CLM Bitai & Partners advises a wide range of clients, across such areas as waste manufacturing, toy manufacturing, electricity, and nutritional supplements on regulatory, compliance, and consumer protection matters. The team is led by Zsófia Bitai, who has expensive experience in complex competition proceedings, cartel investigations, merger control clearance, and dominance abuse matters. She is joined by Sarolta Torma, who focuses on data protection, handling antitrust investigations, cartel defence, and competition compliance programmes. Other key team members include Norbert Balogh and Péter Koncz.
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- 'The cooperation was smooth and efficient. We worked with professionally trained and experienced lawyers. Zsófia Bitai and her team thoroughly trained us for the legal proceedings.'
- 'The individuals I have worked with are truly exceptional. What makes them stand out is their remarkable intellectual curiosity and their genuine collaborative spirit. They go beyond the standard legal framework to understand the commercial context of our challenges, which is a quality that sets them apart from competitors.'
- 'Zsófia Bitai is an outstanding lawyer with deep knowledge of Hungarian law and an impressive ability to navigate complex cross-border issues. Her professionalism, strategic thinking and client-focused approach make her a trusted and invaluable partner in demanding matters.'
- 'The team combines strong technical expertise with a very pragmatic approach, which makes their advice both reliable and business-oriented. They are highly responsive and consistently deliver work of excellent quality, even under tight deadlines.'
- 'Zsófia Bitai brings a unique perspective to competition law, shaped by her experience both inside the Hungarian Competition Authority and as in-house counsel for multinational companies in Budapest and Berlin. This dual background gives her an insider's understanding of how regulators think, combined with a strong commercial sense of the challenges businesses face when navigating complex competition law risks.'
- 'Sarolta Torma, Norbert Balogh, and Péter Koncz are all highly skilled professionals who consistently make a profound impact on the practice.'
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Practice head
Zsófia Bitai
Other key lawyers
Sarolta Torma; Norbert Balogh; Péter Koncz