Dr Dária Szabó > Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda > Budapest, Hungary > Lawyer Profile

Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda
Széchenyi István tér 7-8
1051 Budapest
Hungary
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Work Department

Corporate / M&A

Position

Counsel

Career

As Counsel in Bird & Bird’s Corporate / M&A practice in Budapest, Dária has more than 15 years’ experience in M&A, private equity and corporate matters.

Over the years, Dária has represented numerous Hungarian and international clients in corporate, commercial and real estate transactions from sectors including Finance, Energy, Pharmaceuticals, Media, Entertainment and Real Estate and Construction.

She has advised clients on complex domestic and cross-border M&A and joint ventures, competitive auction bidding processes and company reorganisation and restructuring procedures, and has also been involved in numerous real estate transactions. Facing challenging transactions and working with business decision-makers from various sectors early on in her career allowed her to appreciate clients’ focus on efficiency, flexibility and business mindedness.

Languages

English, French, Russian, Hungarian

Memberships

Budapest Bar Association – 2012

Education

Eötvös Loránd University, JD, Law

Lawyer Rankings

Hungary > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Rising stars)

Dária Szabó – Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda

Noted particularly for its expertise in the financial sector, the commercial, corporate and M&A team at Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda advises local and foreign financial institutions and private equity firms. The practice operates on a multi-jurisdictional and cross-departmental level; the team draws on the firm’s IP expertise to strengthen its position in technology-related M&A transactions and venture capital investments. Practice head Pál Szabó has almost 20 years’ experience in M&A transactions, including competitive auction bid processes and restructurings. Dániel Arányi, who made partner in May 2023, contributes to the team’s strength in the energy sector, assisting clients across the nuclear, oil and gas, and electricity fields. David Dederick specialises in international M&A. Barnabás Simon, who was promoted to senior associate in May 2023, has a diverse client base, including start-ups, multinationals and venture capital firms. In further team news, Dária Szabó was promoted to counsel in May 2023. Eszter Gál rounds out the roster of recommended practitioners.