Kinstellar acts as trusted legal counsel to leading investors across Emerging Europe and Central Asia. Our reputation for quality, excellence and integrity speaks for itself.
With offices in ten jurisdictions and over 250 local and international lawyers, we deliver consistent, joined-up legal advice and assistance across diverse regional markets – together with the know-how and experience to champion your interests while minimising exposure to risk.
Our clients include leading international and regional corporations, banks and other financial institutions, state bodies, multi-lateral institutions, and international law firms with clients that require top-quality legal counsel in our jurisdictions. We handle the most important and complex assignments for clients across diverse industries and business sectors.
What sets us apart
Not all law firms are cut from the same cloth. Kinstellar distinguishes itself in the markets of Emerging Europe and Central Asia in several important ways:
Our people work together across borders and specialisations with the shared focus to provide seamless, top-quality client service. TEAMWORK is what gets the job done. Kinstellar’s firm culture is hard-working, responsive, supportive and highly professional.
With a presence in ten key markets in Emerging Europe and Central Asia and a network of trusted partners across the region, Kinstellar provides clients consistent REGIONAL COVERAGE and a single point of contact for this diverse and expansive part of the world.
Kinstellar’s COMMITMENT TO QUALITY is second to none in our markets. We don’t just talk about quality – we build it everyday, with significant investments in learning and development for our people at all levels. Our reputation for quality attracts the top professionals in our jurisdictions.
Regional in focus, Kinstellar is INTERNATIONAL in style. Fully independent since 2008, our pedigree goes back over two decades and is shaped by our time as part of a UK ‘Magic Circle’ firm. We know what clients of top global law firms expect, and we know how to deliver it.
Integral to our firm culture and approach to client service is our strong COMMERCIAL FOCUS. We understand that the legal advice we provide is crucial to our clients’ business decisions. We deliver concise, market-driven results to help you meet your objectives.
With twenty four sectors and practices, Kinstellar provides a level of EXPERTISE not widely available in our jurisdictions. Our in-depth knowledge of international and local legal, regulatory and commercial issues helps you make effective and informed decisions.
We believe that GIVING BACK to the communities where we work and live brings long-term benefits to society as a whole. Our community investment programme includes pro bono work, volunteering, donations and sponsorships to help lift people in our region out of social and economic exclusion.
No short-cuts, no compromises – we place a premium on INTEGRITY. The highest ethical standards have always been a cornerstone of our firm. Kinstellar is the only regional law firm with a dedicated risk and compliance team and a comprehensive anti-corruption compliance programme.
History
For more than 20 years, the core team of senior lawyers leading Kinstellar have been working together handling some of the region’s most important transactions. Below is an overview of major milestones and achievements.
1989 – Fall of the Iron Curtain in CEE
1992 – Establishment of Prague office
1993 – Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: the ‘Velvet Divorce’
1993 – Establishment of Bratislava and Bucharest offices (Burns Schwartz)
1999 – Prague office becomes part of Linklaters & Alliance
2000 – Prague, Bratislava and Bucharest offices are merged into Linklaters
2000 – Establishment of Budapest office
2004 – Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia join the EU
2007 – Romania joins the EU
2008 – Spinoff of Prague, Bratislava, Bucharest and Budapest offices from Linklaters and launch of Kinstellar as an independent firm
2010 – Establishment of Belgrade office*
2010 – Establishment of Istanbul office
2010 – Kinstellar named ‘Emerging Law Firm of the Year’ by The Lawyer
2012 – Kinstellar receives ‘Central & Eastern Europe Client Service Award’ from Chambers Europe
2013 – Establishment of Almaty office
2014 – Establishment of Sofia office
2015 – Kinstellar named ‘Hungarian Law Firm of the Year’ at the Chambers Awards for Excellence
2016 – Establishment of Kyiv office
2016 – Kinstellar named ‘Law Firm of the Year: Central Europe’ by The Lawyer
2017 – Kinstellar named ‘Law Firm of the Year: Central Europe’ by The Lawyer
2018 – Kinstellar named ‘Law Firm of the Year: Central Europe’ by The Lawyer
2018 – Establishment of Tashkent office
2019 – Establishment of the partnership with Gen & Temizer | Özer, in Istanbul, Turkey
2020 – Kinstellar receives ‘Law firm of the Year Award:Central & Eastern Europe from Chambers Europe
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