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Horváth & Partners DLA Piper

CSÖRSZ U. 49-51, 1124 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Zagreb, Washington DC, Warsaw, Vienna, Tokyo, Tbilisi , and 75 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Hungary

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

With the ‘highest level of legal knowledge’, Horváth & Partners DLA Piper’s team of eight fee-earners, led by Péter Györfi-Tóth, provides refinancing and restructuring advice to some of the largest banks in Hungary. It has also been involved in certain acquisition finance deals in the media sector.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets, DLA Piper LLP is a first tier firm,

Horváth & Partners DLA Piper is appreciated for its ‘perfect service’. The firm’s nine-fee-earner team advised local company CIG Insurance on financing and capital structuring matters. Managing partner András Posztl leads the practice. Head of litigation András Nemescsói is advising the CFO and former CEO of major Hungarian energy company PannErgy Nyrt in a case involving insider dealing.

Employment

Within Employment, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

Helga Fehér leads the four-strong employment team at Horváth & Partners DLA Piper, which advised UTI Hungary on a collective labour dispute as well as reworking collective agreements for Kraft Foods.

Energy

Within Energy, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

Horváth & Partners DLA Piper has been active on several ongoing large-scale deals. The team advised OMV on the sale of its stake in MOL plc, and also advised IMI International. The team of seven fee-earners provides an ‘excellent service with good response time and acceptable pricing’. The ‘very good and professional’ Gabor Simon is a valuable member of the team, which is led by Andras Posztl.

Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property , DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

The nine-strong IP and technology practice at Horváth & Partners DLA Piper is praised for its ‘good response times and knowledge of the market’, and is led by Mónika Horváth, who is noted for her ‘broad knowledge’. Recent work includes advice on Hungarian data protection requirements for a large US family entertainment and media company, and the team also advised Warner Bros and the Albany Molecular Research Institute.

Legal market overview

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Among the UK firms, Simándi Bird & Bird has proved to be a force to be reckoned with, acting for a raft of impressive clients and dealing with some complex matters, after only two years in Budapest. CMS Cameron McKenna LLP and Horváth & Partners DLA Piper remain strong, while Morley Allen & Overy Iroda has been quieter due to its reliance on the transactional side.

Mergers and acquisitions

Within Mergers and acquisitions, DLA Piper LLP is a first tier firm,

The team at Horváth & Partners DLA Piper is ‘pragmatic’, ‘available 24/7 and responsive’. Practice head Gábor Molnár has ‘impressive negotiation skills’ and a ‘professional approach’. The eight-fee-earner team advised Austrian industrial giant OMV AG on its €1.4bn exit from MOL, and Gazprom is another prominent client.

Project finance

Within Project finance, DLA Piper LLP is a first tier firm,

Horváth & Partners DLA Piper’s team deals with a wide and varied range of matters. The eight-strong team counts the Ministry of Finance and Hochtief Facility Manangement as clients. Practice head Péter Györfi-Tóth recently acted for several governmental bodies on aspects of the construction of a new line on the Budapest metro network, and is also leading the advice to a consortium on the financing for several PPP projects.

Real estate

Within Real estate, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

Ákos Becher heads up the real estate team at Horváth & Partners DLA Piper, which works extensively with colleagues in the firm’s tax practice. New clients include a major natural resources company, and it also acts for Motorola and life sciences company Beckman Coulter.

TMT

Within TMT, DLA Piper LLP is a first tier firm,

Office head Mónika Horváth leads the TMT team at Horváth & Partners DLA Piper. It advised Warner Bros Productions and Showtime Networks on production matters, and also acted for The Walt Disney Company Limited in negotiations with the Hungarian Cable Association.

Tax

Within Tax, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

Horváth & Partners DLA Piper has been busy handling work for Beckman Coulter, Adobe Systems and Malév Hungarian Airlines. Ákos Becher heads the department, which grew with the arrival of associate Dávid Bosznay from Ernst & Young.

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