About Us

  • Founded in 2002 after a spin-off from one of the largest law firms in Hungary and a „big four” tax and accounting firm;
  • Amongst the Top 10 largest independent, international law firms by size in Hungary with a strong, integrated tax advisory team;
  • The firm is the exclusive Hungarian member of Taxand which is the world’s largest independent global organization of specialist tax advisors to multinational businesses represented in close to 50 countries;
  • The firm is an exclusive Hungarian member of Globalaw which is a worldwide network of 91 independent law firms with over 4800 lawyers in 165 cities;
  • Full service business law firm with strong focus on Corporate and Commercial, M&A, Banking and Finance, IT/IP/Media, Real Estate, Employment Law, Dispute Resolution, EU and Competition Law and Sport Service Line;
  • Tax advisory services include: domestic and international corporate tax; transaction tax; real estate taxation, indirect tax; VAT; succession planning/inheritance tax; employment tax; individual tax; tax structuring and tax litigation;
  • Full service Romanian legal desk in the Budapest Office and a branch office in Bucharest;
  • Office languages: Hungarian, German and English;
  • Additional language desks: French, Italian, Romanian, and Russian.

Attorneys and tax advisors

Gobert, Fest & Partners Attorneys at Law / Taxand is one of Hungary’s ten largest international business law firms by size with currently 28 lawyers (in 2010) and tax advisors. It is a full service commercial law firm, expert in advising clients in different aspects of business law including integrated tax services.

We truly believe that we can only offer first class service by having a deep knowledge about the respective law area coupled with an understanding of the business and needs of our clients. Therefore, our professionals are specialised in specific areas and organised in Focus and Industry Groups to achieve maximum benefit of our tailor made, business oriented solutions. We provide tax and legal services not only in Hungarian, German, and English but also in Italian, French, Romanian, and Russian.

The firm’s multidisciplinary legal and tax services include mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial, bankruptcy and financial/corporate restructuring, banking and finance, employment, dispute resolution, real estate, IT/IP/Media, EU and competition, sport, domestic and international corporate tax, transaction tax, real estate taxation, indirect tax, VAT, succession planning/inheritance tax, employment tax, individual tax, tax structuring and tax litigation matters offering multidisciplinary solutions for its international clients. Clients include major multinational companies and institutions, funds, private companies, and other entities.

The firm, founded in 2002 after a spin-off from one of the largest law firms in Hungary and a “big four” tax and accounting firm, is one of the leading legal counsels in Hungary with long standing experience in rendering and dealing with multidisciplinary services and tailor-made business solutions, connected to a network of attorneys at law in Europe and providing tax and legal counselling in all fields of business law and cross-border transactions in close co-operation with the Globalaw network of independent law firms.

As of January 2010, Gobert, Fest & Partners Attorneys and Tax Advisors has joined Taxand as the exclusive member firm for Hungary. Taxand is the world’s largest independent global network of specialist tax advisors to multinational businesses represented in 48 countries with a total of 2.000 tax experts, of whom more than 300 are partners, compounding the network’s strength in offering a truly independent global tax advisory service. The firm’s multi-disciplinary approach gives it a solid footing from which to offer quality advice to multinational businesses.

Additionally, the quality of the firm’s counselling is ensured by versatile professional qualifications and the superior foreign language aptitude of its colleagues. It sets the highest personnel requirements for its colleagues and intensively supports their continuing education and specialisation. Clients needing international legal support can rely on experienced, well-rehearsed teams.

The firm’s vision for the future is to become one of the top 5 independent, international tax and legal advisors in Hungary.


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