Who we are

Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners law firm

We are a Hungarian law firm with strong focus on cross-border assignments. Our lawyers are proficient in English and experienced in advising clients in an international business environment. Working seamlessly with international law firms on cross-border matters is an integral part of our practice.

Our core practice areas include Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Dispute Resolution and Employment Law, where we have a strong track record in handling complex and commercially significant matters.

We advise clients across a broad range of industries, with particular sector expertise in Pharmaceuticals, Food, Health Services, Energy, Insurance, Technology, Agriculture, Gaming and Betting. Our lawyers combine in-depth legal knowledge with a practical understanding of the commercial, regulatory and operational challenges facing businesses in these sectors.

During the decades of assisting sophisticated clients, we have developed tailor made solutions in niche areas suitable for certain specific client needs. These are Corporate Disputes, Employment Stock Option Plan (ESOP), Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) Insurance, Outsourced Legal Function, Claim Management and Corporate Bank Account related services.

rankings in the 2026 edition of the Legal 500

News

Gábor Damjanovic appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the IBA Section on Public and Professional Interest

We are delighted to share that Gábor Damjanovic, managing partner of Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners, will serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the Section on Public and Professional Interest (SPPI) of the International Bar Association for the 2027–2029 term. The IBA is the world’s leading organisation of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. Within it,…

Réka Bali speaks at the Opening Plenary of Swedish Arbitration Days 2026

Our colleague Réka Bali spoke at the Opening Plenary Session of Swedish Arbitration Days on 10 September 2026 at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm. The conference was hosted by the Swedish Arbitration Association and the SCC Arbitration Institute. The session, Democracy, the Rule of Law, and the Future of International Arbitration, opened with Staffan Lindberg’s…

Gábor Damjanovic and Zsófia Füzi shortlisted at the Legal 500 Central & Eastern Europe Awards 2026

We are pleased to share that two of our partners have been shortlisted for the Legal 500 Central & Eastern Europe Awards 2026. Gábor Damjanovic is shortlisted for Hungary Lawyer of the Year, and Zsófia Füzi for Commercial, Corporate and M&A Next Generation Partner, a region-wide category covering the whole of Central and Eastern Europe.…

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Cross border specialists

Clients from all over the world

Know How

market insights

Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Hungary

2 November 2026Réka Bali • Fanni Németh

Over the past decades, commercial arbitration has become an increasingly popular means of settling legal disputes worldwide. Even though arbitral awards are typically enforced in the jurisdiction of origin, in certain circumstances - such as where the award debtor’s assets are located abroad - enforcement may need to be pursued…

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Lawful convening of the meeting of the decision-making body: problems and solutions

22 October 2026Zoltán Forgó • Patrik Zsolt Kovács

The Civil Code provides that a meeting of the decision-making body must be convened by sending out or publishing an invitation. The agenda must be set out in the invitation with sufficient detail to enable those entitled to vote to form their position on the matters to be discussed. In…

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Wind capacity tender

30 September 2026Zsófia Füzi • Eszter Bedő

On 31 August 2026, the Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH) published its call for tenders, which is aimed primarily at allocating the free capacities available on the medium- and high-voltage networks to wind power plants. The call is the first competitive capacity tender for wind power plants…

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Our team

Meet our senior lawyers

GÁBOR DAMJANOVIC

Managing Partner

VIKTOR VASI

Partner

ZSÓFIA FÜZI

Partner

Ákos Balázs

Partner

Réka Bali

Partner

Eszter Bedő

Attorney-at-law

Patrik Kovács

Attorney-at-law

ZOLTÁN FORGÓ

Managing Partner

„Accessible, dedicated, focused, reliable and incredibly thorough” – Legal 500

Practice areas

Special knowledge and experience

Corporate and M&A

Our Top Tier ranked Mergers & Acquisitions practice provides specialist legal advice on corporate transactions across various sectors.

Dispute Resolution

Our team highly ranked by the Legal 500 represents clients before courts, authorities and arbitral tribunals, backed by corporate, M&A and real estate expertise.

Labour & Employment

Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners provide comprehensive employment law advice to employers and individuals, helping them navigate complex workforce matters, manage legal risks and ensure compliance with Hungarian labour law.

Banking & Capital Markets

Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners offers specialist expertise in banking and capital markets regulatory and transactional legal advice.

Real Estate & Construction

Full-service real estate and construction advice, with particular expertise in disputes, infrastructure and energy projects, and the complex rules governing agricultural land transactions in Hungary.

Competition

Competition law advice on merger control, unfair trade practices, restrictive agreements and complex commercial arrangements.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Expert advice and representation in insolvency and restructuring cases.

Immigration

Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners provide comprehensive immigration law advice and assistance to companies and individuals, supporting every stage of relocation to Hungary, from residence and work permits to long-term residency solutions.

Fraud & Asset Recovery

As the Hungarian member of the ICC FraudNet, we act swiftly for victims of fraud to trace, secure and recover assets in Hungary and across borders.

Intellectual Property

IP registrations, enforcement, transactions and related contracts.

Key sectors

Industry expertise

Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals

Legal support for pharmaceutical and life sciences businesses across transactions, regulatory, competition and commercial matters.

Energy

Transactional, regulatory and commercial advice for investors, developers and traders across the energy sector.

Food & Food Supplements

Specialist advice on regulatory, advertising, competition, commercial arrangements and transactions in the food and food supplements sector.

IT/Data protection/AI

We help clients navigate the legal challenges of technology, data and AI.

Health services

Having worked with a number of players of the healthcare sector, we provide advice on various transactional, commercial, financing and competition law matters.

FMCG

Practical legal support for FMCG businesses across commercial contracts, advertising, compliance, competition, disputes and corporate matters.

Insurance

Our experienced team offer services in insurance disputes, insurance regulatory issues, corporate governance, commercial issues, compliance and transactional matters.

Agriculture

Legal support tailored to the needs of agricultural businesses.

Gaming/Betting

Specialist regulatory, transactional and contentious advice for online and land-based operators, suppliers and investors in Hungary’s gaming sector.

Solutions

Tailored to special needs

Corporate Disputes

Our battle-hardened corporate dispute team offers a unique combination of dispute resolution expertise strengthened with our specialist knowledge in corporate M&A matters.

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)

We provide tailor-made ESOP solutions for our corporate clients.

Outsourced legal function

We provide cost-effective and value-added advice for companies opting to outsource their legal function.

Warranty & Indemnity Insurance

Focused W&I advice for buyers and sellers, combining insurance expertise with deep M&A and transaction experience.

Claim management

Comprehensive legal support for creditors and debtors, from payment notices and payment order proceedings to enforcement and insolvency proceedings.

Bank Account Opening

Comprehensive legal support for corporate bank account opening, KYC and AML compliance, and ongoing banking relationships.

Client Service

High International standards

We are committed to providing services at high international standards.
We always strive to provide responsive, timely, relevant legal advice.
We are business-minded and combine detailed legal analysis with practical legal advice and solutions.
Our lawyers are dedicated to finding optimum solutions, and to working and fighting for the interests of our clients.
Our lawyers work in partner-led teams tailored to the particular assignment and the respective client’s needs, thereby ensuring:
- all advice is partner-led
- all the necessary specialist knowledge is provided
- all the work is handled at an appropriate level of seniority ensuring both efficiency and cost effectiveness.

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1123 Budapest, Alkotás u. 17-19. (Mosaic Office) 3rd floor Hungary

office@fdlaw.hu

+ 36 1 214 0080

Zoltán Forgó Dr.
Managing Partner
e-mail: forgoz@fdlaw.hu
tel: +36 30 977 6670

Gábor Damjanovic
Managing Partner
e-mail: damjanovicg@fdlaw.hu
tel: +36 30 280 7839