Hegymegi-Barakonyi and Fehérváry Baker&McKenzie Attorneys-at-Law offers a broad range of employment law services to automotive, IT, energy, and pharmaceutical clients. The team brings strength to advising on restructuring, mass redundancies, data privacy, compensation and benefit schemes, and investigations and compliance with Hungarian employment law. Practice head Ákos Fehérváry has combined M&A and employment experience and advises clients on corporate transformations. Nóra Óváry-Papp is prepared to handle executive terminations, mass redundancies, and immigration matters. Ferenc Dávid specialises in M&A and employment matters, assisting with employee transfers related to corporate reorganisations.
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Testimonials
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- My partner brings a very significant business impact on how the employment cases are handled. Always accessible, prompt, and provides a solid understanding of the case, the associated risks, and also comes with resolution proposals. I also admire the inclusion of the associates and the value of the associates' work as well. In terms of innovation, in our case, the more important aspect is the up-to-date legal knowledge of the team.
- Hegymegi-Barakonyi and Fehérváry Baker & McKenzie Attorneys-at-Law provide practical and timely advice and are very easy to work with.
- Nora Ovary-Papp is very responsive and provides detailed and practical feedback. Nora looks for practical solutions to our employment law problems, rather than only dictating the law. She has been very helpful in navigating our Hungarian employee issues.
- I am working with Nora Ovary-Papp. Her dedication makes my work very effective. I also stress her mentoring and support towards her associates, Felix Kovacs and Andras Gaal. Nóra is always on, accessible, and responsive. We were able to close many employment-related cases in a smooth and timely manner.
- ‘Nora Ovary Papp truly cares about doing the best for us, we have the feeling she represents our interest at heart! She thinks outside the box and anticipated things we have not even asked but was worth considering.'
- ‘The team knows the market, as well as the operations and processes of global companies very well and can therefore help us with solving our issues and offering solutions in a very effective way as a real trusted adviser.'
Key clients
- BP
- Ford
Work highlights
Supporting BP in navigating internal investigations and compliance actions involving sensitive employment issues.
Ongoing employment related advisory services to Ford in Hungary regarding every aspects of their daily operations, as well as on special projects; including termination matters, restructurings, matters related to breach of obligations and inappropriate work, non-compete issues, compensation matters and special projects.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Ákos Fehérváry
Other key lawyers
Nóra Óváry-Papp; Ferenc Dávid