Dispute Resolution

With our services highly ranked by The Legal 500, Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners regularly acts in contentious cases before various courts and authorities and in a wide range of proceedings.

We are instructed by Hungarian and foreign companies, and by international law firms, on their litigation and arbitration matters, as well as at the pre-litigation stage, when the merits and the likely outcome of a claim still need to be assessed. We are also frequently involved in disputes in other jurisdictions, where we act in conjunction with local counsel.

Our disputes practice works closely with our corporate and M&A and real estate and construction teams, which gives us unique perspective to act in disputes that arise out of complex transactions and projects.

The forums and proceedings covered by our practice include the ordinary courts and authorities at all levels, up to and including the Supreme Court of Hungary (Curia), in civil, corporate, commercial, employment and intellectual property matters; the Hungarian Constitutional Court; the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office; the Hungarian Competition Authority; the Media Council of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority and the National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy.

In addition to litigation, we represent clients in both domestic and international arbitration proceedings, including arbitrations conducted under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Arbitration Rules and other institutional rules, ad hoc arbitrations (UNCITRAL), and domestic proceedings before the Permanent Arbitration Court attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The practice is co-led by Gábor Damjanovic and Zoltán Forgó.

Gábor Damjanovic is a seasoned arbitrator, he is recognised as a highly recommended lawyer by all relevant directories, such as GAR/Lexology, Legal 500, and Chambers and is included on the list of arbitrators by well over a dozen institutions worldwide.

Zoltán Forgó, the firm’s other senior partner, is also a registered arbitrator of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and frequently represents clients before courts and arbitration tribunals in high-stake corporate disputes.

Bringing their arbitration expertise to the table, Gábor Damjanovic and Zoltán Forgó can provide clients insightful advice as party counsel in arbitration proceedings.

Réka Bali, partner, has over ten years of experience in dispute resolution and a postgraduate degree in real estate law; her practice focuses on commercial litigation, with particular expertise in real estate and construction disputes.

We offer a full scale of services in all areas of Dispute Resolution, including:

• representing clients in litigation before the ordinary courts
• advising and representing clients in out-of-court settlement negotiations
• providing pre-litigation advice on the likely outcome of disputes
• representing clients in contentious proceedings before the various authorities
• representing clients in domestic and international arbitration proceedings
• advising and representing clients in real estate and construction disputes, including FIDIC-based disputes, lease disputes and the termination of joint ownerships
• representing clients in shareholders’ disputes and post-M&A litigation cases
• advising on directors’ and officers’ liability and on disputes arising from legal audits and internal investigations
• enforcing arbitration awards and court judgments, and advising on asset-tracing and asset recovery
• assisting clients in disputes in other jurisdictions in collaboration with local counsel