Post-doctor, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania (2024)
PhD in Law, University of National and World Economy, Sofia (2020)
LLM in Law, Sofia University (2012)
Significant Professional Experience
- Head of DSA Dispute Settlement / Senior Mediation Expert, ADR Center srl (November 2024 – present)
- Researcher, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania (June 2025 – May 2026)
- Chairman / Incorporator, Institute for Mediation and Conflict Management (IMEUS), Sofia, Bulgaria (October 2018 – present)
- Managing Partner / Owner, Legal Solutions Partners (November 2015 – present)
- Principal Mediator, Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM), EBRD, London (June 2020 – April 2021)
- Legal Consultant, National Network for Children (Legal Aid Network), Sofia, Bulgaria (April 2018 – present)
Current research
- Post-doctoral research on dispute resolution, mediation regulation and digital services governance (mandatory mediation models, Article 21 DSA / platform governance, child-friendly justice), Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius (2025–2026)
Main publications
- Radanova Yu, 'Building a Compulsory Mediation Pathway: Bulgaria as a Live Experiment in Dispute System Design?' (2026) 9(2) Access to Justice in Eastern Europe 1-25
- Radanova Yu, 'The New Era of Online Platform Dispute Settlement: Article 21 DSA – Out-of-Court Dispute Challenges and Potential Solutions', Romanian Arbitration Journal by Wolters Kluwer, Year 20, Vol. 74, Issue 1/2026
- Tvaronavičienė A, Kasiulaitė-Korsakovienė I, Radanova Yu, 'Designing an Effective Mandatory Mediation Model: Guidelines from the International Jurisprudence and National Constitutional Limits' (2025) 8(3) Access to Justice in Eastern Europe
- Radanova Yu, 'Are we losing the child's voice in mandatory mediation models?' Family Court Review (2025) 1–19
- Radanova Yu, 'The Implementation of Mandatory Family Mediation Schemes in the Context of the Istanbul Convention' (2024) 10(1) International Comparative Jurisprudence
- Radanova Yu, Mediation in Family Relations (book, Sibi Publishing House, 2021)