dr. Erzsébet DÉNES
EXPERIENCE
Erzsébet is a member of the Capital Markets team at Kapolyi Law Firm, providing support to domestic and international clients in complex legal matters. Her areas of expertise also includes corporate law.
She joined Kapolyi Law Firm in 2023 and works as an attorney-at-law.
BACKGROUND
Erzsébet obtained her law degree from Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law, in 2020. During her university studies, she was a member of the Bibó István College for Advanced Studies.
As part of the Erasmus+ program, Erzsébet pursued studies at the University of Bergen (Norway) and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain).
In 2024, she passed the bar exam with distinction. She is a member of the Budapest Bar Association.
Erzsébet speaks English fluently.
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dr. Martin GORTVA
EXPERIENCE
Attorney at law and Head of Global Immigration & Mobility Practice Group at Kapolyi Law Firm.
Martin has outstanding and extensive experience in all areas of real estate and construction law, including complex real estate transactions, real estate-focused M&A matters, residential, industrial, or hotel developments, condominium law, design and construction contracts, as well as corporate law and M&A.
Besides his expertise in real estate law, he has outstanding experience in international mobility and immigration related matters.
Martin advises and supports a wide range of clientele including significant domestic and foreign investors, commercial real estate developers, and real estate funds.
He started his professional career in a law firm with a commercial law practice where he gained valuable experience in the fields of real estate and construction law, corporate law, contract law, claims management, and regulatory affairs.
BACKGROUND
He obtained his law degree at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Pázmány Péter Catholic University in 2018.
In 2021 he obtained his master’s degree specialized in economic and business law at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Pázmány Péter Catholic University.
He speaks English fluently.
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dr. Vivien SZEKERES-BENCZIK
EXPERIENCE
Attorney at law and the Deputy Head of the Corporate and M&A Practice Group at Kapolyi Law Firm from January 2023.
During her study, firstly, she has worked as a trainee at Lajer Law Firm for more than two years and gained experience in several fields of civil law.
After finishing her study, she began her career as a lawyer candidate at Lohn Law Firm, where she mostly dealt with litigation and non-litigation procedures. She started her career at Kapolyi Law Firm in 2020 as an associate.
BACKGROUND
She obtained her law degree at the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University in 2018.
During her university studies, she completed the first semester of a part-time German law class based on an agreement between Georg-August-Universität of Göttingen and Eötvös Loránd University.
She speaks English and German fluently.
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dr. Zsófia SOMLÓVÁRI
EXPERIENCE
Attorney at Law and Head of Labour Law Practice Group at Kapolyi Law Firm.
During university studies she worked as a trainee lawyer in several Hungarian owned law firm, her duties included assistance in commercial acts, drafting and giving legal advice to clients.
After graduation she started working as a Junior Associate at a Law Firm specialized in Sports Law, where she worked with professional athletes, giving them legal advice. She also gained knowledge in the fields of Contract Law, Real Estate Law and Labor Law. Furthermore, she took part in winding up proceedings.
She started working in the Employment, Real Estate and Banking and Finance practice groups at Kapolyi Law Firm in the summer of 2019 and became the head of Employment practice group from January 2023 after successfully completing her bar exam in autumn, 2022.
She was involved in several licensing procedures before the Hungarian National Bank, including establishment of a credit institution, and assisted in the personal licensing of senior executives.
She also handles litigation matters in the above areas and assist the firm’s litigation practice group.
BACKGROUND
She obtained her law degree at the Faculty of Law of Pázmány Péter Catholic University in 2018. She successfully passed her BAR exams in autumn 2022.
In 2019 she won the Labor Law section of OTDK (National Conference Of Scientific Students’ Associations).
She speaks English fluently.
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dr. Balázs József FERENCZY
EXPERIENCE
Started his professional career as junior legal counsel at the Hungarian Credit Bank in 1992. Worked as single in-house counsel of Crédit Lyonnais Bank Magyarország Rt. from 1996. In 1998 Gide Loyrette Nouel, a Paris based international law firm invited him to lead the Firm’s Banking and Finance practice in Hungary, which task he fulfilled until 2010. Afterwards he worked in his proper law office until November 2013, by which time he became Legal Director of Cellum Group, Hungary’s leading secured mobile payment technical service provider until January 2019.
BACKGROUND
Obtained his university degree of Law and State Sciences in 1992 at the Faculty of Law of the Miskolc University. Passed his bar exam in 1994. Obtained MBA degree on the Budapest Technical University in 2006 on Finance and Management.
Fluent in English, intermediary in the French language.
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Noémi SZABÓ
EXPERIENCE
Head of Administration at Kapolyi Law Firm
Head Of Administration since 2015. She is responsible for the daily functioning of the office and supports the financial and marketing procedures. She speaks English at an advanced level.
Kornél BALOGH
EXPERIENCE
Financial manager of Kapolyi Law Firm
From the August of 1995 he worked as a financial manager at Wallis Befektetési, Gazdasági Tanácsadó és Vagyonkezelő Rt.
He joined the team of Kapolyi Law Firm in June, 2007.
BACKGROUND
He obtained his degree in economics at the Janus Pannonius University’s Faculty of Economics in 1994.
He speaks intermediate English, and basic French.
dr. Adrienn MILD
EXPERIENCE
Adrienn is the Head of Commercial Law Practice Group at Kapolyi Law Firm.
She started her professional career in 1996 as associate at an international law firm, where she dealed with civil, labour and corporate law related issues as well as provided legal representation in litigation matters.
After passing the bar exam she worked as Senior Consultant at the Regulation Department of the National Bank of Hungary from 1999 assisting the harmonization of the relevant Hungarian legal regulations for banking and capital market on the basis of relevant EU directives.
In 2006 she started to work as senior attorney at an international law firm dealing with banking and finance, tax, civil, real estate and corporate law.
From 2010 till 2015 she worked in a public notary office in Spain drafting notarial deeds in Spanish and provided official interpretation thereof in German and English.
She joined Kapolyi Law Firm as senior attorney in May 2016 where she deal with corporate and commercial matters, M&A and real estate transactions, labour law, banking and finance issues.
BACKGROUND
She obtained her law degree at the Faculty of Law of Janus Pannonius University in 1996 and passed her bar exam in 1999.
She obtained her postgraduate diploma for economy at the Budapest University of Economic Sciences in 2000, and her degree in real estate law in 2005 at the Institute of Postgraduate Legal Studies of ELTE.
Between 1999 and 2001 she participated in several courses of the International Training Centre for Bankers where she gained special and comprehensive knowledge in banking business.
She speaks English, German and Spanish fluently.
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dr. Viktor KREZINGER
EXPERIENCE
Senior attorney at law, heading the Capital Markets Department at Kapolyi Law Firm.
He started his career in 2007. Has a 10+ year experience in capital market, which was acknowledged by the rankings from Chambers and Legal500 in 2018.
Provides legal assistance for wide range of investment fund managers and investment service providers. He has a comprehensive knowledge related to both licensing procedures and the support of the daily operations. Supported licensing procedures on transfer of accounts, acquisition of a qualifying Interest in a capital market firm, and other procedure subject to licensing.
BACKGROUND
He obtained his law degree at the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University in 2006.
As legal advisor, assisted issuers and service providers in numerous private placements, IPOs and public offerings for sale.
Provided full scope services for bidders and target companies in several pubic takeover bid procedure.
A member of the Budapest Bar Association.
He is fluent in English.
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dr. József KAPOLYI
EXPERIENCE
Founder and managing partner of Kapolyi Law Firm.
He started his professional career as a junior legal counsel at the Hungarian securities and exchange commission and after spending a year as a chief legal counsel at a portfolio company he became a legal counsel at the Budapest Stock Exchange. In February 1999 he established his own law firm which operates to this day under the name of Kapolyi Law Firm.
He is an arbitrator at the Money and Capital Market and Energy sections of the Permanent Arbitration Court attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 2002 and the member of the board for 5 years. He had been the member and co-president of the Corporate Governance Committee for a decade. He is a Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Supervisory Board of Interactive Brokers Central Europa Zrt..
BACKGROUND
He obtained his law degree at the Faculty of Law of József Attila University in 1996. He took part in the course organized by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on regulations related to securities in Washington DC. In October 1996 he passed his stock exchange securities exam and stock exchange exam organized by the State Financial and Capital Markets Supervision. He passed his bar exam in October 1998.
He speaks English fluently and German on a basic level.
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