Attila Borsos
Europe Guide 2024
Up and Coming : Competition: EU
Up and Coming
About
Provided by Attila Borsos
Practice Areas
Attila advises on a wide range of antitrust issues, including merger control, vertical arrangements and cartel investigations, both before the European Commission and national competition authorities. He regularly advises international companies on their global merger control strategy and co-ordinates merger control and other regulatory filing approvals in order to get the deal through and meet clients’ strategic objectives. He has particular experience in advising companies in the IT, consumer goods, construction materials and chemical industries.
Attila has significant experience in State aid proceedings before the European Commission and subsequent litigation before the European Courts. He has successfully advised investors on the State aid aspects of the privatization a flag carrier airline of one of the EU member states and subsequently represented that airline with State aid complaints regarding Alitalia, Croatian Airlines and Air Serbia. He has particular expertise in the application of the market economy investor principle, rescue and restructuring aid, the rules regarding direct business taxation, the guidelines on regional aid, and the sale of public property.
In the field of international trade, Attila represents both complainants and importers in anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings before the European Commission. He regularly advises importers, exporters and downstream users on the implications of trade defence measures, the impact of Brexit on customs tariffs and trade defence instruments, tackling technical barriers to trade in third countries and on the EU sanctions regime.
Personal
Université de Rennes I - 2005 Master of European Law
Eötvös Loránd University - 2004 Law Degree
Chambers Review
Europe
Attila Borsos enters the rankings this year with positive market feedback. He draws upon his expertise to assist clients with merger clearance proceedings and FDI filings for clients operating in a range of sectors, most notably TMT, life sciences and transportation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"His ability to move seamlessly across workstreams and jurisdictions is very impressive."
"He is very systematic."
"He is very good and pleasure to work with."
"His ability to move seamlessly across workstreams and jurisdictions is very impressive."
"He is very systematic."
"He is very good and pleasure to work with."