Represents global clients on a wide range of AI regulatory and cybersecurity & privacy matters, including in connection with disputes.
Assists companies across multiple industry sectors, including technology, energy, funds, multinational conglomerates and enterprises handling Big Data, with compliance and in investigations involving cutting-edge data protection, privacy & cybersecurity issues.
Advises a wide range of clients on developing and deploying machine learning (ML) / artificial intelligence (AI) tools and systems in light of evolving laws and regulations.
Represents various companies in high-value, top-end complex international disputes, both arbitrations and litigations.
Consistently ranked in Chambers Global and The Legal 500 in international arbitration, commercial litigation and civil fraud, as a Rising Star and with “particular expertise in technology disputes.”
Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E). LL.M. in European Union law. Core contributor to AI Law & Regulation Tracker, Akin Intelligence and Akin Data Dive Blog.
Native Bulgarian, fluent in English, German and Russian.

Jenny is an experienced AI regulatory, cybersecurity and data protection lawyer advising multinational clients on complex contentious and non-contentious issues arising from the development, deployment and investment in data‑driven technologies, including AI. With a focus on the U.K. and the European Union (EU), Jenny guides clients through cybersecurity and privacy incident response and investigations, regulatory compliance and risk management, and support with AI, cybersecurity and privacy issues in their global acquisition and investment strategies.

In addition to her regulatory practice, Jenny represents clients in a wide range of industries in high-value, complex international arbitrations under most of the main arbitral rules. She also acts in top-end, intricate cross-border commercial litigations in the English High Court and, in conjunction with local counsel, in off-shore jurisdictions. The international disputes she handles cover the Middle East, Africa, Scandinavia, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Eastern Europe and Russia.

Jenny has received numerous industry honours, including Law.com’s Women Leaders in Tech Law award in December 2025. She is named a “key lawyer” in international arbitration (2022–2026), commercial litigation (2019–2026) and civil fraud (2019-2024) in The Legal 500 UK “with particular expertise in technology disputes as well as cyber and privacy issues.” Other recognitions include being named a Rising Star in international arbitration and commercial litigation in The Legal 500 UK 2024, as well as Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2017.

Jenny’s client testimonials recognise her as “a safe pair of hands, and works tirelessly (often behind the scenes) to ensure many different parts of the case move together towards the desired outcome.” She is also ranked in Chambers Global for cross-border disputes (2014-2018) and as a U.K.-based foreign expert in dispute resolution matters relating to Russia (2014-2018).

Representative Work

Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence

Assisting a wide variety of clients on compliance with emerging AI laws and regulations when developing and deploying AI tools, including the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“EU AI Act”).
Advising one of the Big Five technology companies on the impact of major, recently finalised or in-development AI legislation or regulation across six key jurisdictions, analysing the key patterns and trends across these developments in order to advise product groups on requirements that impact product development or operation.
Advising a leading online dating and networking application on compliance with the EU AI Act in relation to existing and planned product offerings.
Advising a global leader in security analytics software in relation to impact of the EU AI Act on their products.
Advising a multinational, multi-billion defence company in AI regulatory matters.
Advising a solar tracker technology company on navigating the EU AI Act and related regulations.
Advising a leading wireless telecommunications operator on AI laws and regulations impacting the establishment of a joint venture focused on co-developing and launching a multilingual telco LLM (large language model).
Assisting a manufacturer working to operationalise AI technologies such as facial recognition.
Advising an autonomous vehicles developer on compliance with AI and privacy laws in the Middle East.
Advising a satellite technology company using Big Data on a new product development and issues under EU law arising in relation to facial recognition technology.
Assisting a United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur in relation to her proposed third-party intervention in two cases before the European Court of Human Rights in relation to AI-enhanced targeted and untargeted surveillance.
Advising a user of web scraping technologies/services in relation to European privacy laws.
Advising a not-for-profit focused on developing a new ecosystem operating under a paradigm of human autonomy and agency via computational systems on developing AI laws.

Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection

Assisting a wide range of clients, including multinational conglomerates, data-driven companies, technology service providers, energy companies, financial services, life science companies and manufacturers, with regulatory compliance and risk management, including compliance with the EU Cyber Resilience Act and other EU data and digital regulations, and the development and implementation of cybersecurity, privacy and data protection programmes, policies and procedures.
Advising companies across multiple industry sectors on navigating cybersecurity and privacy incident response and investigations, including incident investigations, reports and notifications, focusing on the UK and the EU as part of Akin’s global practice.
Advising clients developing, deploying and investing in new technologies, including AI tools, on compliance with AI, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection laws in the UK and EU.
Assisting clients with AI, cybersecurity and privacy issues in their global acquisition and investment strategies, providing due diligence and corporate transactions support.
Advising a leading sovereign wealth fund and major global investor with a substantial portfolio including energy, fintech, agritech, healthcare and life sciences, transport and infrastructure, on AI, privacy and cyber issues in establishing a Big Data company and developing AI tools and systems.
Representing a multinational, multi-billion communications and defence company in global cybersecurity investigations.
Advising a global technology provider with $3 billion in revenue in relation to AI and cyber regulatory issues in the EU and UK.
Advising one of Europe’s largest non-performing loan services on complex personal data matters across multiple jurisdictions in its sale of a material portion of its investment portfolio for more than €1 billion, and on its subsequent investment partnership, agreeing to invest up to €1 billion annually in consumer unsecured non-performing loans.
Advising a leading global asset manager on privacy and cyber matters in its acquisition of a merchant services technology company facilitating secure electronic transactions and providing point of sale payment terminals, payment SaaS and related services, for a total consideration based on a fair enterprise value of approx. €2.3 billion.
Assisting a leading multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company with cross-border privacy and AI regulatory issues.
Advising the health-focused arm of an international investment business on privacy and cyber matters in its acquisition of the finished dosage form business of a leading European pharma firm.
Advising entities involved in cross-border investigations in relation to transfer and disclosure of personal data and information.
Assisting a variety of clients, including consumer-focused firms, on implementing compliance with EU cookie laws.
Assisting numerous clients with data sharing arrangements with supplier/vendor and other partners in compliance with European cybersecurity and privacy laws.
Advising a wide range of clients in relation to navigating cross-border personal data transfers post Schrems II.
Advising a U.S.-headquartered networking device supplier with global sales subsidiaries in relation to intricate personal data matters in an investigation.
Advising a SaaS company valued at $2.6 billion that provides self-optimising WiFi services and network control for communication service providers and their subscribers, including personal households and small businesses, on developing a personal data compliance programme.
Advising a leading investment fund on privacy and cybersecurity matters in relation to its $9.35 billion investment with a partner in a hyperscale data centre campus in the EU to serve a growing demand from major tech and artificial intelligence companies.
Advising a leading contract development and manufacturing organisation specialised in cell and cell-mediated gene therapies in relation to personal data compliance issues
Assisting a world leader in memory products and technology solutions on personal data and cyber issues in the sale of its peripherals gaming division for $425 million.
Advising a leading global private equity house on privacy and cyber issues in its €800 million strategic investment, together with a partner in a leading European online solutions provider.

International Disputes: Arbitration and Litigation

Advising a leading global resource planning and management technology/AI solutions company in relation to claims against a competitor concerning copyright, trademark and duty of confidentiality infringements.
Assisting a leading energy technology company in ICC arbitration involving complex data security and privacy issues.
Assisting a global cryptocurrency platform and Bitcoin mining company on privacy issues in relation to operational matters and subsequent litigation, including novel issues such as service via NFTs (non-fungible tokens).
Acted for a Scandinavian energy company in a high stakes dispute in the Middle East.
Acted for an oil and gas independent in a hard-fought “bet the company” international arbitration, obtaining an arbitral award in favour of the company as well as rarely granted special relief in support of the arbitration from the English Court.
Acted in highly technical litigation concerning the drilling of an exploratory well off the coast of West Africa.
Represented a CIS telecom company concerning a $861 million litigation in the Isle of Man involving allegations of fraud and misappropriation of assets.
Acted for PJSC Tatneft, Russia’s fifth biggest oil company, in a $380 million complex fraud claim against four Ukrainian high-net-worth individuals, including successfully obtaining a worldwide freezing injunction.
Acted for the Renova Group, a leading business group with diverse investments, in a hotly contested $1 billion commercial litigation in the energy sector, defeating two separate appeals to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Court of Appeal.
Advised a major energy company in relation to a dispute with a European state concerning discrimination and expropriation of a $2.65 billion inward investment in the energy sector, including advice as to proposed bilateral investment treaty (BIT) arbitration proceedings.
Advised a global investment fund regarding disputes in relation to its exit from several investment vehicles holding extractive industries assets in Central Africa.
Acted for VimpelCom, a telecoms company, in successfully defending a commercial court injunction (and related ad hoc arbitration), which would have prevented its $20 billion acquisition of Wind Telecom; the successful defence allowed for the completion of a transformative acquisition for the client, making it the sixth biggest mobile telecom company in the world.
Acted for a Central American energy company in one of the biggest oil and gas related cases concerning the upgrade of the world’s largest production platform.

Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection

Assisting a wide range of clients, including multinational conglomerates, data-driven companies, technology service providers, energy companies, financial services, life science companies and manufacturers, with regulatory compliance and risk management, including compliance with the EU Cyber Resilience Act and other EU data and digital regulations, and the development and implementation of cybersecurity, privacy and data protection programmes, policies and procedures.
Advising companies across multiple industry sectors on navigating cybersecurity and privacy incident response and investigations, including incident investigations, reports and notifications, focusing on the UK and the EU as part of Akin’s global practice.
Advising clients developing, deploying and investing in new technologies, including AI tools, on compliance with AI, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection laws in the UK and EU.
Assisting clients with AI, cybersecurity and privacy issues in their global acquisition and investment strategies, providing due diligence and corporate transactions support.
Advising a leading sovereign wealth fund and major global investor with a substantial portfolio including energy, fintech, agritech, healthcare and life sciences, transport and infrastructure, on AI, privacy and cyber issues in establishing a Big Data company and developing AI tools and systems.
Representing a multinational, multi-billion communications and defence company in global cybersecurity investigations.
Advising a global technology provider with $3 billion in revenue in relation to AI and cyber regulatory issues in the EU and UK.
Advising one of Europe’s largest non-performing loan services on complex personal data matters across multiple jurisdictions in its sale of a material portion of its investment portfolio for more than €1 billion, and on its subsequent investment partnership, agreeing to invest up to €1 billion annually in consumer unsecured non-performing loans.
Advising a leading global asset manager on privacy and cyber matters in its acquisition of a merchant services technology company facilitating secure electronic transactions and providing point of sale payment terminals, payment SaaS and related services, for a total consideration based on a fair enterprise value of approx. €2.3 billion.
Assisting a leading multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company with cross-border privacy and AI regulatory issues.
Advising the health-focused arm of an international investment business on privacy and cyber matters in its acquisition of the finished dosage form business of a leading European pharma firm.
Advising entities involved in cross-border investigations in relation to transfer and disclosure of personal data and information.
Assisting a variety of clients, including consumer-focused firms, on implementing compliance with EU cookie laws.
Assisting numerous clients with data sharing arrangements with supplier/vendor and other partners in compliance with European cybersecurity and privacy laws.
Advising a wide range of clients in relation to navigating cross-border personal data transfers post Schrems II.
Advising a U.S.-headquartered networking device supplier with global sales subsidiaries in relation to intricate personal data matters in an investigation.
Advising a SaaS company valued at $2.6 billion that provides self-optimising WiFi services and network control for communication service providers and their subscribers, including personal households and small businesses, on developing a personal data compliance programme.
Advising a leading investment fund on privacy and cybersecurity matters in relation to its $9.35 billion investment with a partner in a hyperscale data centre campus in the EU to serve a growing demand from major tech and artificial intelligence companies.
Advising a leading contract development and manufacturing organisation specialised in cell and cell-mediated gene therapies in relation to personal data compliance issues
Assisting a world leader in memory products and technology solutions on personal data and cyber issues in the sale of its peripherals gaming division for $425 million.
Advising a leading global private equity house on privacy and cyber issues in its €800 million strategic investment, together with a partner in a leading European online solutions provider.

International Disputes: Arbitration and Litigation

Advising a leading global resource planning and management technology/AI solutions company in relation to claims against a competitor concerning copyright, trademark and duty of confidentiality infringements.
Assisting a leading energy technology company in ICC arbitration involving complex data security and privacy issues.
Assisting a global cryptocurrency platform and Bitcoin mining company on privacy issues in relation to operational matters and subsequent litigation, including novel issues such as service via NFTs (non-fungible tokens).
Acted for a Scandinavian energy company in a high stakes dispute in the Middle East.
Acted for an oil and gas independent in a hard-fought “bet the company” international arbitration, obtaining an arbitral award in favour of the company as well as rarely granted special relief in support of the arbitration from the English Court.
Acted in highly technical litigation concerning the drilling of an exploratory well off the coast of West Africa.
Represented a CIS telecom company concerning a $861 million litigation in the Isle of Man involving allegations of fraud and misappropriation of assets.
Acted for PJSC Tatneft, Russia’s fifth biggest oil company, in a $380 million complex fraud claim against four Ukrainian high-net-worth individuals, including successfully obtaining a worldwide freezing injunction.
Acted for the Renova Group, a leading business group with diverse investments, in a hotly contested $1 billion commercial litigation in the energy sector, defeating two separate appeals to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Court of Appeal.
Advised a major energy company in relation to a dispute with a European state concerning discrimination and expropriation of a $2.65 billion inward investment in the energy sector, including advice as to proposed bilateral investment treaty (BIT) arbitration proceedings.
Advised a global investment fund regarding disputes in relation to its exit from several investment vehicles holding extractive industries assets in Central Africa.
Acted for VimpelCom, a telecoms company, in successfully defending a commercial court injunction (and related ad hoc arbitration), which would have prevented its $20 billion acquisition of Wind Telecom; the successful defence allowed for the completion of a transformative acquisition for the client, making it the sixth biggest mobile telecom company in the world.
Acted for a Central American energy company in one of the biggest oil and gas related cases concerning the upgrade of the world’s largest production platform.

Languages
Bulgarian
English
German
Russian

Education
LL.M., Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, magna cum laude, 2007
LL.B. (Hons), University of Bristol, with honors, 2006

Bar Admissions
Solicitor, England and Wales

Recognitions

The Legal 500 UK, International Arbitration, 2022-2026, Commercial Litigation 2019-2026; Civil Fraud, 2019-2024.
The Legal 500 UK, Next Generation Partners, International Arbitration, 2026.
Euromoney Legal Media Group, Europe Women in Business Law Awards, Rising Star: Litigation, 2017.
Chambers Global, Cross-Border Disputes, 2014-2018.
Chambers Global, Russia Dispute Resolution, desks based abroad, 2014-2018.

Speeches and Publications

Panellist, “When Arbitration Gets Hacked: Cybersecurity Risks and Fallout”, Wolters Kluwer webinar, May 2026.
Panellist, “Crypto Disputes: Where Are We Now?” GAR Live: Riyadh, February 2026.
Co-author, "Kluwer Arbitration: Practical Insights on Cybersecurity," January 2026.
Panellist, “Exploring the Practical Realities of Arbitration for Corporate Disputes,” TL4 Corporate Disputes Forum, London, December 2025.
Panellist, “New Strategies and Technologies for Arbitration,” TL4 International Arbitration and Enforcement Forum, London, October 2025.
Chair, “The AI Regulation Forum”, and moderator, “Data Privacy Considerations” Panel at the Forum, Informa, Brussels, September 2025.
Panellist, “The International Arbitration and Enforcement Forum”, London, October 2024.
Panellist, “The AI Regulation Forum”, Brussels, September 2024.
Panellist, “GAR Live Energy”, London, July 2024.
Panellist, “Use of AI - Private Equity Lawyers Forum Annual Conference”, London, June 2024.
Panellist, “Incident Response Forum Europe”, virtual, December 2023.
Panellist, “Incident Response Forum Europe”, virtual, September 2021.
Contributor, “Tribunal Challenged Over Alleged Cyber-attack in Brazilian Pulp Case,” Global Arbitration Review, 2021.
Panellist, “Artificial Intelligence in International Arbitration,” virtual, December 2020.
Panellist, “Incident Response Forum Europe,” virtual, September 2020.
Co-author, “Practical Steps to Address Cybersecurity,” Global Arbitration Review, 2020.
Panellist, “Latest developments in Sanctions and Disputes”, Moscow, March 2019.