Ms Vasileva is the Secretary General of AFSA International. She is an international commercial and investment arbitration specialist with extensive experience in legal and institutional development, international policy and governance, and a legal expert on international trade and investment. She brings over 25 years of extensive experience as counsel, spanning various jurisdictions and legal traditions.

With expertise in common law, civil law, and mixed legal systems, Ms Vasileva acted in complex domestic and international litigations and commercial mediation, setting legal precedents in a few jurisdictions.

A former advocate at the Bulgarian Bar, she is a certified Mediator with the Professional Association of Mediators Bulgaria (PAMB) and the Sofia Regional Court Settlement Centre (accredited by the European Parliament Resolution 2011/2016 (INF)). She is also an International Bar Association, International Law Association, American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association member.