Dr Gábor Damjanovic > Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm > Budapest, Hungary > Lawyer Profile
Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm Offices
ALKOTÁS U 17-19 (DÉLI POINT)
III FLOOR
1123 BUDAPEST
Hungary
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Dr Gábor Damjanovic
Work Department
Dispute Resolution, Corporate and M&A, Labour/Employment
Position
Co-managing partner of the firm, head of the Dispute Resolution and Labour/Employment practices, co-head of the Corporate and M&A practice.
Career
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– Co-managing partner, Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm, 2010-;
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– Partner, Forgó, Varga & Partners Law Firm, 2003-2010;
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– Attorney, Forgó, Varga & Partners Law Firm 2001-2003;
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– Attorney, Weiss-Tessbach Vienna, 2000;
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– Trainee, Gárdos, Benke, Tomori, Mosonyi Law Firm 1998-1999;
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– Trainee at a local law firm, 1997-1998.
Languages
English, Hungarian
Memberships
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– Listed on LCIA’s database of neutrals;
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– Appointed with KCAB INTERNATIONAL’s Panel of International Arbitrators (Seoul);
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– Listed among the List of Practitioners at the VIAC (Vienna International Arbitral Centre);
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– Listed on the list of Arbitrators of the Lewiatan Court of Arbitration (Warsaw);
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– Listed as a foreign member of the BAC (Belgrade Arbitration Center)
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– Listed on the list of arbitrators at the Permanent Arbitration Institution of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia
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– Listed among the Roll of Arbitrators at the Permanent Arbitration Court attached to the
Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Commercial Arbitration Court
Budapest);
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– Luxembourg Arbitration Association;
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– Scottish Arbitration Centre;
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– Hungarian Arbitration Association;
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– IBA (International Bar Association);
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– IBA Arbitration Committee;
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– IBA Subcommittee for International Arbitration Case Law and rapporteur for Hungary;
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– ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration);
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– Secretary-Treasurer of the Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) of the IBA;
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– Budapest Bar Association;
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– Hungarian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright.
Education
- József Attila University, Szeged, 1997 Law Degree (cum laude)
- Central European University, Budapest (Master of Comparative Constitutional Law, LL.M. 1998)
Lawyer Rankings
Hungary > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm is a specialist M&A firm with a strong track record in private equity and venture capital transactions. The team continues to take on blue-chip clients across various industries; the practice’s sector focus spans the pharmaceuticals, TMT, energy, gaming and insurance sectors. Real estate transactions are another of the team’s key strengths, along with post-M&A disputes. Zoltán Forgó has over 28 years’ experience in M&A transactions and leads the team alongside Gábor Damjanovic
, who brings ‘great experience and in-depth knowledge’ to the team. Zsófia Füzi advises on due diligence processes and the merger control aspects of transactions.
Hungary > Projects and energy
Energy is one of the core sectors of expertise at Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm, and the projects and energy practice consequently has experience in niche areas, including fibre optic cable systems and motorway projects. The group regularly advises on the acquisitions of power plants, including solar plants. Zoltán Forgó and Gábor Damjanovic lead the team, and Zsófia Füzi provides energy clients with additional transactional, financing and regulatory advice.
Hungary > Employment
(Hall of Fame)The employment team at Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm provides its clients with ‘exceptional knowledge and attention to detail’. The practice continues to add to its multinational client base, advising a range of foreign investors and Hungarian corporates. Employment-related litigation is another of the team’s focus areas, and the group represents employers as well as senior management in various cases. With over 19 years’ experience in both contentious and non-contentious labour matters, Gábor Damjanovic leads the team. Ákos Balázs also brings extensive experience to the practice, with particular expertise in business immigration matters.
Hungary > Dispute resolution
Dispute resolution is one of the three core practice areas at Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm. The firm’s dispute resolution team fields strong cross-border capabilities, regularly handling disputes with international elements. The group noted a recent increase in corporate disputes. Gábor Damjanovic and Zoltán Forgó jointly lead the team; the former acts as an arbitrator in a range of construction, real estate, energy, TMT and M&A and commercial cases, while the latter’s expertise in transactional work sees him handling a range of disputes deriving from corporate and M&A deals.
Hungary > Real estate and construction
Active on both the contentious and non-contentious side, the real estate team at Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm handles various real estate transactions and disputes, both sale and lease-related, as well as construction-related arbitration. Gábor Damjanovic leads the real estate practice, advising on commercial and residential real estate matters. Réka Bali is another key member of the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Hungary > Employment
- Leading individuals Hungary > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Hungary
- Dispute resolution Hungary
- Employment Hungary
- Projects and energy Hungary
- Real estate and construction Hungary