The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance , Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov is a second tier firm,

Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov provides a ‘consistently high level of quality’ to its clients, which include BNP Paribas, Fortis and ING Bank. It advised longstanding client International Investment Bank on drafting several credit agreements, and on construction financing for a new coastal complex. It acted on an acquisition financing transaction for Yambol Business Centre. Renewable energy project financing is a niche for the firm, whose clients include Solera Energy and PVB Power.

Within Capital markets , Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov is a third tier firm,

Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov has a track record on bond restructurings for Bulgarian State Railways. Grozdan Dobrev heads the team.

Within Corporate and M&A , Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov is a third tier firm,

Headed by the ‘very experienced and reliable’ Vladimir Kinkin, Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov’s ‘well-grounded team’ provides ‘effective, accurate and precise’ advice. Highlights included advising a Bulgarian food producer on its restructuring, and providing corporate advice to a developer of residential complexes. Other clients include PVB Power and Galchev Holdings.

Within EU and competition , tier 4

Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov advises on public procurement, merger control and general regulatory matters. It also regularly acts in cases before the CPC, representing clients such as Print Green, V Consulting and Bulgarian VIP Travel.

Within Privatisation, PPP and foreign investment, Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov is a second tier firm,

Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov has ‘extensive knowledge’ of the foreign investment market, and in 2010 acted for a number of energy sector clients on plant developments, including VEZ on the construction of hydropower plants. It also advised The Yambol Business Centre on a PPP with the Municipality of Yambol to build a public car park and business centre.

Within Projects, energy and natural resources, Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov is a third tier firm,

Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov is advising VEZ Svoghe on its development of nine hydroelectric power plants on the Iskar River. It also advised VEZ Martiza on the development of five small hydropower plants in the Maritza River, and acting for Solera Energy on the construction of four photovoltaic energy plants. Adriana Nacheva leads the practice.

Within Real estate and construction , Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov is a second tier firm,

Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov saw an increase in energy-driven work in 2011 to supplement its existing workflow of property acquisitions, sales and developments. The team has a strong contentious practice, and represented Kestrel Investment in an ownership dispute. Adriana Nacheva leads the team.

Within Shipping , Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov is a second tier firm,

Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov’s shipping practice is headed by Roumen Lyutskanov. It routinely advises on ship arrests and vessel purchases, and recently advised a Turkish law firm on transferring ownership of a yacht.

Within TMT , Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov is a third tier firm,

Dobrev, Kinkin & Lyutskanov’s practice primarily focuses on intellectual property, providing IP protection and enforcement advice to clients such as Bulgarconserv, Sprinter and Unix Solutions. Grozdan Dobrev heads the team.