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As the go-to legal advisor for complex commercial matters in the region, Schoenherr aims to use its proximity to industry leaders, in developing practical solutions for future challenges. We keep a close eye on trends and developments, which enables us to provide high quality legal advice that is straight to the point.
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ESG
Our CEE-wide expertise across several legal areas and industries allows our teams to advise on all environmental, social and governance related questions and challenges. This info corner gives an overview of our legal expertise in relation to ESG.
foreign direct investment info corner
This info corner provides an up-to-date overview of the currently existing FDI regimes in the CEE, covering the following aspects: Filing requirements, process and timetable, legal basis and related Schoenherr publications. It will keep pace with ongoing developments in the countries, and will therefore be continuously updated.
restructuring directive info corner
The EU Restructuring Directive aims to introduce a framework for pre-insolvency restructurings. Its implementation by Member States could significantly contribute to addressing the expected increase of corporate defaults and financially distressed companies in 2021 and beyond. Get monthly updates and more on the implementation of the Restructuring Directive in CEE in our info corner.
Austria: Schoenherr advises Managers on issue of EUR 750m Mortgage Pfandbriefe by Erste Group
Schoenherr advised the Managers on the successful issue of EUR 750m 2.500 % Mortgage Pfandbriefe (Hypothekenpfandbriefe) due 2030 by Erste Group Bank AG.
Austria/Serbia: Schoenherr advises Greiner Packaging on acquisition of ALWAG
Schoenherr in cooperation with Moravčević Vojnović and partners advised Greiner Packaging International GmbH (Greiner) on all legal aspects of its 100 % acquisition of Serbian PET flake producer ALWAG DOO NOVA GAJDOBRA from ALING-CONEL d.o.o. Gajdobra (Serbia) and REIWAG Facility Services GmbH (Austria).
Austria: Schoenherr advises NORD Holding on acquisition of majority stake in Heizkurier Group
Schoenherr advised NORD Holding, together with Noerr, on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Heizkurier Group from Odewald KMU (Heizkurier).
New rules in Czech UBO law as of 1 October 2022. Immediate threat of sanctions
The Czech Act on Ultimate Beneficial Owners1 (the "UBO Act") has been effective since 1 June 2021. Not even a year and a half later, Czech lawmakers introduced an amendment to the UBO Act2 (the "Amendment") after significant pressure from the European Commission to comply with the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive3 ("AMLD5").
NFT licences that "can't be evil": are they any good?
Licences connected to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are still far from being the norm. As a result, most NFTs still do not convey sufficient or appropriate IP rights to their underlying content. Moreover, they have to deal with practical difficulties inherent to the nature of NFTs. The need for licences tailored to the NFT market is therefore evident.
To overcome the practical difficulties and tackle these issues, publicly available NFT licence systems have emerged. But are they any good?
How to implement flexible work arrangements in Serbia in the post-Covid-19 era
During the Covid-19 pandemic, in every industry where it was possible employers transferred their employees to work from home.
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