GREEN GUIDE EMEA 2023: Hungary
BSLAW Budapest
Hungarian commercial law firm BSLAW Budapest
has a strong focus on providing clients advice on the energy transition and the development of energy efficiency solutions. Managing partner Robert Szuchy serves as head of the firm’s energy and regulatory practice and contributes to legal knowledge within energy efficiency and regulation, sustainable project development, and environmental protection as the founder of the energy and natural resources LLM programme at the Karoli Gaspar University in Budapest.
The firm specialises in commercial mandates for the electricity and energy industries, such as advising energy storage equipment manufacturer Infoware on public procurement, regulatory, and contractual matters for their lithium battery production. Another client is GeoMax Projekt, which sought the firm’s comprehensive legal support for the engineering services within a geothermal energy project.
Supporting the development of electro-mobility in Hungary, the firm is advising electric vehicle charging solutions company Smart Charging on investments and regulatory compliance. Also in the e-mobility segment is client and micro-mobility solutions start-up Bodri Elektro-Mobilitás, which seeks to decarbonise urban travel through its electric scooter rental service, with the firm providing advice on investments and data protection regulations.
A recent energy transition matter is the firm’s advice to retail utilities provider Hungaro Energy on corporate and regulatory matters surrounding the implementation of energy efficiency projects in Hungary’s complex legislative and regulatory environment. The firm also acted for energy brokerage Smart Energy in connection with its energy efficiency services.
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BSLAW Budapest
Hungarian commercial law firm BSLAW Budapest has a strong focus on providing clients advice on the energy transition and the development of energy efficiency solutions. Managing partner Robert Szuchy serves as head of the firm’s energy and regulatory practice and contributes to legal knowledge within energy efficiency and regulation, sustainable project development, and environmental protection as the founder of the energy and natural resources LLM programme at the Karoli Gaspar University in Budapest.
The firm specialises in commercial mandates for the electricity and energy industries, such as advising energy storage equipment manufacturer Infoware on public procurement, regulatory, and contractual matters for their lithium battery production. Another client is GeoMax Projekt, which sought the firm’s comprehensive legal support for the engineering services within a geothermal energy project.
Supporting the development of electro-mobility in Hungary, the firm is advising electric vehicle charging solutions company Smart Charging on investments and regulatory compliance. Also in the e-mobility segment is client and micro-mobility solutions start-up Bodri Elektro-Mobilitás, which seeks to decarbonise urban travel through its electric scooter rental service, with the firm providing advice on investments and data protection regulations.
A recent energy transition matter is the firm’s advice to retail utilities provider Hungaro Energy on corporate and regulatory matters surrounding the implementation of energy efficiency projects in Hungary’s complex legislative and regulatory environment. The firm also acted for energy brokerage Smart Energy in connection with its energy efficiency services.
DLA Piper
Head of energy and procurement at DLA Piper in Hungary, Gábor Simon, is experienced in advising on a range of renewable energy projects. He is currently assisting Solin Energy with its cross-border virtual cPPA models for its PV plants under development in Hungary and Kosovo.
Péter Györfi-Tót, who heads up the Hungary finance, projects and restructuring group, also advises notable renewable energy clients with expertise in Hungarian energy regulation.
The firm also actively contributes to thought leadership on climate, environmental and ESG matters: In 2021, the Hungarian real estate practice launched its own green real estate podcast series led by Szilárd Kui and Gábor Borbély and in collaboration with the banking and finance group.
Regionally, the firm stands out as the only law firm in Europe to advise the European Commission, under two successive framework contracts, on contractual and regulatory aspects of the European Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations (EU ETS) and the Common Auction Platform.