Lakatos, Köves and Partners

Corporate / Compliance / Risk Management; Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Partner, Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group

Balázs Fazakas is a partner and head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group and also plays a key role in the Corporate and M&A teams.

He joined Lakatos, Köves & Partners in 2010 after graduating summa cum laude from the Faculty of Law at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. Balázs is recognised for his innovative and strategic approach to dispute resolution, corporate litigation, and restructuring matters. He is a qualified ICC Arbitrator and serves as organiser and judge of the annual Budapest Willem C. Vis Pre-Moot (International Commercial Arbitration Moot), as well as a mentor to the next generation of litigators. Balázs leads the majority of the firm’s dispute resolution mandates and numerous M&A transactions.

He is ranked by Chambers Europe and The Legal 500 and regularly appears before both Hungarian and international courts and arbitration tribunals.

Hungarian, English

LKT is regularly hosting the annual Budapest Willem C. Vis Pre-Moot (International Commercial Arbitration Moot), where Balázs is cooperating as an arbitrator. The Budapest Pre-moot is an international competition for law students, designed to help them prepare for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, which is one of the largest and most prestigious international moot court competitions in the world. The Pre-moot allows teams to practice their skills in front of arbitrators and receive feedback from experienced practitioners in the field of international commercial arbitration. It also provides an opportunity for law students to network and engage with peers from around the world who share an interest in international commercial law.