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Réka is a partner focusing on dispute resolution, including fraud-related litigation and asset recovery, as well as real estate and M&A.
She has worked on several complex cross-border litigation and arbitration cases requiring a comprehensive approach and a deep understanding of both local and EU commercial law and practice.
She advises clients on the civil law aspects of fraud cases, including phishing, fake president (CEO) fraud and Ponzi schemes, with a focus on bank liability, the position of victims in criminal and insolvency proceedings, and asset recovery.
She also advises on real estate matters and M&A transactions, particularly in solar (PV) and other renewable energy projects, assisting with all stages of a transaction from structuring and due diligence to signing, closing and post-closing.
Her clients are predominantly multinational and foreign companies, mainly from the EU, the CEE region and Israel.
After graduating, Réka joined the firm as an associate and became a partner in 2024.
In 2024, Réka completed a secondment at a Delaware-based law firm specialising in corporate litigation, gaining first-hand experience of US corporate litigation practice.
Languages
- Hungarian
- English
Memberships, social responsibility
- Budapest Bar Association since 2020
Education
- Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Postgraduate programme in Conveyancing law, 2020
- Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, 2016 Law Degree (cum laude)
- Bibó István College for Advanced Studies, 2016
- University of Helsinki, Finland, Faculty of Law, 2013 (Erasmus scholarship)
Publications & Conference Presentations
- Panellist in the opening plenary session of the Swedish Arbitration Days 2026 on the shifting rule of law landscape around the world
- Co-author of “Banks’ Liability for Assets Lost in Phishing Schemes” (ICC FraudNet Global Annual Report 2025)
- Co-author of “Fake President Fraud Cases: How Can the Wronged Party Intervene in Insolvency Proceedings?” (ICC FraudNet Global Annual Report 2024)
- Co-author of “Are Banks Liable for ‘Ponzi Schemes’?” (ICC FraudNet Global Annual Report 2023)
- Co-author of “Who is the Victim and Who is the Fraudster? Reviewing the Procedural Position of the Victim in Fake President Fraud Cases, and How to Reframe it” (ICC FraudNet Global Annual Report 2022)
Legal 500 wrote:
„Gábor Damjanovic and Réka Bali exemplify professionalism and a deep commitment to finding effective solutions for our clients. Their exceptional problem-solving skills and dedication to facilitating communication with domestic entities, including banks, have consistently proven invaluable in achieving successful outcomes for a diverse range of cases.” (2024)
