Varduhi Danielyan is an attorney in Chugh, LLP’s Los Angeles office.

Varduhi earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD in Law degrees from Yerevan State University in Armenia. Varduhi also holds an LL.M degree from University College London. While completing her studies, Varduhi worked as a judge clerk in Armenia’s Civil Appellate Court for around three years before moving to private practice.

Prior to joining Chugh, LLP, Varduhi served as general counsel at FINCA Armenia, a subsidiary financial institution of FINCA International. She worked on a wide variety of corporate, transactional, and lending matters, guarantee and security agreements, and represented the company in all litigation disputes.

Varduhi has extensive experience representing clients in financial, lending, and related transactional matters, as well as assisting with corporate governance and employment needs. Varduhi has a unique ability to identify and analyze each client’s business needs, develop innovative solutions, and deliver customized legal advice.

BAR ADMISSION

CA Bar, Chamber of Advocates in Armenia

EDUCATION

PhD In Law from Yerevan State University
BA and MA in Law from Yerevan State University
LL.M in Corporate Finance and International Trade Law from University College London

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Drafted a concept paper and amendments to the Civil Code of Armenia on Electronic Commerce and presented the draft amendment the Deputy Minister of Justice in Armenia and the journalists. The draft was adopted by the Parliament and is currently a law in Armenia.

Certificate from Hertie School of Governance in Berlin;

Certificate from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Public Policy and Public Administration ;

Certificate by Franklin Covey for successfully finishing the training program on Seven habits of highly effective people.

MEMBERSHIPS

Armenian Bar Association, LACBA

AWARDS

Full tuition scholarship by the Government of Armenia for BA, MA and PhD degrees for outstanding GPA;
Luys Scholarship covering the tuition fee at University College London

PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES

Electronic Signature as a method of counterparty authentication, 2016
Consumer rights protection in an electronic environment, 2016
Peculiarities of offer and acceptance for electronic contracts, 2015

LANGUAGES

Armenian
Russian