PhD in Law. He works as Chief Assistant Professor of International Private Law at the Institute for the State and the Law - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He specializes in international humanitarian law at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Warsaw. Until the middle of 2012, he was Chief Legal Advisеr at the Executive Agency "Maritime Administration" at the Ministry of Transport. At the end of 2012, he won a scholarship and successfully completed a Мaster's degree in International Trade and Maritime Law at Dalian Maritime University - Dalian, Liaoning, China. During his stay in China he participated in various economic forums, diplomatic and trade meetings. After returning to Bulgaria, he received the Doctor of Law degree and was appointed as Chief Assistant Professor of International Private Law at the Institute for the State and the Law - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

He teaches International Private Law at the New Bulgarian University, as well as Maritime law and other legal disciplines at the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna and the Academy of the Ministry of Interior in Sofia.

Deyan Dimitrov is also Attorney at Law at Sofia Bar Association and has professional interests in the field of maritime, investment, civil and commercial legal matters. He speaks English, Chinese and Russian languages.