Leopoldo Parada is an associate professor in tax law at the University of Leeds in UK. He has been recognised as one of the most promising tax policy experts worldwide. Listen to the podcast here! Topics discussed: his extravagant haircut and why he did not become a professional football player like he initially wanted to […]
The end of 2023 was rather eventful for the Belarusian intellectual property (IP) landscape. The Sorainen IP team is pleased to share the most recent news with you. Below, some interesting changes in IP legislation, a cross-border unfair competition dispute and a Supreme Court decision on the similarity between two trade marks are presented for […]
In the ever-evolving landscape of intellectual property, the Baltic states are at the forefront of transformative changes. From Estonia’s ambitious proposals to strengthen copyright laws and protect creators to Latvia’s battle against the surge in counterfeit goods, and the European Union’s groundbreaking move to extend geographical indication protection, the region is a hotbed of legal […]
Last year, the Baltic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market slowed down slightly from the previous year in terms of the number of deals. Despite the minor decline, the numbers still remained significantly above pandemic-time levels, according to statistics compiled by M&A database Mergermarket. While the deal count downturn wasn’t significant, the total disclosed value of […]
Sorainen continues to be a leading law firm for mergers and acquisitions in the Baltic region. Our firm has advised the highest number of M&A deals in 2023 in the region, according to the latest Global and Regional M&A Rankings 2023 by Mergermarket. The firm advised on 34 transactions with a combined value of USD […]