JUNIOR PROFILE

Rumen Cholakov

UK Bar 2026

3 Verulam Buildings

Ranked in 1 practice area

Fraud: Civil

London (Bar)

1 year ranked

About

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UK Bar

Career

Rumen started his career as a solicitor at Davis Polk & Wardwell (2014-2016) and Kirkland & Ellis (2016-2019). After pursuing an LLM at Columbia University in New York (2019-2020), he then joined 3 Verulam Buildings chambers in October 2020, from where he has been practicing since. Rumen is also a visiting lecturer of U.S. Constitutional Law at King’s College London.

Professional Memberships

Solicitor (England and Wales) – 2016

Barrister (England and Wales)– 2021

New York Bar – 2021

DIFC Courts – 2025

Publications

Rumen is a contributor to Paget’s Law of Banking (16th Edition: 2023), the upcoming Fifth Edition of Banking Litigation, the upcoming 20th Edition of Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Precedents of Pleadings, the upcoming 5th edition of Jack on Documentary Credits, the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, the Butterworths Financial Regulation Service, and the 3VB Finance Column on PLC.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Rumen Cholakov is building a busy commercial practice at the Bar, using his previous experience as a solicitor to aid in complex, high-stakes civil fraud cases.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is super bright, produces great drafting, and thinks ahead.
Fraud: CivilUK Bar
He is very sparky and bright junior who produces well structed arguments.
Fraud: CivilUK Bar