Zlatka Stefanova
Sofia: Lawyer
Experience: 20+ years
Website: lawdap.comPractices in the field of criminal law and criminal procedure.
Partner at the Law Firm Dokovska, Atanasov and Associates.
Lawyer in the Sofia Bar Association since 1998.
Author of the annual report for 2025 "Criminal Prosecution of Corruption at High Levels of Power" for the Anti-Corruption Fund.
Author of the book “In Aid of the Detainee by the Police and the Accused in Pre-Trial Proceedings,” published in 2018 by the “Open Society Institute – Sofia,” and of legal consultations and articles published in periodicals and legal publications.
Her professional experience includes work with the foundation “Bulgarian Lawyers for Human Rights” and participation as an expert and consultant on projects of the “Open Society Institute – Sofia” and the “Bulgarian Helsinki Committee.”
Participated as an expert in a scientific study on the project “Analysis of the Opinions of the Supreme Bar Council, Submitted in Constitutional Cases before the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria from 2010-2019” by the Foundation “Center for Training of Lawyers Krastyu Tsonchev.”
She is a temporary lecturer for candidates for junior judges at the National Institute of Justice, a legal consultant, and a trainer on a project funded by the European Commission for freedom of expression and public participation cases (strategic lawsuits against public participation, SLAPP cases).
She is a recipient of a commemorative medal from the Foundation “Center for Training of Lawyers ‘Krastyu Tsonchev’” for her contribution as a lecturer in the professional development of Bulgarian lawyers and for promoting high professional and ethical standards in the legal profession.
Member of the Sofia Bar Council at the Sofia Bar Association for two terms (2017 – 2021 and 2021 – 2025). She has served as chair and member of the Professional Qualification Enhancement Committee at the Sofia Bar Council from 2017 to 2024, and is also a member of the Disciplinary Policy Committee of the Sofia Bar Council from 2021 to 2025.
Participated in working groups at the Ministry of Justice and the National Institute of Justice. She has been involved in the development of training programs conducted by the Sofia Bar Association and by the Sofia Bar Association in collaboration with the Center for Training of Lawyers “Krastyu Tsonchev.”
Fluent in English and French.
Education and qualifications
Graduated from the Faculty of Law at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" in 1997.
Services and prices
Book appointment
08.10.2026
09.10.2026
10.10.2026
11.10.2026
Zlatka Stefanova
Sofia: Lawyer
Experience: 20+ years
Website: lawdap.comPractices in the field of criminal law and criminal procedure.
Partner at the Law Firm Dokovska, Atanasov and Associates.
Lawyer in the Sofia Bar Association since 1998.
Author of the annual report for 2025 "Criminal Prosecution of Corruption at High Levels of Power" for the Anti-Corruption Fund.
Author of the book “In Aid of the Detainee by the Police and the Accused in Pre-Trial Proceedings,” published in 2018 by the “Open Society Institute – Sofia,” and of legal consultations and articles published in periodicals and legal publications.
Her professional experience includes work with the foundation “Bulgarian Lawyers for Human Rights” and participation as an expert and consultant on projects of the “Open Society Institute – Sofia” and the “Bulgarian Helsinki Committee.”
Participated as an expert in a scientific study on the project “Analysis of the Opinions of the Supreme Bar Council, Submitted in Constitutional Cases before the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria from 2010-2019” by the Foundation “Center for Training of Lawyers Krastyu Tsonchev.”
She is a temporary lecturer for candidates for junior judges at the National Institute of Justice, a legal consultant, and a trainer on a project funded by the European Commission for freedom of expression and public participation cases (strategic lawsuits against public participation, SLAPP cases).
She is a recipient of a commemorative medal from the Foundation “Center for Training of Lawyers ‘Krastyu Tsonchev’” for her contribution as a lecturer in the professional development of Bulgarian lawyers and for promoting high professional and ethical standards in the legal profession.
Member of the Sofia Bar Council at the Sofia Bar Association for two terms (2017 – 2021 and 2021 – 2025). She has served as chair and member of the Professional Qualification Enhancement Committee at the Sofia Bar Council from 2017 to 2024, and is also a member of the Disciplinary Policy Committee of the Sofia Bar Council from 2021 to 2025.
Participated in working groups at the Ministry of Justice and the National Institute of Justice. She has been involved in the development of training programs conducted by the Sofia Bar Association and by the Sofia Bar Association in collaboration with the Center for Training of Lawyers “Krastyu Tsonchev.”
Fluent in English and French.
Education and qualifications
Graduated from the Faculty of Law at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" in 1997.
Services and prices
Book appointment
08.10.2026
09.10.2026
10.10.2026
11.10.2026
Practices in the field of criminal law and criminal procedure.
Partner at the Law Firm Dokovska, Atanasov and Associates.
Lawyer in the Sofia Bar Association since 1998.
Author of the annual report for 2025 "Criminal Prosecution of Corruption at High Levels of Power" for the Anti-Corruption Fund.
Author of the book “In Aid of the Detainee by the Police and the Accused in Pre-Trial Proceedings,” published in 2018 by the “Open Society Institute – Sofia,” and of legal consultations and articles published in periodicals and legal publications.
Her professional experience includes work with the foundation “Bulgarian Lawyers for Human Rights” and participation as an expert and consultant on projects of the “Open Society Institute – Sofia” and the “Bulgarian Helsinki Committee.”
Participated as an expert in a scientific study on the project “Analysis of the Opinions of the Supreme Bar Council, Submitted in Constitutional Cases before the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria from 2010-2019” by the Foundation “Center for Training of Lawyers Krastyu Tsonchev.”
She is a temporary lecturer for candidates for junior judges at the National Institute of Justice, a legal consultant, and a trainer on a project funded by the European Commission for freedom of expression and public participation cases (strategic lawsuits against public participation, SLAPP cases).
She is a recipient of a commemorative medal from the Foundation “Center for Training of Lawyers ‘Krastyu Tsonchev’” for her contribution as a lecturer in the professional development of Bulgarian lawyers and for promoting high professional and ethical standards in the legal profession.
Member of the Sofia Bar Council at the Sofia Bar Association for two terms (2017 – 2021 and 2021 – 2025). She has served as chair and member of the Professional Qualification Enhancement Committee at the Sofia Bar Council from 2017 to 2024, and is also a member of the Disciplinary Policy Committee of the Sofia Bar Council from 2021 to 2025.
Participated in working groups at the Ministry of Justice and the National Institute of Justice. She has been involved in the development of training programs conducted by the Sofia Bar Association and by the Sofia Bar Association in collaboration with the Center for Training of Lawyers “Krastyu Tsonchev.”
Fluent in English and French.
Education and qualifications
Graduated from the Faculty of Law at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" in 1997.