Borislav Boyanov

Managing Partner
Head of Private Clients and Public Affairs Practice Groups
Practice areas
Contact
+359 2 8 055 055
b.boyanov@boyanov.com
BIOGRAPHY

Borislav is the Founding and Managing Partner of BOYANOV & Co. Over the years, Borislav has played a significant role in legal, diplomatic, and business initiatives across the region.

He has been admitted to the Sofia Bar Association in 1984 and in 1990 established BOYANOV&Co. He is Founder and Chair of the Legal Development Foundation (1999-) and Founder and Co-Chair of the Balkan Legal Forum (2000-). Borislav has been a registered Patent and Trademark Attorney since 1998, and a European Patent and Trademark Attorney since 2002. He also served as an Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He has been a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for International and Comparative Law at the Center for American and International Law in Dallas since 1994.

In the international legal community, Borislav has held various roles within the International Bar Association, including Representative for Bulgaria (1989–1994), member of the Council, Vice-Chair and Co-Chair of the East European Forum, member of its Advisory Board (1996-2019), Member of the Council of the Law Firm Management Committee (2022–2024) and its Advisory Board (2025-2026), among others.

He has long been involved in regional legal cooperation as Founder and First Chair of the South East Europe Legal Group (SEE Legal) in 2003 and has served as Honorary Chair and acting Co-Chair since 2006. In 2023 he established the Three Seas Legal Alliance.

Borislav is the Honorary Consul of Malta in Bulgaria since 2000, holding the title Honorary General Consul since 2018 and is an Officer of the Order of Merits of Malta. He was member of the Board of directors of the World Association of Consuls Associations (FICAC – 2023-2024). He is the Co-Founder of the Bulgarian Spirit Diplomatic Society (2024). Since 2016 he has served as President of the Bulgarian Honorary Consuls Association.

Borislav has been also Chair of the Maltese Bulgarian Business Chamber (since 2018), Honorary Chair of the Indian Bulgarian Business Chamber (since 2021), and previously held the position of Founder and Chairman of the Indian Bulgarian Business Chamber (2015–2020). In 2015, he also co-founded the British Bulgarian Business Chamber. He served as a Board Member and President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (2003–2009), and was also a Board Member of the Confederation of Industrialists and Employers in Bulgaria (2006–2008), and Deputy President of the Bulgarian Investment and Business Association (2003–2006).

Borislav is a member of the Sofia Bar Association, the Bulgarian Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Association of Honorary Consuls in Bulgaria, and the Bulgarian Spirit Diplomatic Society.

EDUCATION

  • Faculty of Law, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, MA in Law, class rank: first of class of 500
  • Academy of American and International Law, Southwestern Legal Foundation – Dallas, USA
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  • Borislav Boyanov has been recognized by Chambers and Partners as a Senior Statesperson for 2025, continuing the distinction he also received in previous years and ranked for 25 consecutive years. His consistent ranking over the years highlights his enduring leadership and influence in the legal profession.
    Borislav Boyanov, Chambers and Partners
  •  A client praises Borislav Boyanov for his "enormous experience, global view and excellent understanding of business" and adds that" he is a real leader for his colleagues and often for us as their clients."
    Borislav Boyanov, Band Senior Stateperson, Corporate/Commercial, Chambers Europe
  • Borislav Boyanov is widely respected for his long-standing experience in corporate mandates. He possesses expertise in M&A and investment-related matters. One impressed client reports: "He can solve complex issues."
    Borislav Boyanov, Eminent Practitioner, Corporate/Commercial, Chambers Europe
  • Managing partner Borislav Boyanov as an Eminent Practitioner describing him as a "highly experienced, business-oriented" practitioner who is noted by sources for his "strategic thinking." Further adding that “He has a wealth of expertise advising international investors looking to enter the Bulgarian market.”
    Borislav Boyanov, Eminent Practitioner, Chambers Global
  • Founding partner Borislav Boyanov remains an "incredibly influential" lawyer, who is an "absolute pillar of the field" and possesses "a unique perspective on what is happening in the country."He steers the firm's wide-ranging corporate work and frequently assists strategic private investors with large-scale mandates, notably on a CEE-wide level."
    Borislav Boyanov, Eminent Practitioner, Chambers Europe
  • “Borislav Boyanov is well known in Europe, a strategic thinker, advisor, and leader. Excellent management of the whole team.”
    The Legal 500
  • “Strategic thinker, extremely experienced and knowledgeable locally and internationally. Well recognized everywhere.”
    Borislav Boyanov, Corporate and M&A, Tier 1, IFLR1000