Lawyers

Péter Lakatos

Péter Lakatos

Work Department

ENERGY, LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION, TELECOM, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY, TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS

Position

Managing Partner

Career

Dr. Péter Lakatos LL.M., Managing Partner of Hungarian leading law firm, Lakatos Köves and Partners (LKT), is a tough lawyer and trouble-shooter in negotiations and court cases. He was a partner in Clifford Chance, one of the biggest international London-based law firms for 13 years and played a leading role in the development of the Hungarian TMT sector and also helped to create the telecoms legal framework in several southeastern European countries in the last decade. As a legal expert, Péter advised on Hungary's EU accession process. In the last 30 years, he has represented some of Europe's biggest companies in Hungary. Recently, he advised Vodafone on its UPC cable business acquisition and Rosatom on its involvement in the Paks NPP, and advised PE fund MidEuropa and logistics company Waberer’s on its IPO. He is ranked as leading lawyer in Hungary by all legal directories.

Languages

Hungarian, English

Memberships

IBA, Budapest Bar Association, AEL, Multilaw, Interlaw, AmCham (Chair of the Transparency Committee 2010-2013

Mentions

Hungary

Dispute resolution

Hall of fame
Hungary

TMT

Hall of fame