About
Carsten Alexander Kociok is a Partner and Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig Germany, based in Berlin. He specializes in Fintech, data privacy, cybersecurity, and technology law, serving as Co-Head of the global FinTech Group. He advises clients across industries such as financial services, IT, ecommerce, media, healthcare, telecoms, retail, and real estate on complex commercial and regulatory matters. He is ranked Band 1 for Fintech Legal in Germany by Chambers and Partners (2022-2023). His experience includes privacy and cybersecurity, payments law, financial services, e-money, blockchain, and financial regulation. He assists with licensing, regulatory audits, and the development and operation of fintech products. He also counsels on data-driven business models, international data transfers, data privacy compliance, data monetization, AI, litigation, and data breach response. He lectures and publishes on FinTech and data privacy topics. Prior to Greenberg Traurig, he worked at Olswang Germany and in a Capital Transaction Practice at an international law firm in New York.
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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