We are pleased to announce that experienced Corporate/M&A lawyer Viktória Szilágyi has joined LKT’s Corporate team. Viktória joins us from leading Hungarian independent law firm Nagy & Trócsányi where she trained and worked for many years, latterly as a partner of the Corporate/M&A practice. Viktória’s practice embraces general commercial law advice to some of the larger foreign corporates active in Hungary and transactional work with a special focus on the renewable energy and healthcare sectors. Viktória is Chair of the CEE Sub-Regional Group of the International Bar Association’s European Regional Forum, was appointed Consultant on corporate law matters at the Lawyer’s Academy organized by the Budapest Bar Association and is a Member of the Professional Committee of the Hungarian Bar Association.
Viktória’s arrival will bolster the existing LKT offering in this area, joining Richard Lock, Iván Sólyom and Ádám Máttyus, the Partners leading the Corporate/M&A group.
Richard Lock, partner heading the Corporate/M&A practice, said “We are pleased to welcome Viktória to our team. At a time when good news may be in short supply, we are pleased to have some good news. We remain busy in our Corporate/M&A practice and this expansion reflects the current position, potential and ambitions of the firm in this area. Among the areas in which Viktória will help the development of our practice is through her active role in the IBA, which plays an important role in our relationships with law firms around the world.”
Viktória Szilágyi said “I am pleased and excited to be joining what is widely seen as the leading Corporate /M&A team in Hungary. LKT’s profile as an independent internationally focused firm gives me a great platform to develop my practice and I look forward to working with my new colleagues.”