Orsolya Görgényi

"She knows her stuff, her business acumen is high, she is very pleasant and well spoken and pro-client oriented. At the same time, she has a good eye for catching anything that could pose a risk to the client."

Chambers Global, 2023, Corporate/M&A

"Orsolya Görgényi represents the values of the M&A practice: on top of things, fast, efficient and very committed."

Legal500 2023, Commercial, Corporate and M&A

"Orsolya Görgényi is an outstanding M&A lawyer. She has a very profound legal background and a lot of negotiation experience in English. She reopened doors during negotiations that seemed to be shut by proposing new clauses and good compromises. She gained a high level of respect on the other side and has a very convincing impetus."

Legal500 2022, Commercial, Corporate and M&A

"Very experienced, bright and sharp"

"pleasant to work with - very effective, client-oriented, pragmatic and hands-on"

Chambers Global, 2021, Corporate/M&A

“On time, flexible, responsive and adaptive to changes in course; good understanding of the core issues and problems; focused work. Excellent customer relations and very good attitude towards client. No weaknesses so far.”

IFLR1000, 2020, Financial and Corporate

Rankings:

• Legal500, 2022 - 2023, Corporate/M&A (Individual ranking): Leading Individual
• Legal500, 2017 - 2023, Corporate/M&A (Team): Tier 2

• IFLR1000, 2016 - 2022, Corporate/M&A (Team): Tier 2

Awards:

• Eötvös Károly Award by the Budapest Bar Association (2023)
• She was elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation in 2017.
•  “Honorary President” of AIJA (appointed by the general assembly held in Tokyo in 2017 in recognition of her valuable contribution as former president of the association)
•  “Exemplary Lawyer” award (from the Hungarian Bar Association in 2016 in recognition of exemplary dedication to highest principles of the legal profession)
• IVLP (International Visitor Leadership Program) ”Women and Justice”, (2012, Orsolya had the honor to participate in a multi-regional professional exchange program organized and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Office of International Visitors)

Bar Memberships:

• Budapest Bar Association (since 2002)

Other professional memberships:

• AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers): President 2015-2016 after holding many other positions in the association. She served as  vice-president Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership & Learning (SCILL) at AIJA in 2017-2020. She has been active in the M&A commission of AIJA for over a decade and has organized and spoken at a number of M&A seminars held across the globe.
• ELTA (European Legal Technologies Association): ambassador, board representative since 2019
• DAV (German Bar Association): extraordinary member, board member of the International Business Law section (IWR)
• ABA (American Bar Association): Section of International Law, Business Law Section, Law Practice Management Division member, Non-US Lawyer Representative of the ABA SIL Council in 2017-2018.
• IBA (International Bar Association): member, IBA's Presidential Task Force on the Future of Legal Services member in 2017-2018
• UIA (International Association of Lawyers) and IPBA (Inter-Pacific Bar Association) member
• MSZCT (Association of the Hungarian Supervisors and Supervisor-Coaches): member
• OME (Hungarian Mediation Association): member
• Toastmasters International: member

• She holds an LL.M. degree in Transnational Commercial Practice from Lazarski University / CILS and completed 6 courses of Boston University School of Law’s Executive LLM in International Business Law Program between 2013-2015.
• She is a registered mediator and qualified as a tax advisor in 2014.
• In 2012, she participated in a multiregional professional exchange program (International Visitor Leadership Program - IVLP) organized and funded by the U.S. Department of State Office.
• She completed a two-year postgraduate business consulting and supervision studies program at the International Business School in 2005.
• J.D., Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law (1998, summa cum laude).