Oppenheim Law Firm Budapest

Gergely specializes in regulated industries, especially energy, energy efficiency, renewables, hydrocarbon exploration and production, waste management, pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, transport, e-mobility, and automobile industries.
His clients are mainly companies active in the energy market, such as electricity, renewables, natural gas, district heating, as well as energy consultants, mining entrepreneurs and other players in the industrial sector.
Gergely’s experience enables him to provide legal advice in highly regulated industries.
Over the past decades, he has often participated in legislative works, thus performing significant public law tasks in the field of regulated industries.
In addition to the knowledge of the relevant public law regulation, an in-depth knowledge of contract law is crucial for the development and negotiation of contracts based on industry specificities, therefore, clients benefit from Gergely’s in-depth knowledge of the relevant areas of civil law.

Provided comprehensive legal advice for energy, mining, automotive, logistics, healthcare and pharmaceutical companies.
Prepared and negotiated energy supply contracts both for the suppliers and users.
In renewable projects, prepared and negotiated EPC, O&M and PPA contracts in various constructions.
Represented healthcare service providers.
Acted for foreign and Hungarian companies in negotiating waste management-related contracts.
Acted on PPP projects, administrative procedures, litigation proceedings and concession negotiations.
Represented clients in specific administrative and litigation proceedings concerning regulated industries.

Graduated with a doctorate in law degree from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest in 1998.
From 1998 to 2000, he worked at a large Hungarian law firm, and later as in-house legal advisor at the Legal Directorate of MOL Rt.
Attended postgraduate studies at the TMC Asser Instituut (Hague, the Netherlands) in EU law, International Trade Law and Arbitration in 2000.
Lecturer in the field of Contract and Succession Law at the Department of Civil Law in Eötvös Loránd University since 2002.
Head of the Administrative Law Group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Budapest Office from 2002 to 2007.
Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration for Energy since 2009.
Listed Arbitrator of the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 2018.
Founding partner of Oppenheim Law Firm and Head of the Administrative, Energy and Pharmaceuticals practice; and from 2023 Head of the Regulated Industries practice.

Co-author of the book “The operation and regulation of the Hungarian natural gas sector II” (2022) (in Hungarian: „A magyar földgázszektor működése és szabályozása II.”)
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Co-author of the “The operation and regulation of the Hungarian electricity sector II” (2022) (in Hungarian: „A magyar villamosenergia-szektor működése és szabályozása II.”)
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Co-author of the book “The operation and regulation of the Hungarian natural gas sector I” (2014) (in Hungarian: „A magyar földgázszektor működése és szabályozása I.”)
Dispositivity in our law of obligations – a neglected topic in the crossfire of practice – Hungarian Law No. 2 of 2011 (in Hungarian: „Diszpozitivitás a kötelmi jogunkban – egy elhanyagolt témakör a gyakorlat kereszttüzében – Magyar Jog 2011/2. sz.”)
Suggestive behaviour (incentive damage) in the Civil Code and judicial practice - PJK, No. 4 of 2003 (in Hungarian: “Az utaló magatartás (biztatási kár) a Ptk.-ban és a bírói gyakorlatban – PJK, 2003/4.”)

Received the Pro Juventute Facultatis award in recognition of his outstanding performance in the interest of the ELTE’s Faculty of Law in 1998.
International Law Office Client International Awards 2013 – Individual Award/Arbitration.
Awarded the György Bálint Ákos Award, founded by the Budapest Bar Association, for his literary work alongside his professional work as a lawyer in 2020.

Gergely Légrádi “provides his clients with professional service” and “completes orders quickly and efficiently” – Legal500
“Gergely Légrádi is known for his expertise in public administration and energy trading”
Sources say: “An excellent professional and a great person.” – Chambers and Partners

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