Christopher Noblet > Partos & Noblet in co-operation with Hogan Lovells International LLP > Budapest, Hungary > Lawyer Profile

Partos & Noblet in co-operation with Hogan Lovells International LLP
GERBEAUD HOUSE
VÖRÖSMARTY TÉR 7/8
1051 BUDAPEST
Hungary

Work Department

Corporate and Real Estate

Position

Associated Partner

Career

With over 20 years’ experience in law, Christopher Noblet’s comprehensive knowledge and practice in Hungary are an invaluable asset to clients operating and looking for solutions to their business challenges in Hungary. Christopher is an English qualified solicitor and a registered Hungarian lawyer at the Budapest Bar. He has advised various clients (including international and domestic investors and public bodies) on mergers and acquisitions, antitrust and competition matters, financing, and real estate projects.

Christopher is regularly recommended in the legal directories being referred to as “highly respected in the market” and “the name to note.” He also leads the award-winning Pro Bono practice in the Budapest office. Before moving to Budapest in 2000, Christopher worked in the Corporate/Commercial group (focusing on noncontentious insurance work) in the London office.

Languages

English, Hungarian

Memberships

Budapest Bar Association

Law Society of England and Wales

Education

LL.B., King’s College London

Lawyer Rankings

Hungary > Commercial, corporate and M&A

A partner trio comprising Christopher Noblet, László Partos and Sándor Békési oversees the corporate, commercial and M&A offering at Partos & Noblet in co-operation with Hogan Lovells International LLP. As a dual-qualified lawyer in England and Wales, and Hungary, Noblet bolsters the team’s international practice, playing an active role in transactions across the CEE region and advising on cross-border M&A transactions and joint ventures. Békési has experience in private equity transactions, and is also noted for his stellar real estate-related corporate practice; the team recently noted a concerted increase in corporate and M&A transactions in this sector. Gábor Kószó brings experience in financial regulation and business restructuring to the team.

Hungary > Employment

Christopher Noblet leads the employment team at Partos & Noblet in co-operation with Hogan Lovells International LLP in its advice on day-to-day employment matters, from contracts and termination notices to employee share programmes and transfers and internal policies. Employment-related data protection and privacy matters are another focus area, and the team also has experience in collective employment matters and mass redundancies. András Multas handles contentious employment mandates, including out-of-court settlements.

Hungary > Real estate and construction

Working across all asset classes within the sector, including retail, office, industrial and residential, the ‘commercially minded’ real estate team at Partos & Noblet in co-operation with Hogan Lovells International LLP advises on transactional, leasing and management issues. The group’s expertise also covers broader real estate financing and disputes. Christopher Noblet and Sándor Békési jointly lead the practice; the former has particular expertise in cross-border transactions across the CEE region, while the latter specialises in sale and purchase, and leasing transactions, as well as advising on significant construction projects. Dóra Szilas’ is noted for her expertise in the industrial and logistics sectors.