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János Kopasz, AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPM
János Kopasz, AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPM

János Kopasz, AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPM

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János is a senior member in the IP/IT, Compliance and Commercial teams in Hungary. He advises both start-ups and multinational enterprises on complex digital compliance matters across the entire business lifecycle, including the development, distribution and marketing of new technologies and services. His expertise covers data protection, intellectual property, cybersecurity and digital regulations, with a particular focus on the AI Act, GDPR, NIS2 Directive and the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Holding the AI Governance Professional (AIGP) certification, alongside CIPP/E and CIPM, János combines recognised international credentials with practical experience and provides clients with forward-looking advice that turns compliance into a business advantage. He is a member of the International Advisory Board and Co-Chair of the Hungarian Chapter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and a visiting lecturer at the Department of Digital and Technology Law at Károli Gáspár University.

János regularly publishes and speaks on AI regulation, privacy and digital compliance, and is committed to raising awareness of the legal implications of emerging technologies.

Expertise

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Information technology
Data & cyber
Commercial & consumer contracts
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Corporate crime & compliance
Tech Litigation

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Logistics & transport
Life sciences & healthcare
Machine learning

CV

Since 2025 Counsel, Taylor Wessing
Since 2025 Visiting lecturer, Department of Digital and Technology Law, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary
Since 2022 Co-Chair of the Hungarian KnowledgeNet Chapter, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
2021 – 2022 Young Privacy Professional, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
2019 – 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 – 2019 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2011 – 2014 Accounting Assistant, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
2023 Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), IAPP
2018 Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), IAPP
2014 Doctoral degree, University of Szeged, Hungary
2004 – 2010 Legal studies, Pázmány Péter Catholic University

Career

Since 2025 Counsel, Taylor Wessing
Since 2025 Visiting lecturer, Department of Digital and Technology Law, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary
Since 2022 Co-Chair of the Hungarian KnowledgeNet Chapter, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
2021 – 2022 Young Privacy Professional, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
2019 – 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 – 2019 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2011 – 2014 Accounting Assistant, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c

Education

2023 Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), IAPP
2018 Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), IAPP
2014 Doctoral degree, University of Szeged, Hungary
2004 – 2010 Legal studies, Pázmány Péter Catholic University

Memberships & Associations

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

Artificial Intelligence Coalition (Hungary)

Hungarian Corporate Compliance Society

International Trademark Association (INTA)

Budapest Bar Association

Additional languages

English German

Awards

Legal 500 2025

Featured

Leading individual - Data Privacy and Data Protection

Legal 500 2024

Rising Star - "János Kopasz is another active member of the team, who ‘comes up with innovative solutions to challenging situations." (Data Privacy and Protection) "Working with János Kopasz has been a really successful process. He is always open for new initiatives, keeps our new ideas on track from a data protection perspective, and he comes up with innovative solutions to challenging situations." (Data Privacy and Protection)

Legal 500 2024

Recommended Lawyer - Intellectual Property

Legal 500 2024

Rising Star - Data Privacy and Data Protection

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Artificial intelligence

Unauthorised use of AI may lead to hefty fines

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Digitális neogyarmatosítás: elsöprő AI technológiai trend és európai compliance aknamezők

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