HUNGARY Law and Practice Contributed by: Attila Ungár and Júlia Várkonyi, Lakatos, Köves & Partners
Lakatos, Köves & Partners is a 12-partner firm based in Budapest, with more than 55 lawyers (including tax advisers) and a predominantly international client base. It was Clifford Chance’s office in Budapest for many years, but has been independent since 2009. The firm has a unique position as an independent one-country firm focusing on international clients, of - ten together with international law firms. Work ranges from development projects, portfolio management, new acquisitions and disposals by foreign investors
to industrial real estate. The firm’s finance and tax practices co-operate closely on real estate project fi - nancing and work with the corporate and M&A team on real estate-related asset and share deals. Clients include Al Habtoor, Accenture, Allianz, China Invest - ment Corporation, the European Parliament, Horizon Development/DVM Construction, GLP, GLL Real Es - tate, Indotek Group, Mars, Marriott Hotels, Mogotel, Soulbrain, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Vodafone and Wizz Air.
Authors
Attila Ungár is the founding partner of Lakatos, Köves & Partners and has worked with the firm for more than 25 years. Under Attila’s leadership, the firm’s real estate team has expanded to become a market leader in recent
Júlia Várkonyi is a senior lawyer and a key member of Lakatos, Köves & Partners’ real estate group. She specialises in real estate, M&A and corporate law. Júlia has advised clients on the sale and acquisition of
years. He is frequently asked to participate in professional round-table discussions and to publish in real estate-related publications such as the Budapest Business Journal.
shopping malls, business centres, offices, hotels, logistical sites and parking structures, and on the management and operation thereof. She is experienced in condominium matters, development and planning contracts, and agricultural land sales and acquisitions. Besides Hungarian, she speaks English, German and French.
Lakatos, Köves & Partners Madách Imre u. 14 1075 Budapest Hungary
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