Competition/Antitrust
Europe Guide 2024 : Hungary
Band 2
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+36 1 488 5200About
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Our Competition team in Budapest has extensive and constantly expanding European Union (EU) and Hungarian competition law experience. Our experienced lawyers regularly represent multinational and Hungarian companies in competition matters before the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), the Hungarian courts and the EU. We offer our clients a range of skills that includes virtually every aspect of competition law advice, including corporate compliance, advice on some of the largest M&A transactions, representation before the authorities and competition litigation. In close cooperation with the Firm’s offices around the world, we routinely provide legal advice to clients on matters involving Hungarian and EU competition law. We are particularly adept in matters where our clients’ needs demand complex and innovative solutions.
Over the years, we have played a leading role in the preparation of numerous significant merger notifications to the GVH and in assisting our clients with competition investigations initiated against them by the GVH. Specialist lawyers of our office focusing on regulated industries, including our Energy and TMT practice groups, regularly provide sector specific advice to clients with an emphasis on counseling aimed at preventing official proceedings or litigation.
Chambers Review
Dentons often assists clients with investigations into allegations of unfair commercial practices, including abuses of dominance and cartels, as well as advising on leniency applications and appeals against fines. The law firm offers further experience in merger control and state aid matters. It regularly assists clients with competition law compliance queries. The team has a number of clients from the TMT sector.
Work Highlights
- Dentons represented Vodafone on an appeal against a fine imposed for alleged unfair commercial practices.
Strengths
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"The team has experience in similar matters so they can always provide a solution that suits the client's expectation."
"Dentons always provides timely responses at an exceptional level of detail."
"We receive very precise support with very good knowledge of competition law."
"We have always received timely responses of a high standard from Dentons."
"The team has experience in similar matters so they can always provide a solution that suits the client's expectation."
"Dentons always provides timely responses at an exceptional level of detail."
"We receive very precise support with very good knowledge of competition law."
"We have always received timely responses of a high standard from Dentons."
Notable Practitioners
Tünde Gönczöl frequently assists clients with antitrust investigations and appeals against fines. She also advises clients on merger clearance mandates and competition law compliance.
"Besides her knowledge and experience, she also understands the commercial matters behind the legal issues."
"It was a great experience working with Tünde because of her proactive and helpful attitude."
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