Roumen V. Petrov

Partner and Founding Member
rpetrov@gpng-law.org

Education:

• University of Cambridge, UK, Faculty of Law (Master of Law — LL.M., 1996);
• University of Sofia, Faculty of Law (Master of Law — LL.M., 1995),
• University of Munich, Faculty of Law (One–year Specialisation in Administrative Law and Procedure and International Civil Procedure, 1998);
• University of Sofia, Faculty of Law — Specialisation in EC Law (2007).

Professional Experience:

• Consul of the Republic of Bulgaria in London (2000–2003);
• Chief Expert, International Law Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria (1998–2000);
• Placement and Training Course, UN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999);
• Legal Candidate, Sofia City Court (1998–99);
• Drafter of the Bulgarian Defence and Armed Forces Act (1997);
• Trainee Solicitor, Legal Department, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria (1997).

Practice areas:

International Law, Settlement of International Commercial Disputes, EC Law, Arbitration, Corporate Law, General Civil Law, Property Law, Joint Ventures, Securities Regulation, Banking Law, Privatisation Law, Concessions and Public Procurement, Labour Law, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property Law.

Publications:

• “Civil Control of the Police Forces”, Albatros Publishing House, 1996, co–author;
• “Litigation or Arbitration in Cases of International Commercial Disputes”, Cibi Publishing House, 2000;
• “The Renvoi Problem in the English Legal System”, Pravna Missal Journal, 2000.

Languages:

Bulgarian, English, German, Russian