Antonia Gineva-Member of FSC

Education

1990 – 1994 - Master of Law from the Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski;
1999 – 2000 – Master in International Private Law from Pantheon-Assas Paris II University, France;
2009 -   conversion of the lawyer’s qualification for England and Wales (QLTT);
2010 - Investment Management Certificate from the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Society of the United Kingdom.

Professional skills and competences

July 1995 – August 1995 – judicial candidate, Sofia District Court;
November 1996 – November 1998 – junior judge at the Haskovo District Court;
May 1999 – July 2000 – assistant attorney, Lawyer’s Office Ivan Panev, Paris, France;
October 2000 – June 2001 - senior expert in International Legal Co-operation Department of the Ministry of Justice;
July 2001 – May 2004 – chief legal advisor, National Distributors EOOD;
June 2004 – November 2006 - chief legal advisor, HIT Hypermarket EOOD;  November 2006 – October 2008 - Head of Preliminary Control Department, CFCU,  Ministry of Finance;
October 2008 until her election as a FSC Member worked as a lawyer.

Professional skills and competences

Professional with rich experience in law and finance, acquired both in the sphere of the private business, and the jurisdiction and the government institutions. Lawyer with practice in the Continental and the Anglo-Saxon legal system. Experience in the application of the EU law in different jurisdictions, including also publications in the field of the European law. Former magistrate with a long experience in the field of the civil and commercial law, protection of competition and detailed knowledge of the consumer rights.

Membership in organizations

Sofia Bar Association
Law Society of England and Wales

Fluent in English, French and German.Proficient in Russian language.