Dr Tamàs Polauf > CERHA HEMPEL Dezso & Partners > Budapest, Hungary > Lawyer Profile
CERHA HEMPEL Dezso & Partners Offices
FÖ U 14-18
1011 BUDAPEST
Hungary
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Dr Tamàs Polauf
Work Department
Competition and Antitrust
Position
Managing Partner
Head of Antitrust & Competition
Areas of practice:
Career
Admitted 2005, (Attorney at Law), Hungary
Functions:
- Lecturer, University Széchenyi István (Györ, 2006-2007)
- Lecturer, University ELTE (Budapest, 2002-2009)
The competition practice is headed by Tamás PolaufI, managing partner of CERHA HEMPEL Dezső & Partners. Tamás has outstanding experience in national and international competition law, as well as commercial transactions. In addition to providing advice to Hungarian and international clients in high-profile cartel cases (such as Thomson/Technicolor, Hungarian bank cartel case) and other competition law matters, he also has extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions.
After finishing the University of Law in Budapest (“summa cum laude”), he participated in a 3-year PhD law programme and studied philosophy for two years at the same university. He also studied EU Competition law at the King’s College London.
Tamás is widely known for his client-oriented solutions, and clients appreciate his innovative approach and advice tailored to the requirements of their individual needs. Tamás advised clients in a number of highly successful cross-border merger control cases, such as IMMOFINANZ AG, Air Liquide, Dresdner Bank’s merger into Commerzbank, Qatar’s acquisition of a shareholding in Volkswagen AG, or STRABAG SE’s acquisition of the Lafarge Group.
He is the author of many articles and academic papers (including Chapter IV in the official university textbook entitled Infringements under Competition Law – Consequences under Private Law, or a 2016 Thomson Reuters study on private antitrust litigation in Hungary). Tamás is editor-in-chief of a handbook on private damages claims published by Wolters Kluwer in 2018.
He is frequently asked by editors of various newspapers (including Világgazdaság, Hungary’s top daily business newspaper) regarding developments in competition cases before regulatory authorities or courts (e.g. in one of the largest cartel damages court procedures in Germany, which was initiated by Wabererʼs, a Hungarian road haulage company, claiming EUR 47.8 million from the members of a cartel of vehicle manufacturers, or regarding potential claims of consumers in the case of anticompetitive practices by retailers.
Tamás is the founder of the Hungarian website competition.hu.
Languages
Hungarian, German, English
Memberships
- Budapest Bar Association
- Lex Mundi – The World’s Leading Association of Independent Law Firms
Education
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (Dr. iur., 2001)
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (Ph.D. 2001-2006)
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (Faculty of Philosophy, 2004-2005)
Lawyer Rankings
Hungary > Competition
(Leading individuals)The one-stop-shop competition team at CERHA HEMPEL Dezso & Partners handles antitrust cases and merger control proceedings, state aid issues and private enforcement litigation, and has recently increased its focus on consumer protection matters. Márton Kocsis, who was promoted to partner in June 2022, has experience at the HCA. and leads the substantial team alongside Tamás Polauf, who regularly acts in high-profile cartel and abuse of dominance cases. Boglárka Priskin also brings previous experience working at the HCA to the team, and is consequently able to advise on consumer protection issues and unfair trade practices. Máté Baumgartner bolsters the group’s international capabilities, and Anna Pintér also plays an active role in the team.
Hungary > Employment
(Firms to watch)CERHA HEMPEL Dezso & Partners‘ employment practice covers due diligence, employee contracts and terminations. Tamás Polauf and Tamás Novák lead the team.