LYNX Hungary

Dr. Dr. András Szabó M.

Associated Partner

ügyvéd, DPO

LYNX Associated Partner specializing in employment law, social security, and data protection matters for multinational and domestic clients.
CONNECTED
Active member of the European Employment Lawyers Association, delivering cross-border employment insights and access to a pan-European network of specialists.
SPECIALIZED
Dual qualification as employment lawyer and certified Data Protection Officer, providing integrated advice where HR practices and privacy compliance intersect.
EXPERIENCED
Over a decade advising on Hungarian and European employment matters, ensuring clients benefit from deep pattern recognition across complex workforce challenges.
INTERNATIONAL
Professional experience in Hungary and Austria combined with academic stays in Germany and Canada, bringing a genuinely global perspective to local employment issues.

About

András delivers comprehensive employment law counsel spanning the full employee lifecycle. His practice covers drafting and negotiating employment contracts, managing dismissal procedures, handling remuneration structures, and facilitating cross-border postings of EU nationals. Clients particularly value his expertise in employee transfers during M&A transactions, where he combines employment law knowledge with commercial awareness. His additional certification as a Data Protection Officer enables him to advise on sensitive employee data matters with technical precision. Beyond individual client work, he maintains thought leadership through regular publications on emerging employment topics in Jogászvilág.

His academic foundation includes a law degree from Eötvös Loránd University and membership in the prestigious Bibó István College. Scholarship programs at the University of Göttingen and the University of Regina enriched his comparative law perspective. Before joining the Budapest office in 2018, András gained experience at international law firms and in the public sector, sharpening his understanding of both private enterprise and regulatory environments. He regularly participates in international conferences organized by EELA, ERA, AIJA, and IBA, keeping his practice aligned with European developments. Clients working across borders benefit from his ability to provide business-level counsel in English and German alongside his native Hungarian.

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Explore M. András's professional background

Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law, Budapest (M.A. in Law)
Bibó István College, Budapest (Member)
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany (Erasmus)
Universität Heidelberg, Germany (Scholarship)
University of Regina, Canada (Scholarship)

“Provision of Services or Hidden Temporary Agency Work? The ‘Employer of Record’ Phenomenon”, Jogászvilág, 2024
“The Framework Agreement Regulating Cross-Border Remote Work Has Entered into Force”, Jogászvilág, 2023
“The Amount of the Utility Cost Lump Sum Is Increasing”, Jogászvilág, 2023
“The Home Office Legislative Package Entered (?) into Force”, Jogászvilág, 2023
“The ‘Home Office Legislative Package’ Has Arrived – Detailed Analysis of the Newly Announced Rules”, Jogászvilág, 2021

EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association)
MMT (Hungarian Employment Lawyers Association)

Advised multinational client on organizational structuring and prepared full employment law documentation for various positions.
Represented employer in employment litigation concerning dismissal and employee breach of business secrecy.
Provided employment law due diligence advice in the context of corporate acquisitions.
Drafted and negotiated dismissals, immediate terminations, and mutual agreements to end employment, including personal support during implementation.
Managed the entire process of collective redundancies.

Hungarian
English
German

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