Competition

Hegymegi-Barakonyi and Fehérváry Baker&McKenzie Attorneys-at-Law

Client Satisfaction

Under the joint leadership of Zoltán Hegymegi-Barakonyi and Márton Horányi, the competition team at Hegymegi-Barakonyi and Fehérváry Baker&McKenzie Attorneys-at-Law remains a destination of choice for clients in need of representation before the HCA. Leveraging the strength of the firm's in-house forensics offering, the group represents clients in the gamut of competition matters, from cartel investigations to antitrust cases. The team also boasts strong international capabilities, regularly advising on multijurisdictional merger filings. Péter Mezei has over 14 years’ experience appearing before both Hungarian and European courts. András Horváth represents clients from the retail, pharmaceutical and tech sectors in cartel, abuse of dominance and market power cases, as well as advising automotive, energy and banking clients on compliance matters.

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Testimonials

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‘Márton Horányi stands out with his "down to earth" mindset, where he can propose legal solutions that correspond to real-life situations. He speaks in an easy-to-understand language and does not hiding behind legal terminologies.’
‘Márton Horányi is our key contact partner, a true professional. As a head of legal, I often do not need a detailed analysis, but rather a partner, with whom I can discuss the relevant issues. Márton is such a partner, ready for brainstorming or deep research. Zoltán Hegymegi-Barakonyi is a great strategist, who has valuable experience that he is ready to share.’
‘Highly experienced in competition matters. They can provide advice on complex matters. Very good availability, they are responsive.’
‘Márton Horányi is a very experienced lawyer, with whom it is very easy to work. He has knowledge in the respective industry and takes the business requirements into consideration when providing a legal solution.’
‘Very well trained and knowledgeable team both on national and European level.'
‘The law firm has exceptional knowledge in life sciences and competition law.’
‘The team really stands out as it has some of the most seasoned competition lawyers in the country. They also have a very large team of dedicated competition lawyers, and are exceptionally knowledgeable in all areas of competition law and have a deep understanding of our industry.’
‘Márton Horányi is a stellar competition lawyer with a very sophisticated academic background, providing business-friendly, to-the-point and very pragmatic advice. He is absolutely commercially minded and I fully trust his advice.’

Key clients

MOL Plc.
Booking.com
K&H Bank (member of the KBC Group, one of the largest commercial banks in Hungary)
FGSZ (the operatior of the Hungarian gas grid)
EU-Solar Plc.
Adecco
Tesco
KIA
Suzuki
Grand Automotive
Ford

Work highlights

Advised MOL on the acquisition of OMV Slovenia and secured Phase II clearance of the transaction from the European Commission.
Represented Booking.com before the HCA and the Hungarian courts in an investigation regarding alleged unfair commercial practices where the HCA imposed a fine exceeding €7m.
Represented the Hungarian subsidiary of Adecco in a court review of the decision of the HCA to impose a cartel fine of €2.9m on the Hungarian HR Association for no-poaching and other restrictions.

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