Schoenherr advised Tishman Speyer, a leading international real estate investor headquartered in New York, on the acquisition of the newly developed mixed-use complex “Milestone Wien Erdberg”, comprising student housing, serviced apartments and office and retail space in Vienna's third district, from Raiffeisen Property Holding International (RPHI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI). The transaction was structured as a share deal.

Schoenherr advised AMCO - Asset Management Company SpA on the cross-border sale of a legacy portfolio of non-performing loans and leasing contracts (NPLs) originally acquired from Veneto Banca, spanning exposures across Romania, Moldova, Albania and Croatia, to Valori Capital. The portfolio dates back to the compulsory liquidation of Veneto Banca in 2017, after which AMCO stepped in to manage and recover the bank's residual non-performing exposures.

Schoenherr advised Hitachi in connection with OEBB's award of a EUR 2.6bln contract to Siemens and Hitachi for the roll-out of a new, digital generation of interlockings (Stellwerke) across the Austrian rail network.

Under the Corporate Law Management Positions Act (Gesellschaftsrechtliches Leitungspositionengesetz; GesLeiPoG), the gender quota on the supervisory boards of listed companies rises from 30 % to 40 %. Breaches may result in an "empty seat", rendering the election null and void. The new regulations have been in force since 30 June 2026 and apply to elections and appointments from 1 January 2027.

On 7 October 2026, the Assembly of North Macedonia adopted the Law on Notification and Screening of Foreign Direct Investments (the "Law"), marking a significant step toward the country's first comprehensive foreign direct investment ("FDI") screening regime.

On 6 October 2026, the Hungarian Government published a draft law on its wealth tax, introducing a new annual net wealth tax on individuals and certain asset-holding structures whose net wealth exceeds 1 billion forints (HUF; approx. EUR 2,736,877 based on the same-day exchange rate used by the Hungarian National Bank). The law is intended to enter into force on 15 December 2026, with the first tax liability assessed on wealth held as of 31 December 2026 and due by 31 August 2027.

Welcome to our monthly CEE White Collar Crime Law update. With this newsletter, we aim to provide a concise and up-to-date overview of recent case law and other trends and developments in the field of white collar crime law in the CEE region

The Crocs clog is one of the most recognisable shoe designs in the world. The Design Museum London even included it in its publication Fifty Shoes That Changed the World. Yet, on 22 April 2026, the General Court of the EU (GC) declared the corresponding Registered EU Design invalid for a second time (T-228/25). The message is clear: no design is untouchable, regardless of how famous, commercially successful or culturally significant it may be.