Dr. Gergely Riszter

Dr. Gergely Riszter

Partner
Hegymegi-Barakonyi & Fehérváry Baker & McKenzie Attorneys-at-Law

Biography

Dr. Gergely Riszter heads the Tax Group of the Firm’s Budapest office. He has been recognized as a Highly Recommended Tax Practitioner by PLC Yearbook 2008. Dr. Riszter regularly lectures at the Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, Faculty of Law on financial and tax law matters. He serves as editor of the Budapest office’s Tax Newsletter and regularly contributes to other tax-related publications.

Practice Focus

Dr. Riszter focuses on corporate tax, transfer pricing and VAT matters. He routinely advises multinationals on the tax structuring of their investments in Hungary and the tax implications of establishing financing and licensing structures through Hungarian vehicles. He also helps clients manage cross-border taxation matters. Dr. Riszter advises on tax and related legal issues arising from M&A transactions, and on VAT issues of various transactions and structures implemented in Hungary. He also represents clients before the Hungarian courts, Ministry of Finance and the tax authority.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Budapest Bar Association

Admissions

  • Budapest~Hungary (2000)

Education

  • Eötvös Loránd University (J.D.) (1997)

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Hungarian

Previous Offices

  • Amsterdam
Lecturer, The Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, Faculty of Law on financial and tax law matters.