Podcasts

What are the risks Chinese investors face when doing business in Europe? What are a difference between Chinese state-owned enterprises, private companies and private equity investors? And why do capital remittance control matter? Christian Mikosch, Partner for our Corporate/M&A practice and head of the Wolf Theiss China desk invited Michael Zou, Partner at Chance Bridge […]...

European legislation introduced the concept of electronic signatures in 1999 when the Directive on a Community framework for electronic signatures was adopted (the so called eSignature Directive). A further step was taken in July 2016 when the eIDAS Regulation came into force and set the ground for a level playing field across all EU member […]...

In July 2021,  the European Central Bank confirmed that it is going to be proceeding with its digital Euro project. How will this decision impact the Financial Services Industry? Our guest speakers, Silvia Attanasio – Head of Innovation at ABI –  and Petko Karamotchev – CEO of Industria Technology – have been involved in the implementation […]...

Most employees have dealt with questions like “How and when can I plan a holiday? What if I want to re-schedule my holidays? And can I be called back to the office?”. Since holiday season is in full swing we chose a fitting topic for our latest podcast episode: Holiday entitlement and the employment law aspects […]...

What do the children of lawyers dream to be when they grow up? And what is it like juggling home school and home office? These were among the questions our Soundshot Community submitted. Listen to our most recent episode “Balancing work and family life: two lawyers share their views” to hear all the questions and […]...

What does digitalisation mean for my company, for my sector? This is the question business leaders must constantly ask themselves, especially now that sectoral lines are blurring as a result of innovative technologies. Anna Rizova (Managing Partner of our Sofia office, expert for regulatory and commercial matters in the energy and telecommunication sectors) and János […]...

What accelerating trends and paradigm shifts is the real estate market facing? In one of our previous episodes, Partner Peter Oberlechner – one of the leading real estate lawyers in Austria – discussed how Covid-19 is impacting the market in CEE/SEE; In this episode, we want to dive deeper and focus on a tool that […]...

After successfully completing a law degree, many attorneys ask themselves whether they should do an LL.M. (Master of Laws). Here at Wolf Theiss, we have noticed several open questions on the topic, so we decided to address them in our podcast! Associate Sofia Kovacevic and Senior Associate Markus Taufner, both members of our Disputes team, […]...

Last year was a training course for many companies in adaptation and agility. What are the lessons learnt and what is the outlook for the upcoming months in CEE? Wolf Theiss Partners Richard Clegg and Ileana Glodeanu discuss how businesses in the CEE region adapted in 2020 & 2021 and the positive prospects for the […]...

How do you support your female co-workers? What does it take to reach gender equality in the legal industry? And did you ever feel you had to fight harder for reaching your goals than your male colleagues had to?We asked Andjelka Todorović and Adelina Iftime-Blagean these and other questions to learn about their personal experiences […]...

Female empowerment matters – not only on March 8th, International Women’s Day, but on every other day of the year. While there is still a long way to go for true gender equality (not only in the legal industry but in many other industries, too), there has already been a lot of progress – more […]...

Influencer marketing is part of social media, but it is not as easy it appears to be. While brands and companies love to work with influencers and use their reach, the legal aspects behind it sometimes tend to be forgotten – with serious consequences as some examples have shown in the past. In this episode, […]...