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Sara Fekete
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- Hungarian
- Italian
- French
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Sara is a Manager and Hungarian qualified lawyer in Fragomen’s London office. She supports clients with strategic immigration advisory related to long- and short-term mobility solutions for workforce planning, as well as advisory related to crisis management (most recently, relocation of employees following the COVID-19 outbreak or the Ukraine-Russia crisis). Sara assists clients from a range of industries, particularly those in the financial, technology and oil and gas sectors. She also advises clients on the immigration requirements arising from mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructurings.
Sara is a member of Fragomen's dedicated Day One Compliance team, which provides strategic advice to clients to ensure compliance with posted worker and social security requirements. She helps clients build and implement internal processes, and adopt technology solutions to facilitate posted worker notifications across the EU.
Sara held previous positions at Fragomen including as an immigration consultant for a number of complex European locations such as Poland, Russia, Czech Republic, the Baltic countries and Greece. She also oversaw and coordinated global service delivery for a number of clients in her role as Client Services Advisor.
Prior to joining Fragomen in 2016, Sara worked for Hungarian and international law firms in the fields of corporate law and employment law. Sara also gained experience in EU law from her time working as a trainee for the European Commission and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Sara obtained a PhD in European Law in 2020. Her research analyzed the legislative and practical challenges related to the regulation of posted workers in the EU, as well as the related case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Sara speaks English, Hungarian, Italian and French.
Education
- University Eötvös Loránd, PhD in European Law, Thesis: Regulation of posting of workers within the EU, 2020
- University Eötvös Loránd, Degree in Law and European Studies, 2010
- University Eötvös Loránd, J.D., 2010
- Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Comparative Law, 2010
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Professional accomplishments
Legal Qualifications: Registered European Lawyer (Hungary)
Member, Budapest Bar Association (Hungarian ‘Ügyvéd’)
Member, UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (Registered European Lawyer)
Publications and lectures
Co-author, “Posted Workers: Simplification of the notification process delayed? European Commission: Report on the application and implementation of the Posting of Workers Enforcement Directive”, Labor Law Magazine, 10 December 2020
Author, “Administrative requirements and control measures in the Posted Workers Enforcement Directive, Working Paper”, ELW Network, 22 January 2020
Co-author, “Assessing the Risks of Non-Compliance with the Posted Workers Requirements.” Fragomen, 17 July 2019.
Author, “Revision of EU’s Posting of Workers Directive: Blessing or Curse to Business?” Fragomen, 7 September 2018.
Author, “Brexit: EU Nationals Living in Limbo.” Fragomen, 2 March 2017.
Author, “Beszámoló a „Magyar ügyek az EU Bírósága előtt” c. konferenciáról”, Jogtudományi Közlöny, Vol. LXXIV No. 19 (October 2019), p. 419.
Author, “A kiküldetés adminisztratív követelményeinek gyakorlati érvényesülésea Čepelnik ügy prizmáján keresztül”, Európai Tükör, No. 2019/3, pp. 93-111.
Author, “The Challenges of Defining Posted Workers”, Hungarian Labour Law E-Journal, Vol. 2018/1.
Author, “Gondolatok egy találkozó margójára – Emmanuel Macron és a kiküldöttMunkavállalók”, Themis (June 2018), pp. 58-79.
Author, “Preserving Intra-Corporate Mobility Between the UK and the EU After Brexit”, ELTE Law Journal, No. 2018/1, pp. 73-87.
Co-author, “Posted Workers and EU Intra-Corporate Transferees – How to Differentiate and Ensure Compliance.” Fragomen, 29 November 2018
Sara’s insights
April 25, 2023 | Blog post
July 29, 2020 | Compliance
