Eördögh Bird & Bird is led by Richárd Eördögh who is also Head of Corporate/M&A and International Dispute Resolution in Hungary.
The senior team also includes Titusz Puskár, Head of Communications and Employment, and Zsófia Szerda, Head of Energy and Utilities Sector Group and Real Estate. Zsófia's background and experience in working in Serbia and Croatia enables Bird & Bird in Hungary to reach the former Yugoslav countries.
Eördögh Bird & Bird particularly excels in intellectual property, TMT, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, employment, competition law, public procurement and data protection, with growing practices in energy and real estate.
Eördögh Bird & Bird is a fully integrated part of the international Bird & Bird network, co-operating effectively with other Bird & Bird offices, in particular the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy in addition to the close cooperation with the other CE offices in Prague, Bratislava, and Warsaw.
Ranking and recognitions
In 2012 the Hungarian Team received The following recognitions:
International Law Office: Client Choice Award
International Law Office: Client Choice Individual Winner: Bálint Halász, Associate, IP
World Trade Mark Review: Silver band for the Intellectual Practice Group and Bálint Halász as an individual
Legal 500: Tier 2 for Corporate/ M&A, Employment, IP, TMT
Tier 3 for Dispute Resolutions
Quotes
“Among the UK firms, Bird & Bird has proved to be a force to be reckoned with, acting for a raft of impressive clients and dealing with some complex matters, after only two years in Budapest.” EMEA Legal 500, Hungary, 2011
“Bird & Bird has succeeded in building up an active TMT practice, with the team described as ‘outstanding’ and ‘good at anticipating change’.” EMEA Legal 500, TMT, Hungary, 2011
“With particular expertise in IP and employment-related disputes, the ‘outstanding’ team at Bird & Bird is ‘commercially minded and gives concise advice’, and is exceptionally good at ‘anticipating changes in the legal environment’. Recent highlights include representing EST MEDIA GROUP in trade mark disputes.” EMEA Legal 500, Dispute Resolution, Hungary, 2011
Pro-bono work
Eördögh Bird & Bird supports the activities of MOME-line, partner of Art and Design University Moholy-Nagy (Budapest), with pro-bono services.
Eördögh Bird & Bird helps young designers to realise their projects by advising them on the protection and commercial utilisation of their works and inventions. With professional legal advisory services Eördögh Bird & Bird contributes to the development of visual culture in Hungary and in the wider CE region.