Our Team
ANTON ANTONOV – Founder and Senior Partner
- He graduated in Law from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" in 1976. Specialized Maritime Law with Professor Alexander Yankov;
- Founder and professor of subject “Commercial Maritime Law” in the Law Department of New Bulgarian University – Sofia, since university foundation in 1991;
- His professional career began in 1976 in Sofia City Court as Apprentice Judge. In 1977 he started as legal adviser in State owned enterprises ‘Balkanstroy’ and ‘Technoexportstroy’;
- In 1979 he became General Secretary of Bulgarian Association of Shipping Law. From 1982 to 1991 he has worked for Ministry of Transport – State Inspectorate of Shipping(Maritime Administration), as expert of Maritime and River law;
- In 1993 he established ‘Agency EUROBALKANCONSULT’ Ltd., where he is president and owner till now;
- President of US – Bulgarian EuroBalkan America Consulting Consortium;
- Chairman of the Centre of Research and Integration “Balkans-Europe”;
- Shareholder of EuroBalkanStroy Ltd.;
- He has been a Member of the Board of Directors of “Kempisky-Zografsky”- hotel, Chairman of Orbita-Hotels PLC, Member of Board of Directors of Port of Bourgas PLC, Chairman of the Appeal Commission of Bulgarian Soccers Union, Chairman of the board of trustees of Spanish Secondary School in Sofia;
- He has been a Legal expert at National Assembly, independent expert at Ministry of Justice and Legal Euro integration;
- He has participated in development of the projects for main laws and international conventions and strategies connected with merchant shipping, ports etc.;
- He has participated in expert groups and delegations of R. Bulgaria at International conferences and bilateral negotiations to the problems of merchant shipping;
- He has had personal engagements in defending the interests of Bulgarian Seamen in arrests of ships, and crew and other collisions outside the country;
- He is a specialized consultant in the field of Concessions law and working for various state institutions in this connection;
- He has participated in development of analyses and strategies connected with trans - border projects connected with euro-corridors, as well as some other energy projects;
- He is an expert in Soccer law, legal problems of soccer’s before UEFA and FIFA;
- He has not been a member of any political party before 1989. In the years after 1989 he has been a Secretary of Bulgarian Social Democratic Party and member of Executive body and Head of Department “Strategic researches and analyses”. He was a member of managing bodies of Right Coalition in the beginning of democratic changes in Bulgaria;
- He has a number of publications in the periodicals - Statute of International authority of managing sea ground in international area in Project Convention on Third Conference of UN of Maritime law, For the UN Convention of Maritime law; Operations of maintaining the peace by UN, etc.;
GEORGI FILARETOV – Partner
- In 1990 he graduated Nicola Vaptsarov Naval Academy - Varna, with Master degree at Navigation;
- In 1997 he graduated in Law from New Bulgarian University - Sofia, with Master degree at Law;
- Entry in Sofia Bar Association in May 1999;
- He has sea experience as Merchant Marine Officer at Navibulgar - Varna in various ship types: Bulk carriers, Multy - purpose, Tankers;
- He has Shipbroking experience as Dry & Liquid Cargo Broker working for Shipping Companies in Bulgaria and Norway;
- He worked as ship operator of time chartered tonnage for Shipping Companies in Bulgaria and Norway;
- Associate at EuroBalkanConsult Ltd., since May 1999, partner since 2004;
- His practice areas are:Shipping Law (Charterparty, Laytime and Bill of Lading disputes) Ship Arrest, Ship Registrations & Mortgages, P&I and H&M insurance, Ship Sale & Purchase, Seaman Injury Claims, Employment at Sea, Commercial Arbitration & Litigation;
- He may communicate in Bulgarian, English and Russian.