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Having a presence in the country for over 100 years, German conglomerate Bayer currently operates all of its Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science divisions in Hungary. Bayer Hungária’s general counsel – law and compliance Szilvia Bognar has enjoyed a swift rise in Hungary’s in-house market since starting her professional legal career in 2004. She worked in the Swiss and Hungarian legal departments of Nestlé before assuming her current position in 2014 and has only enhanced her reputation as an expert on corporate law, intellectual property, contract negotiations and international law. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at Pázmány Péter Catholic University in 2004, is admitted to Hungarian Bar Association and completed a postgraduate diploma in European Union law in 2012.