Dr Eszter Ila-Horváth > KCG Partners Law Firm > Budapest, Hungary > Lawyer Profile

KCG Partners Law Firm
H-1052 Budapest
Türr István street 9. 2nd floor
Hungary

Work Department

Employment, Data protection, Dispute resolution

Position

Attorney at law

Career

Eszter is an attorney at law at KCG Partners and she is active in employment law, data protection and immigration cases, as well as in dispute resolution and litigation matters. She focuses on all legal issues that are directly or indirectly related to the employment relationship from the start of employment until its termination, such as restructuring, redundancy, transfer of undertakings, privacy in the workplace and internal regulations.

Eszter worked as a trainee at SBGK Patent and Law Offices in 2014. She participated in the Hungarian Student Conference in 2015 and she won first prize in the Labour Law section with her comparative study on the right to strike. After graduating from university, she joined KCG Partners in January 2015.

Languages

Hungarian, English

Memberships

Budapest Bar Association

AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association)

Education

Employment Law (EU and International) LLM, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK (with distinction) (2017 – 2019)

Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law (JD), Budapest, Hungary (2015)

Tilburg University, Law School, Erasmus studies, Tilburg, Netherlands (2013)

Lawyer Rankings

Hungary > Employment

KCG Partners Law Firm‘s employment practice has seen consistent growth, expanding its client base to include more public sector entities and handling an increasing number of cross-border mobility mandates. The team is adept at advising companies relocating businesses and employees to Hungary, offering a comprehensive ‘one-stop’ legal service across immigration, employment, corporate and taxation matters. Known for its expertise in ESOPs, high-stakes litigation, tax and employee share schemes, the firm also advises on HR concerns related to AI. Co-heads Levente Csengery, with over 20 years of experience, specialises in ESOPs, while Rita Párkányi focuses on data protection in employment. Eszter Ila-Horváth leads the international mobility practice, managing complex cross-border mandates with integrated legal solutions.

Hungary > Dispute resolution

The dispute resolution practice at KCG Partners Law Firm brings expertise to advising domestic and multinational corporations on disputes involving employment, real estate, IP, insolvency and contractual matters. With an active client roster spanning sectors ranging from energy, food and manufacturing to sports, fitness and IT, the practice is headed by employment litigation specialists Rita Párkányi (who also manages data protection matters) and Levente Csengery (who draws on over two decades’ experience in the practice space). Key support is provided by Bálint Éberhardt, Eszter Ila-Horváth and Borbála Maglai.