About

  • Barna specializes in Corporate and M&A matters.
  • His practice focuses on acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and joint ventures.
  • Barna regularly advises clients in company and general civil law, as well as in corporate disputes.
  • His clients are active in various industries but come mostly from the automotive, manufacturing, and financial services sectors.
  • He regularly advises German-speaking clients due to his background in German.

Recent work

  • Advised a German client active in the automotive industry in various matters of company law, contract law and corporate restructuring.
  • Assisted a Japanese-based multinational company specialising in industrial products focusing on organic synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry and biochemistry technologies with the establishment of its joint venture with another significant market player on the chemical industry.
  • Acted for a large insurance company in respect of the acquisition of insurance portfolios.
  • Advised a market leader insurance company on matters of company law.
  • Represented a large Hungarian Bank in the acquisition, restructuring and subsequent sale of a smaller Bank.

Professional Background

  • Graduated from Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law and Political Science in 2010.
  • He also studied at Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Vienna University of Economics and Business and was a member of ELTE Bibó István College of Advanced Legal Studies.
  • Barna has been a member of the Budapest Bar Association since 2014.
  • He joined Oppenheim Law Firm as a trainee lawyer in 2011. Prior to joining Oppenheim, he worked as a trainee lawyer in a famous international law firm in Budapest.
  • He is a regular lecturer on topics of Company law and M&A at Bibó István College of Advanced Legal Studies.
  • Barna is a member of the International Bar Association.

Publications

Languages

  • Hungarian
  • English
  • German

Practice areas

Corporate and M&A

Sector experience

Agriculture and Food Automotive Financial Services Construction & Construction Materials Media, Publishing and Entertainment Manufacturing Technology and Innovation Energy and Natural Resources