Norbert was born in Hungary and studied law in Debrecen (Hungary) and Passau (Germany), where he completed his degree with honors.

In 2005, he joined NZP in Nuremberg after working several years at the Federal Ministry of Defense (Bundesministerium für Verteidigung). Initially, he worked as a lawyer for 10 years, and now he serves as Of Counsel Rechtsassessor in all areas of German-Hungarian commercial law.

Due to his additional studies and years of litigation experience in all instances of Hungarian civil courts, his special areas of expertise include Hungarian commercial law, particularly on behalf of German insolvency administrators, Hungarian insolvency and company law, contract and property law. He is especially involved in the development of case law concerning the compensation for void property purchase agreements under Hungarian property law in the interest of affected real estate agents.

Recently, his fight for the landmark judgments on the nullity of so-called foreign currency loans provided by Hungarian financial institutions has received a lot of attention in the Hungarian press and media.

His significant practical knowledge primarily lies in Hungarian civil law and procedural law. Additionally, he has expertise in shareholder disputes, director and officer liability, compensation claims of commercial agents, distributors, independent branch managers and franchisees under EU, Swiss and Hungarian law, as well as in legal disputes concerning goods deliveries.

Furthermore, his extensive practical knowledge encompasses International Private Law, European Civil Procedural Law, and international arbitration proceedings.

He has particular expertise in various European arbitration rules and contract drafting, especially the design and finalization of export/import goods delivery contracts, procurement contracts, general terms and conditions, distribution contracts, license agreements, articles of association, shareholder agreements, and severance agreements under German, Hungarian, and international private law standards, in German, Hungarian, and English language

Education

• University of Passau, Degree with honors
• Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia
• University of Debrecen (Dr. iur.)

Publications

• Co-author of the Handbook on Insolvency Law in Europe, C. H. Beck Verlag 2012/2017

Languages

• German
• Hungarian
• English

His studies and professional experiences demonstrate a keen interest in various legal fields, including real estate law, commercial law, corporate law, and litigation. He has successfully participated in several academic competitions and gained valuable experience working in prestigious law firms. His dedication to continuous learning is evident from his participation in various study programs and scholarships.

Outside of his legal pursuits, He engaged in diverse extracurricular activities, such as football playing or teaching and mentoring during his years of education, which highlight his proactive and sociable nature.

Education

• 2022: Law Degree, ELTE University
• 2020: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen; LL.M. in Corporate Law
• 2019: Erasmus Scholarship at Universität zu Köln
• 2019: DAAD Scholarship in Civil Law at Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster

Other Professional Activities

• Arbitrator at 10th Erlangen Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration, Pre-Moot Court
• Arbitrator at 13th Budapest Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration, Pre-Moot Court

Language Skills

• German
• English
• Hungarian

Thimo completed his legal studies at the University of Tübingen, graduating with honors. During these years, he gained experience in arbitration in Hong Kong and Vienna by participating in the prestigious Willem C. Vis Moot Court competition. In preparation for the competitions, he worked at renowned law firms both domestically and internationally. His specialization during his studies was in tax law.

Before joining our firm, he had previously worked as an intern with us and has been part of our law firm since May 2023.

Education

2017-2022: Studies at the University of Tübingen, Graduated with honors
2018-2019: Participation in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court in Hong Kong and Vienna

Languages

German
English
Hungarian

Personal Interests

As a passionate musician, he is active as a choir conductor and pianist. Additionally, he is an endurance runner, even competing in marathons.

Peter specialises in cross-border transaction disputes and international arbitrations. He is also in charge of cases which require a special set of legal knowledge and language skills in Hungarian, Russian and Spanish.

Peter graduated in Hungary at the University of Budapest (formally known as Royal Hungarian University); the oldest university in the country which is still preserved to date. As part of his higher education, Peter also studied law at the University of Valencia, Pushkin State University and Herzen University.

Peter has been a valuable member of our team for many years. Alongside his legal practice at our firm, Peter also worked as a PhD researcher for the Department of International Law at the University of Passau, Germany. His research is focused on the ownership rights of offshore oil and gas reserves of the Caspian Sea after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Education

• PhD research, research project: International Law and the Caspian Sea, University of Passau, German
• Master of Laws and doctor iuris (cum laude), University of Budapest, Hungary
• Honours in International Law (matrícula de honor), University of Valencia, Spain
• Scholarship, Pushkin State University with the cooperation of the Commercial Chamber of the Russian Federation
• Scholarship, Herzen University, St. Petersburg, Russia

Professional memberships

• Law Society of England and Wales (admitted as solicitor)
• Nuremberg Bar Association, Germany (admitted as Rechtsanwalt, German attorney)
• Budapest Bar Association (admitted as ügyvéd, Hungarian attorney)

Languages

• English
• German
• Russian
• Spanish
• Hungarian
• Turkish

Interests

Peter is a passionate traveller and often visits places which are not listed amongst tourist destinations. If there is a sea or ocean nearby, Peter would be busy discovering the underworld through scuba diving.

Consultation and Legal Representation

Nationwide and in European countries, in all areas of commercial law, particularly in shareholder disputes (including freelance associations), director and officer liability, supervisory board liability, compensation claims of commercial agents, distributors, independent branch managers, and franchisees, both under EU law and Swiss law, in legal disputes concerning goods deliveries.

Contract Drafting

Especially the design and finalization of export and import goods delivery contracts, procurement contracts, general terms and conditions, distribution contracts, articles of association, shareholder agreements, severance agreements, also compliant with international intellectual property rights standards and in the languages German, English, Spanish, Russian, Hungarian.

Arbitration

Representation of parties and acting as an arbitrator in national and international commercial arbitration proceedings.

Positions and Functions

• Court-appointed temporary executive director for corporations
• Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal of the German Society for Project Management.
• Permanent arbitrator at the International Arbitral Tribunal of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce in Budapest.
• Sports arbitrator at the Altmühltal Classic Sprint.
• Lecturer at seminars for attorneys of the bar associations of Nuremberg and Munich (International Sales Law, International Civil Procedure Law).
• Lecturer at the University of Pécs (Hungary) (UN Sales Law).

Publications

• Basics of the Vienna UN Sales Law CISG 2009 (accompanying script for the University of Pécs, Hungary).
• Foreign Business: Different Countries, Different Laws in WiM, the Business Magazine of the Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Issue 12/2013.
• The New Competition Law in China, 2014 (accompanying script for MANAGEMENTCIRCLE AG).
• Legal comparison of the new Hungarian liability law/CISG liability system for breach of contract, 2016.
• Basics of International Sales Law, 2017 (accompanying script for the bar associations of Nuremberg and Munich).

Languages

• German
• English
• Hungarian
• French