The legal department at one of the leading developers of real estate in Belarus, A-100, has recently undergone a restructuring process which has resulted in the team overseeing not only...

Adina Bogatu, legal manager of litigation, tenders and IP departments with 13 years of service at A&D Pharma, leads a legal team consisting of 12 legal counsels, one paralegal, one...

Accenture is a global professional services company offering consulting, operations and strategy management services in over 40 industries, specialising in digital, technology and operations as well as other professional services....

Agroecology is the oldest Ukrainian company with implemented organic technologies in its work, and today the company’s crop sector and livestock sector is modern, developed and well equipped technologically. Agroecology’s...

General counsel and company secretary Branko Gabric leads the legal and ethics & compliance departments at Air Serbia, Serbia’s national flag carrier airline. The team works on all legal and...

Legal manager Eduard Istratescu manages the legal division of 24 lawyers and a supporting division secretary at Alpha Bank Romania, and also acts as deputy chairman of the juridical commission...

Amgen is a leading US-headquartered biotechnology company that operates in a highly innovative industry, where legal issues often arise before adequate and effective regulation is created. Given the multitude of...

Wroclaw-based chief legal officer Dawid Książczak, who has been with the company for over a decade, is just one of the outstanding internal lawyers that serve the legal team of...

With 13 years of experience at Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) Denis Khrenov, acting general director Ukraine, leads the legal and corporate affairs function at the international beer brewing giant’s operations...

The four-person legal team at the largest Romanian household appliances producer, Arctic, does an excellent job in supporting the full-scope of the company’s business considering the sheer amount of work...

Asseco Poland is the largest software producer listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, and is also one of the largest producers of software globally, operating in 43 countries. One of...

The team that provides legal support to the business of Atos in the Central and Eastern Europe region is comprised of eight lawyers and one paralegal, located in different countries...

AXA Česká Republika is the Prague based branch of the large multinational AXA insurance firm, a broad ranging provider of pensions, insurance contracts, building savings, insurance software and consulting services....

As the central bank of Romania, Banca Naţională a României is one of the most important financial institutions in the country and has a number of important responsibilities that include...

Romania’s second largest bank in terms of assets, Cluj-headquartered Banca Transilvania is a prominent banking and financial services entity that has made a number of impressive impressions in Romania’s financial...

The legal department at BGŻ BNP Paribas, the Poland based branch of the international banking group, consists of 60 people (40 lawyers and 20 full-time equivalents) and renders legal support...

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, the state development bank of Poland, is responsible for implementing various government mandated tasks by Polish government aimed at development of the Polish economy and other social...

As Poland’s Bank Pocztowy is a local post bank with a limited legal budget, its in-house legal department utilises external law firms for a narrow scope of cases, with the...

Bausch Health was previously known as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and as well as this recent rebranding the company continues to provide services that develop, manufacture and market a broad range of...

Bayer, the global German enterprise specialising in health care, nutrition and high tech materials, has consistently created value through innovation, growth and high earning power in the Hungarian market. With...

Krzysztof Mazurek, head of the legal, patents and compliance function in Central and Eastern Europe for global pharmaceutical giant Bayer. The department is recognised for its market leading skill and...

The four-person team that provides legal assistance to the business of banking giant BNP Paribas in the Czech Republic has been praised for its strong collaboration with other departments and...

Bosch, the world-leading German multinational engineering and electronics company, has deep roots in Hungary having first set up a subsidiary in the country in 1918. Today the company has a...

Cargill produces agricultural services, crop and livestock, food, health and pharmaceutical, industrial and financial risk management and raw materials. The largest privately held corporation in the US in terms of...

CD Projekt is a world-renowned Polish video game development studio, famous for producing the internationally acclaimed Witcher video game series, set in Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy world. The studio’s most recent...

Česká spořitelna is the biggest Czech bank measured by the number of customers, and has its headquarters located in Prague. Made up of 32 lawyers and six support staff members,...

Prague-based ČEZ Group is a large multinational that has a number of business interests in the oil and energy sectors across several Central and Eastern European countries. It is one...

Ciklum Group is a global Ukrainian software engineering and technology partner that delivers software engineering excellence to Fortune 500 and fast growing organisations around the world. The legal function has...

Coca-Cola has a significant presence in Austria, ranking as the biggest company in the country’s non-alcoholic beverage industry and employing approximately 1,000 people. Besides its headquarters in Vienna, the company...

Coca-Cola HBC Česko a Slovensko is a manufacturer, retailer and distributor of branded soft drinks by The Coca-Cola Company. Offering their products to more than 15 million consumers, Coca-Cola HBC...

With a presence in Poland since 2001, Colgate-Palmolive has positioned itself as a dominant player in the regional household, health care and personal care products market. Colgate-Palmolive’s strong performance in...

ČSOB is one of the top three largest commercial and private banks in the Czech Republic with a long history having been a state-owned entity from 1964 until 1999. Since...

With some of the world’s best known brands in its portfolio including Guinness, Smirnoff and Ciroc, global alcoholic drinks producer Diageo has a worldwide presence including notable operations in Central...

DTEK is a Ukranian holding company that operates in the energy sector through a number of subsidiaries that oversee a range of different business practices, including the production of coal...

Prague-headquartered Equa Bank – founded in 2011 – is serviced by a highly talented legal and compliance function led by Radka Viková, the head of the department and the Bank’s...

The finance legal department at one of the largest financial services providers in Central and Eastern Europe, Erste Bank, is responsible for all legal issues related to the financing process....

With over 90 years of history in Belorussian football, Dinamo Minsk ranks as the oldest and one of the most successful football clubs in the country. To ensure the smooth...

Having carved out an enviable niche in the Romanian debt recovery market since its inception in 2014, GetBACK Recovery Romania is still a growing player in the sector. It has...

The legal department at Grupa Pracuj; a Polish internet firm focusing on the recruitment sector; has undergone significant changes in recent years, not only doubling its personnel, but also undergoing...

The Slovak real estate development company HB Reavis employs a legal department comprised of over 45 lawyers which supports the activities of the business in its core markets – Slovakia,...

With a several-decade presence in the Ukrainian market, Henkel’s subsidiary in Ukraine has established itself as a national market leader in the manufacture of soap, detergents, cleaning, polishing products, perfumes...

Based in Wroclaw, Hewlett- Packard Polska (HPP) is the Polish arm of the large technology giant Hewlett-Packard Enterprises, a major name in the technology scene around the world is benefitting...

Pavel Rozehnal, group chief legal and compliance officer of Home Credit International, explains that the company is currently undergoing ‘the most substantial corporate restructuring since its origination to increase its...

Croatia’s leading supplier of telecommunications services, Hrvatski Telekom’s dominant position in the market is maintained and enhanced by a legal function that proactively and confidently deals with all legal and...

The journey of Idea Getin Leasing’s legal team started in 2013 when a small legal team was formed at VB Leasing Polska – a medium-sized leasing company belonging to the...

INA is a mid-sized European oil company, and a major player in the Croatian energy business with a strong presence in the region. The company is involved in oil and...

ING Bank Romania, the Romanian division of the Dutch international multinational financial company, has been operating since 1994 and was the first foreign bank to open a full branch in...

With a presence in the Polish market for over 20 years, ING Lease Polska currently ranks one of the largest leasing institutions in Poland. The legal department at the company...

As the biggest internet travel agency in the Czech Republic, Invia provides vacation packages from over 200 renowned tour operators on the Czech and Slovak markets, as well as flight...

The Serbian aeronautical industry’s biggest name, JAT Tehnika formed in 2006 as a separate company to the in-house maintenance facility of JAT Airlines, the former Yugoslav Airlines. JAT Tehnika is...

The Portuguese corporate group Jerónimo Martins maintains an immense presence in Poland, with more than 2,800 stores in the country’s food distribution sector. In the specialised retail sector, the company’s...

Incorporated in 1990 and based in Warsaw, Johnson & Johnson’s Polish subsidiary has developed into one of the leading providers of pharmaceutical products and cosmetics in the country. The company...

Slovenian international generic pharmaceuticals company Krka was first established in 1954, and has business concerns mainly in both pharmaceutical and chemical activities. Prescription pharmaceuticals remain its main product group, which...

LG Electronics Poland is a research and production arm of the South Korean electronics company’s European operations, creating some of the most innovative technical products in the market from artificially...

German supermarket group Lidl is set to expand its presence in Central and Eastern Europe, and has recently announced plans to open 20 new stores in Romania before the end...

Established in 1928, the Polish flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines ranks as one of the world’s airlines still in operation. The airline’s legal department has diligently navigated the company through...

Multinational Russian energy company LUKOIL has had a presence in Romania since 1998, and currently has 310 distribution stations around the country, employing more than 3,000 people across its network...

Mercator-S is the largest supermarket retail chain in Serbia, with locations in more than 100 cities across the country. It comprises of IDEA stores, Roda megastores, Mercator, Velpro and HoReCa...

MET Hungary, formerly MOL Energiakereskedő Kft, is a major natural gas wholesale and retail trader operating across Europe and began trading in Hungary in 2007. The legal team is led...

Ukraine-based Metinvest is an internationally vertically integrated mining and metallurgical group of companies that manages every stage in the production chain of value creation, from the extraction of iron ore...

The Serbian financial institution Mirabank employs a legal team of three members – Nikola Kavedzic, the department’s head who boasts 13 years of experience in the finance sector; Danilo Kustudija,...

The Hungarian multinational oil and gas company MOL Group ranks as one of the most valuable companies in the Central and Eastern Europe region with a revenue equalling approximately one-fifth...

Founded in 1998, Naftogaz of Ukraine is the national oil and gas company of Ukraine and is involved with the extraction, transportation, and refinement of natural gas and crude oil....

As one of the largest energy companies in the region and one of the largest employees and exporters in the Serbian economy, Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) commands a revenue figure...

The recently appointed Mateeas Anne-Marie, head of legal, runs the legal department at Novartis Romania, the Romanian division of one of the largest global pharmaceutical companies. Novartis’ large range of...

A study by the Economica Institute for Economic Research found that Novomatic plays a very significant role in the Austrian economy, and it currently employs around 3,500 people and is...

A part of the global Naspers concern, the Polish branch of OLX Group manages the most popular websites with classified ads, such as OLX, OTOMOTO and OTODOM, and recently also...

Vienna Stock Exchange listed OMV of Austria is an oil and gas entity with concerns in both upstream and downstream businesses, and whose operations have enabled it to post a...

Led by head of department Andras Pete, OTP Bank’s expert legal team manages all of the legal and compliance matters for the Hungarian banking giant. OTP Bank is the largest...

As the fintech and e-payments division of global internet and media company Naspers, PayU offers payment methods to over 350 million people worldwide. The in-house legal team led by Bartosz...

Miša Vorotović, senior counsel South East Europe, leads the legal department at Philip Morris International (PMI) in Serbia covering Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo markets. PMI...

The Ukrainian legal team of Philip Morris International (PMI) has impressed nominating sources for its performance under the expert direction of Natalya Bondarenko, director of corporate affairs, since 2016. The...

One of the largest legal teams in Central and Eastern Europe at 201-strong, PKO Bank Polski’s legal team has been led by general counsel Wojciech Jabłoński, who has led a...

Headquartered in Warsaw, with branches in Russia, Pakistan, Belarus and Ukraine and equity interests in 30 subsidiaries, the state-controlled Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) holds a dominant position in...

The legal team at Polpharma Group is led by Agnieszka Deeg-Tyburska, the general counsel, director of legal, organisational, compliance and IP division, and continues to impress after another year of...

PFR is a state-owned financial group which supports companies, local government and individuals and invests to promote economic growth and sustainable social development. Over the last several years the Bank’s...

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff and a production output exceeding $3.9bn, Porr ranks as one of the leading Austrian and European building contractors. After participating in all important...

PSE is a large state-owned transmission system operator in Poland. The company is tasked with ensuring the necessary development of the domestic transmission grid and its cross-border interconnections, making transmission...

Austrian banking group Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is proud of its 30 year presence in the Central and Eastern European market, considering the region as its home market with subsidiary...

Since selling its first energy drink in 1987, Austrian company Red Bull has grown into one of the world’s most recognisable brands, selling their famed products in 171 countries and...

Founded in 1901, Richter Gedeon is a Hungarian pharmaceutical institution and a multinational corporation with its headquarters in Budapest, whose products are distributed to over 100 countries. Employing 11,000 people...

The formidable legal function at Samsung Electronics Polska has streamlined its work through the introduction of new structures and schemes of organisational interactions for the provision of comprehensive legal support....

Sberbank Hungary, the Hungarian subsidiary of the major state-owned Russian banking services company Sberbank Group, is a leading financial services group operating across the CEE and Russia. Since 1993, Sberbank...

Led by general counsel Wojciech Kowalewski, the legal department at Siemens Poland is extremely flexible and competent in dealing with issues in relation to regulatory changes, new products and ensuring...

Skanska TFI is the Polish business of the Swedish multinational construction company. The company employs a highly able legal department in its Warsaw office, whose capabilities were strengthened even further...

Škoda is a major international automotive brand with a long history in the Czech Republic as a state run automotive company during the communist era, and has – since privatisation...

Part of the Starlight Media group, STB is a leading national television network in Ukraine. STB employs more than 2,000 people and produces a wide variety of content, including for...

The Swarovski in-house legal team is recognised for its outstanding work on matters in the precious gems industry, with Swarovski having been one of the world’s most sought after producers...

T-Mobile’s business in the Czech Republic is supported by a team of 15 lawyers and five support staff headed by senior head of legal services Petr Josefi. The team’s most...

T-Systems Hungary is the largest information communication technology services provider in Hungary, fully owned by Magyar Telekom a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. T-Systems Hungary provides consulting services and a full...

Electrical retailer Tehnomanija was founded in 1999 and is part of the umbrella group, Roaming Group, in which it works closely with 20 other companies. Roaming Electronics is the largest...

Telenor – the Norwegian telecommunications giant – has highly active and lucrative operations in Serbia, and stands as one of the preeminent mobile network operators in the country, with almost...

As a UK-headquartered business that has expanded into the Central and Eastern European region via Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, legal and compliance support to Tesco in these...

Poland’s largest television and media group TVN employs what nominators call a ‘fantastic’ team of approximately 40 in-house lawyers, which for many years has successfully been led by general counsel...

The legal team of the Serbian branch of global financial services firm UniCredit is led by Gligorije Brajković, who is not only the head of legal department but is also...

Jan Klouda, general counsel and member of the board of directors, leads a legal team at Vodafone Czech Republic that continues to impress due to its expertise and achievements in...

Voestalpine is an international steel-based technology and capital goods group based in Linz, and is active in steel, automotive, railway systems, profilform and tool steel industries. As of 2017, it...

The seven-strong legal department at Volkswagen Poznań is led by head of legal and public policy Tobiasz Adam Kowalczyk, and covers a broad base of legal matters for the Volkswagen...

Legally incorporated as Wizz Air Hungary and stylised as W!zz Air, the well known Hungarian airline services many cities across Europe, as well as destinations in North Africa and the...

As the leading short-term loans company in Poland, Wonga faces a plethora of different types of legal issues in its day-to-day operations related to banking and finance, competition law, consumer...