János Tamás Varga is the founder and managing partner of VJT & Partners. He developed real expertise and experience across a wide range of practices, transactions and legal matters with cross-border elements over the last 25 years.
As an M&A specialist, he advises on international private equity, venture capital and strategic investments in Hungarian companies. Major industries of his activity include business services, communications, software development, information technology, manufacturing, consumer goods, real estate, financial sector, online media, healthcare and biotechnology.
He also co-leads the firm’s Digital practice. He has advised market leading global digital services businesses on their Hungarian projects, IT outsourcing providers on their projects in the financial services, telecommunications, energy and utility industries, and he also advises leading financial services providers as customers of BPO services.
Founder and managing partner of VJT & Partners. Admitted to Budapest Bar Association in 1997.
Composed of ‘experts with a deep knowledge in labour law’, the employment team at VJT & Partners handles the gamut of contentious and non-contentious matters. The group’s strong contentious practice sees the team represent clients before the Constitutional Court and the Hungarian Supreme Court in matters ranging from terminations to internal investigations and whistleblowing cases. With a growing list of both Hungarian and multinational clients, the practice counts both employers and executive employees among its clientele. András Lovretity leads the team alongside Zoltán Csernus; the latter has over 18 years of experience in the employment sector and is praised for his ‘clear and high quality’ advice. With over 23 years’ experience, János Tamás Varga counts major companies with operations across Hungary as regular clients.
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‘Clear and concise.’
‘Outstandingly responsive and delivered exactly what the client needed.’
‘Top-notch responsiveness and work together as a team.’
‘Zoltán Csernus' advice and work product were clear and high quality. He was also very responsive to my questions.'
‘Excellent knowledge and clear communication. Quick and accurate answers. Attention to every detail and aspect.’
‘Mainly we cooperate with Zoltán Csernus on labour law issues. His uniquely diverse knowledge ensures detailed solution options and his exceptional communication skills (clear, exact, polite with good sense of humor) support us to understand every detail. He has the strong ability to underline the most relevant facts and explain the possible effects of each step.'
‘The team is composed of experts with a deep knowledge in labour law and capability to focus on the needs of client and find an appropriate solution. The team and the firm are capable to provide also a full service in the area of corporate governance issues, including necessary representations before governmental bodies. The team is capable to respond to tasks very quickly and give full support also in international transactions.'
‘Excellent knowledge, experience, capability to find solutions and to hear the needs of clients.’
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Zoltán Csernus is a senior employment lawyer, expert in contentious and non-contentious labour matters. He has been advising local and multinational employers, as well as executive employees for over a decade. He specialises in employment litigation and he frequently advises on TUPE matters, employment agreements and terminations, employer policies, internal investigations and disciplinary measures.
Counsel at VJT & Partners since 2010. Admitted to Budapest Bar Association in 2004.
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András Lovretity, Zoltán Csernus