Law of Information Technology
Our expertise
In the field of Information Technology, we provide comprehensive legal services both for IT service providers and for companies sourcing IT services. We counsel complex system implementation and system integration projects, IT support services agreements, service level agreements, and proprietary license agreements whether they be end-user-license agreements or software license agreements for companies. We have extensive experience both in multiple-layer framework contracts with statements of work and single service agreements. We advise our domain owner clients in domain abuse cases and support them with the regulatory compliance of their websites.
We also advise IT policy compliance for companies filing for operating licenses in Hungary. Our expertise covers all aspects of IT-related intellectual property, including, among others, proprietary software copyrights.
Head of Practice Area
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE
Discover expertises
jason-blackeye-245578-unsplashData protection
Our expertise
In the context of data protection, Kapolyi Law Firm provides legal advice in complex data protection compliance and standardization projects for group companies. Furthermore, we assist our clients in the day-to-day improvement and updates of their data registries, privacy policies, privacy notices, legal interest assessments, data protection impact assessments, and their agreements and processes concerning personal data.
We advise them on how to optimize their internal organization and enable them to optimally observe regulatory requirements in the field of data protection.
Head of Practice Area
specialist knowledge
Discover expertises
Photo by Nik MacMillan on UnsplashDispute resolution / Enforcement
Our expertise
Our Law Firm represents its clients in the fields of commercial, civil and labour law and in various administrative matters in proceedings before Hungarian ordinary courts, Hungarian and international authorities, supervisory bodies, ordinary courts and arbitration.
We dispose on decades-long experience which enables us to provide effective and efficient legal representation in litigation before courts, and we take into upmost consideration the current developments of judicial enforcement as well as the courts’ day-to-day operation. In our litigation practice we deal with numerous cases for payment of indemnity, performance and fulfilment of contract, press rectification, consumer enforcement and liquidation proceedings.
Starting from the preparational phase and through the entire litiguous proceeding we place great emphasis on facilitating dispute resolution within as reasonable period of time as possible, on the most economical way and in a manner which is mutually acceptable for all parties.
We also offer to our clients the opportunity to settle their disputes by way of mediation sessions held and conducted by our Law Firm. During the mediation the disputing parties have the opportunity to find a solution to their problem which would not necessarily be possible during or by way of judicial or administrative proceedings. One of the many positive aspects of mediation – apart from the fact that it qualifies as quick and cost-effective form of dispute resolution – is that the decision is made by the parties themselves and not by an external third party; therefore the parties can find individual and specific solution to their problem satisfying the interests of both parties.
Head of Practice Area
specialist knowledge
Discover expertises
Law of Intellectual Property
Our expertise
We provide full range of legal services for the acquisition, protection, utilization and exploitation of our clients’ intellectual properties. In this context we represent our clients in registration and several other procedures before the National Intellectual Property Office, foreign and international authorities; we provide legal advisory services in any kind of IP related transactions ensuring that our clients successfully acquire rights on the particular technology or legal protection on their intellectual property. We provide effective assistance in actions against any intellectual property infringement in litigious or administrative procedures.
We also provide legal support to our clients in relation to valuable property rights which are not protected by the law as intellectual property. We provide assistance for the development of internal regulations and contracts that adequately protect business secrets, and advise our clients how to protect their know-how in the most efficient ways.
Head of Practice Area
specialist knowledge
Discover expertises
Venture Capital Investments
Our expertise
Our expertise in the capital market and company law / M&A fields as well as those many years of experience of our colleagues grant and ensure the stabile background which enable us to provide full-scale legal service to venture- and private capital funds as well as venture- and private capital fund managers, covering the investment- and exit-related transactional advisory services, and the regulatory and compliance advisory services for equity funds and equity fund managers, too.
In the framework of these services we provide legal advice on venture capital and private equity capital investment and exit related transactions, on the establishment of venture capital and private equity funds, on the preparation and amendment of fund management policies, on the elaboration of operational codes related to the compliance requirements of capital fund managers, as well as on licencing procedures of fund managers before the supervisory authorities.
Head of Practice Area
specialist knowledge
Discover expertises
karsten-wurth-karsten-wuerth-104731-unsplashAuthority Matters / Energy Law
Authority Matters / Energy Law
Our expertise
Kapolyi Law Firm regulatory team has extensive experience in a wide range of licensing and regulatory matters. Our regulatory group has supported a high number of significant clients in traditional and renewable energy and mining authorising procedures (upstream or energy trade), both in starting projects and older investments’ daily tasks and operation, modification applications. We have provided legal support regularly by representing clients on procedures and examinations regarding various transport sectors, the chemical industry, other manufacturing business and waste management.
Our team also specializes on and have extensive legal experience in public administration, environmental and waste management, telecommunication, e-commerce and public procurement.
Head of Practice Area
specialist knowledge
Discover expertises
Insolvency / Reorganization
Our expertise
Our Law Firm disposes on extensive experience in legal support for outstanding debt management, and provides, in this context, legal representation in enforcement, bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings to recover our clients’ outstanding debts.
Our Law Firm frequently participates in objection procedures against enforcement and liquidation as well as in payment order procedures.
Head of Practice Area
specialist knowledge
Discover expertises
Compliance
Our expertise
Our compliance advisory services cover ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, regulatory expectations, and internal corporate policies.
We deliver our services on a risk-based approach and, depending on our clients’ needs, we also support them in the full performance of the compliance function, whether through outsourced compliance management, within the framework of specific projects, and we also have practical experience in the professional operation of whistleblowing systems.
We regularly participate in the preparation of risk assessments, the drafting of internal policies, as well as the conduct of internal investigations and audits. We also assist our clients through targeted training programs aimed at strengthening compliance culture and preventing legal infringements.
specialist knowledge
Discover expertises
Competition Law
Our expertise
Our team has extensive experience across a wide range of competition law matters, in particular in the competition-law aspects of consumer protection (unfair commercial practices), the rules and case-law governing information provided to consumers and business partners, merger control, and cartel matters (anti-competitive agreements restricting economic competition). Our experience also covers cases of abuse of a dominant position and abuse of significant market power.
We provide clear, practical advice on private-law aspects of competition law, including cases of unfair competition between market participants and the competition-law protection of reputation and trade secrets. Where required, we provide effective representation before the Hungarian Competition Authority and the courts.
Drawing on many years of experience and international best practices, we support our clients in achieving full competition-law compliance. We conduct comprehensive competition-law risk assessments and design competition-law compliance programmes tailored to the client’s business operations. Depending on the client’s needs, our work includes drafting and updating internal policies, conducting internal competition-law investigations, and delivering trainings aimed at increasing competition-law awareness. Our practical guides are particularly popular, including our “dawn raid” preparedness programme. Throughout, we work in a clear and business-minded manner, keeping our clients’ commercial objectives in view. If required, we complement our legal services with compliance support so that our clients are organisationally prepared to manage competition-law risks.
specialist knowledge
Discover expertises
