Professional Profile
Criminal Law and Professional Experience
Dr Grigor Valkov is a co-founder and partner in the firm. His professional background combines criminal law practice, work within the Ministry of Interior and scholarly publications.
Grigor Valkov
Lawyer, Senior Partner
Member of Sofia Bar Association since 1998
Co-founder of ‘Stoychev, Dr Valkov & Co’ law firm
Contact:
[email protected]
Foreign language:
Russian
Education and professional affiliations:
- Graduated from the Academy of the Ministry of Interior in 1974; after that received a law degree at the Academy of the Ministry of Interior;
- Defended a PhD thesis in Moscow Academy of the Ministry of Interior (MVD) in ‘Detection of violent crimes committed in big cities’;
- Participated in Antiterrorism Assistance Program and completed course "Managing the Crisis" at Louisiana State University in Washington – USA;
- Completed course ‘Management of authorities’ at the Superior Academy of the Ministry of Interior - Kiev;
- Over 30 years of practice at the Ministry of Interior, as he held different executive positions - Deputy Head of the Metropolitan Police Department, Head of the Criminal Police of Bulgaria and Head of Office ‘Coordination and Information Analysis Administration’;
- Founder and member of the Executive Board of ‘Association of Chiefs of Police’;
- Managed National Central Bureau (NCB) of Interpol – Sofia; Participated in the training of managers at the Academy of the Ministry of Interior;
- Author of the methodology for development and implementation of Complex operational games; Author of the simulation game ‘The penal process from A to…Z’, designed and developed together with Judge Vladimir Vulkov, whose assignors are: the "Association of Chiefs of Police", the "Union of Judges in Bulgaria" and the "Association of investigating magistrates";
- participated with his scientific research dedicated on medical error in a Congress of the Balkan Academy of medical examiners, held in 2007 in Bulgaria
Practice areas:
- Criminal law