focus on renewable energy production the laws / regulations governing the ge...

Telemedicine has been growing in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for years, but the pandemic was a catalyst for more rapi...

By Ira Peric Ostojic and Sara Pavlovic The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to have timely access to and sharing...

How the Two-Pillar Solution will change where companies pay their taxes The OECD and the G20 are promoting a fundamental r...

As the business of the metaverse grows, so do the legal questions around it With the increasing popularity and acceptance ...

↓ Part I: Cross-border recognition of restructuring proceedings – Amendment to the European Insolvency Regulation ...

Wolf Theiss has published the newest edition of its comprehensive guide to “Generating Electricity from Renewable So...

Was gilt es im Rahmen der ordnungsgemäßen Geschäftsführung zu beachten? Artikel auf englisch Link – Die Presse E...

What to consider in the context of proper business management? (article also available in German) ESG (Environmental, Soci...

Vienna/London, 13 April 2022 – Wolf Theiss wins six awards for six jurisdictions at the 2021 “CEE Deals of the...

Wolf Theiss has offices in thirteen countries in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, one of them in Kyiv, Ukraine. ...

WOLF THEISS acted as legal advisor to La Sanfermese, an Italian producer of sustainable food, in the acquisition of a cont...

In this new episode of Wolf Theiss Soundshot, lawyers Anna Rizova from our Sofia office and Adelina Iftime Blagean from ou...

Earlier this month, we released our first part of the episode “Do ask, do tell: LGBTIQ+ and the legal industry ̶...

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have become one of the most discussed topics in the equity market in recent ...

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A look back at the last NPLs sales cycle In the previous cycle of non-performing loans (NPLs) sales after the global finan...

SECURITISATION ON THE RISE AGAIN Since securitisation products played a significant role in the US subprime mortgage crisi...

What are the risks Chinese investors face when doing business in Europe? What are a difference between Chinese state-owned...

THE AMENDMENT OF THE HOUSING ACT BRINGS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR COMMERCIAL LEASE RELATIONSHIPS On 19 June 2021, the amendm...

European legislation introduced the concept of electronic signatures in 1999 when the Directive on a Community framework f...

Deep changes in the global real estate market Panta rhei – „Everything flows“. When the Greek philosopher Heraclitus...

Despite the pandemic, the CEE M&A market in Life Sciences / Healthcare remains stable with substantial growth expected...

In July 2021,  the European Central Bank confirmed that it is going to be proceeding with its digital Euro project. H...

Ljubljana, 2 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Joint Lead Managers on the issuance of Republic of Slovenia's EUR 1,000,000...

The increased focus of companies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in tackling large-scale corruption through corporate ...

On 18 June 2021, the European Data Protection Board adopted its final version on ‘supplementary measures’ for ...

Last week the European Commission published new “standard contractual clauses” under the General Data Protecti...

What do the children of lawyers dream to be when they grow up? And what is it like juggling home school and home office? T...

Covid-19 is impacting the current use of real estate. This can be seen, for example from the decreasing demand for retail ...

What does digitalisation mean for my company, for my sector? This is the question business leaders must constantly ask the...

AI can’t just be plugged in, you have to give it what it needs first: data & training Artificial intelligence is...

What accelerating trends and paradigm shifts is the real estate market facing? In one of our previous episodes, Partner Pe...

After successfully completing a law degree, many attorneys ask themselves whether they should do an LL.M. (Master of Laws)...

Deep changes in the global real estate market Panta rhei – „Everything flows“. When the Greek philosopher Heraclitus...

Opportunities not to be missed Failing to see the wood for the trees in 2021 and therefore missing investment opportunitie...

CEE continues to rise despite pandemic Growth arc long predates Covid-19 and will continue past it Last year was a trainin...

Last year was a training course for many companies in adaptation and agility. What are the lessons learnt and what is the ...

Employee mobility rising due to remote work Beyond simply working from home, employees are now crossing borders while work...

THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR EMPLOYERS IN CEE We look at employers’ most common questions about the current Covid-19 vacc...

How do you support your female co-workers? What does it take to reach gender equality in the legal industry? And did you e...

Female empowerment matters – not only on March 8th, International Women’s Day, but on every other day of the y...

Influencer marketing is part of social media, but it is not as easy it appears to be. While brands and companies love to w...

On 9 February 2021, the long-awaited amendment to the Slovenian Companies Act was published. The majority of the changes c...

INVEST EUROPE REPORT: CREATING VALUE AND CONTINUED GROWTH Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) now boasts over 30 years of gro...

Digitalisation is gaining ground and does not spare legal industry; yet it is not part of law studies. This is problematic...

M&A Spotlight: CEE Cautious optimism, as 52% of dealmakers say their appetite for M&A in the CEE region will incre...

Did you know that Wolf Theiss is represented in 13 jurisdictions, covering 10 different practice areas? The fact that we j...

On 10 December 2020, Klemen Radosavljević and Neja Nastran held a webinar about “Sustainable Private Finance under ...

As a result of recently enacted COVID19-related legislation in Slovenia, referred to as “ZIUOPDVE”, companies ...

A November 2020 judgment of the Slovenian Administrative Court, confirming a previous decision of the Advocate of the Prin...

Legal industry without Legal Tech? That’s almost unthinkable nowadays! As one of the first law firms of the CEE/SEE ...

Wolf Theiss carefully monitors the developments and challenges related to the increasingly complex legislation designed to...

Almost unsolvable tasks, extremely high pressure and strict observers – Assessment Centres seem to be full of horror sto...

This guide is part of our wider offerings on Financial Restructuring, which is included in our services for Special Situat...

The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in July 2020 in Schrems II left companies without a clear frame...

Home office, social distancing, lockdowns – the measures taken to combat COVID-19 have impacted almost every industr...

Working for a big law firm can sometimes be intimidating, especially when you are applying for your first internships and ...

Over the past few months, the European Green Deal seems to have moved to the background; however, the challenges remain th...

What is it like to be an intern at Wolf Theiss? Who could answer this question better than our team members which either s...

COVID-19 has led to significant changes for real estate investments and transactions, some of which might be of a lasting ...

More than one month after the pivotal Schrems II decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), companies ...

What impact did COVID-19 have on Mergers and Acquisitions in the CEE/SEE region? In the first episode of Wolf Theiss Sound...

On 24 July 2020, the European Commission decided on a package of measures for the recovery of the capital markets. With re...

Vienna, 9 December 2016 – Wolf Theiss was named the CEE M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 2016 by MergerMarket at an awards ...

Vienna/Ljubljana, 15 October 2018 – Supernova Invest GmbH acquires ten shopping centres in Slovenia from food retail cha...

Vienna, 6 November 2019 - Wolf Theiss advised Sava Re, d.d. as issuer on a EUR 75 million subordinated bond (ISIN: XS20634...

European commission issues its first resale price maintenance decisions in over a decade fining four consumer electronics ...

On 28 June 2018, the China-based producer of home appliances, HISENSE, announced the successful outcome of its takeover of...

Today is European Data Protection Day, and businesses are facing more challenges than ever ensuring compliance with variou...

On 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a long-awaited decision in a dispute between Fac...

ARE THE CRITICS WRONG? Although some observers have criticised the EU’s new regulations on e-commerce for being too ...

The application for registrations of beneficial owners is now operational. Deadline to register beneficial owners is 19 Ja...

On 15 August 2018, the new Collective agreement for Slovenia’s trade sector (“new CA”) has entered into ...

The number of cartel damages claims before national civil courts in Europe has dramatically increased over recent years. T...

Wolf Theiss is pleased to publish this redesigned, eighth (8th) edition of The Wolf Theiss Guide to: Generating Electricit...

Advising in utilities projects that convert waste to energy is just one way that Wolf Theiss helps clients innovate and ac...

On 16 February 2016, the European Commission officially presented the new Energy Security Package, which aims at increasin...

The New Law Aims at Protecting Entities against the Negative Effects of Insolvency by their Majority Owners

The amended Slovenian Civil Procedure Act ("ZPP-E") will enter into force on 14 September 2017 and will govern all proceed...

Recently, a Class Action Act was adopted which will take effect as of 21 April 2018. The Act aims at providing for an effi...

This year, changes to three Slovenian labour-law-related acts were proposed, aiming, inter alia, to reduce disguised emplo...

Vienna/London – 11 April 2017 – Wolf Theiss has been named "Central and Eastern Europe Law Firm of the Year" in this y...

Vienna/London, 16 February 2017 – 98 percent of dealmakers say they are more likely to invest in Central, Eastern and So...

Vienna, October 17, 2017 – Wolf Theiss advises the bank group consisting of UniCredit, RBI, NLB and SKB BANKA in the rec...

There are many factors which contribute to the success and performance of a company, and gender diversity is definitely on...

We are very pleased to share with you the newest edition of the Wolf Theiss M&A Spotlight: Corporate Monitor for Centr...

What are the legal consequences for corporate units if the UK withdraws from the EU?Following the kick-off event of our Wo...

One year has passed since the most important reform of European data protection laws in the last 25 years was implemented....

Vienna, 21 February 2019 – Wolf Theiss has advised Kyocera on its acquisition of 100% of the shares of Van Aerden Group ...

The Ministry for Economic Development and Technology has recently published a legislative proposal for an amendment of the...

Fraud schemes such as "Fake President Fraud", "CEO/CFO FRAUD" or "CEO Email Scam" are an increasing phenomenon in the CEE ...

This 2018 Wolf Theiss Guide to Dispute Resolution in Central, Eastern & Southeastern Europe is intended as a practical gui...

This 2018 Wolf Theiss Guide to International Arbitration in Central, Eastern & Southeastern Europe is intended as a practi...

This 2018 Wolf Theiss Guide to Handling Business Crime Cases in Central, Eastern & Southeastern Europe is intended as a pr...

Is the current M&A market seller-friendly or buyer-friendly? What do the holdbacks in purchase prices signalize? Are t...

Wolf Theiss is pleased to publish the second edition (2018) of “The Wolf Theiss Guide To: Licensing of Electricity a...

The EU 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD 4) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 5 July...

Our regional firm is one of the leading firms with a focus on IP/IT practice and, naturally, we monitor the progress withi...

Sprejeti pravilnik o internem sistemu prijave kršitev in naročiti programsko opremo, ki omogoča oddajo anonimnih kršit...

Wolf Theiss is pleased to publish the first edition (2017) of "The Wolf Theiss Guide to: Energy Efficiency in Central, Eas...

The most important lessons learned since the collapse of Lehman Brothers are that no bank is too big to fail and that nati...

Ljubljana, 23 September 2016 – Wolf Theiss Ljubljana has advised SOCIETA' ITALIANA ACETILENE E DERIVATI S.I.A.D. S.p.A. ...

Wolf Theiss is pleased to publish the first edition (2016) of “The Wolf Theiss Waste to Energy Guide in Central, Eas...