Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm has extensive experience handling complex employment assignments, spanning contentious, non-contentious, regulatory and transactional matters. Regularly advising both international and domestic clients, the team supports multinational corporations, foreign investors, start-ups and senior executives. Led by Gábor Damjanovic, who brings over two decades of experience, the team is a trusted advisor to multinational clients and foreign investors, particularly in addressing challenges involving local management in Hungary. Ákos Balázs, with over 15 years of expertise, specialises in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters and is a leading expert in business immigration.

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Key clients

  • Obton A/S
  • China Telecom
  • Intersnack Group
  • ORLEN Unipetrol Group
  • Allegis Group, Inc.
  • American Express Global Business Travel
  • Netcracker Technology
  • Schwabe Pharmaceuticals
  • AUTOVISTA Hungary (formerly known as EUROTAX Glass Hungary)
  • Velox Digital
  • Haema Plasma
  • Tavanta Therapeutics
  • Amer Sport
  • BIOMAPAS
  • FIDEL LINDAB
  • Semeris
  • Pannon Clinic
  • Adesso Group
  • Lighttech
  • Shonz Ltd.
  • Airbus Helicopters
  • Reckitt
  • Lila Logistik
  • Tuttnauer
  • Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.
  • KLEEMANN Lifts
  • TFG Asset Management
  • Bureau Veritas
  • Abacus Medicine Group
  • Green Dot Corporation
  • Stolle Machinery

Work highlights

  • Continued to advise our client, Allegis Group, after setting up a new recruitment business in Hungary, including advising on all relevant and newly introduced regulatory and HR aspects thereof.
  • Assisted Velox Digital (global developer of a mass production direct-to-shape (DTS) digital decorator for the rigid packaging industry), namely in acquiring entry permissions and respective quarantine waivers during the different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Assisted our client, Scan Global (a Denmark-based global logistics company), on the acquisition in Hungary of a target company and handled the Hungarian legal due diligence, including advising on the employment-related documents.

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Ákos Balázs
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Practice head

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Gábor Damjanovic

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Ákos Balázs