About

Provided by Kinstellar

Competition & State Aid

We help you navigate the diverse regionalregulatory landscape to achieve the desired result.

Competition/anti-trust legislation and the rulesgoverning state aid are in flux across much of Emerging Europe and CentralAsia. Charting a course through the region’s changing regulatory landscapewhile minimising exposure to risk requires expert legal advice backed up by theknow-how to get the job done.

We bring to the table deep understanding of legislative details across multiple jurisdictions, together with the proven ability to quickly develop strategies that will protect your business and deliver results. Our experts have helped to clear some of the largest transactions in the region and assist both international and domestic investors with the full range of competition and state aid issues.

We have diverse experience across a broad range ofsectors and have overseen successful outcomes in matters involving:

  • merger control
  • joint ventures
  • unfair competition
  • abuse of dominant position
  • cartel agreements
  • dawn raids/cartel busting
  • public procurement
  • regulatory clearances for state aid packages
  • general EU Law

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Competition/Antitrust - Hungary

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Kinstellar assists clients with both merger control filings and behavioural mandates, including representing clients in investigations into cartels, unfair commercial practices and abuses of dominant positions. The law firm also offers experience in the competition law compliance aspects of distribution strategies. The team acts for clients from the transportation, energy and financial services sectors.

Key contact

József Antal is a key contact at the firm.

Work Highlights

  • Kinstellar advised OTP Bank on the competition law aspects of its acquisition of Ipoteka Bank.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Members

Provided by Kinstellar

Dávid Zlati

Orsolya Staniszewski

Péter Vörös

Péter Vörös

Head of Department