Banking and Finance

  • legal advice on the establishment and licensing of financial institutions and investment firms
  • legal advice in the field of payment law, including in particular the PSD regulation, the Hungarian Payment Services Act and the relevant MNB regulation (35/2017), as well as recommendations and resolutions,
  • legal advice in the area of investment services, including in particular MiFID, MiFIR, EMIR and IBOR reform regulations and ESMA position papers
  • legal representation in litigation and non-litigation proceedings (e.g. actions for annulment of contracts, restructuring proceedings, enforcement and liquidation proceedings)
  • legal support during ordinary and extraordinary compliance and external/internal audit investigations
  • legal advice and representation to the banking supervisor (e.g. providing information, writing a letter of formal notice, attending a personal meeting with the supervisor, obtaining approval for the election of a senior manager, obtaining approval for a change of scope of activities)
  • drafting and commenting on loan and credit agreements, amendments thereto and related collateral agreements, including LMA documentation, and related administrative administration
  • legal advice on loan and credit transactions (including syndicated and structured loans), restructuring of bond claims, drafting and reviewing contracts
  • legal advice on the sale of receivables, including the drafting of sale and assignment agreements
  • legal advice on anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing measures, EU and other international sanctions
  • providing training to colleagues in the area requested by the client (e.g. ESG requirements, restructuring law)
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Dr. Csaba Németh

Attorney, Partner, PhD, LL.M., capital markets and banking lawyer
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