About the IAPP

Irena holds Master's degree in Law (Sofia University) and is Attorney-at-law registered with Sofia Bar Association. She is a Managing Associate at Deloitte Legal Law Firm (Bulgaria) with more than 10 years of experience. Her practice areas include personal data protection, cybersecurity, digital law and regulatory compliance. Irena has been working in the field of privacy and data protection since 2017. She has extensive experience in GDPR gap analysis and implementation. She has assisted clients with drafting documentation and taking appropriate actions for compliance with personal data protection legislation, advising on complex privacy issues, conducting staff trainings as well as performing the functions of external DPO registered with the Bulgarian supervisory authority. She has been a presenter at personal data protection events and is regularly writing articles and updates on data protection law and practice for Deloitte Legal Newsletter, Bulgarian and foreign media. Irena is a member of the IAPP and а contributor to the IAPP Global Legislative Predictions 2025. She holds a Certified Information Privacy Professional credential. Irena serves as a co-Chair of the IAPP Bulgaria KnowledgeNet Chapter for the term 2023-2025. Additionally, she is a contributor to OneTrust DataGuidance and a co-Chair of Deloitte CE Data Privacy Group.