Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
4

Band 4

Employment

Hungary

15 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Levente Csengery

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

Languages Spoken

English

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

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Employment - Hungary

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial

Levente Csengery is a well-established employment lawyer and is especially experienced in remuneration and employee benefits matters, as well as advising on collective redundancies.

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Family Offices and High Net Worth

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