Cultural Heritage Legislation

Southeast Europe

Svetozara Petkova

PERSONAL INFORMATION
	Place of Birth: Sofia, Bulgaria E-mail: petkova [at] policy.hu
EDUCATION
	October 2002 – September 2003: LL.M. in International Economic Law; University of Warwick; United Kingdom, Awarded a Certificate as Best Graduating Student of the Year 1994 – 1999: Law School of Sofia University, Bulgaria, Master’s Degree in Law 1989 – 1994: First English Language School, Sofia, Bulgaria
EMPLOYMENT
	September 2006 – until now: Rule of Law Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Sofia, Bulgaria March 2004 – September 2006: Commercial Law Advisor, USAID, Sofia, Bulgaria 7 July 2003 – 21 July 2003: Summer Placement with Clifford Chance, London August 2000 – September 2002: Staff Attorney, Central and East European Law Initiative of the American Bar Association (ABA CEELI) April 2000 – April 2001: Part-time internship at Sofia City Court
PUBLICATIONS
	“The Potential Impact of the Draft Hague Convention on International Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matter on Internet-related Disputes with Particular Reference to Copyright”, Intellectual Property Quarterly, Sweet and Maxwell Ltd and Contributors, Issue 2, 2004 “Treaty Shopping – The Perspective of National Regulators”, Intertax, Kluwer Law International, Volume 32, November 2004 “Cultural Heritage Legislation in the Transition Countries of Southeast Europe”, Comparative legal research funded by the Open Society Institute – Budapest, International Policy Fellowships 2004 – 2005