Ana Lazarova is a lawyer based in Sofia, Bulgaria, specialising in intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT) law. She is a Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of European Studies at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski.” As Chair of the Bulgarian digital rights association Digital Republic, Ana is engaged in digital rights, open access and open science advocacy. She is also the Chapter Lead of Creative Commons Bulgaria, a member of the Europeana Copyright Community Steering Group, and the National Coordinator for Bulgaria of the Knowledge Rights 21 programme.