Dr Bence Molnár > Szecskay Attorneys at Law > Budapest, Hungary > Lawyer Profile

Pan-European mandates make up a significant portion of the competition team’s caseload at Szecskay Attorneys at Law; the practice has a strong track record in cross-border merger control filings and represents clients in both national and international courts, including the CJEU. Practice head Anikó Keller regularly represents clients before the HCA in cartel investigations and other competition infringement cases, alongside János Vajda, who regularly acts in cartel appeals. Sam MacMahon Baldwin brings a ‘highly knowledgeable’ approach to a breadth of antitrust cases, and Miklós Boronkay regularly takes a lead role in follow-on damages litigation. Bence Molnár leads on much of the group’s merger control work, while Gábor Faludi Junior typically advises on consumer protection matters.

Szecskay Attorneys at Law‘s ‘excellent and deep knowledge‘ of labour law saw the employment team continue to support clients in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, advising on the employee aspects of reorganisations and related regulations. The group fields an established contentious practice, spanning breaches of contract and damages claims. Zoltán Balázs Kovács took over as practice head, following the departure of Hédi Bozsonyik to Bozsonyik-Fodor in March 2023. Kovács’ expertise encompasses the full range of employment law issues, in particular relevant data protection matters.  Judit Szórádi, who works with both Hungarian and foreign clients on local and cross-border employment matters, strengthens the team’s international offering. Adrienn Tar supports clients with their day-to-day operations, while Katalin Grósz focuses on employment litigation. Emil Szabó, Máté Kiss, Dániel Bihary, Viktória Cseh and Bence Molnár are also key names to note.

With a strong borrower and lender practice, the banking and finance team at Szecskay Attorneys at Law advises banks and financial institutions, as well as corporate borrowers. The group advises on Hungarian financial and investment service regulations and covers all types of disputes within the banking, financial markets and regulatory fields. Katalin Szecskay heads the team, and her practice spans the full range of transactional work, from project finance to real estate, acquisition and corporate finance. Gergely Benyó advises on workouts and restructurings, while Bence Molnár brings extensive corporate and M&A experience to the team. János Vajda handles dispute resolution within the banking sector and Judit Szórádi is an expert in regulatory banking matters. Judit Budai heads the capital markets practice, advising investment banks, and providing international lending institutions with transactional advice on bond issues and equity offerings.