Team
George Dimitrov
Chairperson, Head of ICT Law Department
Prof. Dr. Dimitrov graduated cum laude from Sofia University, Faculty of Law (LL.M. 1995) and has specialized at the Academy of American and International Law, Dallas, Texas (2002). Holder of the prestigious Victor Folsom Fellowship, he has been awarded a PhD in Law at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Bogdan Petrov
Founder
Mr. Petrov is a draftsman of numerous acts of primary and secondary legislation, inter alia the e-Communications Act, the e-Commerce Act, the amendments to the Cadastre and Property Register Act, a secondary legislation of the Electronic Governance Act, etc.
Daniela Ilieva
Executive Director
Prof. Dr. Daniela Ilieva is a Member of the Management Board and the Executive Director of Law and Internet Foundation. As a management specialist, consultant and internationally recognized trainer, she joined the Foundation in 2015. Her profile includes extensive experience in business process management, business communications, intercultural communication and presentation skills.
Desislava Rancheva
Financial Manager
Ms Desislava Rancheva has a Master degree in Marketing from the University of National and World Economy Sofia. In 2012 she completed another Master degree in Corporate Finance at the University of Economics Varna.
Denitsa Kozhuharova
Head of Human Rights Department
Denitsa Kozhuharova graduated from Sofia University, Faculty of Law (LLM, 2015). Her professional interests are related with International Law and Human Rights, their protection in terms of the ever evolving digital technologies in particular.
Mina Kyurkchieva
Project Manager
Mina Kyurkchieva completed specialised education at the Institute of Air Transport and Aviation College of Bulgaria (Sofia Flight Training), simultaneously with a bachelor's degree, with a successful merger of years, from VUZF University. She continued with a first master's degree in Human Resource Management and Leadership Behavior. She is currently successfully completing a second master's degree in Applied Business Psychology, with a profile focused on people, processes and effective management.
Boyana Milcheva
Senior Legal Expert
Atty. Boyana Milcheva graduated from Sofia University, Faculty of Law (LL.M. 2002). Ms. Milcheva specializes in construction law, real estate law, tax law, financial law and corporate law.
Desislava Krusteva
Senior Legal Expert
Atty. Desislava Krusteva graduated from Sofia University, Faculty of Law (LL.M. 2003). Her practice now focuses on Personal Data Protection, e-Commerce and Internet Law, Telecommunications Law, Contract Law and Corporate and Commercial Law.
Donka Stoyanova
Senior Legal Expert
Atty. Stoyanova’s expertise includes consultations on substantive and procedural matters in the course of preparation of offers and correspondence with contracting authorities. She has been significantly involved in challenge procedures against actions and decisions of contracting authorities before the Bulgarian Commission on Protection of Competition and the Supreme Administrative Court.
Hristo Nihrizov
Senior Legal Expert
Mr. Hristo Nihrizov graduated from Sofia University, Faculty of Law (LL.M. 2005) and has since completed a course on the New Regulatory Framework in the Telecom Sector at the Center for European Programs at the American University in Bulgaria as well as a summer program on US Business Law held at the American Institute for Legal Education on the campus of the University of Michigan, USA.
Martin Zahariev
Senior Legal Expert
Martin Zahariev is a Trade Mark and Design Attorney at the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as a European Trade Mark and Design Attorney. He graduated with honors from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Law (LL.M. 2014) and now specializes in intellectual property litigation, domain names disputes, privacy and arbitration. He advises also in the fields of employment law and life sciences regulation.
Nikola Stoychev
Senior Legal Expert
Nikola Stoychev graduated from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Law (LL.M.) and now specializes in Telecommunications Law, Information and Communication Technology Law, Media Law.
Gergana Hristova
Legal Expert
Gergana Hristova has graduated Law with Criminology from the School of Law in the University of Surrey (UK). Her leading interests are linked with European law and protection of Human rights. She is also interested in security and Criminal law as that was a focus in her Bachelor’s degree.
Kristina Isakzay
Legal Expert
Kristina is a graduate in Law from New Bulgarian University. Preceding her role as a "Junior Legal Counsel" at the Foundation, she accrued substantial experience in public projects within one of the world's preeminent consulting firms. Complementing her legal background, Kristina holds additional specializations in management and psychology.
Maria Lachova
Legal Expert
Maria Lachova graduated from Sofia University, Faculty of Law in 2022. In the period 2016-2017 she studied at the Bachelor's Program in International and European Law at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. She has undergone a number of certification trainings at the European Human Rights Training Programme for Lawyers (HELP Programme) of the Council of Europe.
Martina Bogdanova
Legal Expert
Martina Bogdanova has a Master’s degree in Law from Sofia University (LLM, 2020). With profiled studies in human rights, migrant protection and mediation she has continued her professional development in policy making and legal research.
Polina Petrova
Legal Expert
Polina Petrova holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in “European and International Business Law” (with a strong emphasis on Intellectual Property and New Technologies) from the University of Vienna (Vienna, Austria) (together with Stanford Law School), where she has graduated as an Academic Excellence Scholarship Recipient. Polina Petrova has gained a few years of professional experience at two intellectual property law firms, including in Singapore. She worked as a Legal Analyst at the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium.
Rada Stoilova
Legal Expert
Rada Stoilova holds a Master’s degree in Human Rights Law (LL.M) from the University of Cape Town (South Africa), where she gained valuable experience particularly in the areas of the international rights of the child and women's rights. Prior to her specialisation in human rights, Rada achieved a First-Class LLB degree in International and European Law from the University of the West of England in Bristol.
Viktoriya Veleva
Legal Expert
Viktoriya is a forward-thinking and hard-working legal talent having a deep fascination with technology. She advises leading international companies on a regular basis on data protection issues, advertising requirements, and local compliance. She has significant experience as a lecturer and guest lecturer on topics related to personal data and intellectual property at seminars, training courses and universities.
Atanas Kirov
Legal Project Expert
Atanas Kirov graduated from Sofia University, Faculty of Law (LLM 2019). His professional interests are related with the protection of personal data, criminal law, Human rights and EU law.
