EU & Competition Service Line

Every business needs to comply with the developing requirements of the EU, especially in the field of competition law and close attention has to be paid on its effects with respect to major transactions and business practices. When covering Commercial, Corporate law and M&A, Property and Construction law, Banking & Finance, IP/IT, Public Law, we keep in view all aspects of both Hungarian and EU legislation and inform our clients thereon.

Our team, specialized in European and competition law, provides legal counselling in relation to issues related to European law and also in issues related to both EU and national competition law for both Hungarian and international companies. We inform our clients on regulatory developments and the impact of new legislations which might have an affect on their business. We advise our clients how best to structure their transactions in order to comply with the relevant legal provisions.

We have a very strong practice in Central Europe, with specialist competition lawyers in Hungary. Our law firm and our colleagues from the European Law Department in Brussels have in-depth experience in implementing Hungarian, German and European Competition Law especially in connection with antitrust matters, abuses of dominant position, concentrations, state aid issues and consumer protection cases. We represent our clients together with our colleagues of the European Law Department in front of authorities including the European Court of Justice, the Court of First Instance and the European Commission. Besides, to keep our clients informed, we provide monitoring services on legal developments within the European Union that might affect their commercial interests.