SBGK maintains its prominent position in two Legal 500 categories

In the latest Legal 500 2021 publication, SBGK continues to maintain the highest available "Tier1" position in the field of intellectual property, while it is also at the forefront of the data protection and data security category with a "Tier3" ranking. SBGK President, Dr. Katalin Szamosi continues to be an outstanding representative of the IP legal professionals, while Partner Dr. Ádám György is considered as a rising star. In addition, many of our colleagues are mentioned as specialists with outstanding expertise in their field.

According to the Legal 500 EMEA 2021 publication:

Intellectual Property - Tier 1

SBGK has the pre-eminent practice for the defence and enforcement of IP rights, and it has a strong track record in IP litigation before Hungarian, European and international authorities and courts. The firm is particularly known for its strength in trade mark and patent infringement, invalidity and opposition matters. Clients include leading pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, artists and consumer brands. Edit Földvári joined from the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office, where she has over 30 years of experience leading in biotechnology and biochemistry patent litigation. Katalin Szamosi and Péter Lukácsi are the lead figures for transactional and contentious patent, trade mark, industrial design and copyright-related matters. Gabriella Sasvári is knowledgeable about IP portfolio management, trade mark-related contracts and unfair competition. Eniko Karsay and senior associate Ádám György are also recommended.

Data Privacy and Data Protection - Tier 3

SBGK fields a team of 'highly engaged professionals'. András György is experienced in the preparation of internal personal data processing policies, GDPR implementation and compliance, audits and data privacy, and also has expertise in data protection cases challenging the decision of the Hungarian Data Protection Authority. Krisztián Osztopáni is another name to note.

Practice head(s):

András György; Krisztián Osztopáni

Testimonials

‘Very responsive, reacts within a short time, highly engaged professionals. ’

‘Our company cooperates with Mr. Osztopani. He is an outstanding expert in the field of data protection, has a very wide and thorough knowledge. I do really appreciate that he always gives a clear and unambiguous legal opinion. He is always up to date, knows the newest international trends in data protection.’