LeitnerLaw Law Firm in the Legal 500 EMEA 2026 rankings

For more than thirty years, Legal 500 has been among the world’s leading legal rankings. Its rankings are based on extensive, independent research, with editors evaluating the performance of law firms and lawyers through client interviews, market feedback and verified professional references. Recognition in Legal 500 therefore represents far more than prestige: it is an internationally recognised mark of professional excellence, providing meaningful insight into the quality of legal services and their relevance to clients’ business needs.

In the Legal 500 EMEA 2026 rankings, LeitnerLaw Ügyvédi Iroda and several of its lawyers received distinguished recognition. The rankings reflect the firm’s broad range of expertise and demonstrate the trust clients place in its specialists across multiple practice areas when handling complex and strategically significant matters.

Recognition across key practice areas

Competition law

In the area of Competition Law, Dr. Levente Antal Szabó received individual recognition. The ranking highlights not only his high level of legal expertise but also his practical, business-oriented advisory approach, which is particularly valuable in competition authority proceedings and when addressing complex compliance matters.

Banking & Finance

In the Banking & Finance practice area, Dr Edina Nagy is recognised in the rankings. Her recognition reflects her consistently outstanding advisory work on financing transactions, banking structures and financial law matters, both in domestic and international contexts.

Employment Law

The 2026 edition of Legal 500 recognises Dr Adrienn Orosz’s professional achievements in the field of Employment Law. The rankings highlight that her work on complex employment matters, sensitive employment law cases and strategic advisory services is particularly valued by clients and market participants.

Commercial, Corporate and M&A

In this diverse and business-critical practice area, Dr Levente Antal Szabó also received recognition. The rankings acknowledge his experienced and strategically focused advisory work on acquisitions, restructurings and complex corporate transactions.

Real Estate Law

In the Real Estate Law practice area, several LeitnerLaw experts have been recognised in the rankings:

• Dr. Levente Antal Szabó
• Dr. Edina Nagy
• Dr. Péter Rippel‑Szabó

This multiple recognition demonstrates the firm’s strong team-based, market-driven approach to handling real estate developments, transactions, lease structures, and related financing matters.

What do these achievements show?

The recognitions received from Legal 500 send a clear message to clients and the market that LeitnerLaw Law Firm:

• offers expertise that is competitive on an international level,
• works with individually recognised professionals across multiple practice areas, and
• is capable of delivering integrated, business-oriented solutions to complex legal challenges.

The results of the 2026 rankings reinforce the firm’s long-term professional strategy and reaffirm the trust that clients and partners have placed in the LeitnerLaw team over many years.