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Address: Mladost 2, bl. 252, entr.2, Sofia 1799, Bulgaria Contact: d v s t a n k o v a @ g m a i l . c o m , +359 899 980 581 Date of birth - October 5, 1980 Nationality: Bulgarian
WORK EXPERIENCE
PRCG Holding (Switzerland), Sofia, Bulgaria
IT Lawyer drafting and revising ICT contracts across multiple jurisdictions (software development agreements, SaaS agreements; technology transfer agreements, license agreements etc.); in charge of drafting a strategy and managing group`s intellectual property with a focus on software licensing, incl. Open Source licensing; IP due diligence; involved in corporate legal matters inter-company agreements, establishing companies in Bulgaria and abroad, labour law issues. Dec. 2011 - present
May 2005 Oct. 2011 (excluding 11 month study leave for the period Sept.2009 Aug.2010)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Oxford University, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies
Research Assistant international research project for the Norwegian Research Council. The aims of the project are to examine how courts operate in a series of different countries (e.g. UK, Ukraine, Bulgaria, etc.) and to learn what people experience when they bring their cases to court. The research consis ted of observation of a series of court hearings followed by interviews with those involved in the cases (parties, judges, lawyers).
EDUCATION
Tilburg University , Tilburg, The Netherlands
Master Program in Law and Technology (LLM), Graduated with distinction, GPA: 8.5 of 10 Principal subjects - European Intellectual Property Law and Technology, Innovative Technologies Risks and Regulation, Cybercrime, E-Commerce, Privacy and Data Protection, Contracts and ICT, Liability and the Internet Master Thesis topic Continuity in IT outsourcing
Sofia University "St. Kliment Oh ridski Center for educational services Sofia, Bulgaria
International Relations professional qualification Principal subjects - International Relations, Project M anagement, International Policy, European Integration, Diplomatic L aw, etc.
SKILLS
Languages Bulgarian: mother tongue English: excellent, IELTS score 8.0 (March 2009), C2 level Spanish: excellent, DELE Bsico certificate, C1 level Italian: basic, A2 level French: basic, A2 level Excellent command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project), MS Outlook, Internet User knowledge of SharePoint
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Creator and lecturer on the first in Bulgaria online course on Internet Law E -Law ( - ) launched on 5 November 2012. Course modules include: E-document and E-signature, Online contracting; Commercial messages; Information society services providers` liability; Intellectual property; License agreements; Domain names; Privacy and data protection. http://epravo.webfaceconsult.com/ Lecturer on e-Manager conference focused on development of online businesses. Lecture Topic: How to protect intellectual property online? Varna, 31 August 2012and Burgas, 15 December 2012 Guest lecturer to the Software engineering course. Lecture Topics: IPR in software and databases. Protection of IPR. Domain names legal nature and protection. Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, 17 May 2012 Guest lecturer to the Internet and Law course. Lecture Topics: IPR in software and databases. Protection of IPR. Domain names legal nature and protection. University Of Library Studies And Information Technologies (UNIBIT), Sofia, 27 November 2010 Is your online business protected from a legal point of view? Blog post on e-commerce topics. Published on 17 Apr 2011, available at:
http://markbit.net/marketing/online_marketing/zashhiten -li-e-internetbiznesa-ot-pravna-gledna-tochka/
Monthly publications on own E-law column in Mixmedia online media: http://mixmedia.bg/category/94-e-law-s-desislava on topics, such as: Online gambling On nanotechnologies, risks, ethics and law Facebook law for Dummies Online profiles after death Domain names legal nature and protection Open Source licenses copyleft and permissive IPR protection on the internet Online copyright, etc. Hobbies and activities Driving license Scuba diving (PADI certified Scuba Diver), travelling, astrology, sports Category B, Since 2001