Born 1962

Higher legal education – Faculty of Law of the Sofia University "St. Climent Ohridski".

Member of the Sofia Bar Association.

Senior partner in “Simeonov and Dermendzhiev” Law Firm.

Holds a degree in English law and European Union law from the University of Cambridge.

Doctor of Laws with a dissertation in the field of private international law and international arbitration.

Chairman of the Supreme Bar Council.

Member of the Presidium and Vice-President of the Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland (CAS).

Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kenya in Bulgaria.

Languages: English and Russian