The Legal 500

Andrékó Kinstellar’s ‘proactive’ team provides ‘top-quality service’ to clients such as international technology companies and global manufacturers, advising on employment law and labour force restructuring. ‘Quick and precise’ managing associate Éva Bognár acted for Brink’s in litigation against trade unions. Other clients include Microsoft and UBS.

Ákos Fehérváry leads Kajtár Takács Hegymegi-Barakonyi Baker & McKenzie’s seven-lawyer team, which recently advised a global retailer on trade union issues and collective redundancy. Another area of focus is representing employers in litigation against former employees.

Kinga Zempléni of PRK Partners, provides routine but ‘high-quality’ labour law advice to large domestic entities. Zempléni represented Budapest Airport in several employment disputes and advised DTZ Hungary on a restructuring.

VJT & Partners has witnessed an increase in contentious matters including litigation relating to termination of employment. Dóra Bocskov-Szabó advises ING, Hewlett-Packard and Montivíz on general employment matters. János Tamás Varga heads the group.

Appreciated for its ‘top response times’, bnt Szabó Tom Burmeister Ügyvédi Iroda advises on labour law, collective employment issues and expatriate postings to Hungary. Clients include Daimler and FedEx.

Eördögh Bird & Bird’s head of employment Titusz Puskár has ‘an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Hungarian Labour Code’, and ‘cuts through the complex factual issues to find a viable commercial solution’. Clients include Yahoo! and Lenovo.

Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm handles director-level terminations, employment agreements and labour disputes. New clients include Agility Logistics and Space Engineering Services. Practice head Gábor Damjanovic is appreciated for his analytical approach.

Gide Loyrette Nouel’s employment team has expanded to five fee-earners with the addition of Levente Csengery from Lakatos, Köves and Partners. The group is advising Lego on a collective bargaining agreement and Louis Vuitton on certain labour law issues.

Horváth & Partners DLA Piper handles labour and employment issues pertaining to M&A and restructuring programmes. The ‘exceptional’ Helga Fehér leads this ‘client-oriented’ group, which advised Prinzhorn Holding on a review of its employee incentives scheme.

Réczicza White & Case LLP advises on compliance investigations, mass redundancies and disputes, and is ‘highly recommended for labour law’ advice. Ildikó Csák’s team acted for Sony on a sizeable group dismissal in Gödöllo.

Szecskay Attorneys at Law’s practice ranges from collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts to representing CEOs in labour law disputes. Reckitt Benckiser (Magyarország) and SSL Hungary are key clients of Hédi Bozsonyik’s group.

A Hungarian bank retained Gabriella Ormai’s team at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP to advise on redundancy issues. Gábor Göndös is the group’s key litigator.

László Kenyeres oversees Faludi Wolf Theiss’ team, which advised Rail Cargo Hungária on a large restructuring. H&M is a new client for a range of employment advice.

Noerr advises the Hungarian subsidiaries of German clients on director level contract terminations and general employment issues.

Oppenheim advises the Hungarian arms of British American Tobacco and GE on labour law and related litigation. Zsolt Cselédi’s team also handled transfers of undertakings, respectively for Nissan Service Centre and Allianz.

Sándor Szegedi Szent-Ivány Komáromi Eversheds’ disputes-oriented practice recently represented BSH Háztartási Készülék Kereskedelmi in Metropolitan Labour Court litigation, but also advises Pappas Magyarország on a range of employment matters.

Szabo Kelemen & Partners Attorneys has been advising an electronic components manufacturer on trade union negotiations and a reorganisation. It is also representing a multinational card issuer on restructuring its Hungarian operations.