Milena Rizova

Areas of Expertise
Employment, Corporate, Business Transactions & Contracts, Compliance & Regulatory, Intellectual Property & Information Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions

Industries
Pharmaceuticals, Food Supplements, Outsourcing, Education

Languages
Bulgarian, English

Education
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Law Faculty, Master in Law (1995)
Academy of American and International Law, Dallas, Texas, USA (1996)

Current and Previous Positions
Founder and Partner, Member of the Managing Board (2004 - Present)
Yordanova, Rizova and Partners
 
Manager/ Senior Consultant, Legal Services (1999 - 2004)
Deloitte Bulgaria
   
Consultant/ Assistant, Legal Services (1995 – 1999)
Price Waterhouse Bulgaria/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Bulgaria
   
Assistant, Legal Services (1994 – 1995)
AFA

Assistant/ Research Fellow (1992 – 1995)
Law Reform Program, Center for the Study of Democracy
Central and East European Law Initiative (CEELI), American Bar Association

Membership
Sofia Bar Association (since 1998)
International Bar Association (1998 – 2006)
Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars of the Center for International Legal Studies
Alumni of the 1996 Summer Academy on International and American Law, Dallas, Texas
Client Choice Award for Bulgaria, Healthcare and Life Sciences (2017), General Corporate (2019)
Best Lawyers in Bulgaria, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Labour and Employment

Publications
International Insurance Law and Regulation in Bulgaria, Oceana Publications, Inc., 2002, co-author
International Consumer Protection in Bulgaria, Comparative Law Year Book of International Business, Kluwer Law International, 2003, co-author
International Agency and Distribution Law, Juris Publishing, 2012, co-author