We provide comprehensive legal advice to Bulgarian and international businesses, financial institutions, investors, entrepreneurs and private clients. Our practice combines in-depth knowledge of Bulgarian and EU law with a practical understanding of our clients’ businesses and industries.
To provide our clients with comprehensive support, we cooperate, where appropriate, with trusted independent professionals and specialists across various fields, as well as with established law firms in other jurisdictions. This enables us to coordinate legal, regulatory, financial, technical and other relevant expertise for complex, multidisciplinary and cross-border matters, subject at all times to applicable Bulgarian law and professional rules.
Through this network, we are able to assist clients with matters extending beyond a single jurisdiction or area of expertise, while providing a coordinated point of contact and maintaining a consistent approach throughout the engagement.
Corporate & Commercial
We advise companies throughout their entire business lifecycle, from establishment and day-to-day operations to complex corporate reorganisations and strategic transactions.
Our services include:
- Company incorporation and corporate structuring
- Corporate governance and shareholders’ relations
- Shareholders’ and joint venture agreements
- Corporate reorganisations, transformations and restructurings
- Commercial agreements and general terms and conditions
- Distribution, agency, franchise and supply arrangements
- Management and intra-group agreements
- Corporate secretarial and ongoing legal support
Mergers & Acquisitions
We advise buyers, sellers, investors and management teams on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, providing support throughout the entire transaction process.
Our services include:
- Legal due diligence
- Transaction structuring
- Share and asset acquisitions and disposals
- Share purchase and asset purchase agreements
- Investment and shareholders’ agreements
- Joint ventures
- Management buy-outs and minority investments
- Transaction financing and security arrangements
- Regulatory approvals, merger control & FDI screening
- Signing, closing and post-closing assistance
Banking & Finance
We advise banks, financial institutions, borrowers, investors and corporate clients on financing transactions and the regulatory framework applicable to financial services.
Our services include:
- Corporate and acquisition finance
- Bilateral and syndicated lending
- Security packages and guarantees
- Refinancing and restructuring
- Banking regulatory matters
- Licensing, notifications and regulatory approvals
- Corporate governance of financial institutions
- Payment services and financial products
- Compliance with Bulgarian and EU banking regulation
- Regulatory investigations and supervisory matters
Capital Markets & Financial Services
We advise regulated entities, investors and businesses on capital markets, investment services and the evolving EU financial regulatory framework.
Our services include:
- Investment services and activities
- Regulatory requirements for investment firms and other financial institutions
- Prospectus and disclosure requirements
- Market conduct and investor protection
- Investment funds and alternative investment funds
- Venture capital and private equity structures
- Financial instruments
- Regulatory compliance and internal policies
- Relations with financial supervisory authorities
Competition & Antitrust
We assist businesses in identifying and managing competition-law risks in transactions, commercial arrangements and day-to-day operations.
Our services include:
- Merger control
- Competition aspects of M&A transactions and joint ventures
- Horizontal and vertical agreements
- Distribution and pricing arrangements
- Abuse of dominant position
- Competition compliance programmes
- Dawn raids and regulatory investigations
- Proceedings before competition authorities and courts
- State aid matters
Employment & Benefits
We advise employers on all aspects of individual and collective employment relations, combining legal compliance with practical solutions for workforce management.
Our services include:
- Employment and management agreements
- Internal employment policies and procedures
- Remuneration and incentive schemes
- Working time and flexible working arrangements
- Employee transfers and business reorganisations
- Individual and collective redundancies
- Disciplinary proceedings and terminations
- Employee privacy and workplace monitoring
- Collective bargaining and employee representation
- Employment litigation
- Immigration and employment of foreign nationals
Data Protection & Privacy
We advise businesses on GDPR compliance and the increasingly complex requirements concerning the collection, use, transfer and protection of personal data.
Our services include:
- GDPR compliance programmes and audits
- Privacy notices and internal policies
- Data processing agreements
- International data transfers
- Data protection impact assessments
- Employee and customer privacy
- Direct marketing and cookies
- Personal data breaches
- Data subject requests
- Representation before the Commission for Personal Data Protection and courts
Technology, Digital & AI
We advise businesses on legal issues arising from digitalisation, emerging technologies and the development and deployment of artificial intelligence.
Our services include:
- AI Act compliance and AI governance
- AI policies and risk management frameworks
- Contracts for AI, software and technology solutions
- Software development, licensing and SaaS agreements
- Cloud services and outsourcing
- Digital platforms and online services
- E-commerce
- Electronic signatures and electronic identification
- Cybersecurity and digital resilience
- Data governance and data-related contractual arrangements
- Legal assessment of new digital products and business models
Intellectual Property
We help businesses protect, commercialise and enforce intellectual property and other intangible assets.
Our services include:
- Trademarks, designs and copyright
- IP ownership and licensing
- Software and technology rights
- Brand protection
- IP aspects of advertising and marketing
- IP due diligence
- IP provisions in M&A and investment transactions
- Confidentiality and trade secrets
- Assignment and licensing agreements
- IP disputes and enforcement
Regulatory & Compliance
We help businesses navigate Bulgarian and EU regulatory requirements and develop effective internal compliance frameworks.
Our services include:
- Regulatory analysis and compliance assessments
- Licensing, registrations and notifications
- Internal policies and procedures
- Corporate compliance programmes
- AML/CFT compliance
- Sanctions and restrictive measures
- Anti-bribery and anti-corruption
- Whistleblowing frameworks and investigations
- Regulatory inspections and investigations
- Communications and proceedings before regulatory authorities
Consumer Protection & Retail
We advise manufacturers, retailers, distributors, online businesses and service providers on consumer-facing activities and regulatory compliance.
Our services include:
- Consumer contracts and general terms
- Pricing and price-reduction requirements
- Advertising and promotions
- Unfair commercial practices
- E-commerce and distance selling
- Consumer warranties and claims
- Product information and labelling
- Regulatory inspections
- Proceedings before consumer protection authorities
Real Estate & Construction
We advise investors, developers, owners, landlords, tenants and corporate occupiers on real estate transactions and development projects.
Our services include:
- Real estate acquisitions and disposals
- Legal due diligence and title review
- Lease agreements
- Construction and development agreements
- Planning and zoning matters
- Easements and other property rights
- Real estate financing
- Property aspects of corporate transactions
- Construction disputes
Energy & Infrastructure
We advise investors, developers, financial institutions and businesses on energy and infrastructure projects, with particular experience in the changing regulatory environment of the energy sector.
Our services include:
- Renewable energy projects
- Project development and acquisitions
- Energy regulatory matters
- Licensing and permitting
- Grid connection
- Power purchase and other energy agreements
- Project finance
- Energy-related M&A
- Energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects
- ESG and sustainable investment considerations
ESG & Sustainability
We assist businesses and financial institutions in understanding and implementing evolving EU sustainability requirements.
Our services include:
- ESG regulatory assessments
- Sustainability governance
- Sustainable finance requirements
- ESG aspects of financing and investments
- Sustainability-related policies
- Supply-chain requirements
- Green claims and environmental marketing
- ESG due diligence
- Sustainability-related contractual provisions
Life Sciences & Healthcare
We advise companies operating in the pharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare and related sectors on regulatory, commercial and compliance matters.
Our services include:
- Pharmaceutical and medical device regulation
- Market access and distribution
- Advertising and promotion
- Clinical and research arrangements
- Healthcare compliance
- Commercial agreements
- Data protection and health-related data
- Regulatory proceedings
- Product-related legal matters
Media, Advertising & Entertainment
We advise agencies, advertisers, media companies, content creators, artists and businesses on advertising campaigns, content production and commercial exploitation of creative works.
Our services include:
- Advertising and marketing agreements
- Agency and production agreements
- Artist, performer and talent agreements
- Image and personality rights
- Copyright and content licensing
- Sponsorship and endorsement arrangements
- Influencer marketing
- Promotional campaigns and competitions
- Advertising regulatory compliance
Transport, Logistics & Mobility
We advise businesses operating in transport, logistics, automotive and mobility sectors on commercial and regulatory matters.
Our services include:
- Transport and logistics agreements
- Distribution and fleet arrangements
- Automotive sector agreements
- Regulatory and licensing matters
- Supply-chain arrangements
- Commercial claims
- Sanctions and cross-border trade issues
- Mobility and new transport solutions
Public Procurement & Public Sector
We advise businesses participating in public procurement procedures and projects involving public-sector counterparties.
Our services include:
- Review of tender documentation
- Preparation and submission of bids
- Consortium and subcontracting arrangements
- Public procurement compliance
- Challenges to procurement procedures
- Contract implementation and amendments
- Public-sector commercial agreements
Dispute Resolution & Litigation
We represent clients in complex commercial, corporate, regulatory and employment disputes before Bulgarian courts, arbitration tribunals and administrative authorities.
Our services include:
- Commercial and contractual disputes
- Corporate and shareholder disputes
- Banking and financial disputes
- Employment litigation
- Real estate and construction disputes
- Regulatory and administrative proceedings
- Competition and consumer protection proceedings
- Arbitration
- Recognition and enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards
- Interim and protective measures
- Pre-litigation strategy and settlement negotiations
Restructuring & Insolvency
We advise creditors, shareholders, investors and businesses in financial distress on restructuring, insolvency and creditor-protection matters.
Our services include:
- Corporate and debt restructuring
- Distressed M&A
- Insolvency proceedings
- Creditor representation
- Enforcement of security
- Directors’ and management responsibilities
- Negotiations with creditors and financial institutions
- Recovery strategies and litigation
Private Clients
We provide discreet legal assistance to entrepreneurs, executives, shareholders and private individuals, particularly where personal and business interests intersect.
Our services include:
- Succession and inheritance matters
- Estate planning
- Family-owned business succession
- Private investments and shareholdings
- Real estate matters
- Corporate structures for family assets
- Representation in private and commercial disputes
Ongoing Corporate Legal Support
For clients requiring regular legal assistance, we provide integrated day-to-day support across multiple areas of law, acting as an external legal function or working alongside in-house legal teams.
This may include ongoing advice on corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory, compliance, data protection and contractual matters, as well as coordination of complex projects involving multiple legal disciplines.