Zsolt Okányi

Practice Areas

Zsolt Okányi is a partner admitted in Hungary, New York and Italy and has been serving as the Global Head of the Disputes practice at CMS. He is based in the firm’s Budapest office and is also the acting head of the disputes practice across Central & Eastern Europe. With nearly 20 years of litigation & arbitration practice, Zsolt has a great deal of experience in all major segments of the profession: in investment arbitration under ECT and ICSID rules, in commercial arbitration under the ICC, LCIA, VIAC and some local arbitral institutions in CEE jurisdictions as well as in ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL rules, and in corporate / M&A and construction disputes, though his more recent practice has been focused on banking, telecoms and media disputes. Okányi is recognized as one of the leading litigation and arbitration experts in Hungary by all the various directories.

Legal 500 described Zsolt as having “great analytical skills”, “excellent contacts”, ”an outstanding sense of strategy” and “reliable and trustworthy”.

Zsolt is also the author of the only English/Hungarian bi-lingual arbitration handbook titled “Arbitration in Hungary in Domestic and International Matters”.

Professional Memberships

- Budapest Bar of Attorneys

- New York State Bar

- ICC Hungary

- Member of IADC - International Association of Defense Counsel

- Member of DIS - The German Institution of Arbitration

Publications

Author of the only English/Hungarian bi-lingual arbitration handbook titled “Arbitration in Hungary in Domestic and International Matters”. 2009