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: 2021Field of study:International & European LawSchool: Karl-Franzens-Universität GrazLocation:Graz, Austria
PhD
from: 2019, until: 2024Field of study:International & European LawSchool:Palacky University OlomoucLocation:Olomouc, Czech Republic
Master of Law (Scholarship)
from: 2018, until: 2019Field of study:International & European LawSchool:T.G. Masaryk State UniversityLocation:Brno, Czech Republic
Master of Law
from: 2017, until: 2019Field of study:International & European LawSchool:Slavonic State University (RAU)Location:Yerevan, Armenia
Bachelor of Law
from: 2013, until: 2017Field 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