Head of the Competition Law Team and Professional Lead of Compliance Services
dr. David ADAMOV
EXPERIENCE
Head of the Competition Law Team and Professional Lead of Compliance Services at Kapolyi Law Firm. He has more than 18 years of experience advising domestic and international corporate clients on competition law, compliance, commercial law and intellectual property matters.
Dávid Adamov has been leading Kapolyi Law Firm’s competition law team and overseeing the firm’s compliance services since 1 January 2026.
Prior to joining Kapolyi Law Firm, he worked at leading international law firms, including Baker & McKenzie and Schönherr, where he was involved in global and multi-jurisdictional competition law and compliance projects and participated in legal due diligence processes in the context of M&A transactions.
Dávid also has substantial in-house experience. As a designated compliance officer for the MOL Group, he was responsible for compliance-related matters in six countries, including Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Russia. His responsibilities covered commercial law, competition law, consumer protection and data protection compliance, as well as risk management projects, internal compliance audits, and the annual training of more than 500 employees.
He subsequently worked as an independent attorney, providing business-oriented competition law and compliance advice to corporate clients. His work included the design and implementation of complex compliance systems, the operation of whistleblowing channels, and the representation of large corporations and SMEs in proceedings before the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH).
His practice spans a wide range of industries, with particular focus on the energy, construction, telecommunications, FMCG, automotive, e-commerce and innovative healthcare services sectors.
Dávid is also actively engaged in teaching and publishing. He has lectured at several Hungarian universities on competition law, ESG compliance systems, corporate governance and integrity, and he was the author and lecturer of the course “Compliance in Practice” at the Faculty of Law at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary. His articles on corporate compliance and sustainability due diligence have been published, among others, by Legal 500 and CEE Legal Matters.
EDUCATION
Lawyer, competition law and compliance specialist with extensive international law firm and in-house experience.
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