Mr Nikolai Gouginski > Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov > Sofia, Bulgaria > Lawyer Profile
Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov Offices
10 TSAR OSVOBODITEL BLVD.
1000 SOFIA
Bulgaria
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Mr Nikolai Gouginski
Work Department
Banking and Finance Practice Group; Competition Practice Group, Project Finance Practice Group.
Position
Partner
Career
Nikolai Gouginski is a Partner at DGKV, heading the Competition & Antitrust practice and co-heading the Banking & Finance practice. Nikolai has developed a strong competition and antitrust practice advising and representing clients in investigations and proceedings brought before the Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC), relating to merger control, horizontal and vertical restraints on trade, abuse of dominant position, and unfair-trade practices, among other things. He has been in charge of and brought to a successful end a number of landmark competition cases in Bulgaria, and as a key partner in the firm’s Banking & Finance practice, he focuses on cross-border lending and project finance, and his telling record of client success stories confirms his meticulous and comprehensive structuring and transaction advice.
Languages
Bulgarian, English
Memberships
- Sofia Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Union Internationale des Avocats
Education
- The George Washington University, National Law Center, Washington, DC (LL.M. in International and Comparative Law, With Highest Honors, 1999)
- University of Sofia, Faculty of Law (LL.M., 1995)
Lawyer Rankings
Bulgaria > EU and competition
(Leading individuals)Nikolai Gouginski
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Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov
Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov is reputed for its advice on on merger control, cartels and abuse of dominance investigations, competition compliance and dawn raids. Moreover, the practice has extensive knowledge in unfair competition cases where it frequently appears before the Bulgarian competition authority and courts. Pre-eminent competition practitioner Nikolai Gouginski and Violetta Kunze jointly lead the team. Dessislava Iordanova is a key member of the team, advising across antitrust, mergers, unfair trade and compliance matters.
Bulgaria > Banking, finance and capital markets
(Hall of Fame)Nikolai Gouginski – Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov
Banks, financial institutions, strategic investors, private equity and venture capital funds regularly turn to the practice at Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov for advice on secured transactions and corporate finance, debt restructuring, capital markets, the regulation of financial and investment services and bonds issuances, among other matters. The team is led by Nikolai Gouginski, who excels in cross-border lending; Georgi Tzvetkov, who is a key name for transactional and regulatory matters; Kaloyan Krumov, who has strength in project and acquisition finance; and Gergana Monovska, who provides transactional and regulatory support in the capital markets area. Valentin Bojilov further strengthens the team with his experience in lender and borrower financing transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets Bulgaria
- EU and competition Bulgaria
- Hall of Fame Bulgaria > Banking, finance and capital markets
- Leading individuals Bulgaria > EU and competition
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property
- Projects and PPP
- Real estate and construction
- TMT