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Dr. Mihály Barcza
mihaly.barcza@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies at and graduation from the József Attila University Szeged in 1994 and at University of Economics Budapest between 1995 and 1997. Trainee with a Budapest Stock Exchange and later in-house counsel at CO-Nexus Investment House. Trainee, attorney and later partner with a reputable Hungarian law firm, Réti Szegheő and Partners from 1995 to 2004 while spending 7 months at Clifford Chance, London on a scholarship. Senior counsel and co-head of corporate with the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer from 2004 to 2007. Member of the Money- and Capital Market Arbitration Court since 2000.



Admitted to the Budapest bar association in 1999.
Areas of specialization: Corporate and security law with special focus on public and private M&A.
Sector experience: Financial institutions, investment enterprises, pension funds, private equity funds, construction and logistics.
Languages: Hungarian and English.

 
Dr. Iván Bartal, LL.M.
ivan.bartal@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Education and professional experience: Studies at and graduation from the József Attila University School of Law, Szeged in 1999. Postgraduate studies at the T.M.C. Asser Institute in the Hague in 2001 and at the City University of London in 2002. LL.M. degree from the Nottingham Law School in 2005. Associate with the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer between 1999 and 2007, working in Budapest and London (secondment). Contributor to a wide range of publications and textbooks and regular speaker at professional events.



Admitted to the Budapest bar association in 2004.
Areas of specialization:  IP/IT, electronic communications, media, data protection and e-commerce law, M&A transactions.
Sector Experience: Media, publishing and entertainment (incl. new media), health and life sciences, IT, TMT, consumer products and logistics.
Languages: Hungarian and English.
 
Dr. Zsolt Cselédi
zsolt.cseledi@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies at and graduation from the University of Miskolc School of Law in 2000. Trainee with a reputable Hungarian law firm associated with one of the "Big Four" accounting firms from 2000 to 2002. Associate with the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer from 2002 to 2007, working in Budapest and London. Leading the employment law practice of Freshfields in Budapest, regular contributor to a wide range of publications in the sector.



Admitted to the Budapest bar association in 2004.
Areas of specialization: Corporate law with special focus on M&A and outsourcing transactions, commercial law and law of contracts. Particular expertise in employment and collective labour law, labour litigation.
Sector Experience: Service industry, consumer products and retail, nutrition and food production, tobacco industry, pharmaceuticals, freight forwarding and logistics.
Languages: Hungarian, English and German.
 
Dr. Tamás Éless
tamas.eless@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies at and graduation from ELTE University, Faculty of Law, in Budapest in 1991.  Holds degrees from the Asser College Europe and the University of London in International Law of Trade. Studies of EU law at the University of Galamorgan. Lecturer at the Department of Civil-procedures of ELTE, Faculty of Law for over ten years and Honorary Professor of Law since 2002. Co-lecturer of International Commercial Arbitration at the Asser College Europe, The Hague. Associate of a reputable Hungarian law firm and partner of Réti Szegheő law firm in Budapest. Head of the corporate disputes practice of the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Hungary.



Admitted to the Budapest bar association in1994.
Areas of specialization: Arbitration, mediation, corporate law, M&A, and law of contracts, due diligence, company restructuring, commercial transactions, marketing-related IP rights and unfair competition.
Sector experience: Media and advertising, consumer products and retail, private equity.
Languages: Hungarian and English.
 
Dr. Gábor Fejes, LL.M.
gabor.fejes@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies at and graduation from the ELTE, Budapest and from the KU Leuven, Belgium. Lectures in Hungarian contract law ELTE, School of Law, Budapest as well as various EU law subjects at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest. National correspondent Editor of Bellamy & Child: European Community Law of Competition. Member of the Scientific Board of the Competition Research Centre of PPKE. Regular publications on EU and Hungarian competition law and questions of Hungarian contract law and arbitration. Author of the only Hungarian language commentary to Articles 81 to 89 of the EC Treaty. Member of the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer from 1998 located in Budapest and in Brussels (2000-2001).
Leading the Antitrust Competition and Trade practice group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Budapest.

Admitted
to the Budapest bar association in 2001.
Areas of specialization: Competition law, contract law, trademark law as well as civil procedure. Particular expertise in handling domestic cartel cases, both in front of antitrust authorities and courts.
Sector experience: Energy, construction, financial services, consumer products and retail, automotive industry, pharmaceuticals.
Languages: Hungarian, English, German and Spanish.
 
Dr. József Bulcsú Fenyvesi, LL.M., MJur. 
jozsef.fenyvesi@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies at and graduation from the Janus Pannonius University of Pécs in 1998. Postgraduate studies in EU law at the University of Pécs. Studies and research in international and European law at the University of Graz and at the University of Warwick.  PhD studies at the University of Pécs. Worked as a lawyer for a law firm in Pécs and as an assistant lecturer in international law for the University of Pécs. Joins the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Budapest in 2005.



Admitted to the bar association in Hungary in 2005.
Areas of specialization: Civil and corporate law.
Languages: Hungarian, English and German.

 
Dr. Tibor M. Kiss
tibor.kiss@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies at and graduation from the Miskolc University School of Law, Miskolc in 1999. Ph.D studies at the Miskolc University.  Joins the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in 1999, leading the civil litigation group.



Admitted to the Budapest bar association in 2003.
Areas of specialization: Arbitration, litigation, contract law, labour law, press law and intellectual property law.
Sector experience: Mining and construction industry, production of construction material, consumer products and retail, media and publishing.
Languages: Hungarian, English and German.
 
Dr. Gergely Légrádi
gergely.legradi@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies at and graduation from the Eötvös Loránd University School of Law, Budapest in 1998. Post-graduate course in EU law, international business law and arbitration at the ACE Asser Instituut (The Hague) in 2000. Lectures in Hungarian contract law and law of succession at Eötvös Loránd University School of Law, Budapest. Associate with one of the largest law firms in Hungary. In-house counsel at the Hungarian Oil and Gas Company (MOL) (2000-2002). From 2002 head of the regulatory practice group of the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Budapest. Elected as the chairman of the Legal Committee attached to the Hungarian Electricity Traders Association in 2005.



Admitted to the Budapest bar association in 2002.
Areas of specialization: Energy law (gas and electricity), EU commercial law, litigation, arbitration and regulatory issues. PPP transactions; market liberalisation; public procurement.
Sector Experience: Energy and utilities such as water, sewage and waste management, public sector, automotive industry, pharmaceuticals.
Languages: Hungarian, English and German.
 
Dr. Zoltán Mucsányi, LL.M.
zoltan.mucsanyi@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies at and graduation from the University of Szeged School of Law in 2001 and from the University for Foreign Trade Administration in 1991. Participant in a scholarship scheme in the United Kingdom under the aegis of the Mirror Group in 1991-1992. Working in a foreign trade business for eight years, earning experience in production organization and supervision, international sales transactions. Consultant for a Management Consulting Company in 1997 and adviser to Swiss investors in Hungarian real estate investment projects in 2000. LL.M. degree of Nottingham School of Law in 2005. Working with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Budapest mainly on the areas of public procurements and regulatory matters.



Admitted to the Budapest bar association in 2005.
Areas of specialization: Public procurement, administration of foreign trade transactions, litigation, arbitration and consumer rights.
Sector experience: Construction, medical equipments, traffic and infrastructure, consumer goods, media and telecommunications.
Languages: Hungarian, English and German.
 
Dr. Klára Oppenheim
klara.oppenheim@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies at and graduation from the Eötvös Loránd University School of Law, Budapest, in 1973. Postgraduate studies in 1973 at Zhdanov University, St. Petersburg. Legal advisor to foreign trade companies from 1974 to 1989. Co-author of the book titled Hungarian Business Law and author of various publications in the fields of company law, arbitration, project financing and environmental protection law. Founder of the Hungarian office of the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and its pre-decessors in 1989. Officially registered public procurement expert in Hungary in 2006.


 
Admitted to the Budapest bar association in 1991.
Areas of specialization: Public procurement law, company law, concession law and privatisations, PPP, law of contracts and property rights, arbitration and litigation, investment protection.
Sector experience: Gas and energy, public utilities including water and sewage management, traffic, construction and production of construction materials, mining, trade, dairy, beverages and other consumer products.
Languages: Hungarian, German, English and Russian.
 
Dr. Márk Pintér
mark.pinter@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies at and graduation from the Szeged University School of Law in 2001. Internship at the County Court of Pest and at Bálintfy and Partners Law Firm. Associate with the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer between 2001 and 2007, where he specialized in the area of real estate law. Permanent legal consultant and member of Colliers International’s Tenant Represenation Team. Contributor to Global Legal Group’s International Legal Guide to Real Estate in 2007. Partner at Oppenheim since November 2007.



Admitted to the Budapest bar association in 2004.
Areas of specialization: real estate law, corporate law, law of contracts, construction law, commercial leases, sale and leasebacks, real estate fund setup and structuring.
Sector experience: real estate developers and investors, investment funds and fund managers
Languages: Hungarian and English.
 
Dr. Ulrike Rein
ulrike.rein@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies in Vienna, Austria, and graduation from the University of Vienna as Doctor of Laws (Dr. iur.) in 1984.  Research assistant at the constitutional and administrative law department of the University of Vienna 1985-1987. Law clerk with various courts in Vienna 1986-1987. Associate and partner of the Heller Löber Bahn and Partners, Vienna, the German Austrian law firm Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Löber, and the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.



Admitted to the Vienna bar association in 1992 and registered with the Budapest bar association as EU attorney.
Areas of specialization: Corporate transactions and finance, foreign investments and investment protection.
Sector experience: Mining and production of building material, construction, energy and public utilities, publishing, development and facility management, agriculture and feed production, consumer products, traffic.
Languages: German, English and Hungarian.
 
Dr. Attila Terényi, MBA
attila.terenyi@oppenheim.hu

Education and professional experience:
Studies at and graduation from Eötvös Loránd University School of Law in Budapest in 1992. Studies at the CWRU Weatherhead School of Management (MBA). Head of the IP/IT practice of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Budapest in 2000.



Admitted to the Budapest bar association in 1992.
Areas of specialization: Corporate and intellectual property law. Copyright, trademark and technology issues, data protection, licensing and distribution.
Sector experience: IT, traditional and new media.
Languages: Hungarian, English and German.
 
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