Dalma Kovacs

Associate Litigation

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Dalma Kovacs

Overview

Dalma Kovacs is an associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Before joining Kirkland, Dalma worked as an associate at two major global law firms in Budapest, Hungary where she was involved in several complex commercial lawsuits, cross-border litigations, and international arbitration proceedings.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Dalma was involved in the following matters:

  • Member of the international team defending a foreign sovereign in two mass tort class action lawsuits before U.S. federal courts. In one of the foregoing matters, certiorari was granted and the case was successfully argued before the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • Member of the international team defending a European country in an investor-state dispute under the ICSID Convention.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Not admitted to practice in New York
  • 2019, Admitted to the Budapest Bar Association, Hungary

Languages

  • Hungarian
  • French
  • English

Education

  • Fordham University School of LawLL.M.magna cum laude2021

    John D. Feerick Award in International Dispute Resolution

    Michael M. Martin Scholarship

    Research Assistant, Professor Daniel J. Capra

  • Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of LawJ.D.cum laude2015

    Hajnoczy Prize (Faculty Prize for Excellence)

    First Prize, Private International Law Section of the National Competition of Hungarian Universities

  • Université Paris II Panthéon-AssasMaster I Droit Mention (Droit Compare/Droit Hongrois)