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Attorney at law Ivan Nikolaev

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Attorney at law Ivan Nikolaev is an expert in the field of civil and property law and real estate, experienced in commercial law, construction, and representation in enforcement proceedings and out-of-court arrangements and agreements.

An exceptional professional in the field of real estate survey.

He possesses in-depth knowledge of the Spatial Development Act and its application regulations.

He is the author of a number of articles and annotations on various legal topics in the field of construction, commercial law, and enforcement proceedings.

Education and additional qualification
 Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Master of Law, 2015

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Attorney at law Ivan Nikolaev

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Attorney at law Dr. Petar Topurov

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+359 886 795 005

[email protected]

Attorney at law Petar Topurov has accumulated rich practical experience in the field of civil and commercial law.

Education and additional qualification

Defended Doctor of Law degree at the Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), 2023.

Assistant Professor in the discipline Family and Inheritance Law at the Faculty of Law of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.

Assistant Professor at Civil Law Science Division at the Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), 2019.

Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Master of Law, 2014

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Attorney at law Petar Petrov

associate lawyer

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Attorney at law Petar Petrov has extensive practical experience in the fields of family and inheritance law, child protection issues, social assistance.

Education and additional qualification
Varna Free University Chernorizets Hrabar, Varna, Master of Law, 2007.

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Attorney at law Petar Petrov

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Attorney at law Metin Ibriyamov

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Attorney at law Metin Ibriyamov

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Attorney at law Metin Ibriyamov is an expert in the field of criminal law, procedural representation in criminal cases, occupational accidents and torts, insurance law, corporate law and European Union law.

He is an author of a number of articles and annotations on various legal topics in the field of criminal law and on legal argumentation.

Education and additional qualification
Varna Free University Chernorizets Hrabar, Varna, Master of Law, 2007.

Master of Rhetoric at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 2012.

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Attorney at law Ivan Nikolaev

managing partner

+359 883 367 711

[email protected]

Attorney at law Ivan Nikolaev is an expert in the field of civil and property law and real estate, experienced in commercial law, construction, and representation in enforcement proceedings and out-of-court arrangements and agreements.

Education and additional qualification
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Master of Law, 2015
Baba Tonka High School of Mathematics, Ruse, Mathematics Profile, 2010

He gained additional specializations and practical training from participation in the Fulbright program at the Sofia District Court in the period from 2013 to 2014, the Center for Agreements and Mediation at the Sofia District Court and Sofia City Court in the period from 2014 to 2015 ., as well as in the administration of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria in 2013 and the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Directorate "Housing Policy - Renovation of Residential Buildings" in 2013. Passed the exam for assistant private bailiffs in 2017 with full excellent. Registered as a mediator in the register of the Ministry of Justice since 2023.

Professional experience
Since 2019, he has provided legal services to a big corporate holding structure with majority shareholding in 18 subsidiaries, and assets amounting to over BGN 2 billion.

From the beginning of 2018 until 2019 he worked at a bankruptcy administration office, where he worked on some of the biggest bankruptcy cases, including the country’s biggest bankruptcy of a business entity to date – that of KBM BULGARIA EAD /in bankruptcy/ – the former Carefour supermarket chain. He participated in the legal management of Piraeus Bank Bulgaria AD in relation to non-performing loans and debt collection.

From 2016 to 2018 he worked at the biggest private bailiff office in the country, where he was directly responsible for over 2,200 enforcement cases.

In the period from 2012 to 2016, he was an intern at a law firm specialized in administrative and property law and construction, where he was actively involved in the defence of rights of rem over real estate and construction sites of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church – the Holy Synod, the St. Joan Rilski Sofia Clerical Seminary and the Faculty of Theology at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.

Participation in the law firm’s projects
He works in the field of civil and commercial law, construction and debt collection.

Languages
English

Publications in collections:
1. Legal Issues of Cryptocurrencies. Current problems of private law. Collection of reports from the jubilee scientific conference in honor of Academician Lyuben Vassilev. Institute for the State and Law, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Accepted for printing: 2020, ISNB: 978-954-9583-40-3
2. Bulgaria. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Laws and Regulations 2023. Global Legal Insights

Publications:
1. Renovation of independent objects in condominium mode. Property and Law, IC "Labor and Law", no. 8/2024, accepted for printing: 2024, ISSN: 1312-9473
2. The form of the contract and the power of attorney for the transfer of company shares under Art. 129, para. 2 of the Commercial Law for notarization abroad. Commercial and bond law, IC "Labor and law", no. 7/2024, accepted for printing: 2024, ISSN: 1313-8133
3. Regime in rem on the terraces. Property and Law, IC "Labor and Law", no. 6/2024, accepted for printing: 2023, ISSN: 1312-9473
4. What are "usual gifts" and their exemption from taxation under Art. 48, para. 1, item 5 ZMDT. Accounting, taxes and law, IC "Labor and law", no. 3/2024, accepted for printing: 2024, ISSN: 1314-8133
5. Removal of woody vegetation in urbanized areas. Property and Law, IC "Labor and Law", no. 2/2024, accepted for printing: 2023, ISSN: 1312-9473
6. Legal issues in reporting, investigation and recognition of fatal occupational accidents. "Scientific and practical publications - Lex.bg", accepted for printing: 2024, ISSN: 2682-9606
7. Delivery of documents and summons to foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria. Property and Law, IC "Labor and Law", no. 11/2023, accepted for printing: 2023, ISSN: 1314-813
8. The cost of divorce by mutual consent. Property and Law, IC "Labor and Law", no. 9/2023, accepted for publication: 2023, ISSN: 1314-813
9. The right of passage under Art. 192, para. 2 of the Territorial Planning Act. Property and Law, IC "Labor and Law", no. 4/2023, accepted for printing: 2023, ISSN: 1314-813
10. Banking and cryptocurrencies. "Scientific and practical publications - Lex.bg", accepted for printing: 2023, ISSN: 2682-9606
11. Cancellation of the contract for the establishment of the right to build and for construction. Property and Law, IC "Labor and Law", no. 2/2023, accepted for publication: 2022, ISSN: 1314-813
12. The low sale price as a ground for invalidity of real estate transactions. Property and Law, IC "Labor and Law", no. 12/2022, accepted for printing: 2022, ISSN: 1314-813
13. Legal issues in the practical use of cryptocurrencies. “Scientific and practical publications – Lex.bg”, accepted for print in 2021, ISSN: 2682-9606
14. Acquisition of real estate with cryptocurrency. Ownership and law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 8/2022, accepted for print in 2022, ISSN:1312-9473
15. A contribution in kind of cryptocurrency to the capital of a commercial company. Commercial and contractual law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 6/2022, accepted for print: 2022, ISSN: 1314-8133
16. Impermissible constructions in other people's properties and the right of ownership. Ownership and law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 5/2022, accepted for print in 2022, ISSN:1312-9473
17. A contribution in kind of cryptocurrency to the capital of a commercial company. Accounting, Tax and Law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 6/2022, accepted for print: 2022, ISSN: 1314-6165
18. Personal restrictions on participation in public sales. Commercial and contractual law. Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 3/2022, accepted for print: 2022, ISSN: 1314-8133
19. Contracts for construction and construction and change of remuneration. Ownership and law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 2/2022, accepted for print in 2022, ISSN:1312-9473
20. Change in the cost of construction. Commentary on Art. 266, para. 2 of the Law on Obligations and Contracts. “Scientific and practical publications – Lex.bg”, accepted for print in 2021, ISSN: 2682-9606
21. Contracts for the purchase of real estate in construction and consumer protection. Ownership and law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 11/2021, accepted for print in 2021, ISSN:1312-9473
22. Legal aspects of cryptocurrencies. Commercial and contractual law. Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 9/2021, accepted for print: 2021, ISSN: 1314-8133
23. The problems in the legal regime of the terraces. "Scientific and practical publications - Lex.bg", accepted for print in 2021, ISSN: 2682-9606
24. Act form 19 in construction as a condition for payment. Ownership and law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 3/2021, accepted for print in 2021, ISSN:1312-9473
25. Some matters regarding the application of absolute statute of limitation pursuant to the Contracts and Obligations Act. “Scientific and practical publications – Lex.bg”, accepted for print in 2021, ISSN: 2682-9606
26. Public sale of undividable real estate following court partition. Ownership and law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 1/2021, accepted for print in 2020, ISSN: 1312-9473
27. Public sale of undividable real estate following court partition. “Scientific and practical publications – Lex.bg”, accepted for print in 2020, ISSN: 2682-9606
28. Use of studios for residential purposes. “Scientific and practical publications – Lex.bg”, accepted for print in 2020, ISSN: 2682-9606
29. Measures against money laundering and beneficial owners of public shareholding companies. Commercial and contractual law. Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 11/2020, accepted for print: 2020, ISSN: 1314-8133
30. Promotions and gifts in commerce as unfair client acquisition. Commercial and contractual law. Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 9/2020, accepted for print: 2020, ISSN:1314-8133
31. Building completion by buyers following off-plan purchase. Issues and possible solutions. Ownership and law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 8/2020, accepted for print: 2019, ISSN: 1312-9473
32. The enforced bailiff’s allocation in bankruptcy proceedings. Application of Art. 638, Para 2 of the Commercial Act in the practice. Commercial and contractual law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 7/2020, accepted for print: 2020, ISSN: 1314-8133
33. Some matters regarding homes’ unsequesterability pursuant to the Civil Procedural Code. Ownership and law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 2/2020, accepted for print: 2020, ISSN: 1312-9473
34. Deletion of foreclosures following the latest amendments to the Civil Procedural Code (State Gazette, issue 100 of 20 December 2019). Review of previous court practice. Ownership and law, Trud i Pravo Publishing House, issue 1/2020, accepted for print: 2019, ISSN: 1312-9473 

Attorney at law Dr. Petar Topurov

partner

+359 886 795 005

[email protected]

Attorney in law Petar Topurov has accumulated rich practical experience in the field of civil and commercial law. law firm, as well as offices of private bailiff and receiver. Worked on some of the the biggest bankruptcy cases in recent years and carried out legal service of one of the major banks in Bulgaria (2017-2018). Participated in the legal assistance for the implementation of public sold with material interest tens of millions of BGN. Successfully passed the exam for assistant private bailiffs in 2017. Registered as a lawyer since January 2018. Registered as a mediator in the register of the Ministry of Justice since 2023.

Attorney in law Topurov has graduated from the Faculty of Law at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, as well as from the National School for Ancient Languages and Cultures. He is currently Assistant Professor at Department of Family and Inheritance Law at the Faculty of Law, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski and at Civil Law Science Division at the Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) . He has been involved in the preparation of expert opinions on interpretation cases to the Supreme Court of Cassation. In 2018 he carried out research at the faculty of Law of the University of Bologna. He won the Ivan Evstatiev Geshov prize of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in 2019 for scientific achievements in the field of law.

He knows English and Italian.

He is the author of the following publications in the field of law:

  1. Legal methods for erasing the "bad" credit history in the Central Credit Register. Sp. "Commercial and Bond Law". IC "Labor and Law". Accepted for printing: 2023. Published in no. 3/2023
  2. About the prohibition of using identical or similar domain names and appearance of a web page. Sp. "Commercial and Bond Law". IC "Labor and Law". Accepted for publication: 2023.
  3. Regarding the distribution of the burden for the payment of costs and fees in the enforcement process under the Code of Criminal Procedure. General. Sp. "Commercial and Obligation Law", IC "Labor and Law", accepted for printing: 2023. Published in no. 4/2023
  4. Regarding the distribution of the burden for the payment of the costs of the execution upon payment after the initiation of the enforcement proceedings.. Sp. "Commercial and Obligation Law", IC "Labor and Law", accepted for printing: 2023.
  5. L'Etat de droit et la crisis sanitaire (Bulgaria). in Collection of national reports on  the project of the Société de législation comparée on the subject: "L'Etat e droit et la crise sanitaire". Accepted for publication: 2022 (Co-authored with Georgi Stoev).
  6. For the negotiation of real property rights in the contract in favor of a third party. Collection of reports from a scientific conference on the occasion of 30 years since the establishment of the Faculty of Law of PU "Paisii Hilendarski", UI "Paisii Hilendarski", accepted for printing: 2022.
  7. On the nature of the rules regarding the distribution of costs for the management and maintenance of the common parts of the condominium. Magazine "Property and Law", IC "Labor and Law", accepted for printing: 2022. Published in no. 4/2023
  8. The impact of the "COVID-19" health crisis on the implementation of judicial activity. Collection in honor of Prof. Irena Ilieva. Institute for the State and Law at the BAS, accepted for publication: 2022.
  9. The reform of domestic violence protection. Proceedings of the 12th National Conference of Doctoral, Postdoctoral and Young Scholars in Legal Sciences, accepted for publication: 2022.
  10. Does the statute of limitations interrupt an enforcement action taken after the statute of limitations has occurred in the enforcement action? Collection of reports from the anniversary scientific conference in honor of the 110th anniversary of the birth of Prof. Zhivko Stalev and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Prof. Vitali Tajer "Current problems of private law and civil process", accepted for printing: 2022.
  11. Transformation of personal property in transactions with the participation of one of the spouses. A collection of reports from a scientific conference in honor of Assoc. Christian Takov and Ch. assistant Teodor Piperkov, UI "St. Kliment Ohridski", accepted for publication: 2022.
  12. Are the ex lege rights acquired in connection with realization of the warranty liability of the builder by the subsequent purchasers of the property?. Collection of reports from the jubilee scientific conference on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the birth of academician Lyuben Vassilev "Current problems of private law", accepted for printing: 2021.
  13. Regarding the protection of the victim in the commission of a new act of domestic violence in the light of Interpretative Decision No. 2/2019 of 25.11.2020 of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Supreme Court of Ukraine according to No. 2/2019. Proceedings of the scientific conference "Interaction between institutions in solving cases of domestic violence", accepted for publication: 2021.
  14. The penalty for failure to provide collateral as a hidden consideration under consumer credit contracts. Proceedings of the scientific conference "70 years of the Law on Obligations and Contracts - Achievements and Prospects". Sibi. Paisii Hilendarski University Publishing House. Accepted for print: 2021, published 2022.
  15. On the scope of the conversion of personal property under the legal regime of community. Proceedings of the XI National Conference of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Students in the Field of Legal Sciences, IDP at BAS, accepted for printing: 2021.
  16. On compliance with the mandatory interpretation from item 10 of Interpretative Decision No. 2/26.06.2015 of the Supreme Court of the Supreme Court of Ukraine under Item No. 2/2013 and the effect of the "cancellation" of Decree of the Plenum of the Supreme Court No. 10 /18.11.1980. Commercial and bond law, no. 10/2021, Labor and Law IC.
  17. The imperfections of the legal framework of the Family Code regarding the transformation of personal property under the legal regime of community. Collection in honor of Prof. Tsanka Tsankova, UI "St. Kliment Ohridski", accepted for printing: 2021;
  18. On compliance with the mandatory interpretation from item 10 of Interpretative Decision No. 2/26.06.2015 of the Supreme Court of the Supreme Court of Ukraine under Item No. 2/2013 and the effect of the "cancellation" of Decree of the Plenum of the Supreme Court No. 10 /18.11.1980. Commercial and bond law, IC "Labor and law", accepted for printing: 2021;
  19. Is the court obliged to monitor ex officio the nullity of legal transactions that are relevant to the resolution of the legal dispute?. Magazine "Society and Law", accepted for printing: 2021;
  20. Prelude to Interpretive Case No. 3/2020 OSGTC of the Supreme Court. "Commercial and Obligation Law" magazine, IC "Labor and law", accepted for printing: 2021, published in vol. 5 for 2021;
  21. On the procedural rights of the state as a joint claimant in the enforcement proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure. magazine "Commercial and Obligation Law", IC "Labor and Law", accepted for printing: 2021, published in vol. 7 for 2021;
  22. Are the enforcement proceedings also terminated in relation to the annexed under Art. 458 of the CPC state in cases where the proceedings are discontinued in respect of the original claimant?. Proceedings of the 10th National Conference of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows in Law, Institute of State and Law, accepted for publication: 2021;
  23. When a contractual clause on remunerative interest offends good morals. Published in the electronic edition lex.bg on 04.01.2021 ISSN 2682-9606;
  24. When is the contractual clause for remunerative interest null and void due to breach of good morals?. Collection of reports from the conference "100 years of the UNSS - 100 years of law in the UNSS", accepted for printing: 2020;
  25. Can arrangements be made with the marriage contract for the benefit of third parties, other than those regarding child support?. Discussant Family law. Volume 1. Marriage. Spousal Relations., Ciela, Accepted for publication: 2020;
  26. Legal status of minors as beneficiaries of contracts in favor of third parties. Collection of reports from the scientific conference "Thirty years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Challenges and Prospects", NBU, accepted for printing: 2020;
  27. The views of legal scholars in the Middle Ages on contracting in favor of third parties. Collection "Law and Religion", University Publishing House "St. Kliment Ohridski", accepted for publication: 2020
  28. Legal status of minors as beneficiaries of contracts in favor of third parties. Collection of reports from the scientific conference "Thirty years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Challenges and Prospects", NBU, accepted for printing: 2020;
  29. Can there be a victim of the crime under Art. 296, para. 1 of NC?. Sp. Society and Law, vol. 6/2020;
  30. Promising the obligation or action of a third party. De Jure, VTU "St. St. Cyril and Methodius", 2019, volume 10, issue 2, ISSN:1314-2593;
  31. Invalidity of set-offs made by the debtor after the starting date of the insolvency or over-indebtedness. Commercial Law, Issue No. 4/2019, ISSN:0861-6892, published 2020;
  32. Negotiating in favor of third parties in Roman law. Proceedings of the IX National Conference of Doctoral Students in the Field of Legal Sciences, Institute of State and Law, 2020;
  33. Issuance of an execution order under Art. 410, para. 1, item 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the removal of an owner, user or resident from a condominium building. Property and Law, IC Labor and Law, accepted for printing: 2019, ISSN:1312-9473;
  34. Application of the more favorable statutory provision in administrative criminal proceedings. "Norma" magazine, Siela, 2019, vol. No. 9, ISSN:1314-5126;
  35. Disputed issues regarding the obligation of the promisor under Art. 23 of the Law on Obligations and Contracts. Commercial and bond law, 11, IC Labor and Law, 2019, ISSN:1314-8133;
  36. Nullity of the contractual clause for reward interest due to violation of morality” in the journal Ius romanum. 2019;
  37. "Bulgaria" in the international collection The Common Core of European Private Law – Third party rights, Intersentia. Accepted for publication: 2019;
  38. "Promising the obligation or action of a third party: concept and field of application" - in Collection of reports from the VIII national conference of doctoral students in the field of legal sciences. The State and Law Institute at the BAS. 2018;
  39. "Invalidity of deductions under Art. 645, para. 4 TK" – in Proceedings of a scientific conference on "Challenge: Bankruptcy". Ciela Publishing House. 2018 pp. 276-292;
  40. "Performance of the contract in favor of a third party" - in Proceedings of the Jubilee Conference "Law - Traditions and Perspectives" on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Faculty of Law of PU "Paisiy Hilendarski". Ciela Publishing House. 2018 pp. 296-311;
  41. "Critical notes on the theory of the direct acquisition of rights in the contract in favor of a third party" - in Collection of reports from the VII national conference of doctoral students in the field of legal sciences. Institute for the State and Law at the BAS. 2017, pp. 190-197;
  42. "On the Principle of Relativity of Bond Relation" - in the Collection "Scientific readings" on the topic ". Legal norms and legal principles". University Publishing House "St. Kliment Ohridski". 2017 pp. 564-576;
  43. "Do you want (do) destruction of disinheritance?" – Journal of Commercial Law, no. 3, 2015 pp. 59-75;

Attorney at law Petar Petrov

associate lawyer

+359 876 835 217

Attorney at law Petar Petrov has extensive practical experience in the field of family and inheritance law, child protection issues, social assistance and administrative law, gained in his work as a legal adviser in the Social Assistance Agency (SAA) to the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (MLSP) from 2012 to 2017. Has extensive experience in the procedural representation of children at risk and their families, as well as protection of rights of particularly vulnerable children. He in an expert on children's rights, with an interest in the issue of children with protection measures taken. Since 2017 he is a managing partner in Sensus Veritas law firm in Sofia.

Attorney at law has Petrov graduated from the Faculty of Law at Varna Free University Chernorizets Hrabar in 2007.

He knows English.

Attorney at law Metin Ibriyamov

associate lawyer

+359 876 831 114

Attorney at law Metin Ibriyamov has extensive practical experience in the field of criminal law, criminal representation, occupational accidents and tort, insurance law, corporate law and European Union law, gained in his work as a legal adviser and lawyer from 2008 to 2012 in consulting and non-governmental organizations, as well as in law firms as a full partner since 2012. Attorney at law Metin Ibryamov is a managing partner in Sensus Veritas Law Firm in Sofia. Attorney at law Ibryamov is a member of the Sofia Bar Association, as well as the European Law Institute - ELI and the European Criminal Bar Association - ECBA.

Attorney at law Ibryamov graduated from the Faculty of Law at Varna Free University Chernorizets Hrabar in 2007 , and has a master's degree in Rhetoric from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski from 2012. He is currently a PhD student at the Department of Rhetoric at the Faculty of Philosophy at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.

He knows English and Turkish.

He is the author of the following publications in the field of law:

  1. The "Ad Hominem" argument in law and in judicial rhetoric. Advokatski pregled magazine, published by the Supreme Bar Council, no. 1, 2014, pp. 33-43 ;
  2. Some basic concepts in argumentative discourse. e-magazine Rhetoric and Communication , no. 15, January, 2015, ISSN 1314-4464;
  3. Legal argumentation: multifactor analysis as a method for research and evaluation of legal argumentation in criminal proceedings. El. Magazine Rhetoric and Communication, Issue 20, November 2015 ISSN 1314-4464;
  4. Modern approach in the study of legal argumentation. Theoretical collection in honor of the founder of the Department of Rhetoric Prof. Vasil Ivanov. UI: Bishop Konstantin Preslavski. 2016. Shumen. pp.308-328;

He has the following certificates and specializations:

  • Certificate from the Department of Speech Communication, Theory of Argumentation and Rhetoric at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands for participation in the Summer School on: "Argumentation in the context of 2014" (June 23-27, 2014)
  • Certificate for participation in a seminar on: "Better understanding of the role of the Court of Justice in the field of criminal justice", Trier, Germany, 2016. Organizer: Academy of European Law (ERA)
  • Certificate for participation in a seminar on "The Impact of Detention on Prisoners", Madrid, Spain. 2016 Organizer: Academy of European Law, Germany, (ERA)
  • Certificate for participation in a seminar on "Current case law of the ECtHR in the field of criminal justice", Strasbourg, France. 2016 Organizer: Academy of European Law (ERA)
  • Certificate for participation in a seminar on "Procedural Safeguards in the EU", Krakow, Poland. 2017 Organizer: Academy of European Law (ERA)
  •  Certificate for participation in a seminar on "New changes in the Criminal Procedure Code", March 15, 2018, Sofia, Krastyo Tsonchev Center
  • The Certificate for Successful Qualification Training on the topic: "Peculiarities of Advocacy and Representation in the Types of Cases of Victims of Crime", April 28, 2018, Sofia, Krastyo Tsonchev Center
  • Certificate for participation in a seminar on topics: 1."Private cases - substantive and procedural aspects"; 2. "Evidence in criminal proceedings"; 3. "Issues of the appellate appeal in criminal cases", held from June 7, 2018 to June 10, 2018 in Lozenets, SAC

Kristina Todorova

legal and technical assistant

+359 895 691 334

[email protected]

Kristina Todorova supports the activities of the lawyers in the Nikolaev and Partners Law Firm and ensures the operational work of the law firm.

Education and additional qualification
Graduated from the IV Language School Frederic Joliot-Curie in Varna with a profile French and English. Currently a student at the Faculty of Law of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, in Law.

Professional experience
Kristina Todorova is President of the Bulgarian national group of European Law Students’ Association“ for the period 2022/2023. In 2022 she held the position of Head of the Organizing Committee of the first edition of international Summer ELSA Law School Sofia on Corporate Law. She was part of the Board of the Directors of ELSA Bulgaria in 2021/2022 and held the position of Vice-President “Seminars and Conferences”– in the same time, she participated in the international work groups for the selection of the next International Focus Progrаmme Topic. For the period 2020/2021 she held the position of Director “Seminars and Conferences” in the same department. Kristina is a member of the Lawyer's Club “Teodor Piperkov” at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridsky” and a member of the Center for International Law - Erga Omnes - CILEO, City of Plovdiv.

Participation in the law firm’s projects
Works in the corporate service of the office's clients in the field of construction and commercial law.

Languages
French and English.

Excellent French in defended Diplôme d’études en langue française - B1 and subsequent Diplôme d’études en langue française - B2.
Certificate of Bilingual Francophone Training from the Ministry of Education and Science and the Embassy of the French Republic.