Europe
Practice Areas
Over the years, Levente developed and leads a recognized wealth management practice within our firm. He assists individuals, families, and businesses to manage, protect, and transfer their wealth. Our wealth management team work closely with financial advisors, accountants, and other professionals to develop comprehensive strategies that align with the clients’ financial goals. Besides that, he still focuses on employment law matters, compliance-regulatory matters and dispute resolution issues across various sectors. His is also specialized in setting up and operating employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) as well as involved inredundancy matters and high-profile management fraud cases.
Career
Prior to founding KCG Partners, Levente worked at the global law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel as the head of the employment and litigation groups, at Clifford Chance as a senior associate managing the labour law team and supporting the litigation team and at Salans, focusing on employment law and dispute resolution.
Professional Memberships
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Member of the Budapest Bar Association
AILA - American Immigration Lawyers Association
American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary
French Chamber of Commerce in Hungary
Publications
Breaking Barriers: Gender Balance in Corporate Leadership (CEE Legal Matters, December 2024)
Interview about the wealth management – Trend FM Radio (Economic radio station in Hungary – „Így zajlik a magyar vagyonok „nyugatiasodása”, October 2024)
The tax advantage of wealth management – Podcast: Joghurt (in Hungarian: „A Vagyonkezelő alapítványok adóelőnyei”, April 2024)
Top Legal Executives in Hungary 2023 - Interview with Levente Csengery (Budapest Business Journal - special edition; 2023)
Interview about the Studio Pragmatica Programme – A Programme for law students - Trend FM Radio (In Hungarian: „Paragrafusok a gyakorlatban: így tanulhatnak élesben a jogászhallgatók”, October 2022)
Industry Sector Expertise
Wealth Management Foundations
ESOPs
Education
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. New York, NY, USA
LL.M. degree
2004
New York University (NYU), School of Continuing and Professional Studies, New York, NY, USA
Certificate in US Law and Methodologies
2003
University of Szeged, School of Law (JD), Szeged, Hungary
2002