Cerha Hempel — Hungary

Andrea Presser

Partner, Banking & Finance, Corporate, Mergers & Acquistions, Employment law Andrea has 27 years of M&A experience in cross-border and domestic M&A transactions in various industries, including leasing, retail, pharma wholesale and IT. Andrea has been an active member of the Hungarian leasing association for 15 years, and as such, she participated in codification of various statutes. She is also a guest lecturer in corporate law at the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd Univesrity in Budapest. She assists her clients not only in company establishments and acquisitions, but also in major restructuring deals - including the related licensing procedures in the financial sector. · Banking & Finance

András Fenyőházi

Partner, Litigation & Arbitration, Real Estate & Construction András is the head of the Construction team. He has extensive experience in construction claim management in various infrastructure (underground and various road construction projects) and commercial (shopping centres, industrial facilities) projects including pre-litigation dispute adjudication as well as litigation and arbitration. He is also member of final examination committee for Legal Philosophy at ELTE Budapest, and publishing editor of the online journal https://constructionpapers.hu/en/. · Litigation

András Kauten

Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitons, Real Estate & Construction, Banking & Finance András has worked on almost all of the M&A transactions of the firm in the past years. He is usually leading the due diligence exercises and he is responsible for contract drafting and closing processes. He has valuable experience in banking and finance, and real estate related transactions. In the context of M&A transactions he is responsible for, and coordinates all, the regulatory filings, including FDI filings, and has gained significant experience in these areas as well. · Mergers & Acquisitions

Anna Pintér

Senior Associate, Antitrust & Competition, IP & Unfair Competition, Distribution Law · Antitrust & Competition

Attila Dezső

Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax Law, Real Estate & Construction, Antitrust & Competition, Public Law & European Law, Public Procurement · Mergers & Acquisitions

Attila Marjai

Partner, Real Estate & Construction, Corporate, Litigation & Arbitration Attila is a partner and has built up a strong portfolio of important real estate projects involving high-profile clients. His strong real estate focused knowledge, more than 20 years of practical experience and excellent interpersonal skills have earned him an exceptionally favourable perception and contentment by his clients. · Real Estate

Bence Kampits

Senior Associate, Real Estate & Construction, Corporate, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation & Arbitration · Real Estate

Bence Rajkai

Senior Associate, Litigation & Arbitration, Real Estate, Distribution Law Bence Rajkai is a qualified lawyer in the Construction and the Dispute Resolution team. He is specialized in litigation, civil law, commercial law and construction claim management. He works on several complex litigation cases which require a comprehensive approach and deep understanding both of law and practice in the area of commercial relations and construction. He frequently publishes at prestigious peer reviewed law journals and is a co-editor of https://constructionpapers.hu/en/. He is also an active member of the European Society of Construction Law, and will be delivering a presentation at this year's annual conference. · Litigation

Boglárka Priskin

Senior Associate, Antitrust & Competition, Public Law & European Law Ms Priskin joined CERHA HEMPEL Dezső as a Senior Attorney in 2020. She advises clients in antitrust and consumer protection cases as a highly experienced competition law and compliance expert. She provides continuous legal service to large companies on a daily basis, such as reviewing marketing campaigns and general terms and conditions, assessing contracts and transactions from a competition law perspective and providing advice to clients regarding general compliance. · Antitrust & Competition

Eszter Á. Kontor

Of counsel, Public Procurement, Real Estate & Construction · Public Procurement

Evelin Varga

Senior Associate, Litigation & Arbitration, Real Estate & Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring Evelin Varga has been a committed member of the dispute resolution as well as the real estate and construction practice group since 2021. She is regularly involved in complex disputes arising from construction projects, which demand a deep understanding of often novel legal issues, including contractual performance, contractor liability, the interpretation of contractual obligations, and jurisdictional questions. · Litigation

Flóra Gábeli

Senior Associate, Real Estate & Construction, Public Law & European Law, Public Procurement Flóra Gábeli is a qualified lawyer, she specialises in civil law, law of contracts, litigation, enforcement law and real estate law. She works on several complex litigation cases. She has assisted Hungary’s National Land Centre in hundreds of lawsuits concerning debt recovery matters and legal disputes in connection with real property. She is dedicated to her work. · Real Estate

Gabriella Donner

Senior Associate, Corporate, Real Estate & Construction · Corporate / M&A

Gabriella Klotz

Senior Associate, Corporate, Real Estate & Construction Gabriella Klotz is a highly qualified lawyer in the real estate and corporate law practice group. She is known for her in-depth knowledge in the field of lease agreements. Over the last 10 years, she has devoted her time mainly to property leases and worked on several high-profile accounts. · Real Estate

Gréti Barbara Gregor

Senior Associate, Public Procurement, Litigation & Arbitration, Real Estate & Construction, IP & Unfair Competition, Public Administration, Employment Law · Public Procurement

Gábor Márky

Senior Associate, Corporate & M&A, Public Law and European Law Gábor Márky has joined CERHA HEMPEL Dezső as senior lawyer in June 2024, as a member of the M&A practice group. He has a decade of experience in international corporate M&A transactions, having participated in several international corporate deals, as well as with corporate law, energy law, emerging technologies and regulatory compliance. He spent most of his career in an international boutique firm where he had been a partner for 3 years. Gábor obtained his law degree in 2014 at University of Pécs, having graduated summa cum laude. He was a lecturer at his home university between 2017-2021, where held transaction-related courses for international students. He is also the author of several articles related to energy law, corporate dealmaking and to the legal aspects of emerging technologies. · Corporate / M&A

Ilona Rónay-Csordás

Partner, Litigation & Arbitration, Mergers & Acquistions, Real Estate & Construction, Distribution Law Ilona has in-depth knowledge and more than 20 years’ experience in the field of dispute resolution. She is highly regarded for her broad experience and thorough advice in high profile legal disputes. · Litigation

Katalin Deák

Senior Associate, Public Procurement, Antritrust & Competition · Public Procurement

Kitti Koncsik

Senior Associate, Public Law & European Law, Public Procurement, Real Estate & Construction · Public Law

Károly Zaicsek

Senior Associate, Litigation & Arbitration, Public Procurement, Real Estate & Construction Károly Zaicsek has extensive experience in litigation and civil procedural law. He has acted in high-profile lawsuits (such as a case involving Golgotha, a painting by Mihály Munkácsy) and represented clients in major damages cases (e.g. a case where the amount in dispute was EUR 40 million). Mr Zaicsek represented the Hungarian government in several lawsuits. As counsel for AXA Bank and ERSTE Bank, he participated in the management of a large number of lawsuits against consumers. He has acted for Hungary’s National Land Centre in hundreds of lawsuits concerning debt recovery matters. · Litigation

Márton Kocsis

Partner, Antitrust & Competition, Mergers & Acquistions, IT & Privacy, Public Law & European Law Márton is a highly experienced competition lawyer who has been active in all fields of regulatory law for well over a decade. He worked for the Hungarian Competition Authority in Budapest and the European Commission Directorate General for Competition in Brussels for more than eight years. Marton participated and acted as a leading investigator in several high-profile cartel and abuse of dominance cases . He is also a long-serving member of the Supervisory Board of the Hungarian Competition Law association. Márton is the author of many articles and research papers and a co-author of books on competition law. · Antitrust & Competition

Petra Knall

Senior Associate, Banking & Finance, Corporate, Employment Law, FinTech & Crypto-Assets Law, Mergers & Acquisitions · Banking & Finance

Renáta Kresz

Senior Associate, Litigation & Arbitration · Litigation

Sándor Szterényi

Partner, Real Estate & Construction, Public Law & European Law, Public Procurement In-depth knowledge of infrastructure projects, public procurement law and regulatory matters; also specialises in state aid law. Since 2004 at Dezső & Partners Law Firm, he has been involved in and led the advisory works of complex projects, included public procurement projects relating to the operation and regulation of several industries, such us the construction, the public water supply network, as well as the aviation. · Real Estate

Tamás Novák

Senior Associate, Employment Law, Litigation & Arbitration, Mergers & Acquisitions Tamás Novák has 15 years of experience, and his primary field of specialization is full-scale employment and labour law. He regularly advises clients with regard to employment agreements, dismissals, employment law litigation and collective agreements with trade unions / works councils. He also assists clients in their day-to-day employment issues. He has provided advice and held employment law training courses for high-profile international and domestic clients. Additionally, Mr Novák advises clients on matters related to company law, M&A cases and corporate governance. Prior to joining CERHA HEMPEL, Mr Novák worked for well-known Hungarian and international law firms. Besides his Hungarian degree, he also holds a master’s degree in European law from the Lyon III University (France). · Employment & Labour

Tamás Polauf

Managing Partner, Antitrust & Competition, IP & Unfair CompetitionEmployment Law The competition practice is headed by Tamás, managing partner of CERHA HEMPEL Dezső & Partners. Tamás has outstanding experience in national and international competition law, as well as commercial transactions. In addition to providing advice to Hungarian and international clients in high-profile cartel cases and other competition law matters, he also has extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions. Tamás is the founder of the Hungarian website competition.hu. and author of many articles and academic papers. · Antitrust & Competition

Wilhelm Stettner

Partner, Mergers & Acquistions, Corporate, Real Estate & Construction Wilhelm is a partner and head of the real estate & construction practice group. He is highly regarded for his in-depth knowledge in the field of real estate transactions and construction litigation, whereas he also demonstrates significant expertise in commercial leases. · Corporate / M&A

Zsanett Szabó

Senior Associate, Litigation & Arbitration, Real Estate & Construction, Corporate Zsanett Szabó is a qualified lawyer in the real estate and construction practice group. She specialises in real estate law, construction claim management, civil procedural law, litigation and construction related regulatory matters. Ms Szabó’s main area of expertise is real estate dispute resolution. She is highly regarded by the clients for her flexible and business-friendly approach. · Litigation