Atty. Carsten Kociok
Carsten Kociok is a partner in the Technology, Financial Services and Data Privacy Practice in Berlin and Co-Head of Greenberg Traurig’s global Fintech Group. He advises national and international clients across all industries, including financial services, information technology, artificial intelligence, ecommerce, media, health care, telecoms, retail and real estate, on a wide variety of complex commercial and regulatory matters.
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Carsten Kociok is a internet attorney, practicing at Greenberg Traurig. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Data Security and Privacy Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Information Technology Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Technology Law (2026). Serands clients in Berlin and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Carsten Kociok is a partner in the Technology, Financial Services and Data Privacy Practice in Berlin and Co-Head of Greenberg Traurig’s global Fintech Group
- He advises national and international clients across all industries, including financial services, information technology, artificial intelligence, ecommerce, media, health care, telecoms, retail and real estate, on a wide variety of complex commercial and regulatory matters
- Carsten is a leading technology lawyer, ranked consistently in Band 1 for Fintech Legal in Germany since 2020
- He has in-depth and wide-ranging experience in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity, payments law, financial services, e-money products, blockchain technology, and financial and banking regulation, as well as in artificial intelligence regulation - including compliance with the EU AI Act - and the integration of AI technologies into existing software systems
- Carsten regularly assists clients in licensing projects and audit proceedings with financial regulators and advises on the contractual and regulatory aspects of developing, implementing and operating financial technology products and transactions
- On the data privacy side, Carsten counsels clients on complex data-driven business models and regulatory matters, including on international data transfers, data privacy compliance, monetization of data, artificial intelligence, litigation, cybersecurity and data breach response
- Carsten regularly lectures and publishes on various FinTech and data privacy topics
- Prior to joining the firm, Carsten worked at Olswang Germany for eight years and in the Capital Transaction Practice Group of an international law firm in New York
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Internet and cyber lawyers for data breaches, online defamation, privacy law, and cybersecurity matters.
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