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Hayk Grigoryan (Armenian: Հայկ Գրիգորյան, born 1984), is an American Armenian activist, TV host and litigation attorney; Vice-Chairman of Founding Parliament, a political movement in Armenia; co-founder of Armenian Convention, Los Angeles based Armenian Diaspora organization. He is one of the founders of National Progress Party in Armenia, board member and press secretary. Grigoryan was one of the lead attorneys representing Artsakh war hero Jirayr Sefilyan, Founding Parliament Chairman Garegin Chugaszyan, Vice-Chairman Varuzhan Avetisyan, Pavel Manoukyan, Gevorg Safaryan and other political prisoners during 2015.

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION

Hayk Grigoryan was born in Yerevan, Armenia, where he attended a local high school. His grandparents are Armenian Genocide survivors who settled in Yerevan, Armenia after 1915 massacres in Western Armenia.

Grigoryan graduted from Yerevan State University School of law in 2005. In 2007, he earned Master degree in Constitutional law. He also earned Master degree in Tax law from University of Washington School of law in 2013.

In 2009, Grigoryan became a member of Armenian Bar Association. In 2016, he passed the California bar exam and became a member of California Bar Association.

Grigoryan started his professional carrer in 2005, working as a lawyer in public sector, then moving to private practice as chief legal counsel for financial, medical and educational institutions.

His family immigrated to the United States after March 1, 2008 post-electoral protests and clashes in Yerevan.

Grigoryan is a founder and principal of Grigoryan Law Firm, headquartered in Los Angeles.

POLITICAL CAREER

Grigoryan's activism and political career started in 2013 when he became one of the lead avtivists of "Demem" ("I am against") movement, which was protesting against Pension Reform in Armenia. It was a protest of youth against the increase of indirect income tax. He critisized not only the ruling Republican party but also ARF for its non-action at Armenian Parliament.

Grigoryan was amoung the first who saw the danger in new constitutional reform initiated by Armenian President Serj Sarkisyan backed by ARF. In 2014, he initiated a public discussion on the subject suggesting using Iceland's experience by voting on drafts and suggested its own proposal. Nonetheless, the ruling party proceeded with its amendments in 2015, which allowed the current president to remain in power without reelection by voters.

In 2014, Grigoryan also joined Pre-Parliament (Armenia) movement, which transformed into Founding Parliament in 2015. Grigoryan was elected as a Vice-Chairman of the movement. Grigoryan participated in Berdzor auto rally to Artsakh in January of 2015, where participants were brutally attacked by Artsakh military and police forces. In February 2015 he was arrested but soon released.

In 2017, Grigoryan along with Albert Rostomyan and others, established "Armenian Convention" diaspora movement in Los Angeles, California. Grigoryan is a co-host of "Armenian Convention" TV program on local AABC channel. In 2018 the movement announced its intent to nominate candidates for California local and state electoral offices.