People

Erika Papp
Erika Papp
Managing Partner
Head of Finance CEE/CIS
Hungary, Budapest
Erika Papp is the managing partner of CMS Budapest and the Head of Finance in CEE/CIS. Erika advises financial institutions and other companies on financial transactions and regulatory projects across...
József Várady
József Várady
Partner
Hungary, Budapest
József Várady is a partner in the Real Estate Team of CMS Budapest. He advising on property acquisitions, developments, constructions and leasing involving retail, office, warehouse and residential...
Eva Talmacsi
Eva Talmacsi
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Eva Talmacsi is a UK, US (NY) and Hungarian qualified partner in our global M&A and Corporate Transactions practice based in London. Eva focuses her international practice on a wide range of M&A and corporate...

Expertise

Hungary
Hungary is a significant commercial centre and one of the developed economies in Central and Eastern Europe. Operating or expanding your business in Hungary and the region can offer significant opportunities...
Hungary
jurisdiction
German Desk
The CEE German Practice in Hungary is led by German and Hungarian-qualified partner Andreas Köhler, and German-qualified partner Martin Wodraschke. The practice comprises 28 highly qualified legal and...
Hungary
expertise
Energy & Climate Change
With more than 450 energy and climate change lawyers, including over 100 partners, the CMS Energy and Climate Change practice is one of the largest of its kind in the world. Led from its centres of excellence...
Hungary
expertise

Locations

Budapest
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Hungarian Branch Office
YBL Palace
Károlyi utca 12
1053 Budapest
Hungary
CMS’s Budapest office is located in the city centre. Having been present in Hungary since 1989, our award-winning team of around 85 lawyers advise national and international organisations on the full...
locations
Bergen
CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS
Allehelgensgate 2, entrance A
NO-5016 Bergen
PO Box 394 Sentrum
NO-5805 Bergen
Norway
CMS Kluge is a full-service Norwegian law firm with 52 partners and over 200 employees, established in 1923, with offices in Norway’s capital Oslo, in the energy hub Stavanger and in Norway’s second...
locations
Oslo
CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS
Bryggegata 6
NO-0250 Oslo
PO Box 1548 Vika
NO-0117 Oslo
Norway
CMS Kluge is a full-service Norwegian law firm with 52 partners and over 200 employees, established in 1923, with offices in Norway’s capital Oslo, in the energy hub Stavanger and in Norway’s second...
locations

Innovation

CMS Public Procurement Remedies Toolbox
Public procurement laws provide for short procedures and quick decisions to enable projects to be realised within a short timeframe, but still allow certain decisions in a tender procedure to be reviewed...
Hungary
innovation page
Innovation
Innovation underlies everything that we do at CMS. In a rapidly changing world, all law firms talk about reinventing legal service delivery, embracing technology and having an innovative culture. We focus...
Hungary
innovation
CMS Insurance App
CMS Insurance App - Expertise at your fingertips As the insurance sector becomes more complex, (re)insurers, brokers and insureds need to have access to the right legal information across a number of...
Hungary
innovation page

Careers

Experienced Lawyers
How we work One of our strengths is knowing how to pull together the right team. We understand the importance of industry focused expertise. As a result, while our lawyers are based within one of our...
Hungary
careers
Practice Groups
Practice Groups As you would expect from a leading full-service firm, we offer a comprehensive range of legal services to our clients. Our services are grouped into broad practice groups which encompass...
Hungary
careers
Sector Groups
Sector groups Understanding the industries in which our clients work is crucial when it comes to effective legal advice. Our specialised industry teams illustrate our client-focused culture perfectly...
Hungary
careers

About CMS

Message from the Senior Partner
Hungary
about us
About Us
 With more than 70 offices in over 40 countries and 4,800+ lawyers worldwide, CMS offers deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are focused on building strong relationships with...
Hungary
about us
Awards & Rankings
CMS is a market-leading firm in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and we are very proud to accept market recognition for our performance as a welcome indicator that we are succeeding in our efforts to...
Hungary
about us

News

CMS launches International Digital Regulation Hub providing a clear roadmap for navigating digital regulation
28/11/2023 All businesses should be prepared to grasp the opportunities in digital regulation 
Hungary
Europe-wide analysis on the fifth anniversary of the GDPR reveals data protection fines totalling EUR 2.7 billion in over 1,500 cases
22/05/2023 European data protection authorities imposed fines totalling over 2.7 billion euros in more than 1,500 publicly known cases for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation, which has been in...
Hungary
news
CMS advises 4iG on acquisition of Vodafone Hungary
19/01/2023 Significant transaction sees 4iG and Corvinus acquire Hungary’s second largest telecommunications companyInternational law firm CMS has advised 4iG, a key player in the infocommunications market, on...
Hungary
Corporate/M&A
news

Publications

CMS data protection update (04/2024)
I. The latest from the data protection authorities and current topics1. EDPB: Launch of coordinated enforcement on the right of accessThe European Data Protection Board (EDPB) selected the right of access...
Hungary
Data Protection Law
law-now
Hungary proposes widening scope of financial entities under DORA Regulation
On 10 April 2024, the Hungarian Parliament adopted a new law on the detailed rules implementing the DORA Regulation – Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December...
Hungary
Insurance
law-now
Navigating clinical trial disclosures: No reasonable expectation of success in a patient sub-population in view of prior art reporting phase III clinical trial (T 1437/21)
Recent EPO Board of Appeal decision T 1437/21 adds to a growing number of decisions concerning the patentability of second or further medical use inventions where the prior art relates to a clinical trial...
Hungary
Life Sciences & Healthcare
law-now

Insight

Rebound and Remodel
Welcome to our Rebound & Remodel CMS Insights section. The unprecedented circumstances brought about by Covid-19 mean that we all face a somewhat unpredictable future. However, there are a number of tools...
Hungary
Insight
Artificial Intelligence
Welcome to our Artificial Intelligence CMS Insights section for Hungary, which provides some hot topics from CMS about artificial intelligence. AI opportunities and risks Artificial Intelligence provides...
Hungary
Insight
Sustainability
Climate Action & Sustainability Climate change and sustainability are set to be defining issues of this decade. As a future facing law firm, we are committed to addressing our own impact on the environment...
Hungary
Insight

Events

26
Apr
Pathological contractual clauses that often lead to disputes
26/04/2024
CMS Budapest is hosting a new series of accreditation training events approved by the Hungarian Bar Association as part of the new compulsory accreditation system in Hungary.  Pathological contractual...
Hungary
Webinar
19
Apr
Requirements of the ESG Act and related EU legislation
19/04/2024
CMS Budapest is hosting a new series of accreditation training events approved by the Hungarian Bar Association as part of the new compulsory accreditation system in Hungary.  Requirements of the ESG...
Hungary
Webinar
10
May
LMA-based syndicated loan transactions in Hungary
10/05/2024
CMS Budapest is hosting a new series of accreditation training events approved by the Hungarian Bar Association as part of the new compulsory accreditation system in Hungary.  LMA-based syndicated loan...
Hungary
Webinar