Lyubka Vasileva-Karapanova is a lawyer with more than 25 experience in commercial and corporate law, trademark law, etc.; experienced mediator and mediation trainer; co-founder and longstanding vice-chair (until 2020) of the Professional Association of Mediators in Bulgaria. She has been nominated for Mediator of the year at National Justice Awards, 2021. She is author of numerous publications in the field of mediation and ADR and has been a lecturer at numerous national and international conferences, including the 11th and 12th Conference of the World Mediation Forum, 1st edition of the International Summer School, etc. Lyubka has acted as a judge in several mediation competitions.