Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
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Band 4

Employment

Hungary

8 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Rita Párkányi

Europe

Practice Areas

Rita is a highly skilled business lawyer with deep experience in employment, data protection, dispute resolution and litigation matters. She brings extensive knowledge of employee data processing to the team and advises clients on collective and individual redundancies, employee transfers, and contractual matters, including non-compete clauses. She also leads the firm's French Desk, leveraging her experience to assist Francophone clients or clients with interests in Francophone markets.

As a data protection lawyer, she is also involved in discussions about AI's legal impact, which demonstrates her awareness of emerging technologies and their regulatory considerations.

Career

Prior to founding KCG Partners and leading its French Desk, Rita worked at the global law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel since 2008 focusing on employment, litigation and corporate matters.

Professional Memberships

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

French

Publications

Green Taxation, 2025

Space research, space race, space law – Podcast in Joghurt (in Hungarian: „Űrkutatás, űrveseny, űrjog”, January 2025)

The Maximum Fine that the Competition Authority Can Impose Has Increased (CEE Legal Matters, November 2024)

Instead of Reviewing the GDPR, Commission Proposes to Amend its Enforcement Rules (CEE Legal Matters, October 2024)

Interview about the MI-regulations in the EU – Trend FM Radio (in Hungarian: „Példaértékű az uniós MI-szabályozás, a jogászok munkáját is átalakíthatja”, June 2024)

Interview about the security risk of TikTok – Trend FM Radio (in Hungarian: „Milyen nemzetbiztonsági kockázatot jelenthet a TikTok?”, May 2024)

Hungary Takes a Look at AI - A Buzz Interview with Rita Parkanyi (CEE Legal Matters; March 2024)

Should associates be afraid of AI? – Could Chat GPT take over their work? – Figyelő Magazin (in Hungarian: „Kell-e tartaniuk az ügyvédjelölteknek a MI-tól? – átveheti a munkájukat a Chat GPT?” December 2023)

It All Boils Down to Energy in Hungary: A Buzz Interview with Rita Parkanyi of KCG Partners Interview with Rita Párkányi (CEE Legal Matters, October 2022)

Education

Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, Lyon, France, Europe

Management, MBA

2015 - 2017

University of Paris-Sud XI, Jean Monnet Faculty, Paris, France, Europe

Master of Law & Management

2008

Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Faculty of Law (JD)

2007

University of Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), Paris, France - Budapest, Hungary

Faculty of Law: French & EU Law

2006

University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, Europe

Faculty of law: Erasmus studies

2005

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Employment - Hungary

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Band 4
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Rita Párkányi is a well-regarded lawyer who advises clients on collective and individual redundancies, the transfer of employees and contractual matters, including non-compete clauses.

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