Legal advice in Hungary

Hungary remains a very popular and in-demand destination for German businesses and investors. While the country offers attractive conditions to stimulate investment, we have collected our legal expertise in our Hungary Desk. Our multidisciplinary teams understand the specific needs in connection with entering Hungary out of Germany and vice versa.

High-quality and localized services in form of user-friendly legal advice ensure a smooth operation in Hungary. Our country desk is made up of German and Hungarian lawyers who jointly deal with the particular requirements of every cross-border business. The team has decades of experience with the local market and legal background. Our lawyers will navigate clients through cultural differences and language challenges.

Our legal services for German and international companies of all sizes expanding into Hungary:


Corporate law and company registration, joint venture and M&A transaction advice, including FDI screening


Contract and commercial activities, including drafting, revising and negotiating of sale and purchase agreements and other trade agreements


Banking law, capital markets law


Labour law including corporate restructuring, employment agreements and regulatory issues               


Real estate acquisitions and development ventures, including green-field investments


Protection of IP assets and know-how


Data protection and ePrivacy, including privacy policies, whistle-blowing schemes, GDPR and cyber-security


Tax law and customs proceedings


Consumer protection and advertising regulation, compliance and risk-management, LGBTQ-related legislation advice


Merger control, competition (antitrust) law


National and EU state aids, compliance monitoring;


Life sciences and pharma law


Dispute resolution including litigation and arbitration proceedings, mediation settlements


Restructuring, insolvency and liquidation procedures