Schoenherr advised mBank, as lender, on the financing of the acquisition of Rolfroz by the team of Cedo Capital, a Polish search fund, led by Monika Wincel.

CEE powerhouse Schoenherr expands its international presence with a new office in the City of London, reinforcing its role as the referral firm of choice for cross-border mandates in Central Eastern Europe.

Schoenherr has successfully represented the international technology and mobility company Uber in long-running litigation against Taxi 40100 (via its subsidiary CC Taxicenter GmbH). After seven years and five Supreme Court (OGH) decisions on a range of claims and legal issues, the damages claim has now also been dismissed.^[1]

Türkiye is entering a new stage in its digital transformation, with legal reforms aimed at aligning local regulations with fast-moving technologies. This shift is reflected in new legal tools that support innovative businesses and protect digital rights.

It is common in complex disputes for related facts and legal questions to be addressed both by criminal courts and by civil courts. Parties often use the one to obtain relevant information for the other. With white-collar crime proceedings often taking years to conclude, how long can a party wait to file a civil claim before the statute of limitations applies? Does the filing of an indictment provide sufficient evidence for a party to be aware of the relevant facts?

In its recent decision 4 Ob 156/24f, the Supreme Court of Austria (OGH) provided some clarifications.

Counterfeiting is an increasingly prevalent phenomenon within the EU, to the detriment of both its citizens and holders of intellectual property rights. To put this into perspective, counterfeit and pirated goods within Member States have an estimated value of up to EUR 119bln, representing up to 5.8 % of all imports.