📑 New IBA Guide: Austria’s legal landscape for healthcare reimbursement (2025) How is healthcare financed and reimbursed in Austria—and what legal structures govern the system? As part of the IBA Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee’s global survey, Austria's national contribution sheds light on the country's complex interplay between federal and regional responsibilities, mandatory insurance, and private sector participation. 🔍 Key takeaways: ✔️ Austria operates a multi-layered healthcare model, with funding split across social insurance funds, public budgets, and supplementary private insurance. ✔️ Reimbursement for medicinal products is tightly regulated via the Erstattungskodex, overseen by the Dachverband. ✔️ Legal oversight is primarily driven by the Austrian General Social Security Act (ASVG) and shaped by agreements between insurers and providers. ⚖️ The Austrian chapter was co-authored by Harald Strahberger (Partner), offering a detailed and practice-oriented overview of financing and reimbursement law in the country. 📘 Read the Austrian guide here: https://lnkd.in/d9ukN2kc #Exceptionaltogether #HealthcareLaw #LifeSciences #Austria #IBA #PublicHealth #ReimbursementLaw #LegalFramework #HealthPolicy #PharmaceuticalLaw

🔍 Cyberbullying: How can employers in Romania address inappropriate behaviour in hybrid or remote work environments? 🏢 In a world where the boundaries between the physical and virtual office are increasingly blurred, employers are facing a new and complex challenge: #cyberbullying. From passive-aggressive messages in a team chat to an inappropriate joke on an internal platform, subtle forms of harassment can have serious consequences for employees’ emotional well-being and the overall organisational climate. 🛡️ How can employers manage and prevent such situations in order to protect both their employees and their reputation? 📖 Read our article by Managing Associate Andrada Popescu to learn how your organisation can foster a respectful and inclusive work environment: https://lnkd.in/djXk5QBD 🌟 By implementing clear policies, investing in employee training, and establishing trustworthy reporting mechanisms, employers can build a safe workplace and stand out as responsible, forward-thinking leaders in today’s job market. #ExceptionalTogether #intheknow #HybridWorkplace #WorkplaceWellbeing #HRinRomania #EmployerResponsibility #WorkplaceCulture #employmentlaw

📣 Meet us at LegalTechTalk 2025 in #London, on 26 & 27 June! We’re proud to share that our Firm Managing Partner, Ferenczi Kristóf, will be speaking at LegalTechTalk 2025, Europe’s leading conference for legal innovation and transformation. 🔎 On the panel "Resisting Change: Why Do Some Law Firms Struggle to Invest in Transformation”, Kristóf will share his perspective on how law firms must adapt to today’s rapidly evolving legal landscape, focusing on leadership, innovation, and the next era of legal excellence. With vast legal knowledge, client-centricity, and experience in leadership, he brings important insight into navigating transformation in complex markets. Join the 4,000+ attendees at the event with 300+ speakers, exploring six key themes of legal innovation and transformation in 70+ sessions. 👉 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/e4__R3bm #ExceptionalTogether #InTheKnow #MeetUs #LegalTechTalk2025 #LegalInnovation #LegalTransformation

📢 News alert: Auction for the concession of 18 mineral perimeters launched in Romania 📍 Romania’s National Regulatory Authority for Mining, Petroleum and Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide (ANRMPSG) has officially launched a new bidding procedure for the concession of 18 mineral perimeters, as detailed in Order no. 280/2025, published in the Official Gazette on 10 June 2025. The bidding round covers a range of valuable mineral resources, including limestone (industrial and construction), dolerite, salt, lignite, coal, tar sand, polymetallic ore (including gold-silver), graphite, and feldspar. The targeted concession areas are primarily located in Western Romania (Caraș-Severin, Hunedoara, Mehedinți, Vâlcea, Gorj, Bihor), with additional sites in Wallachia and Moldavia. 📆 Interested Romanian and international companies must submit their offers by 15 September 2025. Submissions must include key documentation such as company credentials, proof of financial stability, and relevant technical information. 📄 To assist in preparing bids, ANRMPSG is offering access to geological data upon written request, subject to confidentiality agreements and applicable fees, in line with national legislation on classified information. ℹ️ For more information, contact: Iustinian Captariu, Partner – Ioana-Mihaela Criste, Senior Associate – Andreea Vladareanu, Junior Associate – #ExceptionalTogether #mining #Romania #mineralresources #publictenders #exploration #geology #businessopportunities

🎙️ We are excited to launch our new podcast series, "Adventures in the East: Real stories of risk, law, and strategy from Central Europe to Central Asia" - now available on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dD_BsQmD Co-hosted by Luke Wochensky, Partner and Firmwide Head of Risk and Investigations, and Matt Shannon, Head of Business Development, North America, the series will explore high-stakes matters from across the region, such as FCPA probes, internal investigations, sanctions risks, parallel proceedings, and more. Each ~30-minute episode will feature candid conversations with legal experts, Kinstellar partners, and external guests. 🎧 Watch our first episode, recorded in Bratislava, as Luke and Matt introduce the series and share their insights on the Risk and Investigations service line and the broader Central and Southeast Europe (C/SEE) region. In this kickoff conversation, they discuss their backgrounds, what brought them to the region, and what you can expect from upcoming episodes. #ExceptionalTogether #KinstellarPodcast #AdventuresInTheEast #LegalPodcast #CEE #SEE #RiskandInvestigations #FCPA #SanctionsRisks #InternalInvestigations

🇺🇦 ⚖️ Important changes to labour legislation under Martial Law have entered into force in Ukraine. Our team has summarised the key amendments in the alert below. 👇 These include: 🔸 New restrictions on dismissals for employees in active combat zones 🔸 New rules and timelines for suspending employment agreements 🔸 Mandatory updates to contact details for both employers and employees 🔸 Deadlines to update official registries and employer contacts These changes affect how #employment rights and obligations are managed during wartime – be sure to stay informed. Read the update in English or in Ukrainian here: https://lnkd.in/dkXmVjvr 📞 For more details, feel free to contact Maksym Tesliar, Head of our #Employment and #Labour Law team in Ukraine and Iryna Shaposhnikova, Senior Associate. #ExceptionalTogether #UkraineLaw #MartialLaw #EmploymentLaw #HRCompliance #LabourLaw #LegalUpdate #KinstellarUkraine #UkraineReconstruction

📢 ECJ to rule on directors’ liability for cartel fines 📑 As cartel enforcement intensifies across Europe, a new legal frontier is emerging: Can companies seek recourse from managing directors for cartel fines imposed on the company itself? In a case referred by the German Supreme Court (BGH), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is reviewing this pivotal question for the first time. The case could reshape the boundaries of director’s internal liability and competition law compliance across the EU. 🔍 Key takeaways: ✔️ The ECJ’s ruling, which will be binding for the BGH as well as for any other national court before which the same issue is raised, is expected to be handed down in 2026. ✔️ Current ECJ case law tends to uphold the principle that cartel fines should be ultimately borne by the company, in order to preserve the deterrent effect of the fines. ✔️ Directors may still face personal liability for additional damages incurred by companies, such as third-party claims resulting from antitrust violations. ⚖️ Our article, written by Markus Taufner (Partner) and Agnes Lackenberger (Senior Associate), offers a comprehensive analysis of the case, its background, and its potential implications for D&O liability and compliance across Europe. 📖 Read the full piece: https://lnkd.in/dxje5dFS #ExceptionalTogether #CompetitionLaw #CorporateLitigation #DandO #CartelFines #ECJ #Compliance #Antitrust #EUlaw #BGH