Dimitrov, Petrov & Co.

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Mr. Miroslav Ognyanov joined Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. in 2001 and became a partner in 2003. He is heading the firm’s Telecommunications Law Practice Group and the Competition Law and Pharma Law Practice Group and also specializes in M&A, company law and international private law.

Mr. Ognyanov graduated cum laude from Sofia University, Faculty of Law (LL.M. 2000) as well as from a four-semester course of English and European Law at the University of Cambridge, UK. In 2001 he participated in the traineeship program in the Hanover office of Goehmann Wrede Haas Kappus & Hartmann.

Mr. Ognyanov is a draftsman of the Electronic Communications Act and the Electronic Commerce Act. Since 2009 he is a member of the Advisory Council on Electronic Communications, Postal Services, Information Society and Electronic Governance at the Ministry of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications. Mr. Ognyanov has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating transactions, legal due diligence and managing projects. He has participated in all stages of advising construction of telecommunications networks, representation of clients with regard to different administrative procedures, obtaining of all necessary permits and licenses, participation in public tenders etc. He has profound expertise in representation of clients before the Commission for Protection of Competition regarding unfair competition, anti-trust and abusive practices in the field of telecommunications and information technologies, as well as in merger control procedures.

Mr. Ognyanov is a member of the Sofia Bar Association (SBA), the International Bar Association (IBA), the Center for ICT Law (CLICT) and is appointed as a country representative for Bulgaria of the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw). Mr. Ognyanov is a panelist at the Czech Arbitration Court – the only arbitration body appointed by EURid to provide alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for .eu domain name disputes.

He is fluent in English and possesses working knowledge of Russian.

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Drafting Legislation:: Member of the work group at the Ministry of Transport and Communications preparing the draft of the new Electronic Communications Act;; Member of the work group preparing the draft of the Electronic Commerce Act;; Consultant of SEC (Society for Electronic Communications – the national association of the competitive telecommunications operators) in the public consultation procedures on the adoption of the acts of secondary legislation under the Electronic Communications Act

Public Activities:: March 2010, April 2009 – Lecturer to the Software Technologies and Technological Entrepreneurship Programmes of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University. Lecture Topic: Liability of Third Party Content Providers;; November 2008 – Speaker at the seminar on "Justice in the Digital Era." Presentation topic: "Liability of Information Service Providers for Illegal Content – Civil or Criminal Liability", a European Commission project;; July 2007 – Speaker at the LEFIS seminar on "Legal Informatics and E-Governance as Tools for the Knowledge Society." Presentation Topic: "New Principles of Identity Management under the Bulgarian e-Governance Act";; September 2004 – March 2006 workshop on Intellectual Property Rights and the Information Society in Goetingen, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria - country reports on the Bulgarian legal framework on intellectual property protection in e-environment;; August 2004 – LEFIS General Conference, Digitalization of Justice, Saragosa, Spain – co-chair of the general session;; April 2004, Wroclaw, Poland, LEFIS Regional Conference – presentation on On-line access to electronic court documentation and court trials;; April 2003 Lecturer at the seminar ‘Technical division – opportunities and obstacles for Bulgaria’s participation in new economy, organized by the Center for Economic Development, Sofia. A lecture on the ‘Legal framework of Bulgarian ICT sector’ was delivered;; December 2002, Washington, Participant at the Southeast Europe Telecommunications Liberalization Workshop, organized by Commercial Law Development Program, US Department of Commerce in conjunction with the USAID;; June 2001, Vienna, Austria, Participant at 34th General Session of UNCITRAL (United Nations Conference on International Trade Law), participation in the adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signature;; Delegate and speaker at more than 20 other national and international conferences and seminars

Publications:: Ognyanov M. Outsourcing in Eastern Europe Chapter, Outsourcing Transactions: A Practical Guide. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, C. Ian Kyer and John Beardwood (Ed.)., Canada Law Book, 2009;; Ognyanov, M., Vardeva, S., e-Commerce 2010, Bulgaria chapter, Getting The Deal Through, September 2010;; Ognyanov, M., Telecoms and Media 2009, Bulgaria chapter, Getting The Deal Through, May 2009;; Dimitrov, G., Ognyanov, M., Nikolaeva, P., et.al. The Regulatory Framework and the State of Intellectual Property Protection and Fight against Cybercrimes in Bulgaria. Analysis, Law and Internet Foundation, Sofia, 2006; 121 pages;; Ognyanov, M., Privacy of Communications and Personal Data Protection in Electronic Communications Networks; Market and Law Magazine, November 2004;; Ognyanov, M., Interconnection Agreements of Public Telecommunications Operators; Market and Law Magazine, May 2004;; Ognyanov, M., Recent Legislative Changes regarding the Activities of Internet Providers; Market and Law Magazine, October 2003;; Ognyanov, M., Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in E-commerce; Market and Law Magazine, December 2002;; Ognyanov, M., Legal Framework of the Activities of Internet Providers in Bulgaria; Market and Law Magazine, September 2002;; Ognyanov, M., Personal Data Protection and E-commerce; Market and Law Magazine, April 2002;; Ognyanov, M., Ivanov B., Collection of Telecommunications Laws; compilation, translation and preface, Sofia, 2001;; Ognyanov, M., Law on Consumer Protection and Trade Rules; Bulletin of the Union of Bulgarian Foundations and Associations, May 1999.