With diverse expertise which spans investment, M&A and employment litigation, as well as damages cases and healthcare sector-related claims, the dispute resolution team at Lakatos, Köves and Partners receives instruction from a varied client base that includes both national and international clients. The practice has been involved in cases before the Constitutional Court of Hungary, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. Balázs Fazakas, Péter Lakatos and Péter Köves lead the group; Fazakas bring ten years’ experience in front of Hungarian and international courts and arbitration forums to the role, Köves is experienced in alternative dispute resolution, and Lakatos is an expert in the TMT sector. Sára Darnót is involved in international commercial arbitration and Gabriella Szabó has experience representing both corporate clients and government agencies. Adrienn Mándoki is another name to note. In March 2024, Viktor Jéger joined the team from Nagy és Trócsányi Ügyvédi Iroda.
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‘Team members deliver outside the box solutions and that puts them ahead of rivals.’
Key clients
- TVOT (National Organization of School Book Distributors)
- MARS
- Colas
- Indotek Group,
- Meta
- LG
- Mid Europa
Work highlights
- Represented TVOT before the ECtHR in legislation which effectively created a state-owned monopoly for the distribution of schoolbooks.
- Defending the client in a damages claim relating to a fatal incident during plant maintenance works involving an unauthorised subcontractor.
- Representing several Hungarian subsidiaries of the Colas Group as defendants in follow-on cartel damages claims launched by the Hungarian State and the Municipality of Budapest.
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Balázs Fazakas, Péter Lakatos, Péter Köves