Moving in-house
- Andrija Djonovic
- Andrija Djonovic
- Andrija Djonovic
- Andrija Djonovic
- Andrija Djonovic
Simandi has been with the organization for over 13 years, joining in 2012 as Legal and Corporate Affairs Director for Hungary – a position she held until 2017.
- Saida Ayupova
Featured
Backer McKenzie Partner Marton Horanyi shares his thoughts about the upcoming event and what he's looking forward to the most.
- Andrija Djonovic
With preparations for the 2025 CEELM HU GC Summit in full swing, Oppenheim Partner Istvan Szatmary shares his thoughts about the upcoming event and what he's looking forward to the most.
- Andrija Djonovic
Basak Gurbuz reflects on her nearly two-decade legal journey, from private practice to leading in-house roles across media, tech, and now healthcare.
- Teona Gelashvili
- Radu Cotarcea
Prior to joining the organization, Tuerk worked as Head of Legal at Immowert Immobilieninvest GmbH between 2023 and 2025.
- Saida Ayupova
Simandi has been with the organization for over 13 years, joining in 2012 as Legal and Corporate Affairs Director for Hungary – a position she held until 2017.
- Saida Ayupova
Between 2020 and 2023, Papageorgiou worked as Legal Counsel for the Retail World SA arm of Public. He then took on the role of Senior Legal Counsel at Public Group.
- Radu Cotarcea
Before joining Erdem & Erdem, Sen worked for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as Principal Counsel.
- Andrija Djonovic
Backer McKenzie Partner Marton Horanyi shares his thoughts about the upcoming event and what he's looking forward to the most.
- Saida Ayupova
Prior to joining Hoerbiger, Kosi worked as M&A Manager/Lead in the Corporate Finance Department and Senior Legal Counsel at CCE Holding between 2023 and 2025.
- Andrija Djonovic
With preparations for the 2025 CEELM HU GC Summit in full swing, Oppenheim Partner Istvan Szatmary shares his thoughts about the upcoming event and what he's looking forward to the most.
- Radu Cotarcea
Former E-Infra Group General Counsel Adina Calfa has joined ISSA Estate as Group CEO.
Interviews
Backer McKenzie Partner Marton Horanyi shares his thoughts about the upcoming event and what he's looking forward to the most.
- Andrija Djonovic
With preparations for the 2025 CEELM HU GC Summit in full swing, Oppenheim Partner Istvan Szatmary shares his thoughts about the upcoming event and what he's looking forward to the most.
- Andrija Djonovic
Basak Gurbuz reflects on her nearly two-decade legal journey, from private practice to leading in-house roles across media, tech, and now healthcare.
- Teona Gelashvili
Elena Velkova reflects on her transition from advisory to in-house, building a specialized legal team, and assuming a more strategic role in the media industry.
- Teona Gelashvili
Farmexim Head of Legal and Compliance Director Mihaela Scarlatescu discusses her 25-year legal journey, leading in-house strategy across pharma and retail, and balancing legal precision with business impact.
- Andrija Djonovic
IT Labs Group General Counsel and DPO Ana Zakovska discusses her transition from private practice to in-house roles in the ICT sector, the evolving nature of legal work, and how privacy and AI are shaping the industry.
- Andrija Djonovic
As AI increasingly intersects with nearly every dimension of digital security, so too does the consciousness of creating conditions to use it in a secure cyberspace.
- Andrija Djonovic
IT Labs Group General Counsel and DPO Ana Zakovska discusses her transition from private practice to in-house roles in the ICT sector, the evolving nature of legal work, and how privacy and AI are shaping the industry.
- Andrija Djonovic
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Commentary
Below is an excerpt from the Legal Automation Book: From Bottlenecks to Bots by Vasile Tiple, former General Counsel and Head of Legal Automation at UiPath Inc.
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Approximately two-thirds of GCs said that the reason behind choosing a specific legal counsel was their successful cooperation in the past.
- Radu Cotarcea
We analyzed the fundamental factors that play a role in GCs’ decision-making process in terms of choosing a new law firm to work with.
- Radu Cotarcea
describe what is at the top of the agenda for their compliance and risk functions and how they nurture a culture of compliance within their companies
- Radu Cotarcea
GCs talk about how they manage their companies' legal functions' budgets.
- Radu Cotarcea
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Internal moves and promotions
Simandi has been with the organization for over 13 years, joining in 2012 as Legal and Corporate Affairs Director for Hungary – a position she held until 2017.
- Saida Ayupova
Chekova has been with the organization since 2024, previously working as Head of Legal.
- Saida Ayupova
Halko has been with the organization since 2005, previously working from its Lisbon office as International Network Counsel and Expert between 2024 and 2025.
- Saida Ayupova
Bulic-Keseljevic originally joined UniCredit in 2008 as Vice President Investment Banking Emerging Europe/Senior Legal Counsel.
- Saida Ayupova
The new role expands her responsibility to cover legal work of all international operations of Sisecam as well as M&A transactions.
- Saida Ayupova
Muresan took on the expanded role in August 2025, after working as Head of Legal – Special Projects at the company since January 2025
- Saida Ayupova
Damla Aygun Yararca has become the Senior Director, Legal, Ethics, Compliance & Quality at Novo Nordisk Turkiye.
- Andrija Djonovic
JDE Peet's has appointed Ana Busuioc as its Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs for Central and Eastern Europe.
- Andrija Djonovic
Alexandra Ivancia has become CTP Romania's new Head of Legal.
- Andrija Djonovic
3D Chess: GCs on the Challenge of Multitasking