Mr István Réczicza > Dentons > Budapest, Hungary > Lawyer Profile
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Mr István Réczicza
Work Department
Litigation and Dispute Resolution, TMT, IP and Energy
Position
István Réczicza is Senior Partner at Dentons Budapest. István is a trusted strategic advisor to his clients who brings more than 30 years of experience. His practice focuses on highly complex mergers and acquisitions and regulatory matters. István has advised on many high profile acquisitions and landmark cases, including many matters related to foreign investment. István also has an outstanding reputation and extensive experience in regulated sectors such as energy, real estate, tourism and IT.
He focuses on the areas of telecommunications, energy, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and intellectual property regulation, particularly as these relate to transactions involving foreign investment. In the course of representing clients in these fields, István has become one of Hungary’s leading figures in the analysis of industry regulation and the drafting of proposed amendments in connection with such legislation.
István has a significant track record advising on litigation and domestic and international arbitration matters, as well as white collar matters. Over the years he has represented numerous clients before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), including recently the Republic of Hungary in a significant victory following an arbitration tribunal’s rejection of all claims brought by the plaintiff. He also represented a client in the first ever case brought before the Hungarian Energy Arbitration Court. Furthermore István has significant white collar experience, having conducted several internal corporate investigations.
Widely recognized as a leading M&A lawyer, István has advised on a number of landmark transactions. For example, he advised a UK leading airport operator in the US$2.2 billion privatization of a Central European airport operator, in relation to the acquisition of the said airport operator by a Spanish construction group, and a newly formed entity in its sale of the airport operator’s majority stake in the above mentioned Central European airport operator to a leading German construction company for €1.9 billion. István also advised the airport operator on the restructuring of approximately €1.6 billion of its debt.
One of Hungary’s leading figures in the field of TMT regulation, István has advised the government and state agencies on issues including the revision of national communications and media legislation, and has also helped to prepare Hungary’s implementation of EU directives on electronic communications.
Languages
English, Hungarian
Memberships
Member, Budapest Bar Association, 1991
Education
Eötvös Loránd University, 1988, JD
Lawyer Rankings
Hungary > Competition
(Leading individuals)Dentons’ ‘highly skilled, professional and committed’ competition team offers a full spectrum of services, from relevant transactional advice to representation in investigatons. The practice also supports clients with the design and implementation of compliance programs and competition law audits. István Réczicza
and Tünde Gönczöl jointly lead the team; the former Réczicza is typically instructed by clients from regulated industries, with a focus on foreign investment, state aid and antitrust matters, while the latter has a wealth of experience representing clients before the HCA. Áron Károlyi-Szabó regularly advises on regulatory matters and contributes to the practice’s international offering, advising on issues under both EU and domestic law.
Hungary > Dispute resolution
(Hall of Fame)The sizeable dispute resolution team at Dentons continued to grow this past year, with the addition of new practice head Gergely Stanka, alongside a team of seven practitioners, from Burai-Kovacs, Perlaki, Stanka, Szikla & Partners in July 2023. The strengthened group continues to service a diverse client base and covers work ranging from tax, white-collar and financial litigation to real estate, construction and employment disputes. Stanka’s broad practice covers both litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including both domestic and international arbitration. István Réczicza brings over 30 years of experience representing both private and state-owned companies and sovereigns to the group. Ádám Kulcsár has experience representing financial institutions, while László Fenyvesi focuses on energy regulation matters. International arbitration is one of Mihály Czesznak’s particular areas of expertise.
Hungary > TMT
(Hall of Fame)With clients across Hungary and the wider CEE region, the TMT team at Dentons advises strategic and private equity investors, as well as media, telecoms and IT companies. Telecoms regulation is an area of expertise, particularly related to licensing, broadcasting and tariffs. The group is also adept in assisting with TMT-related M&A deals. Tímea Bana leads the TMT, IP and data protection practices, alongside István Réczicza, an expert in Hungarian telecoms legislation. András Peisch brings further experience in data protection and IP matters to the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
- Competition Hungary
- Hall of Fame Hungary > TMT
- Hall of Fame Hungary > Dispute resolution
- Leading individuals Hungary > Competition
- Dispute resolution Hungary
- TMT Hungary
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Data privacy and data protection
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction