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Mgr. Hovsep Kocharyan, Ph.D.

Tagline:Lawyer | MiCA, DORA, TFR and Crypto Law | FinTech | CASP Licensing & Consulting in EU | AML/CFT Compliance | MLRO | Company registration in EU countries | Corporate Law | Contract Law | GDPR Expert | Legal Researcher

Prague, Czechia

About Me

Head of Legal Department at Artlex Consult s.r.o. specialized in MiCA & Crypto Law, FinTech, AML/CFT, GDPR, DORA, TFR, NIS2 Compliance, Financial Services, Data Protection, Contract, and Corporate Laws.

Experienced AML/CFT Compliance Expert & Senior FinTech Lawyer skilled in providing legal and business support for AML/CFT compliance, payment systems (PSD2), crypto-industry, GDPR, data protection, and corporate and investment law across several jurisdictions, including the Czech Republic, Poland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania, UK, SVG, BVI, El Salvador, etc..

PhD in Public International Law & EU Law Legal researcher specializing in digital law, supported by grants at leading European universities.

Published Author & Co-author of Scopus and WoS-indexed papers and grant projects addressing key legal issues like the right to be forgotten, EU digital sovereignty, and Internet access in EU law in cooperation with researchers from renowned institutions, including the University of Geneva (Switzerland), University of Zurich (Switzerland), University of Oslo (Norway), University of Copenhagen (Denmark), University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), Comenius University (Slovakia), TalTech University (Estonia), and Ivane Javakhishvili University (Georgia).

Education

  • PhD Researcher (Scholarship)

    from: 2020, until: 2021

    Field of study:International & European LawSchool: Karl-Franzens-Universität GrazLocation:Graz, Austria

  • PhD

    from: 2019, until: 2024

    Field of study:International & European LawSchool:Palacky University OlomoucLocation:Olomouc, Czech Republic

  • Master of Law (Scholarship)

    from: 2018, until: 2019

    Field of study:International & European LawSchool:T.G. Masaryk State UniversityLocation:Brno, Czech Republic

  • Master of Law

    from: 2017, until: 2019

    Field of study:International & European LawSchool:Slavonic State University (RAU)Location:Yerevan, Armenia

  • Bachelor of Law

    from: 2013, until: 2017

    Field of study:Two Specializations: Civil & Civil Procedural Law; Theory and History of State and LawSchool:Slavonic State University (RAU)Location:Yerevan, Armenia

Research Interests

  • EU Digital Law
  • Law & Bioethics
  • Law & Nanoethics
  • Law & Technology
  • Data Protection
  • FinTech & Crypto Law
  • Right to Be Forgotten
  • Digital Statehood
  • Digital Sovereignty
  • International Criminal Law
  • Constitutional Law
  • AML/CFT Compliance
  • MiCA & DORA Compliance
  • GDPR
  • Digital Identity
  • Digital Integrity
  • Informational Self-Determination
  • Internet Access
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