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Mónika Horváth

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Mónika Horváth leads the film and television practice and we rate her highly. She's very pragmatic and results-focused, with a huge knowledge of the sector.
— Legal500, 2025
Budapest
About

Mónika Horváth is a qualified Hungarian solicitor who has been involved in numerous international and domestic IT and IP related transactions, litigations and commercial matters. She has been involved in international mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and compliance projects. She has advised major technology companies, on line retail companies, software developers and on demand content providers.

Her main focus is providing legal support for film productions. She became the go-to lawyer for film industry players in Hungary. She has top-drawer portfolio of film industry clients, film production and financing projects. She has been involved in international productions, advising on the structuring and the financing aspects of film productions and providing legal representation and advice in day-to-day production issues. Her clientele includes all major US film studios, US, UK and European producers, international banks and film finance companies, as well as Hungarian producers and production service companies. Mónika also focuses on IP issues, in particular on copyright matters.

Areas of FocusMedia, Sport and EntertainmentIntellectual PropertyTechnology and Commercial Transactions
Professional QualificationsLawyer (Ügyvéd) admitted to the Budapest Bar Association (Budapesti Ügyvédi Kamara), 1992

EXPERIENCE

  • Hungarian counsel for the production of the Oscar winning motion picture “Dune” remake in Hungary and in several international locations.
  • Hungarian counsel for several international co-productions producing in Hungary (Mrs. Harries, SAS Red Notice, Ransom S2-3, Infinity Pool).
  • Hungarian legal counsel for production and financing of international television productions in Hungary (The Witcher, The Last Kingdom S1-5, James Town S1-3, Continental, Jack Ryan S3-4, Shadow & Bone S1-2).
  • Advising in respect of a business transfer transaction by representing an international on line retail company in restructuring its online business in Hungary and within the CEE region.
  • Advising an international online retail company on all aspects of integrating and merging its business with the biggest Hungarian online retail company and market place. As a result of this transaction the merged company became one of the most important online retail company in the Cenral-European region.
  • Providing an over all redraft of the Hungarian Motion Pictures Act for the request of the Hungarian Film office.
Languages
  • Hungarian
  • English
  • German
Education
  • Academy of American and International Law, Postgraduate Course, 1992
  • Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law, J.D., 1985-1990

Awards

  • Mónika Horváth leads the film and television practice and we rate her highly. She's very pragmatic and results-focused, with a huge knowledge of the sector. – Legal500, 2025
  • Mónika Horváth is a well-known leader in her field - someone with exceptional abilities. – Chambers Europe, 2025
  • Mónika Horváth is highly regarded in the Hungarian film and TV sector. She knows everyone. – Legal500, 2024
  • Mónika is very knowledgeable of production legal matters and very responsive. – Chambers Europe, 2024
  • Mónika Horváth is an excellent lawyer to work with. – Legal500, 2023
  • Mónika Horváth is regarded as the standout media sector specialist in Hungary, with notable experience advising film and television producers on content production and financing matters. One interviewee enthuses: Mónika Horváth is exceptional, before particularly highlighting that she is very commercially aware, pragmatic in her advice and responsive. Another commentator adds: She is a great expert in the field of film financing. – Chambers Europe, 2022

Pro Bono

Mónika is leading DLA Piper Hungary's CSR and Pro-bono activities with special focus on legal assistance in representing children's rights.

Rankings and Awards

  • Chambers Europe, 2019 - 2025, TMT, (Individual Rankings): Band 1
  • Legal 500, 2020 - 2025, TMT, (Individual Rankings): Hall of Fame
  • Legal 500, 2016 - 2020, TMT, (Individual Rankings): Leading Individual

My latest insights

Blogs

Hungary extends tax credit scheme for film production

6 November 2024 .1 minute read

Event

MIPCOM Cannes 2024

21 October 2024 .2 minute read

Publication

Global Film Incentives Guide

17 January 2024 .2 minute read

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