Senior Associate
From terminations and mass dismissals to internal policies and data handling, the employment team at Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda advises on the full gamut of both individual and collective employment issues. The practice has strong cross-border capabilities, advising global companies with Hungarian subsidiaries on employee transfers and business immigration issues. The team’s established contentious practice handles labour disputes and litigation, as well as investigations and trade union matters. Practice head Zoltán Tarján is praised for his ‘outstanding problem-solving skills and pragmatic approach’. Karim Laribi advises multinational companies on cross-border employment matters. As head of the firm’s corporate and M&A practice, Pál Szabó provides support with the employment aspects of significant transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘The team provided timely advice in a professional and practical manner.’
‘The Bird & Bird employment practice out of their Hungarian office provides us with outstanding advice and assistance on Hungarian employment law matters. They are up-to-speed on all latest developments, and advice us regularly on contractual, policy and a full range of other matters related to Hungarian employment law.'
‘They have excellent communication skills and a strong customer focus. They always strive to provide the highest quality service, keeping agreed deadlines.'
‘The team has an extraordinarily high level of knowledge in the field.’
‘Zoltán Tarján is very committed with outstanding problem-solving skills and pragmatic approach.’
‘Lawyers of the employment team are specialists in labour issues. They respond quickly and appropriately and offer practical suggestions that work perfectly for our client’s business needs. They always offer a high quality service that is well structured, concise and clean. Their professionalism and responsibility are strong characteristics. Their pragmatic approach always works well in real-world situations.'
'Thanks to their full-scope knowledge of the economic and market environment, they always provide out-of-the-box, holistic advice.'
‘Zoltán Tarján is a key contact in employment matters. He is a complete lawyer with all the relevant competencies and experience for our needs. Karim Laribi brings a wealth of experience to the team. He always provides innovative suggestions and initiatives to solve the subject matter properly and quickly. We consider both of them a significant support for our HR team.’
Key clients
- Central European Development Hub
- Bitrise
- SEON Technologies
- Supercharge
- OMV
- Thermo Fisher
- NIO
Work highlights
- Assisted Central European Development Hub with setting up its HR function in Hungary, the Czech Republic, the UK, Germany and Italy.
- Advising on the employment law aspects of Seon Technologies' acquisition of Complytron, a Hungarian developer of AI-based AML tools.
- Advising Supercharge on a cross-border relocation matter where one of the client's employees is temporarily relocating to a different EU country, on their own initiative.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Zoltán Tarján