Dr Andrea Belényi > VJT & Partners > Budapest, Hungary > Lawyer Profile

The expertise of the data privacy and protection team at VJT & Partners ranges from GDPR audits to representation before the Hungarian Data Protection Authority. Established data protection and privacy expert János Tamás Varga co-heads the team alongside Endre Várady, who is involved in the development of GDPR compliance software. Andrea Belényi has over a decade of experience in both regulatory and compliance matters, and heads the firm’s data protection officer training programme.

The competition team at VJT & Partners has seen a recent increase in consumer protection and compliance matters. The practice also continues to handle abuse of dominant position cases and merger control proceedings. Leveraging over 20 years’ experience, practice head Andrea Belényi leads all the firm’s competition matters and is adept at handling cases before the HCA. Kinga Kálmán advises on consumer protection matters, while Fanni Fehér is typically involved in unfair commercial matters. Eszter Vezse is another key name to note.

Insurance litigation is a key focus for the dispute resolution team at VJT & Partners; practice co-head Zoltán Csernus has extensive experience in disputes involving distressed companies and assets, and Andrea Belényi is also active in the insurance space. Csernus leads the team alongside András Lovretity, who represents clients in corporate disputes before both state courts and arbitral bodies. Eszter Vezse regularly handles employment disputes as part of the firm’s employment litigation practice.

Google is a standout client for the dedicated TMT practice at VJT & Partners, and the team advises a growing list of such key sector players on the full range of TMT matters, as well as related M&A, IP and commercial issues. János Tamás Varga and Endre Várady jointly leads the team; the former is noted for assisting ITO services providers with their Hungarian projects, while the latter provides data protection and digitalisation expertise. Andrea Belényi brings nearly 20 years’ experience in regulatory matters to the group. Eszter Vezse has a wealth of knowledge in emerging technologies. AI expert Attila Menyhárt joined the team from Oppenheim Ugyvedi Iroda in February 2023.