The one-stop-shop competition team at CERHA HEMPEL Dezso & Partners handles antitrust cases and merger control proceedings, state aid issues and private enforcement litigation, and has recently increased its focus on consumer protection matters. Márton Kocsis, who was promoted to partner in June 2022, has experience at the HCA. and leads the substantial team alongside Tamás Polauf, who regularly acts in high-profile cartel and abuse of dominance cases. Boglárka Priskin also brings previous experience working at the HCA to the team, and is consequently able to advise on consumer protection issues and unfair trade practices. Máté Baumgartner bolsters the group’s international capabilities, and Anna Pintér also plays an active role in the team.
Testimonials
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- 'I am very happy to have Márton Kocsis to turn to when needed. His professional experience is very useful to us. He is also a calm person who really speaks the language of business professionals and can explain complex and difficult topics to us in an easy and fun way, and we like him a lot for this. We also really appreciate that he is always available to us, no matter how urgent the case at hand may be.'
- 'Márton Osztheimer is a veteran professional, and it is obvious he saw business from up close for many many years. Márton really understands the way marketing and business people think, and is very useful in identifying alternative solutions instead of the "it is not allowed" type of answers that lawyers usually give.’
‘The competition team at CERHA HEMPEL Dezső contains seasoned competition law veterans, and you can feel and sense once you start to work with them that they are really passionate about competition law. I also particularly liked their business-minded approach towards any legal issues we have faced.'
‘Both Tamás Polauf and Márton Kocsis are experienced and practical attorneys whose knowledge clearly shows in their legal advice.’
‘CH proved that they could understand not only our legal position, but the internal operations and ways of working of the company as well. They do not just provide a legal opinion and support in this procedure, but also they are living with us through this case, informing me as legal director on all important steps and we can always have a brainstorming session on the best possible next step.'
‘The firm is very well versed in competition law and has a good understanding of the domestic context. The most important thing is that they explain the realistic possibilities before cooperation, which is fair.’
‘We worked mainly with Márton Kocsis, Anna Pintér and Boglárka Priskin. All of them were well prepared and understood our case accurately and quickly.’
'Their attitude to work and their expertise is excellent, and they do their work humbly, concentrating on the case.'
Key clients
- OTP Bank Plc.
- PHOENIX Group (BENU Magyarország Ltd., PHOENIX Pharma Ltd.)
- MOL Plc.
- Duna Group (Duna Aszfalt Ltd., Vakond Ltd., Vakond Via Ltd., Duna Group International Ltd., Magyar Vakond Ltd., NHB Ltd.)
- Alza Group (Alza.cz a.s. and Alza.hu Ltd.)
- Muziker a.s
- Dömper Ltd.
- HERVIS Magyarország Ltd.
- METRANS Danubia Ltd.
- Bauhaus Szakáruházak Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advising the Phoenix Group on various day-to-day competition law issues and representing the client in an overall sectoral competition supervision proceeding before the HCA.
- Representing MOL Group in a waste management concession in front of the European Commission and the HCA.
- Providing day-to-day legal advice to Alza on its operations in Hungary, as well as representing the client in numerous complaint procedures before the HCA and the Government Office.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tamás Polauf, Márton Kocsis