Year joined: 2002
Competition, Employment, Intellectual Property, Litigation and ADR, Procurement
English, Russian, Bulgarian
EDUCATION
Faculty of Law, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, MA in Law (1979)
Training Programme on European Community Law (2002)
Human Rights Law and Practice Program at the University of Birmingham, Great Britain (1994)
Programme on the American Judicial System and Workshop on Judicial Restructuring, at the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, USA (1992)
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2002 Partner, BOYANOV & Co.
1994 – 2002 Judge, Supreme Court of Cassation, Chair of the Commercial Division
1991 – 1994 Judge, Sofia City Court
1984 – 1990 Judge, Sofia Regional Court
1981 – 1983 Junior judge in Sofia City Court
MEMBERSHIP
Sofia Bar Association, Editing Board of “The Human Rights”- law magazine, issued by Foundation “Bulgarian Lawyers for Human Rights”, Managing Board of the Open Society Institute – Sofia, Bulgaria since 2005, re-elected in 2008
June 4, 2025
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17 BOYANOV & Co. Lawyers Recognized for Their Outstanding Achievements in The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 GuideFebruary 4, 2025
BOYANOV & Co. 12 Times Gold Band Firm by World Trademark Review 1000March 28, 2024
BOYANOV & Co. Achieves Top Rankings in The Legal 500 EMEA 2024February 14, 2024
BOYANOV & Co. Awarded the Prestigious Gold Ranking in 2024 WTR 1000 for Trademark ExcellenceJune 7, 2023
Obligatory Mediation in Civil and Commercial Court ProceedingsApril 12, 2023
BOYANOV & Co. Top-Ranked in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023March 17, 2023
BOYANOV & Co. Top-ranked in Chambers Europe 2023March 1, 2022
BOYANOV & Co. Continues to Receive Gold Rankings in the IP-specialised WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark ProfessionalNovember 5, 2021
C19 Task ForceOctober 25, 2021
BOYANOV & Co. Top-ranked in Chambers Europe 2021February 24, 2021
The IP Practice of BOYANOV & Co. Law Firm Continues to be Ranked in the Gold Band in The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2021 GuideFebruary 2, 2021
BOYANOV & Co. Successfully Represented WIZZ AIR in a Challenging Case against the Level of Airport Charges at Sofia AirportMay 26, 2020
Висшият съдебен съвет прие Правила и мерки за работа на съдилищата в условията на пандемияApril 16, 2020
BOYANOV & Co. Top-Ranked in The Legal 500 EMEA 2020March 30, 2020
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BOYANOV & Co. Top-ranked in Chambers Europe 2020February 18, 2020
BOYANOV & Co. Continues to Receive Gold Rankings in the IP-specialised WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark ProfessionalsFebruary 13, 2020
BOYANOV & Co. Maintains its Position as Market Leader in Chambers Global 2020March 12, 2019
BOYANOV & Co. Top-ranked in Chambers Europe 2019