EXPERT JUDGES OF THE ORAL ROUND OF THE CONFERENCE
1. Karen Zadoyan
(Advocate, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Law Foundation of Armenia)
Karen Zadoyan was born on 20 February 1970 in Yerevan.
In 1991 - 1996 he studied and graduated from the faculty of law of Yerevan State University.
Member of Advocates Union of Armenia; co-founder and Chair of Board of Trustees of the Law Foundation of Armenia; managing partner of "LEGAL ALLIANCE" Law Firm; Founder and President of the Armenian Young Lawyers Association NGO; member of the European Young Bar Association.
He has an experience of more than 10 years in the sphere of management of the non-governmental organizations and protection of human rights as well as experience as an advocate. He is the author and initiator of the project of Scientific Conferences of Law Students "Advocacy: Current State and Prospects for its Development in the Republic of Armenia."
In 1996 - 2004 he participated in seminars, trainings and conferences in Armenia as well as in the foreign countries: the USA, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Sweden, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
2. Elinar Vardanyan
(Executive Director of the Center for Public Dialogue and Development NGO)
Ms Elinar Vardanyan was born on 18 November1976.
In 1995 - 2000 she studied and graduated from the faculty of law of Yerevan Institute of Legal Expertise.
Since 2005 a postgraduate student of the Institute of Law and Sociology of the RA National Academy of Sciences.
Since 2001 Advocate of the Chamber of Advocates of the RA.
In 2002-2003 lawyer of the “My Right is to Know” and “School Ombudsman” projects.
In 2002-2004 Responsible for the events of the Center for Public Dialogue and Development.
Simultaneously lecturer at Yerevan Institute of Legal Expertise.
Since 2005 lecturer at Yerevan Northern University.
Since 2004 Executive Director of the Center for Public Dialogue and Development NGO.
3. David Abgaryan
(Vice President of the Armenian Young Lawyers Association)
David Abgaryan was born on 25 February 1973 in the city Berd of Tavush region of the RA.
In 1991-1996 he studied and graduated from the faculty of law of Yerevan State University.
He has participated in different training and exchange programs for lawyers in the USA, the United Kingdom, Poland and Czech Republic. He also participated in international seminars and conferences in Slovenia, Spain, Russia, Ukraine, Italy and Poland.
He is a member of the Chamber of Advocates of Armenia; a co-founder and Vice-Chair of Board of Trustees of the Law Foundation of Armenia; partner of "LEGAL ALLIANCE" Law Firm; member of the European Young Bar Association; and a coordinator of the Commercial Law Club.
