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

Zsófia has been strengthening our Team as an intern since March 2021, and ever since she completed her studies at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in June 2023, where she obtained a law degree with honors (cum laude), she has been working as a trainee lawyer.

During her university years, she completed the German-Hungarian and Hungarian-German legal translation training organized by the Andrássy University Budapest. Within the university’s framework she continuously attended German language courses and then participated in the training of the “German Law School” organized jointly by Georg-August University Göttingen and ELTE. As a member of a special college, she was an active participant in the work of the English and Legal Workshops. During her university years, she acted as a mentor in the ELTE Mentoring Program and also worked in the academic scientific student circle.

Studies

• 2022-2023. Andrássy University Budapest (legal translation)
• 2020-2021. Georg-August-University Göttingen (German Law School)
• 2017-2023. Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (law)

Language skills

• Hungarian
• German
• English

Personal interests

She enjoys working with children, so she regularly undertakes volunteer work in kindergartens. In her free time, she also regularly exercises, currently in the form of kettlebell trainings.

During his studies, Adam participated in numerous academic competitions such as Moot Courts, studied abroad in the United States for half a year, obtained various qualifications and was an active member of his university community’s student associations. He worked at several law firms in the meantime, ultimately joining NZP.

Previously, he worked as an intern, and from July 2023, he is involved as a Junior Associate in our law firm's work.

Education and Academic Achievements

• Peter Pazmany Catholic University, (dr. iur., „cum laude”), Budapest (Hungary)
• Scholarship at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minnesota (USA)
• British Law Centre – Diploma in English Law and Legal Skills
• Summer School on European Private Law, Salzburg (Austria)
• ICC Moot Court, Team member, Nuremberg (Germany)
• International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law Moot Court, Team member, Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Languages

• Hungarian
• English
• German

Personal Interests

A significant part of his free time is dedicated to sports, reading and friends.

Apart from being an ex-player and an enthusiastic fan of basketball, Adam also works as a referee and officiates games at weekends.

Balázs studied at Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) as well as at the University of Bern in Switzerland. He obtained his LLM qualification in Germany at Georg-August University of Göttingen. As a student, he participated in the WTO Moot Court in Bern and also attended a summer university in Astana, Kazakhstan.

He worked as a legal trainee at several international commercial law firms, specializing in commercial and corporate law, labor law (employment procedural law) and contract law. There, he primarily assisted German, Austrian, and Swiss clients.

Education

• 2022: Examiner at final examinations of the ELTE Faculty of Law (European Law, Civil Law).
• 2021: Member of the Nuremberg Bar Association (RAK Nürnberg)
• 2018: Georg-August University Göttingen (LLM)
• 2014: University of Bern
• 2009-2016: ELTE University Budapest

Languages

• Hungarian
• German
• English

Personal Interests

He enjoys sports, including fencing, swimming, soccer, and cycling, which are all part of his daily routine.