{"id":266558,"date":"2026-04-30T10:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=266558"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:06:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:06:26","slug":"central-eastern-europe-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/central-eastern-europe-awards-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Central and Eastern Europe Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite ongoing geopolitical and economic volatility, the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region has maintained a robust economic outlook, supported by EU investment frameworks, accelerating nearshoring trends, and a growing tech and innovation ecosystem. Emerging dynamics\u2014such as AI-driven transformation, supply chain realignment, increased defence and infrastructure spending, and the push for energy security and the green transition\u2014are further shaping the region\u2019s growth. Countries like Poland, the Czech Republic, and Romania continue to lead in attracting foreign direct investment, while the Western Balkans are becoming increasingly significant in cross-border M&amp;A, infrastructure, and energy deals.<\/p>\n<p>Legal 500 is pleased to recognise leading legal professionals for excellence throughout the CEE region. These awards are based on Legal 500\u2019s thorough, independent research for the annual directory. Winners are selected by a team led by Mike De Luca, CEE editor, who oversees the coverage and ensures the integrity of the awards. Some awards recognise specific practice areas, while others acknowledge the overall achievements of firms and individuals at the national and regional levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite ongoing geopolitical and economic volatility, the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region has maintained a robust economic outlook, supported by EU investment frameworks, accelerating nearshoring trends, and a growing tech and innovation ecosystem. Emerging dynamics\u2014such as AI-driven transformation, supply chain realignment, increased defence and infrastructure spending, and the push for energy security and the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/central-eastern-europe-awards-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Central and Eastern Europe Awards 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71440,"featured_media":181086,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-266558","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/266558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71440"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266558"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/266558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266620,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/266558\/revisions\/266620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}