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Consumer products is one of the fastest growing sectors in CEE. For many years, we have helped leading international and domestic brands establish a presence in the region and to grow and protect their business successfully.

Our advice is informed by an in-depth understanding of the sector and covers all critical opportunities and challenges for your business, including globalisation, online marketplaces, supply chain management, growing retail buyer power and increasing consumer pressure and media scrutiny. All place new demands on your management and business strategy but also drive the need for commercially astute legal advice. Whether you are a supplier, investor or other stakeholder, we have sector specific experience in transactional, regulatory and contentious matters.

Our international team is structured around the key sectors of consumer products including cosmetics, clothing, electronics, health & beauty, food & drink, retail, household equipment and manufacturing.

We provide a comprehensive legal and regulatory service from the financing and acquisition of companies, through antitrust and unfair competition law, media management, nutritional and health claims, advertising and marketing, strategies for the protection of intellectual property rights, data protection, outsourcing, distribution agreements, real estate transactions, product recalls and more. Our experts will keep you informed of the latest sector insight and developments, giving you a commercial as well as a legal edge.

Highlighted experience

  • Partner in Pet Food

    as sole legal adviser covering general commercial, corporate maintenance, food safety and contractual matters, and regulatory compliance.

  • Johnson & Johnson

    on a full range of issues from termination cases to day-to-day legal questions, including restructuring and redundancy projects.

  • Hungarian branch of German retailer

    as sole legal adviser in Hungary, providing comprehensive legal support on a wide range of matters, from high-level strategic advice and project-based work to handling sensitive food regulatory issues.

Awards & Recognitions
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    "The lawyers at CMS always give very fast responses and they are extremely helpful."
    Chambers, 2023
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    "Wealth of experience and a deep technical expertise."
    Chambers 2019
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    "They are not only very knowledgeable like many other firm's lawyers are, they are also very hands-on, pragmatic and clear in their advice and communication."
    Chambers Europe, 2025

Events

  • Hungary
    20 Feb 2026

    AI, Data Act and GDPR: current compliance issues

  • Hungary
    24 Feb 2026

    CMS Perceiving the world of patents with Emotional Perception

  • Hungary
    25 Feb 2026

    Industrial Transition: From automotive to defence

  • Hungary
    03 Mar 2026

    IP Insights webinar series 2026

  • Hungary
    06 Mar 2026

    Shareholders’ Agreements in practice

  • Hungary
    20 Mar 2026

    The legal labyrinth of bank fraud

  • Hungary
    23 Mar 2026

    CMS at PTMG Spring 2026

  • Hungary
    27 Mar 2026

    Cyber sovereignty – the road to sovereign cloud services

  • Hungary
    10 Apr 2026

    About cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions

  • Hungary
    17 Apr 2026

    Pharmaceutical industry trends: evergreen topics and emerging challenges, with a focus on promotion,...

  • Hungary
    21 Apr 2026

    On the Pulse webinar series 2026 - Spring

  • Hungary
    24 Apr 2026

    Overview of the new Consumer Protection Act: outlook and practical considerations

  • Hungary
    08 May 2026

    Experience with restructuring bond transactions and fiduciary asset management (trust structure)

  • Hungary
    22 May 2026

    Sale of a company or assets in insolvency proceedings

  • Hungary
    29 May 2026

    The new Bankruptcy and Liquidation Act (Hungary)

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