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ZOLTÁN NÁDASDY PARTNER OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS PRACTICE AND HEAD OF BUDAPEST OFFICE, NOERR where there are professional individuals with different characters able to work for the same goal as a team. This was in particular visible at the starting of COVID this year, where we needed to ask the team to stay and work remotely, from home: the spirit remained unchanged and our clients have hardy seen any change in the service, despite the unusual set up. In my private life, I find my peace in nature, in mountain climbing. A few years ago I started to climb the European peaks exceeding 4,000 meters. In my limited time for hobbies, I can only manage one or two
“It is very inspiring to work in an atmosphere where there are professional individuals with different characters able to work for the same goal as a team.”
BACKGROUND Zoltán Nádasdy was born in Debrecen and says that at a young age he felt the need for justice, so after finishing school decided to study at the Faculty of Law at the University of Szeged. It was clear to him that he would like to work in an international environment in Budapest and the university helped Nádasdy to prepare for the profession. In his private life, he finds peace in mountain climbing, where Nádasdy says he also learns more about his physical and mental boundaries and can observe daily problems from a distended view. “Nothing is more beautiful than catching the sunrise on the horizon,” he says. OF WHICH ACHIEVEMENTS ARE YOU MOST PROUD? In the profession, I am proud of our team in the Budapest office of Noerr. It is very inspiring to work in an atmosphere
such high peaks in a year; I have now climbed around 15. The most difficult thus far was the Matterhorn in Switzerland, which I tackled from the Italian side. On the summit climbing day it took around 12 hours to reach the top and then get back. It is really exhausting waking up and getting to the route in the night after two or three hours sleeping and being out in freezing conditions on the rope in rocks and ice for such a long time. However, you are compensated, since nothing is more beautiful than catching the sunrise on the horizon lightening the lines and peaks. You also learn about your physical and mental boundaries and also you can observe the daily routine and problems from a totally different, distended view and approach. WHAT DREW YOU TO LAW AS A PROFESSION? Even though we are not a typical lawyer dynasty, both of grandfathers were lawyers. I felt and realized quite early that I have a sense of, and need for, justice and solving problems. In the grammar school one can hardly have a specific thought and imagination of this profession, only something which you can gather from movies, which are of course very far away from real life. I remember
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