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HISTORY

In the past 17 years we have grown to become one of the leading law firms in Budapest. In the meantime, we have gained various professional, human, sport and artistic experience that left their mark on all of us. In the following collection we chose out of these memories.

2023

JALSOVSZKY ACADEMY LAUNCHES

Our Jalsovszky Academy programme kicks off in September, generating huge interest. We provide a two-semester, practice-oriented course for 25 selected law students in five practice areas.

STARTING THE NEW YEAR WITH A NEW PARTNER

Ágnes Bejó, the head of our M&A and commercial law department continues her carreer at Jalsovszky as a partner, starting from January.

COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

We commit ourselves to the Hintalovon Child Rights Foundation in the framework of a multi-year agreement - covering both professional work and financial aid.

2022

VAGYONTERVEZES.HU

On our new website, which focuses on matters of wealth planning, we’ll be covering typical watershed events (e.g., selling a company, handing over to the next generation) and we’ll be discussing the best ways of addressing these situations.

WE’RE MOVING TO THE 6TH FLOOR

Thanks to the continuous increase in the number of our colleagues in recent years, we have outgrown the 5th floor of the Gellért tower and we are moving to the 6th floor.

2021

KOPOGTATANAV.HU

On our new Hungarian language website, we provide tips for the event, the tax authority starts a tax audit against you.

JALSOVSZKY 360 PODCAST

We are starting our podcast series, we discuss current legal and business topics with our guests.

2020

BAD DEBT VAT RELIEF

Although we have not yet figured out how a bad debt becomes collectible, but we know how to get the VAT paid of the debt refunded.

We’re using Legito

We now build our contracts from small pieces with the help of a software product. Agreements can be completed at the touch of a button.

We’re going into quarantine

We’re fighting the epidemic in home office. Videoconferences, webinars and sharing a virtual beer become parts of our lives.

2019

Watch out, court, here we come!

We’re launching our litigation practice, headed by Tamás Fehér, who is also joining the partners’ triumvirate.

Our publications are now available on CEE Legal Matters

We’re showing our commitment to the region: our writings are now available to Polish, Czech and Slovak legal executives as well.

2018

We are named Tax Team of the Year

We triumph again at Wolters Kluwert Awards; this year we won in the category of Tax Team of the Year. We repeat this one year later.

Climbing the real estate ladder /2

We outgrow the 5th floor … Our 6th-floor office opens with sold out conferences.

Climbing the real estate ladder /1

Chambers believes that our real estate practice is one of the best on the market.
Who are we to doubt them?

Trailblazing technology

We are the first among law offices in Hungary to use artificial intelligence: we become users of Luminance, a software package supporting legal due diligence.

Makeover

Our corporate branding gets an overhaul.

2017

Not just at the negotiating table, but we are unbeaten on the pitch, too

We take home the Lawyer’s Football Cup.

We put it into our portfolio

Thanks to our cooperation with Hungary’s most read economic news portal, our articles now reach all business decision-makers.

2016

"Innovative approach, high quality, yet affordable."
– from a client

ILN European Regional conference in Budapest

We play host to almost a hundred lawyers, showing them the beauty of Budapest both by day and by night.

"I have always enjoyed working with Jalsovszky. Keep up with the good work!"
– from a client

We launch our thematic wine terrace events

After a professional discussion, it’s nice to clink glasses on the panorama terrace of our office.

New partners join the firm

We start the year with two new partners, Gábor Pázsitka and István Csővári. We are now reliable in financing matters, too.

2015

We celebrate our 10th anniversary

The Budapest Music Center, the Dohnányi Orchestra and a typewriter were enlisted to help us celebrate the occasion together with our clients.

"This law firm combines good business and economic sense with legal thinking. When it comes to M&A deals this really adds value, as they can even help with determining"
– from a client

We go into competition

Our office launches its competition law practice.

2014

DVORAK enchants

As guests of the Festival Orchestra, we take some clients out to enjoy the romantic melodies of Rusalka

"A law office with both feet firmly on the ground, without all the corporate bells and whistles."
– from a client

THE CIVIL CODE IN FOCUS

The new Civil Code brings us closer to clients: we assess the new rules at meetings and conferences organised by portfolio.hu and the Budapest Chamber of Commerce.

"I was not disappointed. In fact, the professional standard was even higher than at my previous employers (Big4, international law firm). I gained far more knowledge and experience at Jalsovszky. It was a fantastic experience to see how quickly and effectively the office manager built up and developed the team."
Csővári István

WE SHOW OUR GREEN REAL ESTATE CREDENTIALS

Our office is instrumental in the real estate transaction of the year.

A WELCOME ACCOLADE

The CEE Legal Matters magazine rates the website of our office as the best law firm website in Hungary.

2013

"If the office were an automobile, it would be a premium German car. Precision, diplomacy, business sense, style. The image it projects is very much in keeping with what it delivers."
– from a client

THE FUTURE IN THEIR HANDS?

The office participates for the first time at the Lawyers’ job fair at ELTE University.

"Right at the end of the first week, we went on an office team-building event where I had to chance to see for myself that, contrary to popular belief, not all lawyers are stuffy, boring people. Far from it! It was during this period that I went from being a university student to a professional consultant."
Gábor Kerekes

OUR BLOG IS LAUNCHED

We launch our new blog: "Taxative". We are pleased to see how many readers it has.

CONNECTED

We join two professional networks: ILN, which has a presence in 88 countries, and the Law&Numbers network of European tax practices.

WHITEWATER

It’s not only in consulting that we like to explore uncharted waters: the team goes rafting in Soca, Slovenia, during the summer.

2012

"Coming to Jalsovszky from a Big 4 firm brought no real change in many ways: there was still an international clientele, and top standards of both professional and personal conduct. However, working in a smaller office you had a chance to get to know your clients, develop personalised solutions and actually implement them."
Ákos Baráti

EVERYTHING WE WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT OURSELVES … AND WEREN’T AFRAID TO ASK

We surveyed more than a hundred clients about what we do well, and what we could do even better.

GOING THE DISTANCE

Our relay team entered the Budapest Marathon, completing the race within four hours.

SOUND IN MIND AND BODY

The "via ferrata" is no obstacle for our daring team. Afterwards, it’s great to enjoy the view from the top.

"It has solid background which didn’t go to pieces even when it started to grow."
– from a client

LET ME TELL YOU IN A SONG

The office shows a new side of itself by recording a CD. Our song is a smash hit among clients.

2011

"There are few offices where clients really get the treatment they deserve. Jalsovszky is one of them."
– from a client

ON THE RUNNING TRAIL

We start our runs at Normafa in the Buda Hills. The steep incline leading up to the Erzsébet lookout tower sets a tough challenge for the team.

MERCHANDISE GALORE

We get our own ballpoint pen. Then our own running top, umbrella, and a chocolate bar with the firm’s logo. There’s no stopping us…

"I ways really impressed by two things: one is the pace at which cases moved here. At my previous workplace, everything was far slower and more circuitous. The other one is the fact that here the bosses did not just hand out the work, they also worked themselves."
Perényi Katalin

WE WIN A PRECEDENT-SETTING TAX CASE

Thousands of Hungarian businesses are entitled to corporate tax rebates as a result of a lawsuit won by our office.

2010

TEN AND COUNTING

Our staff number reaches double-digits.

"The company thrives on change..."
– from a client

IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO BE CLEVER, YOU NEED TO LOOK SMART TOO

Our image gets a revamp: we get a new logo and a new website.

"Besides adhering to the highest standards of professionalism, the law firm offers so much: fraternity, friendship, sport, a shared learning process, cooperation, informal gatherings, etc. This makes the office attractive and professional at the same time, but the best thing about it is the community of coworkers. It’s good to work here."
Péter Barta

We’ve moved!

From Pest to Buda, from Magyar Street to MOM Park. The new office seems too spacious at first, but we soon settle in…

Highly respected for its unique focus on the tax area and the quality of its output, this local boutique is acknowledged as an excellent tax specialist by its peers.
Chambers

2009

Lauded for the ability to ‘swiftly assess complicated international tax issues’, the team of ‘problem-oriented lawyers’ at Jalsovszky provides ‘extremely high’ levels of service.
Chambers

A FRONTRUNNER AT LEGAL 500

We are now rated among the top firms by the best-known international rating agency.

A FISH CALLED FERIKE

Our Siamese fighting fish moves into his fish bowl.

"I can only talk in superlatives about this team. We soon built up a good rapport, which helped us to deal effectively with some formidable cases."
– from a client

2008

CLOSER TO TEN THAN TO ONE

Economic crisis or not, the headcount at the office keeps growing.

"I watched the office growing from a distance, behind the ramparts of an international office, and was always impressed by their dynamism and youthful momentum. And when I finally took the plunge and went to work there, I got to know just how much work and commitment goes into achieving that great dynamic."
Tamás Fehér

2007

"When we look for any other kind of consultant, Jalsovszky is the benchmark."
– from a client

OUR PUBLICATIONS CARRY WEIGHT

Our reflections find their way onto the desks of decision-makers at domestic mid-sized companies.

SUCCESS IN THE FIRST TAX CASE

Clients appreciate the ’international and open-minded’ approach coupled with a ’local law firm’ feel.
Chambers

2006

THE OFFICE CLOSES ITS FIRST DEAL

The sound of popping champagne corks is heard for the first time in the meeting room.

"He’s bold, and doesn’t necessarily play it safe. He gives you his opinion straight up, and doesn’t fudge. Quality is not sacrificed for speed."
– from a client

2005

Desk surfing / A place of our own

After a few months as a guest, the office finds its own home at Magyar utca 36.

THE FIRST INVOICE

When you take what’s good at an international firm, and change what’s bad about it... the results soon start to show.