Oppenheim Law Firm Budapest

Julia's practice is partly focused on compliance, and internal compliance in particular, giving her a broad overview of professional and occupational expectations, as well as of rules in a wide range of market segments.
She is familiar with the contractual aspects of construction projects and corporate transactions, and civil and corporate litigation.
She has been dealing with copyright matters.
She has considerable experience in the field of civil law relations arising in the context of general business operations.
Her clients are typically large multinational and domestic corporations, from small to medium-sized enterprises. Her knowledge and support on compliance work is essential to the firm's operations.
Julia’s wide-ranging experience in almost all areas of civil law enables her to provide useful and business-oriented legal advice, both in the day-to-day operations, and in the context of due diligence relating to acquisitions or restructurings. Through her work in the compliance area, she provides significant assistance to clients by identifying and managing risks.

Legal advice and project assistance in connection with motorway construction, as well as construction and site expansion projects for multinational companies
Legal representation in arbitration proceedings concerning transport investments and transportation tenders
Legal representation in court cases in a number of corporate, civil and certain employment disputes.
Advising and acting on contracts and corporate transactions for a group of printing and computer companies
General legal advice on legal matters for industrial manufacturing companies
Advising financial and other market participants on regulatory and contractual aspects of anti-money laundering rules
Advising clients from various industry sectors: manufacturing, consulting, services and financial market participants
Supporting the firm from a legal professional and compliance point of view, contributing to the design and development of the IT environment.

She graduated Summa cum Laude at the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University in 2002.
Member of the Budapest Bar Association.
She spent her law school internship at the 18th and 19th District Courts of Budapest, as well as spending a short period of time in law firms in the USA. From 2002, she worked in several small law firms in Budapest; and in 2004, she joined the Hungarian office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (predecessor of Oppenheim) becoming a member of Oppenheim since the beginning of 2007.
In 2005, she graduated from a postgraduate course in International Business Law at Asser College Europe in The Hague.
In 2021-22, she completed the Budapest Institute of Banking's Qualified Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Specialist I-II course.
Lecturer at the compliance program of ELTE Institute for Postgraduate Legal Studies.

Her clients are satisfied with her work, highlighting her careful, thorough work and accuracy.
Julia is considered by her colleagues to be a rigorous lawyer, uncompromising in her adherence to professional principles and rules.

Corporate and M&A

Automotive Financial Services Construction & Construction Materials Consumer Goods and Retail Real Estate Manufacturing

Júlia Anna
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