Bilyana Gyaurova-Wegertseder is one of the founders of the Bulgarian
Institute for Legal Initiatives (BILI) and its Executive Director. Bilyana
holds a M.A. in law from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridsky and has
a substantial experience in the field of Rule of Law and policy reforms.
She is an EFC and IVLP fellow. Prior founding BILI, she was a Senior
Staff Attorney at the American Bar Association CEELI (currently ROLI)
project in Bulgaria. Bilyana’s professional interests are related to ethics,
ADR, CLE, international development and strengthening the Rule of Law.
She is also a trained mediator and a trainer in mediation. Bilyana has
several publications in legal magazines about ADR and is a co-author of
a textbook on clinical education and ODR. She writes regularly articles
related to rule of law, independence of the judiciary and judicial reform
in Bulgaria which are published in different media outlets.
