Our white-collar » crime colleagues represent our clients in the most complex financial and corporate crimes with outstanding expertise, decisiveness and speed, be it budget fraud, tender fraud, or any other kind of internet or cyber-crime, corruption, insider trading, document forgery, bankruptcy, accounting offenses, embezzlement, misappropriation or negligence, money laundering, cartel offenses, trade secret infringement, misappropriation and copyright infringement, workplace harassment, etc. In criminal proceedings, we support our clients from the beginning, during the investigation, in their capacity as victims and defendants. Still, we also represent companies involved in asset forfeiture, seizure, and seizure of assets. We also act in the highest judicial forums, such as the Curia, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Constitutional Court. We are actively involved in the design and implementation of internal investigation and compliance programs, in criminal due diligence and the identification of criminal risks associated with the operation of companies, and in asset insurance and asset recovery procedures (including the use of IT experts and private investigators), thus helping to ensure the security of our client's operations and limiting legal, financial and reputational risks.
OUR LATEST POSTS
Companies Facing the Heat of Criminal Proceedings
Péter Barta | 8 May 2025
It is a common misconception that criminal liability and risks apply only to individuals, and that companies are safe from such proceedings. However, this is far from the truth. Moreover, companies often become subject to reputational damage already at the very beginning of an investigation, suffering irreversible damage – even before the case has truly started.
The Hungarian Tax Authority’s 2025 Audit Plan – New Audit Formats and Focus Areas
Henrik Bereznai | 26 March 2025
The National Tax and Customs Authority of Hungary (NAV) has published its 2025 audit plan, which, similarly to the previous year, emphasizes a differentiated, risk-based approach. NAV continues to refine its audit selection process through the application of its vast data assets and artificial intelligence. Based on this data-driven methodology, the type of audit will be determined according to the taxpayer's compliance behavior. The types may include a newly introduced data reconciliation procedure, as well as previously utilized methods such as the supportive procedure, compliance review, or tax and customs audits.
