Kinstellar
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Firm Managing Partner: Patrik Bolf
Romania Managing Partner: Razvan Popa
Number of partners: 30 Number of lawyers: 250+
Languages: Bulgarian, Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Kazakh, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Turkish, Ukrainian
Firm Overview:
Kinstellar is a leading independent law firm in emerging Europe, Turkey and Central Asia, with offices in Almaty (Kazakhstan), Belgrade (Serbia), Bratislava (Slovakia), Bucharest (Romania), Budapest (Hungary), Istanbul (Turkey), Kyiv (Ukraine), Prague (the Czech Republic), Sofia (Bulgaria) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan). Operating as a single fully integrated firm, Kinstellar delivers consistently high quality services across all jurisdictions in an integrated and seamless style. The firm is particularly well suited to servicing complex transactions and advisory requirements spanning several jurisdictions.
Main Areas of Practice:
The range and breadth of the firm’s specialist practices and sectors set it apart in emerging Europe and Central Asia.
Sectors:
Asset Solutions
Automotive & Industrials
Aviation
Banks & Financial Institutions
Energy & Natural Resources
Infrastructure
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Private Equity
Real Estate
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Practices:
Banking, Finance & Capital Markets
Competition & State Aid
Compliance, Risk & Sensitive Investigations
Dispute Resolution
Employment & Labour Law
Energy & Natural Resources
Infrastructure & Projects
Intellectual Property
M&A & Corporate
Real Estate, Construction & Planning
Restructuring & Insolvency
Tax
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
White Collar Crime
Key Contacts
Managing Partner:
Razvan Popa
razvan.popa@kinstellar.com
Firm Rankings
Banking & Finance
Band 3
7.0
Capital Markets
Band 3
6.0
Capital Markets: Debt
Band 2
8.0
Corporate/M&A
Band 4
5.0
Dispute Resolution
Band 2
8.0
Energy & Natural Resources
Band 4
5.0
Labour & Employment
Band 2
8.0
Projects
Band 4
4.0
Real Estate
Band 3
7.0
Restructuring & Insolvency
Band 1
TMT
Band 2
8.0
White-Collar Crime
Band 2
8.0
Lawyer Rankings
Articles
June 2021 – On 4 June 2021, the European Commission updated its standard contractual clauses for transfers of personal data to third countries and also released new standard clauses for controller-to-processor relationships. As data transfer standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) can easily be incorporated into data processing agreements, they represent a widely sought-out mechanism for businesses […]
On 4 May 2021 the Slovak parliament adopted Act No. 215/2021 on compensation for shortened work, widely known as Kurzarbeit (the “Act”). The Act aims to ensure that the state will partially compensate employer costs for employee wage compensation during periods of shortened work caused by external factors (the “Subsidy”). The Act will become effective as of 1 January 2022, as […]
June 2021 – On 4 June 2021, the European Commission updated its standard contractual clauses for transfers of personal data to third countries and also released new standard clauses for controller-to-processor relationships. As data transfer standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) can easily be incorporated into data processing agreements, they represent a widely sought-out mechanism for businesses to ensure data protection […]
Press Releases
June 2021 – Kinstellar is honoured to have received five Deal of the Year awards—for the Czech Republic, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine—at the 2020 CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Awards. Finalists for the peer-selected CEE Deal of the Year Awards were chosen by a panel of legal experts in each country, with winners […]
There is a larger number of PRS/BTR projects being announced in the pipeline for delivery over the next few years across the region. PRAGUE, Czech Republic, June 30, 2021 – Residential volumes across the CEE region have been limited and averaged out annually at just over €200 million in the past 5 years. The balance […]
June 2021 – Kinstellar has successfully advised CAPEX.com, a fintech start-up founded by Romanian entrepreneur Octavian Pătraşcu, in connection with its raising of USD 21 million in a new funding round led by venture capital firms Growth Box and Moore & Moore Investments. CAPEX.com is a leading trading platform for financial instruments based on contracts for difference (CFDs), […]
June 2021 – Kinstellar’s Bratislava office has recently advised Global Attractions SPI AB (GASPI), part of the Accent Equity portfolio, on its acquisition of HPS Group. Kinstellar was part of a multi-jurisdictional team led by kallan (Germany) and advised mainly on legal matters relating to Slovak-based HPS Group companies Playlife, ThemeWorks and Cheer Amusement Europe, which specialise in […]
June 2021 – Kinstellar is very pleased to announce the acquisition of DLA Piper’s market-leading Ukraine practice! Now comprising 60 lawyers, including 10 partners, Kinstellar is among the largest law firms in Ukraine and the leading independent international law firm on the market. The merger strengthens our key practice areas, including corporate/M&A, banking & finance, employment & benefits, litigation […]