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Guided by the desire that leading experts in the field of copyright exchange opinions in relation with the significant new challenges copyright faces as a result of the rapid development of the information society and, most of all, the spread of the Internet, Penkov, Markov & Partners - Attorneys at Law, together with Dr. Jur. Georgi Sarakinov organised a round table with the subject “The Future of Copyright”.

The award-giving ceremony of the seventh edition of the Project of the Year competition was held in the Bulgaria Chamber Hall in Sofia on March 29, 2012.

Penkov, Markov & Partners partakes in a seminar in Protection of Intellectual Property: Practical Issues, organised by the National Union of In-house Lawyers, Sofia

Representatives of the FLI NET member firms from the region of Central and South Eastern Europe held a meeting on the new premises of Penkov, Markov & Partners - Attorneys at Law in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 2 November 2011. The guests at the meeting included the FLI Principal, Mr Orlando J Casares, colleagues from Turkey, Greece and Serbia, as well as representatives of Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Hungary.

The Annual Conference of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms, took place from the 7th to the 10th of September in Vienna, Austria, superbly organised with the support of the Cerha, Hempel, Spiegelfeld, Hlawati Law Firm as its host.

As of 1^st July 2011 the Head Office of “Penkov, Markov & Partners – Attorneys at Law” and “Lega Interconsult – Penkov, Markov & Partners” OOD is moving to a new address:

Sofia 1113, 13B Tintyava Str., Floor 6

For the seventh year running, Penkov, Markov and Partners held its traditional team-building event in Chiflik, Troyan Municipality, between September 8 and 11, 2010. The focus in the latest edition was diversity and combination of diverse activities, some of them reflecting the professional priorities connected with the growing share of litigation at the expense of consultancy.

Penkov, Markov and Partners Attorneys at Law received a special invitation to participate in a forum entitled "New Opportunities for Investment in Energy and Infrastructure Projects in the Republic of Serbia" in Belgrade on February 3, 2011.

Penkov, Markov & Partners – Attorneys at Law is this year’s winner of the Corporate INTL Global Awards for the jurisdiction of Bulgaria in the following categories: Full Service Advisory Excellence Mergers & Acquisition Advisory Excellence

Based on an assignment by the American Chamber of Commerce, a team from “Penkov, Markov & Partners” - Attorneys at Law under the leadership of the Managing partner Vladimir Penkov prepared a draft act amending the Commercial Register Act.

Vladimir Penkov, Managing Partner of “Penkov, Markov & Partners” participated in the roundtable “Economy and Politics”

Again with the participation of Penkov, Markov & Partners

Round Table: on the Commercial Register organized by AmCham

The French hypermarket chain company Carrefour has sold its project in Sofia for the amount of about EUR 200 million, whereas the buyer of the new building on the Tsarigradsko Shosse currently under construction, is the Greek fund Assos Capital.

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