Competition/Antitrust
Europe Guide 2024 : Hungary
Band 2
Email address
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+36 1 429 1300About
Provided by Lakatos, Köves & Partners
LKT has longstanding expertise and a specialized team to help clients to address the risks on all types of matters in this area, including: (i) obtaining clearances in challenging merger control proceedings (also working as coordinating counsel or part of a team in multijurisdictional filings); (ii) representing clients successfully in cartel investigation, dominance matters and compliance cases including unfair commercial practices and in state aid proceedings. LKT also provides pragmatic and business oriented advice for the daily market operations of clients and has had landmark successes in private enforcement litigation involving major multinationals.
Consistent with our extensive work for foreign investors, work on FDI screening has assumed great importance and we worked on some of the first transactions to be cleared through the new processes and are frequently advising foreign investors on whether the screening regime applies to their potential transactions. We have expertise with a large number of industries such as healthcare, telecoms, food, consumer electronics, logistics, financial and digital services, life sciences, real estate and construction, etc.
Eszter Ritter, Partner and Co-Head of the Competition team received acknowledgement from Who’s Who Legal (“WWL”): Thought Leaders Competition as the only woman in Hungary and Iván Sólyom, Partner and Co-Head of the Competition team is named leading individual in Competition by WWL.
Chambers Review
Lakatos, Köves & Partners covers the full range of competition law matters, advising clients on merger clearance and foreign direct investment filings, as well as representing them in behavioural investigations and challenges to Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) decisions. The law firm also assists with damages actions and competition law compliance matters, particularly around distribution issues. The team has a number of high-profile clients from the TMT sector.
Work Highlights
- Lakatos, Köves & Partners represented GE Healthcare in cartel investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is client-oriented."
"The cooperation with the team was very easy and efficient. The team has been responsive throughout and kept the agreed deadlines."
"The team was attentive to the commercial interests of the parties."
"The lawyers react quickly to client requests, and are efficient and effective."
"It is an efficient and knowledgeable team."
"The team is client-oriented."
"The cooperation with the team was very easy and efficient. The team has been responsive throughout and kept the agreed deadlines."
"The team was attentive to the commercial interests of the parties."
"The lawyers react quickly to client requests, and are efficient and effective."
"It is an efficient and knowledgeable team."
Notable Practitioners
Eszter Ritter offers notable experience representing high-profile clients from the technology sector in appeals against HCA decisions. She also advises clients on merger clearance and private enforcement actions. She offers further experience in competition compliance mandates.
"I can say that the quality of the legal service and client care that Eszter provided to us fully met my expectations."
"Eszter is great. She is responsive and well experienced in Hungarian law."
"She is a fine competition lawyer."
"We are very pleased that we worked with Eszter and recommend her."
Iván Sólyom frequently assists clients with merger clearance and FDI filings for transactions in Hungary. In addition, he represents clients in investigations into alleged cartels and the compliance of distribution strategies.
"He is very attentive."
"Based on recent experience, Iván Sólyom is really smart. I have been really impressed by his performance."
"He is a dedicated lawyer with significant experience and knowledge in this area."
"He provided expert and pragmatic advice and was highly responsive."
Ranked Lawyers at
Lakatos, Köves & Partners
Hungary
Members
Provided by Lakatos, Köves & Partners
Adrienn Mándoki
Alekszej Dubalár
Balázs Vincze
Head of Department
Head of Department
Sára Darnót
Zsolt Gyebrovszki
Ádám Máttyus
Industries
Provided by Lakatos, Köves & Partners
Automotive
Construction
Energy
FMCG
Financial and digital services
Life Sciences
Media
Real estate
Renewables
Telecoms