Petra Pataki is a Counsel at Queritius. She focuses her practice on high-stakes international and domestic commercial disputes and litigation with international elements before Hungarian courts. She has experience handling such cases before various arbitral forums, including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Vienna Arbitral Centre (VIAC), the Permanent Arbitration Court attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK), as well as ad hoc arbitration under the rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

Petra’s experience includes arbitration cases brought under various types of commercial and construction contracts. Her litigation experience extends to commercial, regulatory, and labour law disputes, at all levels of court. Petra has worked across a multitude of industry areas, including the transportation, manufacturing, retail, IT, and energy sectors and has advised clients with their disputes pre- and post-litigation.

Petra is completing her studies as a psychologist. Her main area of interest is how memory distortions occur and how to identify memory gaps and cognitive biases in judicial proceedings. She puts her knowledge to use in complex arbitration proceedings, where effective cross-examination of witnesses is key. Additionally, Petra is a member of the European Association of Psychology and Law.

Petra has 10 years of experience working at top international law firms. Before joining Queritius, Petra was a senior lawyer in international dispute-resolution groups of leading global law firms in Budapest.