Business law · Budapest · international reach
Complete legal and business support in Hungary, in China and in 98 countries worldwide
Várnai & Partner Cathay Associates is a Budapest law firm that handles everything a foreign company needs in Hungary: company formation, corporate law and transactions, contracts, employment, residence and work permits, regulatory matters, intellectual property, tax and disputes, up to courtroom representation. With our own office in Shanghai and more than ten years of local experience there we take your China matters too, and through the Cathay Associates network, which we founded, we work with local offices in 98 countries. You deal with one contact, and we coordinate the work abroad.
Hungary ⇄ China
Hungary and China, in both directions
Investing in Hungary
Set up in Hungary with Hungary in a BoxKft. or EU branch registration in Hungary, ready for tax and bankingResidence and work permits for the people you send to HungaryAccounting, payroll and tax filings in Hungary, reported in English or ChineseHungary and EU market entry study before you commitEuropean companies doing business with China
Commercial debt recovery and dispute resolution in ChinaBecoming a supplier to Chinese investors in HungaryVerify a Chinese supplier before you send the depositChina market entry study before you commitCompany formation in China as a WFOE or joint venture, set up to operateEverything a business needs in Hungary
Service packages
Fixed-scope packages, with the scope, deliverables and fee agreed in writing before work starts.
Commercial debt recovery and dispute resolution in China
With Hungarian lawyers in our network and our own team on the ground in China, we help you recover unpaid claims and resolve non-delivery or defective performance by a Chinese counterparty, through a proven staged process that keeps costs under control.
Tell us about the matter and what you want to achieve. We review it and send a written offer, either a fixed fee or hourly rates with an agreed cap, so the cost is predictable before work starts. If the scope stays the same, so does the fee. Each later stage, a viability review, negotiation, litigation, arbitration or enforcement, gets its own written offer before it begins.
Read moreKft. or EU branch registration in Hungary, ready for tax and banking
A Hungarian limited company (Kft.) or branch, registered by a Hungarian attorney and ready for tax and banking from day one.
A fixed fee that covers every item of the Kft. registration: registration, EU VAT number and authority fees. You know the cost from the first step and can plan with it.
Read moreResidence and work permits for the people you send to Hungary
Strong immigration experience applied to your situation, with the right permit route, the document checklist and a complete application for managers, specialists and their families.
Fixed fees per person, by permit type and batch size, with the cost known in advance.
Read moreA Hungarian legal team on retainer, without hiring in-house
A Hungarian legal team on call under an agreed monthly scope, covering contracts, employment and authorities, without hiring in-house.
Fixed monthly retainers and hourly rates, so you know the cost in advance.
Read moreHungarian-law contract templates for everyday operations
The everyday documents a new foreign-owned company signs (employment, confidentiality, supply, terms of business) drafted under Hungarian law, bilingual, for your actual activity.
A fixed fee for the pack, confirmed in writing before we start. Tailoring a document to a specific deal is a separate, quoted add-on.
Read moreBecoming a supplier to Chinese investors in Hungary
Support to qualify as a supplier, subcontractor or service provider to a Chinese-owned company or Chinese general contractor in Hungary, and to work with them under a contract that holds up.
Tell us about the matter and what you want to achieve. We review it and send a written offer, either a fixed fee or hourly rates with an agreed cap, so the cost is predictable before work starts. If the scope stays the same, so does the fee.
Read moreAll service packagesOur lawyers
A Budapest team working in Hungarian, English, German and Chinese, bringing in partner firms and specialists as a matter requires.
Publications
Tell us about your matter in Hungary
A short description is enough. We assign the right lawyer and come back to you with a proposed first step.