We are distinguished as a premier law firm in the realms of Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) due to our:
- Extensive Expertise: We have profound knowledge of procedural and substantive law across civil, commercial, and administrative domains. With over three decades of experience, we have successfully managed high-profile litigation and arbitration cases both nationally and internationally.
- Tailored Legal Strategies: We conduct a rigorous analysis of each client’s unique business facets and interests, assembling specialised legal teams to address all elements of legal disputes comprehensively. Notably, we have handled significant cases in various sectors, including banking, energy, the chemical industry, real estate and construction, taxation, intellectual property infringement, and employment disputes, among others.
- Representation in Various Disputes: We represent major international companies in issues such as infringement of rights, commercial and insolvency disputes, determination of property rights and repossession of real estate, labor disputes, judicial review of administrative acts, taxation disputes, and appeals against governmental acts and regulations.
- Industry-Specific Advice: We constantly advise and represent both companies and sectoral organizstions from the pharmaceutical, distillers, tobacco, information technology, and luxury goods industries.
- Alternative Dispute Resolution: We represent clients in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including domestic and international commercial arbitration cases.
- Strategic Network: We boast a network of associated attorneys across 14 cities in Bulgaria, ensuring exceptional local representation in major urban centers.
- Commitment to Professional Standards: We are unwavering in our commitment to the highest professional and ethical standards in all practices.
- Esteemed Recognition: We are highly regarded within the legal community for our Litigation and ADR expertise. We have been entrusted with drafting position papers on behalf of the President of the Supreme Bar Council and representing the council in key legal forums, including the General Meetings of the Commercial and Civil Chambers of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Supreme Administrative Court. We also play a proactive role in the legislative process, contributing to the drafting and review of legal amendments.
- Professional Integrity: We are known for our solution-focused and business-oriented approach, maintaining a reputation for professional integrity.
- Arbitration Expertise: We have been acting as representatives of clients before a number of domestic and international commercial arbitrations. In addition, our Partner Kina Chuturkova is an arbitrator and Vice-president of the Arbitration Court of the Bulgarian Industrial Association, and she has been appointed as an arbitrator in many commercial disputes. Our Principal Counsel Boyko Voynov is a registered mediator with the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Rankings: We have consistently been ranked top-ranked by major international legal directories, such as Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, and IFLR1000.
Notable deals and cases
- Advising Heidelberg Materials Devnya, the largest cement producer in Bulgaria, in administrative and court proceedings related to orders issued by the State Reserves and Wartime Stocks Agency and related to interpretation cases at the Court of Justice of the EU
- Advising Neochim, a Bulgarian company specialising in the production and trade of mineral fertilizers, inorganic chemicals, and organic chemical products, in a dispute with Bulgargaz, the public supplier of natural gas in Bulgaria, in relation to a force majeure claimed by Neochim
- Advising Satellite in disputes against a former employee of the company and his company named at its registration as Satellite Trading which has been using the logo of Satellite to steal the business of the client of trading in laminating folio with a South Corea company
- Representing Solvay Sodi, one of the largest industrial companies in Bulgaria and the biggest European plant for the production of synthetic soda ash, in various legal proceedings against the State Reserves and Wartime Stocks Agency, which has imposed unmanageable obligations on Solvay Sodi to maintain emergency oil stocks, including in respect of a preliminary ruling from the CJEU on the interpretation of Council Directive 2009/119/EC
- Representing companies from a multinational pharmaceutical group (known for, inter alia, developing and marketing a product used for both cosmetic purposes (to minimize wrinkles) and in medical conditions), in a legal dispute with a Bulgarian company over the copyright of one word – the trade name of the product. That litigation, where the core of the dispute is the copyright eligibility of a single word and the plaintiff’s claims, is a part of multiple related proceedings pending in various jurisdictions.
- Representing Silver Star Group, the official distributor of Mercedes-Benz vehicles and services in Bulgaria, in complex legal cases brought by customers of their Mercedes-Benz vehicles and repair services, often involving expert testimonies and numerous procedural steps
- Representing a leading Greek real estate investment company listed on the Athens Stock Exchange in nine complex court cases related to the insolvency of a Bulgarian company that failed to construct a commercial centre in Sofia. The cases involve significant financial claims and invalidation disputes, requiring a coordinated legal strategy for the client’s defense.
- Since 2012, we have represented Eurobank Bulgaria AD, one of the largest banks in Bulgaria, in over 180 consumer protection cases, challenging clauses in foreign currency credit agreements and interest rate amendments. Many cases were settled, while others were defended using CJEU case law.
- Representing Wizz Air in over 40 high-profile employment litigation cases, where for the first time Bulgarian courts are reviewing industry-specific issues related to pilots’ and flight attendants’ remuneration and paid leave entitlements.
- Successfully represented a Bulgarian company (a part of a big multinational group in the food industry) in challenging before the courts an act of the tax authorities rejecting to recover default interest over advance payments for corporate income tax for the 2021 fiscal year correctly paid but wrongly declared due to imperfection of a newly introduced online system. The Supreme Administrative Court’s decision on that case is an important precedent on the matter.
Represented a big foreign toy producer in three court cases against a Bulgarian company distributer about IP infringements related to the unauthorised import of infringing goods. The cases concerning infringement of rights on trademarks and copyrights have been completed, and only the design infringement dispute is still pending. In addition, we represented the same client in two unfair competition cases against the same distributor which were successfully resolved by the administrative courts.
