Competition

Réti, Várszegi and Partners PwC Legal

The competition practice at Réti, Várszegi and Partners PwC Legal handles a broad spectrum of matters, from unfair market practices to merger control and cartel defence, with a strong focus on compliance advisory. The team has recently gained prominence for its work in high-profile cartel cases before Hungarian and European courts. Co-heads László Réti and Péter Zalai bring decades of experience, excelling in antitrust, sector-specific regulation and compliance. Zsófia Straubinger adds significant expertise in competition, advertising and consumer protection law.

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Testimonials

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‘Réti, Várszegi and Partners PwC Legal is Hungary's most respected legal practice in the pharmaceutical industry, but we have also worked successfully together on issues such as international competition law. They place great emphasis on innovative technologies like AI, training and informing customers and liaising with legislators.’
‘We work with two highly qualified colleagues, Péter Zalai and Zsófia Staubinger, mainly in pharmaceutical and competition matters, who treat clients with exceptional attention and answer professional questions with great professionalism in the shortest possible time. They provide proactive advice to support our work and their answers can be relied upon. Their humour and intelligence make working together extremely smooth.’
‘They have great professional knowledge, and the advising process is personalised. Besides the specific cases, attention is also drawn to other topics that may be relevant.’
‘They provide maximum attention to individual problems. They give correct, clear and objective information, taking into account the client's characteristics.’
‘The members of the competition team are sharp and knowledgable lawyers, with a proactive mindset and valuable inputs both in law and economics.’
‘Péter Zalai is a great strategic thinker, as well as a very pragmatic advisor with broad experience in antitrust matters, and above all, he is well-connected. He leads a team of excellent professionals.’
‘Fantastically prepared competition law team. Excellent cooperation with the clients.’
‘Great legal knowledge. Besides expert knowledge of EU and Hungarian competition laws, the lawyers of the law firm are keen on carrying out the best cooperation with in-house counsels.’

Key clients

Hungrana Zrt.
HUNGAROPHARMA Zrt.
ROSSMANN Magyarország Kft.
Richter Gedeon Nyrt.
Vulcan Steel Private Company Limited by Shares
PwC Magyarország Kft.

Work highlights

Advised Hungaropharma Zrt. regarding the VBER compliance of an exclusive distribution contractual structure.
Advised ROSSMANN Magyarország Kft. on the antitrust compliance of several joint purchasing structures and exclusive distribution agreements.
Advised Vulcan Steel during the planned acquisition of ISD Dunaferr, a steel manufacturing company.