About

  • Zsolt’s practice focuses on litigation in major cases with international aspects.
  • His clients are from various sectors, such as market leader construction companies, professional service providers, investors, and financial institutions. He deals with lawsuits of a considerably large scale, including disputes arising from major transactions or investments, contractual disputes of professional service providers, claims of non-contractual liability, claims for ownership title regarding real estate or corporate shares.
  • His practice includes special cases such as non-pecuniary claims in international disputes.
  • Zsolt’s advice has a strong demand for his in-depth knowledge of procedural law.
  • He has acquired solid experience in enforcement procedures and liquidation cases.

Recent work

  • For the past 10 years, Zsolt has been successfully representing clients in litigation and international arbitration procedures:
  • For the past 10 years, Zsolt has been working together with clients and their respective counsels from all around the world (e.g., Austria, the Kingdom of Bahrein, the People’s Republic of China, the Czech Republic, England, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, the Kingdom of Jordan, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Spain and Sweden).
  • Thanks to the cooperation between Oppenheim Law Firm and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Zsolt has been successfully advising and representing several international clients of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
  • Proving the large scale of his practice, Zsolt is also representing Korean claimants enforcing non-pecuniary claims arising from a traffic accident in the Hungarian court.
  • He is representing an Arabic real-estate investor, one party in a major claim between two Arabic investors.

Professional Background

  • Graduated summa cum laude from Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Faculty of Law in 2006.
  • Admitted to the Budapest Bar in 2010 where he lectured for years.
  • Zsolt started his career as a junior lawyer in Rein and Partners Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Law Firm. He joined Oppenheim Law Firm when it was founded in 2007.

Publications

  • Zsolt participated in the elaboration of the new Code of Civil Procedure.

Awards

  • Zsolt is ranked in Band 1 in Chambers Europe for his Dispute Resolution practice.
  • Ranked as a Rising Star in Legal 500.

Quotes

  • His clients argue that what makes him unique is his solid legal knowledge combined with a notable thoroughness and a sharp eye for details.
  • His clients are amazed by the time and effort Zsolt invests in mapping the facts of their cases with possible legal arguments.
  • One of his clients stated: “what an immense luck for us, that you are with us and not against us”.

Languages

  • Hungarian
  • English