Dr. Zoltan Balazs Kovacs heads Szecskay Attorneys at Law's employment law practice. Most of the practice's matters involve big international companies. Dr. Kovacs combines top-drawer employment advice with other transactional support areas (e.g. corporate, commercial, etc.). The firm's market-leading practice attracts big local and international companies mainly from the TMT, Manufacturing and Automotive sectors.

Closely connected to his employment law expertise, Dr. Kovacs also heads the firm's data protection practice. He supports various Hungarian and international employers regarding data protection measures based on the latest local and European legislation, including data processing at work, whistle-blowing schemes, compliance with the GDPR and various sector-specific laws. He is regularly involved in drawing up data privacy policies for employers and the assessment and management of data breaches in clients' workplaces.

Bar Admissions
Budapest Bar.

Education
Eotvos Lorand Faculty of State and Legal Sciences;
Institute of Comparative Law at McGill University in Montreal.

Professional Activities and Experience
Martonyi es Kajtar Baker & McKenzie - 2002 and 2004.

• EU Whistleblowing Directive Entering into Force in Hungary

  By Zoltan Balazs Kovacs, Zoltan Balazs Kovacs |July 2023

• Management of Occupational Safety and Data Protection Risks Arising During Work from Home - Part 2

  By Zoltan Balazs Kovacs |October 2020

• Management of Occupational Safety and Data Protection Risks Arising During Work from Home Part 1

  By Zoltan Balazs Kovacs |September 2020