The law firm is member of a business crisis management team
Contact nowThe Petneházy family has been active in the field of law for two centuries. Members of the family have provided services in both, the private and the public sector, in important positions. We are proud of the many awards earned by our professionalism and performance in Hungary as well as abroad.
Nowadays Petneházy and Partners Law Firm is providing its services on international level. European and Asian advisory groups are helping us and are at our disposal.
Our expertise is to help individuals with Hungarian and foreign real estate investments and companies with launching and managing their businesses.
The associates of Petneházy and Partners know by own experience the difficulties and challenges of settling down in a foreign country and are hence providing full scale services in that field.
The Law Firm is also active in the sector of civil rights and has been involved in establishing and representing prestigious civil organisations.
The Firm has extensive experience in the field of higher education law and administration. Over the last decades we have represented several public institutions, institutions of higher education (college, university) and have provided them consultancy services.
We are at our clients’ disposal in English, German and French.
She has been the leader of Petneházy and Partners since 1991. Before, she worked as a corporate legal adviser for a transport construction company, as a jurist and legal associate at the Metropolitan Municipality, as a lawyer at the Ministry of Culture, and at the Ministry of Culture and Education. Dr. Judit Petneházy’s professional knowledge and experience in connection with civil organisations supports many socially or otherwise disadvantaged groups of minorities across the Hungarian borders as well as in Hungary with their legal affairs. Her activities were recognized by the Hungarian Order of Merit in the form of a state award. She graduated at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest.
The Law Firm is proud of the fact that its current and former associates have made their mark as diplomats.
Dr. Eszter Torda, former partner at the Law Firm, served most recently as ambassador to the State of Kuwait, previously to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, accredited also to the Kingdom of Cambodia. During the missions, the focus of her activity included the boosting of bilateral economic relations. These efforts were rewarded by seven high level insignias of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; among others by the President, the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of Supreme People's Court of Vietnam. Currently she cooperates with the Law Firm as external advisor.
We deal with all aspects of company law with special focus on the establishment of international companies in Hungary providing legal support for continuous operation. Our colleagues know the expectations of foreign customers and have the knowledge and practice to guarantee their legal and smooth operations. We also support our clients establish themselves in foreign markets. The Law Firm’s profile also consists of legal screening of companies.
