Mr Pencho Stanchev > Dimitrov, Petrov & Co > Sofia, Bulgaria > Lawyer Profile

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co
28 TODOR ALEXANDROV BLVD
FLOOR 7
1303 SOFIA
Bulgaria

Work Department

Energy Law, Litigation and Arbitration, Real Estate Law, Construction Law, Banking Law

Position

Partner

Career

Pencho leads our Energy Practice, his current practice also being focused on dispute resolution and banking law. He represents market players from various industries in complex disputes and commercial lawsuits.

Pencho has been a key member of the team representing a leading electricity distribution service operator before the Court of Justice of the European Union for preliminary ruling on matters related to interpretation of EU Directive 2009/72. This case had significant importance on the electricity market in Bulgaria and could also influence the market in other EU member states.

Pencho has been providing full legal support to Tradenet Varna for developing from scratch a country-wide petrol station retail chain, advising the entire process of establishing a new business in a highly regulated industry, the acquisition of dozens of properties as well as the current commercial activity of the chain.

Languages

English, German

Memberships

Member of Pazаrdjik Bar Association

Member of VIAC Community Ambassador Network (VIAC CAN)

Education

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Law (LL.M. 2012)

 

Lawyer Rankings

Bulgaria > Dispute resolution

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co is hailed as having ‘simply exceptional’ expertise in dispute resolution. The team covers commercial and regulatory litigation and arbitration, cross border debt recovery cases and public procurement procedures. The team delivers first-rate expertise in disputes in the energy, IP, real estate and employment sectors, due to the firm’s full-service approach. Following the departure of Metodi Baykushev the practice is now jointly led by Pencho Stanchev, who specialises in dispute resolution, arbitration and energy law and litigator Encho Simeonov, who has extensive expertise in the medical malpractices field and was promoted to partner in March 2023. Other key team members include Alexander Georgiev, who received a promotion to senior associate in March 2023, Alexander Todorov and Donka Stoyanova.

Bulgaria > Energy and natural resources

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co advises on renewable energy matters, regulatory compliance and the financing and development of large-scale energy projects. Energy related disputes are another cornerstone of the practice group, which is led by Pencho Stanchev, an expert in energy disputes and regulatory litigation.

Bulgaria > Banking, finance and capital markets

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co is engaged by companies and public institutions from the real estate, construction, telecoms and energy sectors to handle a range of matters, including regulatory issues, and project and asset financing, as well as debt restructuring and insolvency questions. Practice head Hristo Nihrizov has expert knowledge of payment services and banking and finance matters, and has a track record handling digital transformation projects. Alexander Todorov and Pencho Stanchev further strengthen the team and are involved in litigation work.