Richard Lock
Europe Guide 2024
Eminent Practitioners : Corporate/M&A
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Eminent Practitioners
About
Provided by Richard Lock
Practice Areas
M&A, CORPORATE, REGULATORY AND COMPLIANCE
Career
Richard Lock is an English lawyer (also registered as a Hungarian lawyer, “ügyvéd”, at the Budapest Bar), with extensive experience of European and Hungarian cross-border investment transactions and of the corporate law matters that dominate our practice. A resident of Hungary for over 30 years, Richard leads the firm’s relationship with international law firms. Richard is ranked as "Eminent Practitioner" in Chambers Europe and Chambers Global. He trained at Burges Salmon in Bristol and worked for 5 years with Clifford Chance in London before moving to Budapest. He was a partner of Clifford Chance in 1996-2009 and a founding partner of Lakatos, Köves & Partners (“LKT”) when the firm separated from Clifford Chance in 2009.
Professional Memberships
IBA, Budapest Bar, The Law Society (England & Wales).
Publications
Richard is frequently requested to participate and publish in professional forums, such as CEE Legal Matters, Budapest Business Journal and other legal and economic magazines; he co-authored Chambers & Partners: Corporate Governance in Hungary (in 2020).
Personal
Richard enjoys walking, gardening, and visiting museums and art galleries, and takes the opportunity to combine those interests with traveling to IBA meetings and law firm visits, nurturing relationships between lawyers, around the globe.
Chambers Review
Europe
Richard Lock is a co-founder of the firm with a strong reputation in the Hungarian M&A market. He has notable experience assisting with transactions in a variety of sectors. He is UK-qualified.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Richard Lock is very knowledgeable and approachable."
"Richard Lock is very knowledgeable and approachable."
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