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INTERNATIONAL PRESENCEOUR OFFICE IS THE FOUNDER OF CATHAY ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE

ABOUT USBASICS

We not only offer legal advice but a solution that is personalized, and reflects business thinking. Our team consists of 20 domestic experts. The entire Hungarian Cathay Associates team has a broad international perspective due to work experience gained abroad. In addition to Hungarian, the working languages are English, German, French, Romanian, Russian, and Chinese Mandarin. We are members of numerous domestic and international professional organizations, and we regularly publish and give lectures.

Our work performance reaches the highest international standards allowing us to be on the same level as international law firms while working at domestic prices. We provide proactive services; quick and understandable answers with flexible availability. We strive for complete coverage both professionally and geographically: with our strategic partners, we help our clients not only in legal matters but also in the fields of taxation, accounting, public procurement, and tender consulting in Hungary, in the CEE region, and almost everywhere in the EU. As a result of our international presence, we are able to provide our services in more than 60 countries. We work as an office with the members of our network. Accordingly, we offer efficient and innovative solutions to our clients. We support them in entering foreign markets or carrying out international transactions, setting up individual structures, planning, and problem-solving.

Our office is the founder of the international legal platform Cathay Associates and serves as the European headquarters of the organization. Playing a central role allows us to serve the needs of our clients in the entire Central and Eastern European region directly from Hungary. Cathay Associates represents itself on all continents and all significant markets, primarily focusing on Europe and Asia (especially China).

There are 5-5 areas of legal practice and industries in which all CA offices are equally strong worldwide, such as corporate law, including M&A and company due diligence, public procurement, media law, dispute resolution, and international trade. Our key specialties are tax planning, banking, financial services, energy, innovation, and healthcare at the industry level.

Our primary focus is China and Asia, and we aim to help Hungarian companies to enter the complex market of those regions.

LEGAL SERVICES

LEGAL SERVICES

LEGAL SERVICES
Our areas of expertise include corporate law, employment law, debt management, data protection, and international trade; however, we can also help you enter foreign markets worldwide. As part of the classic lawyer assignment scheme, we can provide a full-time in-house presence, even with a generally more promising approach than usual legal counsel fees.
FINANCIAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES
We are happy to assist you in solving your accounting needs both in Hungary and abroad. Whatever your needs might be, we are able to deliver solutions to you practically anywhere in the world with the help of our international network. Through our partners, we can solve your local tax duties worldwide or support you in designing global tax structures with the help of our qualified experts.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
We currently have an active presence in 88 countries and 124 cities, employing more than 4,000 permanent consultants through our offices. Our experts are ready to organize and conduct complete market entry processes in addition to managing national projects.

CORPORATE AND M&A LAW

In addition to performing general corporate and company law assignments, we regularly participate as a legal advisor in company acquisitions, mergers and restructuring processes at home and abroad.

We pay special attention to the legal challenges related to the operation of foreign companies in Hungary, the major part of our activity is the performance of economic and civil law-related assignments of foreign-owned companies.

APPLICATION MANAGEMENT

In cooperation with our strategic partner, we are able to immediately track, analyze and develop effective solutions for multinational and SME development, tender and management needs. We provide comprehensive efficiency improvements, which include the preparation of tenders, public procurement, project management, the creation of business strategy, organizational development, the creation of legal, financial and communication strategy both in Hungary and throughout the EU.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW

Our staff has many years of professional experience in the full range of public procurement procedures, including the preparation of calls for tenders and documentation, the provision of additional information, the evaluation and evaluation of tenders received and the preparation of decisions for the announcement of results. In the course of our public procurement consulting activities, we have gained significant professional experience in representing the interests of both the contracting authority and the tenderer side.

LABOR LAW

Representation of employers in court and out of court, performance of labor law tasks of organizational reorganization, implementation of group redundancies, performance of tasks related to the employment of foreign employees and participation of foreign employers, development and enforcement of atypical labor law agreements.

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OUR TEAM

Our team consists of 20 domestic experts. The entire Hungarian Cathay Associates team has a broad international perspective due to gaining work experience abroad. In addition to Hungarian, the working languages are English, German, French, and Chinese Mandarin. We are members of many domestic and international professional organizations. Moreover, we regularly publish and give lectures.

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DR. RUPERT VÁRNAI

international company structures, economic law, advertising and media law

Until 2014, he was a Global Partner coordinating the international expansion of the largest law firm in Asia. He is one of the founders of the Cathay Associates global network of lawyers. He is Advisor to several Hungarian and international companies on investment, cross-border cooperations, trade, and other projects. Furthermore, he is regularly working on business development and strategic issues.

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DR. GÁBOR MÁRTON

advertising and media law, commercial law, financial law, public procurement law and tender management

Gabor started his career in the banking sector. He has been working as a legal advisor for one of Hungary’s leading banks for several years, gained some valuable experience in the media and advertisement industry, and counseled one of the top holdings of the sector. In addition to his responsibilities regarding the business development of Cathay Associates, he contributes to the global law firm network as head of its international application management division.

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DR. ATTILA MÁRTON

claim management, insolvency, real estate law

Attila has more than 20 years of experience. He founded Várnai and Partners in 2007 with Dr. Rupert Várnai.
He is an expert in corporate law, debt management, employment, and real estate law and has comprehensive litigation experience. International real estate developers and financial institutions are amongst his major clients.

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DR. KATALIN CSÁSZÁR

economic law, company law, real estate law

She is a corporate law specialist, legal advisor of a multinational holding company of several divisions, and a property development group of companies. She also handles litigation cases in the Cathay Associates team.

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DR. ÁKOS VARGA

litigation and non-litigation (civil, criminal and employment), real estate law, company law

He specializes in corporate law and real estate law, in addition to auditing the contracts of several Hungarian real estate management companies, and is also responsible for the legal affairs of a multinational service provider. He has decades of experience in litigating and litigating various disputes and claims that arise in the course of everyday business. He also regularly provides legal advice and advocacy on economic crimes.

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DR. TAMÁS ÉRSEK

ICT, data protection, competition law

He is responsible for info-communication and data protection issues at one of Hungary’s leading telecommunications companies and trade banks. His other areas of expertise include competition law, consumer protection, and economic law. He is a member of the Hungarian Competition Law Association and its international umbrella agency, LIDC, and the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).

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DR. PASCAL DEMKÓ

real estate, business law, M&A, international law

He has acquired his Master’s Degree in International Business Law in France, Paris I Panthéon–Sorbonne University, then started his career as an international lawyer. He advises numerous international clients on investments, real estate development, and trade. He is one of the founders of the global Cathay Associates network.

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DR. MARTINA LUGOSI

company law and civil law

Martina has already been working for the law firm while attending university, which helped her to become well-versed in the world of international and multinational cases. During her work, she primarily assists the operation of the office in corporate, civil law, and immigration matters.

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DR. HENRIETTA PAUER

economic law, media, and advertising law

Her specialties are commercial law, corporate law, real estate law, media, and advertising law. In her work, she strives for a customer-centric solution in compliance with the law, considering the business goals of the customers.

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DR. IMOLA SZIGETI

real estate law, company law, criminal law

She graduated from Pázmány Péter Catholic University in 2016, and since then, she has gained experience primarily in real estate law and company law.
She teaches criminal substantive and procedural law as a fourth-year Ph.D. student. She speaks English and German.

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BETTINA BULLA

International affairs

In addition to Hungarian, Bettina speaks English and German at a native level and has significant experience in regulatory and licensing matters. She represents our office through her skills with outstanding efficiency in international transactions and administrations.

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DR. TOMORI PÉTER

European business lawyer

Professional career since 1993, specializing in international and domestic investments, financial law, commercial real estate investments and developments, and related areas of law such as corporate, competition and labor law, and pharmaceutical law.

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MOLNÁR MIHÁLY

COO

Business consultant with a degree in economics. He has more than 10 years of professional experience, his main profile being international marketing, business development, and building cross-border collaborations. He is fluent in English.

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JUSTIN QIN

COO, China Desk

Justin graduated as an economist in China and then began his career in Hong Kong and the Netherlands as a business consultant, gaining professional experience. He is currently the COO of Cathay’s Shanghai office. Justin is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. He primarily coordinates collaboration from our Shanghai headquarters with our staff and strategic partners and one of China’s first and largest IP agencies, Sinofaith, which assists us with more than 700 colleagues in 5 other Chinese cities.

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1026 Budapest, Pasaréti út 25. A. ép. II/1.
+36 1 920 2040
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