Hungary

Firm overview

CERHA HEMPEL has more than twenty years' experience in the Hungarian market.

Around 30 dedicated legal professionals provide first-class legal advice to local and international clients. Over the years, our team have gained a reputation as leading experts in their fields, and have advised countless international and domestic clients active in Hungary.

Working closely with the entire CERHA HEMPEL network, the team in Budapest provides clients with the highest level of legal advice on local and cross-border corporate and commercial law.

Firm overview

Lakatos, Köves and Partners is Hungary's leading independent law firm of 13 partners and more than 50 feeearners dedicated to providing high-quality legal services to local and global clients. We are recognized as a top firm in guiding international investors through the complexities of Hungary's and the European Union's economic landscapes. With over 30 years in the market, we combine a rich tradition of legal excellence with innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of our clients. Our firm was formerly the Clifford Chance office in Hungary until 2009.

Our attorneys deliver high-level legal insight and practical, commercially oriented solutions, supported by strong international networks such as Lex Mundi, International Bar Association, Budapest Bar, Multilaw, Interlaw, Loan Market Association, INSOL and HVCA. We offer a diverse range of practice areas (described below) that work seamlessly together to provide comprehensive and integrated legal support across all aspects of our clients’ business needs.

Firm overview

Rátky & Partner Attorneys is a Hungarian full-service business law firm with 28 lawyers. The firm advises domestic and international clients across a broad range of business law matters. 

Many of the firm’s lawyers have studied or practiced abroad and work fluently in English and German. The team also includes native Russian- and Lithuanian-speaking lawyers, enabling the firm to effectively assist clients from various foreign jurisdictions conducting business in Hungary.

The firm focuses on delivering highly personalized, solution-oriented legal services and aims to act as a strategic partner to its clients. Its practice covers areas including M&A, insolvency and restructuring, energy, dispute resolution, banking and finance, real estate and construction, competition, labour law, migration law, communications and IT.