The dispute resolution team at Taylor Wessing Hungary is instructed by clients across Europe, and is well known for its expertise in cross-border litigation and international arbitration. The practice has a strong background in IP, sovereign and commercial disputes, with additional expertise across the construction, media and government sectors. Practice head Zoltán Novák is active in corporate, employment, copyright and trade mark disputes. Enikő Lukács represents clients before various arbitration centres, while Gábor Kőhidai focuses on real estate disputes.
Testimonials
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‘The team was able to resolve an unbelievably difficult matter in favour of the client. The matter was novel for the Hungarian legal system; Taylor Wessing suggested a very difficult legal route and has achieved a positive result in arbitral proceedings in Hungary.’
‘We worked with Zoltán Novák and Gábor Kőhidai. They demonstrated a very creative client-oriented approach and suggested a lot of fresh helpful ideas.’
‘The collaboration and the reaction time of the Zoltán Novák is exceptional, with a competent team behind him.’
‘Zoltán Novák is able to analyse the situation quickly and deeply under extreme time pressure.’
‘I would emhasise Taylor Wessing Hungary's profound, deep and committed work that is based on their significant data research and classification. There is a mutual respect and trust between us, that we find very important. I would also like to highlight their huge working capacity, and their skills in foreign languages.’
‘We highly appreciate Zoltán Novák because of his devoted and responsible work and his outstanding human character. We have worked with Zoltán for about a decade, and from the beginning he impressed us with his precision and endless curiosity to understand all the relevant facts and aspects of the case (beside the legal ones).'
‘Unique ability to write convincingly in English and explain Hungarian law to the the US courts. Most European lawyers' writing and analysis doesn't translate well into US federal court litigation - the TW Budapest team stands out on this front.’
‘Zoltán Novák and Gábor Kőhidai - intellectual and intuitive with precision in Hungarian law. Excellent collaborators for my international dispute.'
Key clients
- Hungarian State, Museum of Fine Arts
Work highlights
- Represented the Hungarian State, Museum of Fine Arts in a restitution lawsuit filed by the heirs of a Jewish art collector in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Zoltán Novák