Debrecen

Antall József str. 36., gf. 1.

+36 20 445 8480

On weekdays 8 AM to 5 PM

Open: 8 AM to 5 PM

On weekends we are closed

About us

Get to know me and let's work together

Dr. Andirkó Balázs István LL.M.

attorney-at-law, compliance and real estate law specialist

I studied law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Debrecen, graduating in 2016. Since obtaining my degree I have worked in the legal profession: I completed the entire period of practice required for the bar examination as a trainee lawyer, in 2018 I earned a second degree at the University of Debrecen, an LL.M. as a real estate law specialist, and in 2020 – in the very middle of the coronavirus pandemic – I started my own practice and founded my firm. In 2025, again at the University of Debrecen, I earned my third degree, an LL.M. as a compliance specialist.

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For private individuals it has always been natural to turn to a lawyer with, say, a property matter, an employment question or a family law problem. For large companies it is routine to deal with financial or legal problems in-house, through the company's own finance or legal department.

Nationally, however, small and medium-sized enterprises account for roughly a third of all employers, yet few businesses realise how much of a help it is to have ongoing legal back-up present in the life of the company. That is why I set out to make ongoing legal services available to small and medium-sized enterprises as well, alongside representing private clients.

While I have the greatest respect for the traditions of our profession, I believe this work can and should be practised with a forward-looking mindset, and so I also see my firm as a modern service business, and I would like to prove that practising law and running a business are not two separate categories.

Satisfaction

Fast, comprehensive, effective and cost-conscious legal solutions

None of us can be an expert in everything in everyday life, and this profession is no different. That is why I believe that there is no such thing as “a lawyer for everything”, so I do not take on cases outside my practice areas just to have one more instruction – without proper knowledge of that field of law that would be highly irresponsible of me.

This is precisely why I do not practise criminal law; mine is a private law practice: I handle matters for private individuals, companies, non-profit organisations and occasionally municipalities. As a real estate law specialist, property law is my primary field, alongside which I mainly take on employment, corporate and civil law matters, as well as private and business litigation.

Comprehensiveness

For me, the best marketing is when the clients who place their trust in me come back satisfied with their next legal problem, and so my aim is to offer my clients fast, comprehensive, effective and cost-conscious legal solutions.

So that instructions can be handled with the widest possible range of tools, we work in permanent contact with a tax advisor and a property valuer, and we cooperate with other lawyers and law firms. In the office I work together with my colleague dr. Illés László, attorney-at-law, and a second opinion can be requested where needed.

Client meetings

The office is located in the centre of Debrecen, a few minutes' walk from the Debrecen District Court and the Regional Court of Appeal, on the newly built Nyugati kiskörút, at Antall József utca 36., ground floor 1., where all the up-to-date technical facilities required for legal work are available and where we welcome our existing and prospective clients in a pleasant, modern environment. Parking is available directly opposite the office, with a large number of spaces. We are happy to advise our clients in English, both in person and online.

In addition to Debrecen, clients can also be received in person in Hajdúböszörmény.

1. TRANSPARENCY

Transparency shapes our cooperation with clients in several ways.

The first and perhaps most important is the question of fees: with every client we take particular care to explain in detail – whether before the engagement contract is signed or during the engagement itself – the expected time commitment, the fee, and any other costs that may arise in the matter, such as administrative service charges or procedural duties (illeték).

The second, no less important aspect is that we keep clients continuously informed about the status of their case, whether on request or on our own initiative.

2. TIME AND COST EFFICIENCY

We have not carried out any comprehensive research, but we think we are not far wrong in saying that many people would name health, time and money as the three most important values in life.

 

We have no influence over the first in our clients’ lives, but as lawyers we can affect the other two. That is why we aim to find the least expensive and least time-consuming legal solutions for our clients.

3. HONESTY AND ETHICAL ADVICE

It does not pay to give clients the advice they want to hear; what pays is pointing out the real problems. For us, honesty means being willing to tell clients when their case is not going their way, because that too serves their interests: it can spare them unnecessary expense, wasted time, or even greater loss.

We do not push clients towards costly solutions, and we do not take on a clearly hopeless case just to have one more matter on the books.

4. CLIENT FOCUS AND CLEAR COMMUNICATION

Everyone speaks the language of their own profession best. Our experience is that legal language is often hard to understand and can even be intimidating. We therefore aim to inform our clients in a form they can follow, in as little legal jargon as the situation allows.

5. FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS, AND CONSIDERED JUDGEMENT

We try to filter out from the mass of information what is relevant in a given case, and to let go of what does not help bring it to a successful conclusion. We never decide on our clients’ behalf, since it is not we who bear the consequences – we offer alternatives and set out, to the best of our knowledge, what is likely to follow from a given decision.

In our experience, one of the best ways to think a question through is to examine it from a different – even entirely opposite – point of view to our client’s, so that together we can reduce the risk of unexpected situations as far as we are able.

6. CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT

Nothing in the world stands still. Something is either developing or declining – we cast our vote for the former. On the one hand, keeping up with a fast-changing legal environment and putting it into practice requires constant learning, so, mindful of the importance of self-development, we regularly take part in training and continuing education.

On the other hand, while we have the greatest respect for the traditions of our profession, we believe this work can and should be practised with a forward-looking mindset, and so as a law firm we also see ourselves as a modern service business. We are open to innovation and, wherever possible, we try to think in systems and processes, and we align our digital solutions with that.

Finally, we feel it is our mission to change the stereotypes about lawyers: we want to show our clients that we regard them as equal partners.

REFERENCES

Among others, we have assisted businesses in the following industries – companies that are major players in the region and, in some cases, well known nationwide:

HEALTHCARE
  • A private healthcare centre based in Debrecen.
  • An innovative pharmacy operating with an automated robotic dispensing system and an online webshop.
  • A health centre that also markets innovative, in-house developed cosmetic products.
FOOD INDUSTRY
  • Eastern Hungary’s largest bakery business, operating for several decades and across several generations, nationally known and the winner of multiple awards.
  • A business with Slovak roots that manufactures and distributes food supplements and fitness equipment, with significant recognition in Hungary and abroad.
  • A nationally known business distributing vitamins and food supplements.
REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION
  • One of the early adopters of digital design and BIM-based construction solutions in the Eastern Hungarian region, with both Hungarian and foreign ownership.
  • A well-known structural construction contractor in Eastern Hungary, a regular deliverer of complex industrial and commercial developments.
  • A member of a franchise network known both regionally and nationally, offering modern interior design, kitchen planning and home creation solutions with premium execution.
  • A group of companies with a decade-long history developing high-quality detached houses and residential buildings.
  • A Debrecen-based commercial business with a decade-long history distributing premium-quality doors and windows.
  • An estate agency with an innovative approach and a commitment to ethical practice, brokering properties in Hajdú-Bihar County, mainly in the premium segment.
  • A property management and utilisation company owned by a district municipality in the capital.
INDUSTRY, MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING
  • A contractor registered in Slovakia that plays a significant role in delivering the automotive investments in Debrecen.
  • A steel industry business with several decades of history, producing mainly for export.
  • A business owned by foreign private individuals, providing specialised services related to the industrial equipment needed to run Debrecen’s battery industry.
  • An ISO-certified metalworking manufacturer owned by foreign private individuals, also present in international supply chains.
  • A business with significant recognition in and around Debrecen for the installation and operation of complex security systems.
  • A regionally known business specialising in fire protection design and installation.
  • A business already well known in the region and growing dynamically nationwide, operating for ten years in fire, occupational, accident and environmental protection consultancy and in building management systems.
  • A workwear supplier that is significant in the Southern Hungarian region and also known nationally.
  • A Debrecen-based precision tool and equipment manufacturer.
IT, DIGITAL SERVICES AND E-COMMERCE
  • A digital marketing agency working with both Hungarian and international clients and managing large advertising volumes.
  • An innovative health and lifestyle platform with a holistic approach.
  • An IT development business serving mainly export markets with an international client base.
  • A wholesale and retail business dealing in electronic goods.
LOGISTICS
  • A multi-generational, Hungarian family-owned road and rail logistics business with an international presence.
  • A multi-generational logistics provider, one of the most significant in the region, with a modern, easily recognisable brand identity and its own vehicle fleet, specialising in domestic and international road freight transport.
  • A Hungarian-Chinese joint venture providing international logistics and freight services across Europe.
  • The principal logistics partner in Eastern Hungary of every major parcel delivery and parcel locker operator, running its own logistics site, employing several hundred people and generating close to two billion forints in turnover.
FINANCE, HR AND CONSULTING SECTOR
  • A regionally known consultancy focused on leadership and organisational development.
  • An HR consultancy and temporary staffing business active in the Eastern Hungarian labour market.
  • Accounting, audit and tax advisory businesses.
HOSPITALITY
  • One of the best-known breakfast and coffee houses in downtown Debrecen, also awarded the “Cívis Caterer of the Year” prize.
  • One of Debrecen’s best-known authentic Indian restaurants.
  • A popular venue in Debrecen’s pedestrian area built on an international street food concept.

Press coverage

I have been glad to respond to press enquiries on many occasions – nationally in Index, Telekom HelloBiznisz, ProfitLine, HR Portal and Dívány, and locally in Hajdú-Bihari Napló and Hajdú Online,  Cívishír and Dehír, writing on business, real estate, family and employment law questions.

Since January 2023 I have been the employment law Q&A expert of HR Portal, one of the largest national employment law portals, and since February 2026 I have been a professional partner of Jogászvilág, published by Wolters Kluwer Hungary.

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