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Carsten Alexander Kociok

Carsten Alexander Kociok

Work Department

IP - IT

Position

Rechtsanwalt/Counsel

Career

Carsten Kociok focuses his practice on the technology industry. He has broad experience in the areas of Internet, information technology, electronic and mobile payments and new media, as well as regulatory and data protection law issues.

Carsten advises national and international companies from the Internet, payments and technology industries on the commercial and regulatory side of their business, in particular in the areas of e-commerce and e-business, electronic and mobile payments, service distribution, franchising, outsourcing and technology transactions. This includes all aspects of e-money and payments law, financial services law, data protection and data security regulations, money laundering obligations as well as marketing, unfair competition, consumer protection and general contract law.

Prior to joining the firm, Carsten worked at Olswang for eight years and in the Capital Transaction Practice Group of an international law firm in New York.

ConcentrationsFinTechPayment servicesData protection and IT securityeCommerceMedia and technology

CapabilitiesTechnology, Media & Telecommunications Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Financial Services Litigation Financial Regulatory & Compliance Retail IT & Business Process OutsourcingIP Technology Licensing & Transactions Banking & Financial Services

Admission to PracticeGermanyNew York

Languages

GermanEnglishSwedish

Education

Second Legal State Exam, Berlin/Germany, 2006 LL.M. in American Law, Boston University School of Law/USA, 2002 First Legal State Exam, Humboldt-University Berlin/Germany, 2001