What the team is known for
Baker McKenzie's market-leading employment practice continues to advise high-profile international clients and their Hungarian subsidiaries on a plethora of employment mandates. It offers a full range of employment capabilities, such as employment contracts, teleworking policies, harassment cases and individual termination. It also offers expertise in mass redundancies, transfers of employees and immigration issues. The law firm represents clients in criminal investigations into employee wrongdoing.
Strengths
A client asserts that the firm is well suited to assist them due to its "combined strong employment expertise with compliance expertise."
Another source describes the service received as being "satisfying, fast and cooperative."
Work highlights
Assisted Ford Közép- és Kelet-Európai Kft with the termination of a senior-level employee.
Notable practitioners
Ákos Fehérváry is a pre-eminent practitioner in the market, with an admirable extent of experience in employment. He advises many high-calibre clients on the employment aspects of market entries, as well as mass redundancies, individual terminations and harassment allegations. He has recent experience advising on remote working policies. Interviewees report that he is a
"very clever advisory lawyer." Éva Nagy assists clients with a range of employment law issues, including reorganisations and redundancies. She is especially well placed to advise Japanese clients.
Nóra Óváry-Papp is a recognised employment lawyer who boasts a broad practice in this area. She advises on immigration issues, reorganisations and anti-harassment measures. A client reports that her
"response was always quick" and adds that
"her immediate response was very helpful." 