SÁTORI, Anna
managing partner
Dr. Sátori is co-founder, owner and managing partner of Sátori and Lutter Law Firm, the flagship law firm of budapeSTLaw. In this capacity, she consults its major domestic and international clients mostly on matters of commercial law, corporate and real estate transactions. In 2009 Dr. Sátori was awarded the Eötvös Award a legal professional recognition founded and annually awarded by the Budapest Bar Association to attorneys at law with outstanding professional knowledge and career that may represent an example for future generations to follow. In a poll in 2011 Dr. Sátori was selected among the TOP100 attorneys of Hungary.
Academic History
- Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law, Budapest, 1975
- Admitted to the Budapest Bar Association in 1977
Practice Areas and Expertise
corporate transactions – M&A, complex litigation and dispute resolution, commercial transactions, entertainment & media law, IP law, contract law, real estate transactions, public procurement, energy law
Languages
- Hungarian
- English
- German
LUTTER, István
managing partner
Dr. Istvan Lutter is co-founder, owner and managing partner of Sátori and Lutter Law Firm, the flagship law firm of budapeSTLaw, having both major domestic and international clientele.
He has an experience of more than three decades in insolvency procedures, corporate reorganisation and dispute resolution – including all legal aspects thereof. Throughout his practice, Dr. Lutter participated in high-value real estate and M&A transactions.
Academic History
- University of Szeged Faculty of Law, Szeged, 1980
- Admitted to the Budapest Bar Association in 1983
Practice Areas and Expertise
insolvency procedures, reorganisation, commercial law, investment and real estate transactions, corporate transactions – M&A, property law, competition law, loans and securities, transportation law, contracts, arbitration, out-of-court representation and litigation, debt collection
MEISZNER, Éva
partner
For over 20 years, Dr. Meiszner has been partner of Sátori and Lutter Law Firm, the flagship law firm of budapeSTLaw. She has an experience of more than two decades in corporate and commercial transactions, acquisitions, real estate investment transactions, corporate reorganization and insolvency procedures. Dr. Meiszner was also involved in the codification of the Act on Bankruptcy and Liquidation Procedure as an expert counsel.
Academic History
- Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law, Budapest, 1995
- Admitted to the Budapest Bar Association in 1998
Practice Areas and Expertise
commercial, investment and real estate transactions, property law, competition law, loans and securities, insolvency procedures, transportation law, contracts, corporate and M&A, re-organization, arbitration, out-of-court representation and litigation, debt collection
Languages
- Hungarian
- English
NÉMETH, Tünde
partner
She has been working at STL Law Firm for over 20 years, started as a trainee and became a partner. She is specialised in labour law and has significant expertise in civil litigation, providing complex litigation and dispute resolution services to major Hungarian corporations.
Academic History
- Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law, Budapest, 1999 (summa cum laude)
- Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law, Postgraduate Program on European Law, Budapest, 2002
- Admitted to the Budapest Bar Association in 2005
Practice Areas and Expertise
labour law, contract law, commercial law, energy law, contracts, litigation, debt collection, consumer protection matters, civil aspects of international child abduction
Languages
- Hungarian
- English
GÜRTL, István
partner
Dr. Gürtl joined Sátori and Lutter Law Firm in 2004 after gaining professional experience as in-house counsel in the real estate development and leasing department at the Hungarian affiliate of one of the largest retail store chains in Europe. Beside real estate transactions, Dr. Gürtl deals with M&A projects as leading corporate law expert of STL Law Firm. His expertise also comprises court representation of large plaintiff groups.
Academic History
- Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law, Budapest, 2002
- Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law, Budapest, Taxation Layer Postgraduate Course 2003-2005
- Admitted to the Budapest Bar Association in 2006
Practice Areas and Expertise
corporate law, corporate reorganisation and restructuring, M&A, IP and IT law, energy law, banking and financing, litigation and arbitration, property leasing
Languages
- Hungarian
- English
TÖRÖK, Krisztina
partner
Dr. Török has been working at STL Law firm for over 20 years, started as a trainee and became a partner. Throughout her practice, she has been focusing primarily on representation of corporations and civil societies.
Academic History
- Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law, Budapest, 1993
- Admitted to the Budapest Bar Association in 1995
Practice Areas and Expertise
contract law, commercial law, corporate law, representation of corporations and civil societies, dispute resolution
Languages
- Hungarian
- English
ELEK V., József
partner
During his professional career Dr. Elek worked both in Hungarian law firms with international clientele and as an in-house lawyer in a major Hungarian company. He is currently working in the environment of multinational media and entertainment business and has the opportunity to provide full-scale legal support to the regular business including debt collection, employment matters and business negotiations as well as in several special areas such as channel distribution, programme acquisition, digital sales, web design and collecting societies.
Academic History
- University of Liege, Erasmus scholarship, Liege, 2006-2007
- Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law, Budapest, 2008
- Admitted to the Budapest Bar Association in 2012
- Legal Section of the Association of the Hungarian Electronic Broadcasters, member
Practice Areas and Expertise
entertainment & media law, IP law, contract law, corporate and M&A, litigation, labour law, commercial transaction
Languages
- Hungarian
- English
- French
HORVÁTH, Orsolya
partner
Following her graduation she started her professional career at one of Hungary’s most prestigious law firms focusing on criminal law. After passing the bar exam with excellent results, she joined STL Law Firm as an attorney. Her primary focus has been criminal defence and representation of crime victims, but she also has extensive experience in commercial law, family law and public procurement.
Academic History
- University of Konstanz Faculty of Law, Erasmus scholarship, Konstanz, 2008-2009
- Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law, Budapest, 2010
- University of Pécs Faculty of Law, Professional Programme on Tax and Customs Investigations, Budapest, 2015
- Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law, Postgraduate Program on Public Procurement, Budapest, 2015
- Admitted to the Budapest Bar Association in 2014
- Member of the AIJA since 2014
Practice Areas and Expertise
criminal defence (white collar and business crime), road traffic and driving offences, representation of crime victims – both private and legal entities, civil and criminal litigation, commercial law, civil aspects of international child abduction, public procurement
Languages
- Hungarian
- English
- German
CSURDI, Abigél
partner
After earning her Juris Doctorate in 2007, Dr. Csurdi started working at a distinguished law office with international clients in Budapest, where her main responsibility was advising foreign clients on Hungarian corporate and commercial matters. She completed a postgraduate degree in competition law at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences in 2010.
Dr. Csurdi joined STL Law Firm in 2015. In addition to handling the general contract law matters relating to the day-to-day operation of a major multinational media corporation, she has primarily focused her practice on entertainment, media and IP law. She is also providing legal support for business negotiations and in special areas such as marketing and social media appearance deals, channel distribution agreements and real property matters.
Academic History
- “DAAD” (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) scholarship, participant of the summer university in Osnabruck, Germany, 2003
- Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law, Budapest, 2007
- Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, postgraduate degree in competition law, 2008-2010
- Admitted to the Budapest Bar Association in 2011
Practice Areas and Expertise
commercial transactions, media & entertainment law, contract law, IP law, labour law, corporate law
Languages
- Hungarian
- English
- German
CSÁKI, Petra
junior lawyer
After graduating at Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law in 2016, she earned her second degree at Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Humanities in 2018. Ms. Csáki has been working at STL Law Firm since 2018. She performed part of her legal practice providing legal support to a major multinational media corporation where she gained experience in the field of IP law and entertainment & media law. She is involved in drafting and reviewing contracts and provides Clients with legal support regarding labour law matters and debt collection. Ms. Csáki is expected to be admitted to the Bar in 2022.
Academic History
- Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Humanities, Budapest, 2018
- Comenius University in Bratislava, Erasmus scholarship, Bratislava, 2017
- Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law, Budapest, 2016
Practice Areas and Expertise
contract law, labour law, debt collection, IP law, entertainment & media law
Languages
- Hungarian
- English
- French
- Russian
- Slovak
KULCSÁR, Balázs
junior lawyer
Mr. Kulcsár joined STL Law Firm immediately after graduating at Eötvös Loránd Science University Faculty of Law in 2018. At STL Law Firm Mr. Kulcsár has gained extensive experience in supporting both major multinational corporations, as well as small-scale startup companies. In the past four years his main professional areas have included contract law, debt collection and litigation. Mr. Kulcsár is expected to be admitted to the Bar in 2022.
Academic History
- Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law, Budapest, 2018
Practice Areas and Expertise
contract law, debt collection, litigation
Languages
- Hungarian
- English