Linklaters expands into eastern Europe

Linklaters & Alliance is to gain three new offices in central and eastern Europe. The offices, in Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, add to the Alliance's network in the region, which already includes Warsaw and Prague. The offices in Bratislava, Budapest and Bucharest will open on January 4 and will be incorporated into the Alliance under the co-ordination of Nick Eastwell, capital markets partner responsible for emerging markets