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Competition/Antitrust - Hungary

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What the Team is Known For

CMS continues to be one of the leaders in the Hungarian competition law market thanks to its ability to handle a broad range of complex matters. The team offers impressive experience in high-profile cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, as well as representing clients in sector inquiries, appeals against Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) decisions and damages actions. It is also strong on merger clearance mandates, including challenging decisions to prohibit mergers on competition law grounds. The firm is a popular choice with clients from the energy, TMT, financial services, and food and beverage sectors. The Hungarian team collaborates with the firm's offices across the region on multi-jurisdictional mandates.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS represented Magyar RTL Television before the Constitutional Court in Hungary in a review of a decision by the HCA to block the client's acquisition of Central Digital Media.

Strengths

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"We receive prompt answers and comprehensive analysis in due time."

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"The team had a solid overview of the market, and their awareness of the authority's practice was impressive."

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"It is one of the best firms in Hungary in competition law."

Competition/Antitrust respondent
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"The team are highly responsive and proactive."

Competition/Antitrust respondent
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"CMS Hungary's service level in competition matters is high; the lawyers generally find a good balance between effectiveness and quality. Their responsiveness is very high."

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Notable Practitioners

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Szabolcs Szendrő
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Band 2

Szabolcs Szendrő moves up in the rankings this year on the back of an impressive portfolio of work that has seen notable involvement in significant behavioural investigations and challenges to HCA decisions. He offers further experience representing clients in sector inquiries and damages actions, as well as assisting clients with obtaining clearance for proposed mergers.

"He helped us with out-of-the-box thinking and how to approach the matter."

"He is a very talented and creative adviser who offers prudent and innovative solutions."

"He has strong theoretical knowledge combined with extensive practical experience in competition matters."

"He has a good understanding of both legal and business aspects, which helps him in focusing on clients' needs and in providing complex and useful advice."

"He is accessible and helps to solve any questions that may arise in a way that also takes business interests into account."

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