Lakatos, Köves and Partners primarily advise multinational clients on data protection and GDPR matters, offering tailored guidance for market entrants, ongoing business operations, acquisitions and exits. Traditionally active in financial services, energy, and telecoms, the practice has recently attracted major clients in the technology, life sciences and automotive sectors. Key areas of expertise include data protection audits, dispute resolution, incident management, marketing campaigns and product development. Team head Iván Sólyom brings over a decade of experience in data privacy law, providing strategic and practical advice. Zsuzsanna Lukács offers significant expertise in conducting complex data audits, drafting privacy-related policies and agreements, and liaising with Hungarian authorities. Her capabilities extend to data issues in M&A transactions, employment, IT security, e-commerce, and advertising law, enhancing the firm’s versatile offering.

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Key clients

  • American International School of Budapest
  • Mastercard Europe SA
  • Szentkirályi Kékkúti Ásványvíz, subsidiary of Karlovarské minerální vody
  • DDB
  • WHSmith
  • Xiaomi

Work highlights

  • Advised Mastercard Europe on the data privacy aspects of various new legal projects in Hungary in 2023-2024.
  • Advised a global leading confectionery, snacking and petcare business on various consumer and compliance law topics in 2023-2024.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Iván Sólyom

Other key lawyers

Zsuzsanna Lukács