The Legal 500

Within Dispute resolution, Bird & Bird is a third tier firm,

Eördögh Bird & Bird’s ‘quick and clear’ team handles IP and employment litigation and ADR.

Within Employment, Bird & Bird is a second tier firm,

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.

Within Intellectual property , Bird & Bird is a second tier firm,

Eördögh Bird & Bird’s team ‘shows a large amount of experience and proactivity in the field of IP’, and is praised for its ‘extraordinary co-operation and celerity’. The group advises on European trade mark filings, anti-counterfeiting strategies and cross-border patent infringement litigation (in co-operation with its German office’s patent attorneys). However, the group suffered the loss of managing partner and key IP lawyer Andrea Simándi, who joined Microsoft in January 2012.

Within Legal market overview,

A sluggish year for real estate saw the suspension of a number of retail and office development projects, leaving the modicum of significant deals to be handled by leading firms such as CMS Cameron McKenna LLP and Andrékó Kinstellar. Local powerhouses Nagy és Trócsányi and Szecskay Attorneys at Law continued to lead the way in dispute resolution, which has been one of the buoyant practice areas during the financial crisis. The departure of some foreign businesses has produced challenges and opportunities for key independent firms including Oppenheim, which has been working to build its group and international client base since the departure of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and Lakatos, Köves and Partners, which has seen a drop-off since Clifford Chance left Hungary. Simándi Bird & Bird was renamed Eördögh Bird & Bird after Richárd Eördögh was appointed as the new managing partner to replace Andrea Simándi, who joined Microsoft in January 2012.

Within Mergers and acquisitions, Bird & Bird is a second tier firm,

Eördögh Bird & Bird lost key figure András Lendvai to Kõvári and Tercsák – Salans Ügyvédi Iroda. In May 2011, Lendvai was replaced by Richárd Eördögh, an experienced corporate lawyer with a strong background in private equity who joined from a position as head of legal affairs at Chayton Capital in London. Eördögh subsequently became managing partner of the firm following the departure of Andrea Simándi. Lexmark and Richemont are key clients.

Within TMT, Bird & Bird is a second tier firm,

Eördögh Bird & Bird has endured a decline in the number of TMT mandates of late, and recently lost a prominent counsel when András Lendvai joined Kõvári and Tercsák – Salans Ügyvédi Iroda. Senior associate Titusz Puskár continues to provide regulatory advice to multinational companies including Lexmark, 3M and Richemont. Andrea Simándi left the firm in January 2012.