Balázs earned his law degree in 2015 from the Faculty of Law at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) with cum laude honors. As a trainee lawyer, he primarily focused on compensation lawsuits, corporate law, criminal law, and human rights violations, frequently representing clients before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

Since 2020, Balázs has been a practicing attorney and a member of the Budapest Bar Association. Following his admission to the bar, he gained significant experience in the field of economic law and the legal support of start-up companies. He joined the Költő Legal team in 2021 as an associate attorney, where he is primarily responsible for litigation matters.

References:

• Representing clients before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights
• Providing comprehensive legal services for a successful domestic pricing start-up since its establishment in 2017
• Participation in the full legal support of a Hungarian advertising agency’s expansion into the United States
• Participation in the comprehensive legal representation of the Hungarian subsidiaries of a foreign company listed on the London and Tel Aviv stock exchanges

Education:

• Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Law, Law Degree – 2015
• Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Law, European and International Business Law, LL.M – 2024 (pending)

Languages: hungarian, english.