Greg Demirchyan
Attorney at Law
California
CA
"Greg Demirchyan is perfectly knowledgeable, responsive and clear in his messaging. He..."
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"Greg is highly competent and prompt. He is easy to communicate with. In short, I am happy with his services and will be delighted to recommend him"
"Greg is an incredibly versatile lawyer: he has handled matters for my company across a range of areas. He has a knack for getting to the heart of a complicated legal issue and crafting a solution that's both comprehensive and creative."
"Mr. Demirchyan's driven determination and fortitude to address the client's needs are rare to see in the industry. He thoroughly assessed my requests and provided concrete, conscientious, and direct guidance. He clearly communicated what was needed and how to achieve the end objective. Going through forms, documentation, financial, operational, and legal implications of the company's decision. Mr. Demirchyan was cognizant of the team he was working with, professional and a straight shooter. I felt and knew I was in good hands"
Work History
Nivelo
General Counsel
Oct 2017 - Present
I am the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for a Bay-Area fintech startup. I oversee all of the company's legal and compliance matters.
Emergent LLP
Partner
Mar 2013 - Present
I am the Co-founder and a Partner at Emergent LLP. I head the firm's transactional practice and regularly advise both private and public companies on a broad range of business-critical commercial transactions including sales, distribution, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements, as well as on matters that concern privacy, data security, and corporate compliance.
American Bar Association
Legal Expert on Corporate Compliance and Anti-Corruption
Jan 2012 - Feb 2013
I served as the ABA’s legal expert on corporate compliance and anti-corruption. There I advised technology companies and government officials on drafting legislation aimed specifically to improve and maintain a safer and more “rule-based” investment climate, and collaborated on projects aimed to create a more transparent corporate compliance regime.
University of California at Berkeley
Postdoctoral Legal Fellow
Sep 2009 - Aug 2011
As a postdoctoral fellow at the Blum Center For Developing Economies, I worked on compliance and anti-corruption, and served as a consultant for various stakeholders, advising them on matters that dealt with the latest anti-corruption legislation as well as corporate ethics and responsibility.
ACLU
Legal Fellow
Sep 2008 - Jan 2009
I assisted case teams in all facets of representation of death row inmates in post-conviction proceedings, including reviewing extensive trial records assisting in legal research and preparing petitions and briefs based on state and federal statutory and constitutional law.