Violeta Kirova

Principal Associate

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Violeta has vast expertise in advising clients from different industry sectors on all labour law aspects of their activities, starting from general overview and advice on the Bulgaria employment legal system and its peculiarities; structuring the employment relationships within a business, drafting of the employment documentation, such as internal rules and procedures, standard agreements, specific agreements with senior staff members or management agreements, termination and mass redundancies. A material part of her work involves advising on implementation of incentive schemes and arrangements, advice on tax and social security matters, collective bargaining, labour and residence permits for expats, etc. Violeta began her career at BOYANOV & Co. in 1997 as a Trainee Attorney and progressed through the roles of Associate (2000–2006), Senior Associate (2006–2022), and currently serves as Principal Associate since 2022. She also gained early experience as a Legal Trainee at Solvay Sodi and Mobiltel in 2011. Her advice is often sought in cases of transfer of employees in the context of transfer of undertaking, termination as a result of liquidation of businesses, she is a regular member dealing with employment law issues of the firm’s teams working on major M&A deals.

EDUCATION

Faculty of Law, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, MA in Law (1999)
Academy of American and International Law, The Center for American and International Law (formerly The Southwestern Legal Foundation), Dallas, USA (2003)

RECENT WORK

Providing ongoing assistance to Meta (Facebook) in relation to the employment aspects of their operations in Bulgaria. Violeta provides full support and assistance with the Bulgarian aspects of various global rightsizing of personnel initiatives undertaken by Meta.
Advising Lenovo on employment termination on multiple grounds, incl. staff cuts, termination by mutual consent, and by proposal from the employer against compensation.
Advising a number of industry leaders in Bulgaria on general or specific employment law issues such as banks (UniCredit Bulbank, Eurobank Bulgaria (Postbank), insurance companies (the local insurance companies of MetLife), media companies (the largest CATV operator Blizoo), mining companies (the local operations of Dundee Precious Metals), consumer goods companies (Philip Morris, Coca Cola), IT companies (CISCO, Curtis Instruments), retailers (Metro C&C);
Assisting and advising one of the largest global reserve power producers with operations in Bulgaria on the relocation of part of its business and the ensuing close down of its facilities in Bulgaria, including on the termination of the employees, mass dismissal procedures, payments of compensations, support on-site, etc.;
Assisting and advising one of the largest producers of welding rods on the liquidation of its production plant in Bulgaria, including on the termination of the employees, mass dismissal procedures, payments of compensations, etc.;
Assisting and advising a pre-packed foods producing company on the relocation of its production facilities in another country, including on the termination of the employees, mass dismissal procedures, payments of compensations, etc.;
Advising one of the largest Bulgarian breweries on topics related to the close down of redundant facilities, mass dismissals, compensations to the terminated employees and assistance on site during the process;
Assisted Mondelez with all Bulgarian legal aspects of its global joint venture with Douwe Egberts in the coffee business;
Assisted Yara International ASA in the acquisition of part of the business of Bulgarian group of companies related to “smart agriculture”. The assistance included thorough DD exercise (with a main focus on the employment relations), negotiations and drafting of transaction documents, structuring of the deal, advice on corporate and employment matters, etc.;

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Violeta Kirova

Principal Associate

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+359 2 8 055 055

v.kirova@boyanov.com