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19/01/2023
CMS advises 4iG on acquisition of Vodafone Hungary
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...
19/12/2022
CMS Hungary Competition Team ranked in the Elite category for GCR 100 by...
From all of the CMS competition practices, only the Budapest team has been awarded Elite category in GCR 100 by Global Competition Review 2023. The team went from “Re­com­men­ded” to “Elite” in just...
25/04/2022
CMS named Law Firm of the Year in Poland and Hungary at Chambers Europe...
International law firm CMS has been awarded Law Firm of the Year in Poland and Hungary at the coveted Chambers Europe Awards 2022, held on 22 April in Madrid.  The Chambers Europe Awards recognise a...
10/03/2022
CMS Budapest named best Real Estate law firm at CIJ Awards for the fourth...
CMS Hungary has been awarded received the award for Best Real Estate Law Firm at the CIJ Awards 2022, the fourth time the firm has been handed this prestigious award. Throughout 2021, CMS has continued...
05/01/2022
CMS advises Commerzbank AG on sale of Hungarian subsidiary
International law firm CMS has advised Commerzbank AG, a major German bank, on the sale of its Hungarian subsidiary Commerzbank Zrt to Erste Bank Hungary Zrt., the Hungarian affiliate of Austrian headquartered...
04/01/2022
CMS Budapest bolsters Competition team with senior hire
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce that Aranka Nagy has joined CMS Budapest’s Competition team. Aranka joins CMS as a senior associate from 1 January 2022. Aranka has 12 years of experience...
02/09/2021
CMS strengthens banking and finance team in Poland and CEE
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the arrival of a team of lawyers with extensive experience in advising clients on financing transactions. Rafał Zakrzewski, who specialises in international...
01/07/2021
Hotel Investment Scene in CEE
In 2020, the hotel sector in CEE-6 (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia) saw transactions of just EUR 370m. This figure was far below initial expectations for the year (EUR...
16/06/2021
European class actions expected to rise as opt-outs become more popular
A record number of class actions has been filed across Europe in recent years with a rise of over 120% between 2018 and 2020. Class actions against the technology sector increased dramatically, with 15...
12/05/2021
CMS further strengthens procurement, defence and infrastructure practice...
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Wladek Rzycki as a partner in its Infrastructure and Projects Group. Wladek is based in the firm’s Warsaw office and will focus on...
05/05/2021
CMS named CEE Law Firm of the Year at Chambers Europe Awards 2021
International law firm CMS has been named CEE Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Europe Awards, where CMS has once again been recognised as the leading law firm in Central and Eastern Europe. The Chambers...
14/04/2021
CMS appoints Szabolcs Szendrő as new Competition partner
International law firm CMS is delighted to announce that senior counsel Szabolcs Szendrő has been appointed as a partner and Head of Competition in Hungary. Szabolcs has been working at CMS for over...