Liliana Bakayoko is a multi-award-winning international business lawyer admitted to the Paris and Sofia Bars, a Doctor of Law, and a former Professor of Law. With over 20 years of international legal experience, she is widely recognized for her pioneering vision that transforms legal challenges into strategic opportunities, empowering businesses to thrive in complex and rapidly evolving global markets.

Renowned for her theory of the Positive Perception of the Law, Liliana inspires businesses to see legal frameworks as drivers of innovation, empowering them to develop new practices that shape and advance legal standards.

She is widely regarded for her expertise in digital and AI law, particularly for her innovative work on the legal personhood of autonomous systems and the protection of neurorights, aimed at safeguarding the human brain and mind against the illegitimate interference of neurotechnologies. Liliana is also the creator of Neurocognitive Trade Secrets, a concept proposing a new legal framework to protect valuable business ideas even before they are articulated verbally or in writing.

Her extensive advisory portfolio includes providing legal counsel to the American company Linden Energy on issues related to the construction of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), which has contributed significantly to the diversification and resilience of the European energy sector.

Liliana operates at the intersection of business, technology, and law, advising on international business law, AI governance, neurorights, intellectual property, corporate strategy, and government relations.