Senior Counsel
Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda fields a ‘responsive and reliable’ real estate and construction practice, supporting clients through the full lifecycle of both private and public real estate projects. The team handles the gamut of matters arising as a result of development and construction, including disputes, as well as investments, financings and acquisitions. With an extensive client base that spans Hungary and the CEE region, practice head Ferenc Mátrai advises property developers and investors, construction companies, and public procurement and private equity firms. David Dederick leads on cross-border real estate transactions. Péter Rippel-Szabó’s particular area of expertise is the office segment, where he advises on lease agreements, refurbishment and operations. Kristóf Hevér and Mátyás Rada round out the practice’s strong junior offering.
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‘My experience is that the team was always responsive and reliable. Collaboration was smooth, and every team member knew who we were. Therefore, their service was a good combination of the expertise of a large company and the friendly atmosphere of a small company.’
‘I worked closely with Péter Rippel-Szabó. Our collaboration was smooth; he listened to our problems and represented our company with expertise. He remembered small details whenever I called him, and I felt he did care about our problems. During in-person meetings with our partners, he was calm and acted professionally. He was always responsive, and I could reach him anytime.’
‘They are strong as individuals and also as a team. In case of complex issues, they work together to advise on the best solution.’
‘My first point of contact was Péter Rippel-Szabó, who is a dedicated person. He has a really good track record, gives good advice and is task oriented. We could work really quickly in case of difficult cases as well. He is dedicated and he was always reachable when he was needed, or he contacted me back. His work was accurate. In case of negotiations, he was really helpful and professional. I recommend him in case of any real estate-related legal work.’
‘Very good professionals, comprehensive understanding of our company needs and business processes, great handling of our specific internal process. Very strong negotiation skills, focusing on the objectives and a high level of legal overview or advice was given each time in a very timely, responsive manner.’
‘Péter Rippel-Szabó has an extremely good legal perspective of our business, very good negotiation skills, precise responses, always responding in a timely manner, supporting with an extraordinary good legal and economical view and overview of the discussed topics.’
Key clients
- MOL
- Adriatic Marinas d.o.o.
- Danubius Hotels
- WING Zrt.
- Hungarian State
- TriGranit
- Wallis Assset Management
- International Working Group (IWG)
- OMV
Work highlights
- Advised MOL on a real property development project, including the development and construction of a skyrise building in Budapest.
- Advising Adriatic Marinas on the development of Boka Place and the Synchro Project, both of which are mixed-use developments.
- Advising a privately-owned real estate platform in Central Europe on the development and construction of Millennium Gardens, TriGranit’s newest office development at the Millennium City Center in Budapest.
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Practice head
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Ferenc Mátrai