Oppenheim Ugyvedi Iroda’s dedicated competition practice offers extensive knowledge and experience in a range of antitrust matters from cartel investigations to state aid matters. The team is known for its focus on compliance matters and regularly represents clients in merger clearance cases before the Hungarian Competition Authority assisted by its strong relationships with the authorities handlers. Co-heading the team is István Szatmáry who offers over two decades of experience in competition law matters, and Péter Virág who has extensive experience in EU and Hungarian competition law, both in private practice and at the Hungarian Competition Authority. His practice focuses on antitrust cases, merger notifications, state advice and consumer protection investigations.
Testimonials
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‘The Oppenheim team has shown deep knowledge and expertise in competition law and is well aware of the case law, in detail. They are also proactive, which fuels the process and keeps things going forward.’
‘They communicate clearly and concisely and are available for discussion. They are also very flexible when we reach out to them with our questions and discussions. I like that even if we have lengthy discussions, it is not a waste of time. They do not repeat themselves and are to the point, at the same time proactive and creative.’
Key clients
- Portfolion (OTP Bank Group)
- Melecs Holding
Work highlights
- Advised Portfolion (OTP Bank Group, green fund) on the competition law aspects of two transactions, including merger clearance advice and structuring the transaction.
- Advised and Represented Donoci sro. (an online retailer of lighting products in 25 EU countries) before the GVH in consumer protection investigation.