Kinstellar acts as trusted legal counsel to leading investors across Emerging Europe and Central Asia. With offices in 11 jurisdictions and over 350 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.
Kinstellar is very pleased to announce that Hugh Owen joins the Firm as a Partner, effective 1 October 2024.
Czech Republic
October 2024 – Kinstellar is very pleased
to announce that Hugh Owenjoins the Firm as a Partner,
effective 1 October 2024.
Hugh is a very well-known leading M&A lawyer in the Central
and South Eastern European region with an impressive track record.
He spent over 23 years at Allen & Overy, including 13 years as
a partner. He then ran his own law firm and M&A training
business for four years as a sole practitioner, closing over 20
deals with a combined value of over EUR 2.5 billion. For two years
from July 2022 to June 2024 he served as Head of Legal Business
Solutions for PwC CEE, responsible for the strategy for Legal in
over 25 jurisdictions, including Eurasia, core CEE countries, the
Baltics, Ukraine and South-Eastern Europe. Hugh has worked on
matters in a wide range of countries from Slovakia and Bulgaria to
Lithuania, from Georgia and Serbia to Romania.
Hugh is a Solicitor of England & Wales, Lawyer, Consultant
and Trainer. He has worked on a variety of large-scale corporate
and commercial transactions in over 20 countries throughout the CEE
and SEE regions in the telecommunications, media & technology,
banking, insurance, energy, real estate, healthcare,
infrastructure, recycling & waste, and industrial &
chemicals sectors.
Over the course of his career, Hugh has been highly recognised
by the main international legal directoriesChambers
andLegal 500 and other benchmark publications as
a leading Corporate and M&A lawyer in the CEE region. In recent
editions, clients note that ''He is the dream team member on any
English-law governed deal in CEE." (Chambers
Europe).
I have worked 'across the
table' from Hugh in the CEE and South East Europe markets many
times and always had a tremendous amount of respect for him as a
lawyer, advisor and competitor. He has never failed to impress me
– and I suspect, everyone with whom he has interacted - as a
first-class individual and an outstanding lawyer. We are extremely
pleased to bring Hugh over to our team and look forward to working
closely with him in three critically important areas: client work,
on which he excels; on special projects related to the expansion
and growth of our overall business; and to building the right
strategy for and harnessing AI and technology to deliver the best
possible solutions for the Firm's clients going forward. Jason Mogg, Kinstellar Senior
Partner
We are delighted to welcome Hugh to
the firm! He is highly regarded and has had a strong focus on CEE
for decades. With his extensive experience and acumen, Hugh
perfectly complements our practice and will be of great value to
our clients. We look forward to working together with Hugh to
further enhance our strong M&A offerings across the
region. Kristóf Ferenczi, Firm Managing
Partner
I am very excited about joining a law
firm with Kinstellar's pedigree. For me, it is attractive that
Kinstellar's genesis is from a Magic Circle law firm, so there
is an element for me of 'coming home' to my best
environment.I look forward to working with Kinstellar's
excellent team, which has strength and depth in resources and
experience across the board, and to be involved in strategic,
large-scale deals in the region and beyond.I am also excited about
the opportunity to play a role in Kinstellar's strategic growth
plans, as well as helping to develop strategy in the fast-moving
world of AI and legal technology. Hugh Owen, Kinstellar's new
Partner
Kinstellar acts as trusted legal counsel to leading investors across Emerging Europe and Central Asia. With offices in 11 jurisdictions and over 350 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.