Dugovich & Nádas
law firm
Introduction
Dugovich & Nádas Law Firm (the “Firm”) is estabilished in 2007. The Firm is regulated and registered by the Budapest Bar Association (Hungary).
The Firm has built up an extensive practice in maintaining efficient representation and finding creative solutions by flexibly integrating its clients’ purposes with the aim of providing the best legal services available in Hungary. The Firm offers a unique combination of practice, business minded approach and an in-depth knowledge of law. Within its fields of specialization, the Firm has the resources and capabilities met only by the strongest law firms in Hungary. Its flexible fee structure, however, provides highly competitive rates to clients compered to other firms. The relatively small size of the Firm allows to offer to the clients accessibility and immediate attention to their needs and to adjust the services and solutions to their individual business requirements.
Fields of Practice
The Law Firm provides day-to-day legal advisory services to local and foreign clients in connection with a wide range of corporate matters.
Such corporate matters include, among others, the following:
- preparation of documents in relation to the establishment of companies;
- preparation of quota or share purchase agreements;
- legal due diligence exercise;
- preparation of joint venture and shareholders’ agreements;
- preparation of by-laws (Board of Directors, Supervisory Board, etc.);
- corporate maintenance;
- preparation of transactional corporate documentation; and
- preparation of documentation for reporting to the Court of Registration, Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority, and the Hungarian Share Registry) and representation of clients before such authorities.
The Law Firm has a significant practice in the area of media and entertainment law. The Law Firm has the capabilities to prepare all types of legal instruments necessary for the operation of such business.
The Law Firm assists its client in media related regulatory matters in order to smoothly obtain the required permits or make the necessary notifications.
The Law Firm has been assisting its clients with the registration of trademarks, trade names and service marks, as well as having provided assistance in copyright registration for commercial, IT, and other related works.
The Law Firm has a extensive experience in dealing with the IP related instruments, such license agreements. The dispute resolution practice provides for a strong performance in IP infringement matters.
The Law Firm provides legal advice on day-to-day business matters including the preparation of commercial agreements (sales, leases, agency agreements for professional services, loan, supply, carriage, marketing and advertisement, production, co-operation, assignment agreements, etc.). The services cover the assistance in the complicated Hungarian regulatory environment.
The Law Firm is prepared to assist its clients in order to comply with the fast developing regulatory environment.
The Law Firm has an extensive transactional real estate practice. A regular real estate acquisition starts with a due diligence exercise where the understanding of the significant real estate issues is crucial. Since the real estate transaction are often seen in Hungary as share deals, the Law Firm’s due diligence investigation also covers corporate and other matters if needed.
The Law Firm’s expertise covers all relevant areas from the establishment of SPVs to the drafting and preparation of share or real property sale and purchase agreements. The Law Firm was involved in real estate transactions with various structure such as sale and lease back transactions, forward purchase transactions, option structures, etc. The Law Firm has a clear understanding of each legal aspects of a ‘green field’ development from the purchase of the land through the financing and completions of the development until the sale of the developed property. The Law Firm has seen various residential, office, retail and warehouse projects and has the ability to cooperate with other advisors of its clients.
In addition to acquisitions, the Law Firm assists its clients in the negotiation of lease contracts, contract for beneficial use, design and construction contracts, etc. The Law Firm often assists Hungarian and foreign property owners in condominium related matters (including representation at condominium meetings), which always need professional legal assistance in Hungary. The Law Firm assists the establishment of and changes to condominiums from the preparation of the necessary documents to the representation of the condominium before the competent land registry office.
People
Dr. Béla Nádas
Dr. Béla Nádas
Professional qualifications:
Admitted as lawyer, Budapest Bar Association, Hungary, 2007
Academic qualifications
Law Degree, Eötvös Loránd University, 2003
Economics Degree, Szent István University, 1998
Dr. Krisztina Dugovich
Dr. Krisztina Dugovich
Her main areas of expertise are corporate, real estate, insolvency, arbitration & dispute resolution, and employment.
Contact
Cím: 1137 Budapest, Újpesti rakpart 7. VI. em. 32.
Door bell: 9
Mailing address: Pf. 83., H-1277 Budapest, Hungary
Telefon: (1) 788 3035
Fax: +36 1 788 3045
E-mail: office@dnui.hu