Simona Valkova Arbitrator, Counsel
Nationality(ies):
Bulgarian

Legal System:

Common Law, European Law, International Law

Practice Areas:

Arbitration, Commercial Law, Public international Law

Jurisdiction:

United Kingdom, Bulgaria

Publications

• Stavros Brekoulakis, Julian D M Lew KC & Simona Valkova, “The Growth of the Funding Market in the UK and Beyond”, in S Petit and N Vakil, Funding International Arbitration, Global Law and Business (2024) • Julian D M Lew QC & Simona Valkova, “Cultures and the Taking of Evidence” in F. Ferrari and F. Rosenfeld, Handbook of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration: Key Issues and Concepts, Kluwer (2022) • A Study of International Commercial Arbitration in the Commonwealth published by the Commonwealth Secretariat (2020)

Teaching

Teaching Fellow at the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business Law at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in International and European Law at The Hague University of Applied Science
Firm/Organisation
INDEPENDENT
Bar Admission:The United Kingdom; Bulgaria
Selected Languages:
Languages
Bulgarian
Speaking Proficiency Native Fluency
Professional Proficiency Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
Languages
English
Speaking Proficiency Native Fluency
Professional Proficiency Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
Languages
Macedonian
Speaking Proficiency Conversational
Professional Proficiency Understand written documents
Languages
Russian
Speaking Proficiency Conversational
Professional Proficiency Testify orally, Understand written documents
INDEPENDENT

Professional Address

Flat 16, Regency Lodge , Adelaide Road
London - United Kingdom
Postal Code: NW3 5EE
Professional Phone: 7+44851931073