Martin Husovec holds a Slovak license to practice law (Slovak Bar, Reg. No. 8283). In past years, he represented clients before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHtR), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and Slovak courts.
In the area of digital liberties, he successfully represented:
- European Information Society Institute (EISi), an NGO, acting as a third-party intervener, before the European Court of Human Rights in a dozen cases (see the full list);
- European Information Society Institute (EISi), an NGO, acting as a third-party intervener, before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Zalando v Commission, the first case involving the Digital Services Act;
- Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), an NGO, acting as a third-party intervener, before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Apple v Commission, in two interoperability cases involving the Digital Markets Act;
- Article 19, an NGO, acting as a third-party intervener, before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Technius v Commission, in a designation dispute according to the Digital Services Act.
In the area of citizenship by descent and asylum, he successfully represented:
- Before the Slovak courts, Martin represented a Russian activist who was repeatedly denied asylum by the decision of the Slovak Migration Office.
- Before the Slovak authorities, Martin assisted people with Slovak heritage who were seeking to reconnect with their roots by means of citizenship by descent.
Occasionally, I also work for the Slovak Constitutional Court in digital liberties cases, especially dealing with privacy, freedom of expression, and intellectual property.