·          Attorney at law, registered in the Sofia Bar Association;

·          Mediator, registered in the Ministry of Justice;

·          Representative on Industrial property rights, registered in Bulgarian Patent Office;

 

Main fields of professional interest and qualifications:

 

·          International public and private law;

·          Intellectual and industrial property rights;

·          Competition;

·          Company law;

·          European structural funds and investments;

·          Regulatory framework of the NGO’s;

·          Mediation;

 

Education and Specializations:

 

·          Sofia University “St.Kliment Ohridski” – Law Faculty, Bulgaria, LLM (1980);

·          German Language High School-Pazardjik, Bulgaria / German Language High School –Diploma (1975);

·          Certificate of Achievement on Mediation (2001);

·          Law firm “Redecker and Partner”, Bonn, Germany (1993);

·          Max-Plank–Institute for Foreign and International Law, Hamburg, Germany (2000);

·          Max-Plank–Institute for intellectual property, competition and Taxation Law, Munich, Germany (2002);

·          Institute for Public Administration – Maastricht, The Netherlands (2001, 2002);

·          American Bar Association &Central and East European Legal Initiative(ABA-CEELI) and Sofia Bar Association (2001);

 

Government activity:

 

·          Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Justice and European Legal Integration (1997- 2001), in charge of the European legal integration, international legal co-operation and harmonization of the Bulgarian legislation with the European acquis communautaire;

 

Non-government activities:

 

·          President of the Eurointegration Association – NGO with a broad network from 31 regional clubs in the country, aiming the popularization of the eurointegration policy of Bulgaria, focused on the practical aspects of full membership , Bulgarian national identity and the role of the civil society in united Europe.

 

·          Lecturer from Team Europe on the Enlargement of the European Union issues, justice and home affaires, competition policy, company law , European law.

·          Lecturer on German company law in “St. Kliment Ohridski” University of Sofia (ZEDES Programm);

 

·          Mediator, President of the Association on mediation Activities – MEDIATOR- Sofia – NGO of lawyers - mediators; Member of the Executive board of the National Association of Mediators, Deputy Chairmen of the Alliance for legal interaction – NGO, uniting all legal professions;

 

Publications:

 

·          “Approximation of the Bulgarian Legislation with the Requirements of the European Law (Acquis Communautaire)”, Book, Published by the Institute of Public Administration and European Integration – Sofia, 2003;

·          “The Approximation of the National Bulgarian Legislation with  the Requirements of the Acquuis Communautaire” – Magazine “Contemporary Bulgarian Law”, Sofia – 2001;

·          “The Process of European Legal Integration as a Specific Component of the Entire Integration Process” - issued by the Economic Policy Institute, Sofia – Bulgaria, 1998;

·          “Approximation of Legislation and European Legal Integration – the Example of Bulgaria”-issued by East-European Institute, Munich and South- East Institute, Munich, 1998;

·         “The European Association Agreement between The European Communities and their Member States and Bulgaria” - WIRO (German Magazine on Business and Law in Eastern Europe), Beck – Verlag, Munich, 1994;

·          Great number of publications in the Bulgarian periodicals on the EU-Integration and International legal co-operation –matters.

 

Languages: Bulgarian (mother tongue), English, German, Russian;