Education
1992 - 1997: Yerevan State University (YSU), Faculty of Law, diploma (Hons)
1997 - 2000: Yerevan State University, PhD

Academic degree and academic rank
PhD in Law, Associate Professor

PhD thesis
Civil Regulation of Financial Lease
Specialization - 00.03 - “Private Law”

Research areas
Judicial power, court structure and organisation, challenges in relation to implementation and protection of civil rights, civil procedure and litigation, administrative litigation, contemporary challenges with regard to judicial proof

Teaching interest
Civil Procedure of the Republic of Armenia (RA), Civil Law of RA, Theory of Proving in Civil Process

Work Experience
2018 - present Member of the Supreme Judicial Council of RA
2007 - 2018: Head of Chair of Civil Procedure at YSU
2016 - present: Member of the Working group (the Judicial Code of RA drafting project)
2016 - present: Guest lecturer at the School of Advocates
2016 - present: Lecturer at the Academy of Justice of RA
2015 - 2016: Team Leader (the Civil Code of RA drafting project)
2015 - present: Member of the Evaluation Commission of the Judges’ General Meeting
2012 - 2014: Lecturer at the Judicial School of RA
2006 - 2007: Associate Professor at the Chair of Civil Law at YSU
2003 - 2004: Chancellor at “Grigor Zohrap” University (concurrently)
2002 - 2007: Head of Legal Department of Armenian-Canadian Company “Grand-Candy” LLC
2000 - 2006: Assistant at the Chair of Civil Law at YSU
1999 - 2004: Lecturer-Coordinator at the Legal Advice Clinic at YSU
1998 - 2000: Lecturer at the Chair of Civil Law of RA at YSU

Professional membership
1998 - present: Member of the Armenian Bar Association
2010 - present: Member to the Specialized Council 001 of HQC under YSU awarding academic degrees
2015 - present: Member to the Chamber of Advocates (license 1957)

State Awards
“Gold Medal” from the Ministry of Education and Science of RA for the most valuable investment in education and science (2013)

Languages
Armenian, English and Russian

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