Co-managing partner of the firm, head of the Dispute Resolution and Labour/Employment practices, co-head of the Corporate and M&A practice.
The employment team at Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm provides its clients with ‘exceptional knowledge and attention to detail’. The practice continues to add to its multinational client base, advising a range of foreign investors and Hungarian corporates. Employment-related litigation is another of the team’s focus areas, and the group represents employers as well as senior management in various cases. With over 19 years’ experience in both contentious and non-contentious labour matters, Gábor Damjanovic leads the team. Ákos Balázs also brings extensive experience to the practice, with particular expertise in business immigration matters.
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‘The team is highly technical and all issues, even the most banal ones, they address with utmost attention and knowledge.’
‘Exceptional knowledge and attention to detail and English skills.’
Key clients
- Obton A/S
- China Telecom
- Intersnack Group
- ORLEN Unipetrol Group
- Allegis Group, Inc.
- American Express Global Business Travel
- Netcracker Technology
- Schwabe Pharmaceuticals
- AUTOVISTA Hungary (formerly known as EUROTAX Glass Hungary)
- Velox Digital
- Haema Plasma
- Tavanta Therapeutics
- Amer Sport
- BIOMAPAS
- FIDEL LINDAB
- Semeris
- Pannon Clinic
- Adesso Group
- Lighttech
- Shonz Ltd.
- Scan Global Logistics
- Airbus Helicopters
- Reckitt
- Lila Logistik
- Tuttnauer
Work highlights
- Advising Allegis Group after it set up a new recruitment business in Hungary, including on all relevant and newly introduced regulatory and HR aspects.
- Advised Velox Digital on acquiring entry permissions and respective quarantine waivers for groups of engineers during the different phases of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Assisted Scan Global with the acquisition of a target company and handled the Hungarian legal due diligence, including advising on employment-related documents and assisting with employment-related legal matters since the acquisition.
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Gábor Damjanovic