2020 was not a usual year, and you may be wondering how it affected the M&A market in our region. With the onset of the first wave of the pandemic in the spring, many were forecasting the M&A market to slow down significantly. The good news is that in our region the annual number of […]
The true testament of the success of any service firm is, of course, client satisfaction, so it helps to know what it is that clients want. Since 2015 research company Kantar Sifo has been conducting the Prospera survey in the Baltics, interviewing business executives and company lawyers to measure client satisfaction with law firms. Having […]
In a recent Legal 500 Podcast our managing partner Laimonas Skibarka talked to Barnaby Merrill about the response to COVID-19 by the legal market in the Baltics and Belarus. Comments Laimonas: “The information we were receiving from publishers about international law firms cutting salaries and staff was worrying. However, our region was quite confident and […]
2018 proved to be a record year for M&A dealmaking in the Baltics, with Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) among the hottest sectors. Although global TMT sector trends show a cool-off by both deal count and deal value, nevertheless mid-2019 results in the Baltics and Belarus plus the pipeline ahead suggest that the fast pace […]
On 20 December 2018, the new European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) entered into force, aiming to encourage the substantial infrastructure investment required to achieve 5G rollout and gigabit connectivity. The EECC also consolidates existing European rules on electronic communications networks and services, and aligns them with recent technological developments in the field. The EECC must be […]
