Iliyana Todorova
Attorney at Law
Education
Since 2023 – ongoing – PhD candidate in Civil Procedure – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
2021 – Master of Law – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Law Department, Graduated first of class
2019 – Mobility for the purpose of studying under the Erasmus+ program at the Masaryk University in Brno, the Czech Republic, “Law”
2024 – Certificate for completed course on the topic “Trade in medical devices – national and supranational legal framework”
2023 – Certificate of proficiency in Spanish language, Level B2
2020 – Certificate for completed course on the topic “Data Protection Officer. Statute and tasks. Practical aspects”
2015 – Certificate of proficiency in English language, CAE, Level C2
Practice areas
Attorney-at-law Iliyana Todorova has professional experience in the fields corporate and contract law, intellectual property law with a focus on copyright, tourism, regulations including data protection, and procedural representation in civil, commercial, and administrative cases, among others.
In her practice, attorney-at-law Todorova provides legal assistance to clients in the course of various corporate transactions, preparation of due diligence analyses, conclusion of different types of contracts, provision of legal opinions, establishment and restructuring of companies, and dispute resolution.
Professional experience
Attorney-at law Iliyana Todorova joined the team of Velchev&Co. Law Office in April 2024. Prior to this, she interned at the Commission for Personal Data Protection, served as a legal inter in the legal department of Prosperamo Group, and worked as a legal assistant and attorney at KGK Law Firm. Since July 2023, she has been registered as an attorney-at-law with the Sofia Bar Association.
Since February 2023, attorney-at-law Todorova has been a PhD candidate at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, specializing in Civil Procedure, with a dissertation topic on “The Arbitration Agreement”. In her professional development, she has participated in several courses and training programs, such as: “Current Issues of Payment Order Proceedings”, “Medical Documentation: Types, Requirements for Keeping and Compiling, Importance in the Civil Process”, and “Academic Writing”, as well as in various conferences. In March 2024, she completed a two-week research visit to the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain. In October 2024, her article titled “Change of Parties to the Substantive Legal Relationship and Their Binding by the Arbitration Agreement” was published in the journal Commercial Law.
During her studies, attorney-at-law Iliyana Todorova participated in various international and national competition, achieving top placements and individual awards: CEEMC (Central and Eastern Europe Moot Court Competition on EU Law) in 2019, the PAX Moot (International moot competition on Private International Law) in 2020, the “Student of the Year” competition in the “Legal Studies” category in 2019, and the National Competition for Student Legal Essays in 2020, where her essay on “State Liability for Damages Resulting from a Court’s Failure to Fulfil its Obligations in its Role as a Personal Data Controller” was published on a professional legal website. In 2020, she served as a mentor in the Academic Forum for Scientific Article Writing. From 2021 to 2024, she was the coach of Sofia University’s team for the CEEMC competition.