– Legal 500 ranking 2023 –

When reading the Legal 500 rankings, we are delighted to have been in the top tier for years. Thanks to the excellent work of our lawyers and the satisfaction of our clients, VJT & Partners has been ranked among the top firms in employment law, mergers and acquisitions, data protection and technology, and has also achieved excellent results in competition law and litigation. We thank our clients for their praise!

“VJT & Partners is a firm with savvy lawyers that deliver fast and practical advice.” – Employment

In this field of law, János Tamás Varga has been mentioned as a “Hall of Fame” for several years and Zoltán Csernus as a “Leading Individual”. What is perhaps more telling, apart from the descriptive titles, is that the two of them have nearly 40 years of combined experience in employment law. Their expertise is also reflected in the opinions of our clients:

“VJT & Partners is a remarkable law firm. It is totally committed to the client and goes the extra mile in protecting and advocating on the client’s behalf. Moreover, VJT has demonstrated an uncanny ability to incorporate outside experts and attorneys to complement and be an integral part of the legal team.”

“VJT was always willing to include the client and the client’s ideas in its deliberations.”

“VJT demonstrated effective project management skills in managing a diverse internal and external legal team–keeping the work at a high level and having this work consistently delivered on time.”

“Huge transaction and structuring experience.” – M&A

Once again, the duo of János Tamás Varga and András Lovretity have set the bar high in the M&A field. With dozens of successful transactions behind them, they know that beyond the legal issues, deep industry knowledge, strategy and excellent client communication are of huge importance. Andras is referred to as a “Leading Individual” in this field. Their work is supported by Nguyen Hoa Tünde, Eszter Vezse and Nándor Beck.

“Exceptional team providing international professional standards and outstanding sector know-how combined with flexibility and personal touch.”

“In addition to massive transaction and structuring experience, János Tamás Varga and András Lovretity both have a constructive, commercial approach and are innovative problem solvers.”

“András Lovretity’s professional understanding and way of positive thinking led to a successful deal in our case. He could stay cool and collected even in the hardest phases of the deal.”

“Very professional team, with the right person for all M&A deal segments.”

“János Tamás Varga is an excellent project manager. He perfectly supports our business strategic decisions. He is excellent in managing foreign advisers in cross-border deals.”

“Absolutely first-class team. Masters of GDPR.” – Data Protection

And more than that, in the words of one of our clients, Endre Várady simply knows everything about Hungarian and EU data protection legislation. In the team led by János Tamás Varga and Endre Várady, this knowledge is complemented by excellent problem-solving skills, a pragmatic approach, practicality and client focus. Endre Várady is the team’s “Leading Individual” and Andrea Belényi is highlighted in the publication as a “Next Generation Partner”.

“János Tamás Varga is extremely professional, very commercial, and always fast-moving.”

“Andrea Belényi is very professional, extremely friendly, a superb communicator with excellent problem-solving skills and a unique ability to get to the commercial point.”

“Endre Várady is one of the best Hungarian data protection lawyers. He is very committed with excellent problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach.”

“János Tamás Varga is very strategic and forward-thinking.”

“Endre Várady knows everything about Hungarian and EU data protection laws. He offers practical solutions for whatever privacy issue we are facing.”

“Andrea Belényi is very responsive with a client-focused, problem-solving approach.”

“Both quality of service and knowledge are excellent” – Technology, Media, Telecom

The lawyers on the team know their stuff: they know modern technologies, they are at home in the business and they are dedicated to their clients. Alongside János Tamás Varga, Endre Várady, a “Next Generation Partner”, is the team’s front man, and was described by one of our clients as a star of TMT. Andrea Belényi is a key lawyer in the field.

“They are one of our most experienced legal partners, their business understanding is outstanding in the market.”

“János Tamás Varga provides us fast, accurate and comprehensive services and his business understanding is uniqe in the market.”

“All of the lawyers that we have engaged with in this firm have been very professional and quick to react.”

“Both quality of service and knowledge are outstanding. They understand the nuances of modern technologies which helps them to provide tailor-made advice. We fully trust them, not only as our lawyers but as our business advisors. They always put the client first, putting our needs ahead of anything else.”

“Endre Várady is the team’s TMT star. He is very committed with excellent problem-solving skills and pragmatic approach. We always rely on his knowledge in TMT related matters.”

“Andrea Belényi is superb in communication with excellent problem-solving skills and the unique ability to get to the commercial point as well.”

“Exceptional team providing international professional standards and outstanding sector know-how combined with flexibility and personal touch.”

“We have great confidence in the team” – Competition

Andrea Belényi is a true competition lawyer with vast competition law and practice experience behind her. The team she leads provides clients with fast and practical advice.

“Andrea Belényi is an invaluable lawyer when it comes to all kinds of competition questions. You can tell that she worked as an executive for a decade for the competition office.”

“The most valuable aspect for me is the responsiveness of the firm and its colleagues in any request – even in urgent cases. This creates an atmosphere of trust, and there is no doubt that we will have the right answer in time.”

“What I personally value is that Andrea Belényi is not only providing the legal standpoint, but suggests possible solutions to our problems.”

“Tough, organised and highly knowledgeable” – Dispute Resolution

The team is led by two battle-hardened lawyers, András Lovretity and Zoltán Csernus. They are like two good generals: experienced, knowledgeable, real strategists, and calm in the face of even the most difficult situations.

“Excellence from the top to the bottom. They are tough but flexible litigators. Very knowledgeable, and super organised even in the most complex cross-border arbitration matters.”

“András Lovretity is business-minded, quick, efficient, pragmatic and relaxed with a friendly attitude.”

“Zoltán Csernus is a very tough and strategic litigator. He never loses his calm.”