‘The team has tremendous experience, business knowledge and offer fast and effective solutions.’

‘A reactive team with expert skills encompassing a broad range of legal matters.’

‘Borislav Boyanov is well known in Europe, a strategic thinker, advisor and leader. Excellent management of the whole team. Yordan Naydenov is super expert in M&A and corporate, with innovative solutions and broad knowledge. Nokolay Zisov is enthusiastic, young and a capable leader from the tech generation.’

‘Very knowledgeable and hard-working team with a lot of experience in the related field.’

‘Yordan Naydenov is a reactive, business-oriented and skilled lawyer.’

‘Extensive knowledge and great service.’

‘The CMS team is highly responsive and motivated to assist in any deal and process. A really well prepared team and probably the most experienced lawyers in the Bulgarian market.’

‘They have a large team and partner depth, possibly the best in the market. They are technically very good, commercial and smart. I found them quite inspiring to work with. They took care of everything and were very detail oriented and persistent.’

‘Diverse, broad expertise, trustworthy, competent, efficient and business oriented.’

‘I have been working with the corporate and M&A team for almost a decade and I can only say they are a truly exceptional group of top experts. A team that will guide you through any corporate matter with expertise, determination and great skill. They handle complex transactions like no one else and operate like a perfectly structured and smooth mechanism. They are true deal magicians, always up for that extra effort that makes a substantial difference. Extraordinary negotiators and talented closers. The team has established collaborations with international partners, which means you can count on many trustworthy connections across the globe. They are also among the few in the domestic legal market that dominate technology and actively use it to make everyone’s life easier.’

‘Veronika Hadjieva is the absolute best corporate and transactional lawyer on the local market. She is such a pro at managing and closing deals. Her talent for the law, her leadership and negotiation skills, her proactivity and resolution, and her piercing business awareness are some of the qualities that really make Veronika stand out. Christian Dimitrov from the corporate team also deserves special praise. He is a highly recommendable lawyer with huge knowledge and business insight, very resourceful and capable. I am very impressed with all the individuals I have worked with, as much by their professional qualities as by their culture, ethics and personalities.’

‘Very collaborative, always responsive, open-minded, flexible.’

‘What is truly unique about the practice is the fusion between its proven competence and its exceptional corporate culture. The Corporate and M&A group is a legal powerhouse built on decades of experience, strong commercial focus and stellar client service. It has an unbeatable track record with some of the most large-scale deals on our market, most of which involving many cross-border aspects. They are seasoned negotiators and deal-makers. In addition they foster a work environment based on mutual consideration, support and genuine sportsmanship. The practice truly puts the client in the centre – they would go above and beyond to protect your interests and assure the best possible results. As far as innovations, the practice has always been ahead of the curve – flexible billing, automation of work processes, ditigitization of burdensome procedures that they take care of at no additional cost. Also even before the pandemic they had a flexible work model in place, which is something very beneficial for the team and respectively for the clients.’

‘The entire team is outstanding and the best legal partner you could find out there. I would specifically mention the founding partner Yavor Kambourov, whom I find to be a remarkable lawyer and exceptional person. His enthusiasm and dedication are incessant even after over three decades of practice. I very much admire Yavor for his outstanding competence, as well as for the devotion, empathy and humanity. He is an exquisite professional and leader, who consistently promotes the same impeccable values and culture among the entire team, which is one of the main reasons the firm always stands out among the rest. Specifically in Corporate and M&A, I would highly praise Christian Dimitrov, who is a terrific transactional lawyer and handled flawlessly a rather complex deal. Christian is very commercially oriented and insightful. I highly value his strategic thinking, his ability to simplify complex legal aspects, his proactive problem-solving approach and the willingness to go the extra mile to assure success. Christian has really impressed me with his rigour, persistence and resourcefulness. Having Christian lead our transaction has been another demonstration of the firm’s culture of brilliantly training and then giving enough autonomy to young non-partner talent. M&A partner Veronika Hadjieva also deserves a special mention – she is a genuine force of nature and first-rate transactional lawyer. Her competence, vision and determination are truly impressive.’

‘The Kinstellar team is extremely reliable, client-focused and communicative.’

‘Kinstellar acted as local counsel for our client with respect to a transaction in Bulgaria. The Kinstellar team is first class. They provide the quality of service expected of a large international law firm. They can be trusted completely to get the job done with little to no oversight. Kinstellar demonstrates a deep understanding of the law and regulations while also showing practical business sense in their advice.’

‘The team is well structured and consists of specialist in many areas. The team works very well under pressure and within tight deadlines.’

‘Professional attitude and even in short of time always trying to help to your clients. I definitely will continue working with Kinstellar in future’

‘The law firm is well-placed to address urgent and complex corporate and M&A matters. Being one of the leaders on the market, Schoenherr combines great legal expertise with business perception and excellent client care. They offer very comprehensive and well-planned services.’

‘Ilko Stoyanov’s knowledge and experience are exceptional in the field of corporate transformations, restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. He also has broad expertise in the regulatory legislation applicable to the credit institutions, investments and banks.’

‘Schoenherr is an exceptional law firm to work with that achieves outstanding results for its clients.’

‘Recently, I worked with Ilko Stoyanov in a M&A deal and he represented the buyer. Ilko is very experienced, professional and cooperative. He is experienced negotiator and is constructive to close the deal to the benefit of both parties.’

‘The team is experienced and hardworking, with international know-how and practice.’

‘I have worked with Alexandra Doytchinova and Stela Pavlova-Kaneva, who both demonstrate great legal knowledge and commercial understanding. Alexandra stands out with huge practical experience and the ability to think one step ahead and, thus, help the client to best address all issues that might arise. Stela is exceptionally attentive, dedicated, with profound legal background and always reliable. I appreciate both their professionalism and ability to negotiate with multiple parties at short notice and even over the weekend.’

‘Schoenherr has an impressive M&A team: highly knowledgeable, very responsive, proactive and able to handle difficult negotiations in a professional and calm manner. Both Alexandra Doytchinova and Stela Pavlova-Kaneva rank among the top M&A lawyers in the country. They always provided us with tailored solution-oriented advice which took into consideration the specifics of the business and our priorities. Alexandra is really good at making strategic judgment calls, her wide-ranging experience allows her to see the big-picture and advise on the best course of action even in complex situations. Stela is our go-to-lawyer: besides being incredibly smart and legally skilled, she’s always available, client-oriented and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Alexandra Doytchinova is a great professional, always finding clever solutions for each and every issue.’

‘The team is very capable, easy to reach and quick to react. Their knowledge in the field is outstanding. They are familiar with the relevant case law and court practices.’

‘Well staffed team with profound expertise on the markets and proven track-record.’

‘Zvezdelina Filova is a senior lawyer with many years of experiences. She is able to provide support quickly, which is very valuable for the business.’

‘Knowledge, expertise and know-how.’

‘They are a genuine dream team of excellent experts with diverse strengths and capabilities, forming a perfect group. They have absolutely fabulous corporate and M&A experts, including those who know various industries.’

‘Boyana Milcheva is our main contact and we have excellent cooperation. She is very competent and reliable.’

‘The main advantage of DRP is the approach to the specific request of the customer, and knowing our business and practices. They have a very collaborative team with lots of knowledge and expertise. Our connection is fast and responses are obtained in timely manner.’

‘DRP’s professionals are reactive, knowledgeable, and business oriented. They accommodate our needs well.’

‘We are very satisfied from our work with them. They are very professional and you just feel they have your back and will threat your problem as theirs. Their response rate is very good, they are quick and very organized. They speak our language and give very good practical advices.’

‘A holistic, client driven approach. They are able to bring together expertise from all practice areas to resolve complex issues and deliver a seamless service right through to the end. I was particularly impressed with the tenacity of the team and ability to stay focused throughout a long process, maintaining high client service throughout.’

‘Roman Stoyanov is knowledgeable in his area of expertise. Very personable, approachable and responsive. I have valued all of these qualities in him, and always feel confident that he will deal with the issues put before him as quickly as possible, in a commercial and pragmatic way, in the best interests of the client.’

‘Our cooperation with the company has started with the partners Vladimir Penkov and Ivan Markov on major mergers and acquisitions, where we have received excellent advice and professional assistance in all aspects of the transactions and the subsequent operations. On a daily basis, we have been working with Roman Stoyanov, who is an excellent professional, extremely knowledgeable and precise in his work. For so many years we have never had a reason to doubt any advice given or to have to review any document prepared, everything has always been thought of and prepared with due diligence and to the best professional standard. What is exceptional is also the fact that the partners have shown exceptional personal integrity. Working with them is not only a pleasure but also a source of comfort and security that you have a partner and professional advisor on your side.’

‘The law office has vast experience in cross-border M&A and working with common-law based contracts. They’ve helped us with many projects .’

‘Very dedicated to finding appropriate solutions for clients’ problem. Roman Stoyanov is a very patient person, skilled and prepared to secure opinion on any legal problem, and also to enable us to get opinion from his colleagues who are experts in specific legal areas.’

‘On our commercial, corporate and M&A projects, we work with Nikolay Cvetanov and Atanas Valov. They both are very experienced, hard-working and exceptional negotiators.’

‘I am very happy with the quality, attentiveness and responsiveness of the services provided by CasePro. I find the team to be very knowledgeable on business law matters as they came up, and true experts in corporate and commercial issues. Through our business relationship, CasePro team have been responsive and detail oriented which has allowed us to stay focused on our business and not getting distracted with legal details.’

‘Boyan Lazarov regularly provides expert advice to our company. He is a professional with a strong legal acumen, problem solving ability, attention to detail and well-developed organisational skills. Plamena and Radost often support us on GDPR related matters, providing punctual updates and responses.’

‘CasePro Law Firm is a team of young professionals, experts in their fields. Very reliable in the advice they provide. Provide working solutions in a timely manner. Very approachable and operative.’

‘Spartak Yovchev has a very holistic view on the cases and creates smart strategies for their solving. Boyan Lazarov is a devoted professional who cares about each relevant detail. Damiana Lazarova has encyclopedic legal knowledge and can always bring practical solutions.’

‘I’ve worked with CasePro law firm for many years as the firm attends to our overall corporate and commercial issues, always with great results. The team has strong experience in the M&A, especially in the IT sector, and we have been fully satisfied by their work on our deals. The firm is a perfect example of great results and excellent service.’

‘Boyan Lazarov is our go to person. What I appreciate most is that he is always available and can give us quick advice over the phone even before we have a real situation. Our GDPR superheroes are Radost Doycheva and Plamena Krasteva and we owe our GDPR compliance to them.’

‘The team is quite diverse in terms of knowledge and expertise. Also, they are very diligent and proactive in their work.’

‘Damyana Lazarova and Radost Doycheva stand out among all lawyers I have worked with. Damyana is an incredibly strong leader and the results of that can be seen during the work with every single member from her team. Working with them is easy, they take so much care to deliver best solutions, they are quick, they are smart, working with them is even fun. Knowing the team from many years, I can say that CasePro team really enjoy working together, they know their roles within the team and collaborate both internally and with their clients in a unique manner. I am also very impressed with the support that Tonya Peneva provides on a daily bases. Boyan Lazarov has also helped us on corporate related matters and has always been brilliant in advising us.’

‘Our main contacts in the law firm are Arno Mamasyan and Tsvetelina Dimitrova. While Arno’s strengths lie in his long term experience, in-depth knowledge of corporate and commercial regulations and negotiation skills, Tsvetelina is a great communicator, manages to work under pressure and has a PhD in International Law, which lets us feel even more secure due to her additional knowledge of foreign statutes and ability to protect our interests abroad as well.’

‘I believe the greatest assets of the individuals are their responsiveness and reliability.’

‘Our team mainly works with the recently appointed partner Tsvetelina Dimitrova and the associate Margarita Ivanova. Tsvetelina is hard-working and client-oriented. She also has extensive knowledge of EU and international law regulations which was essential for resolving our issues at the time of a global pandemic. Margarita, on the other hand, has an eye for detail and creative methods of solving legal issues. Pharmaceutical law and healthcare are some of her specialisms, she really enjoys working in the field, and that helps her have additional knowledge and an interesting viewpoint on most of our questions.’

‘Georgiev, Todorov & Co are extremely expeditious, work quickly and in excellent interaction with external service providers when needed.’

‘Our team mainly works with Tsvetelina Dimitrova and Margarita Ivanova. Among the strongest qualities of Tsvetelina are organisational skills, knowledge of EU regulations in both corporate and intellectual property law, her attention to detail and commercial awareness. Margarita, on the other hand, is an excellent associate with great research skills, who is very easy to communicate with.’

‘My contacts are mainly with lawyer Margarita Ivanova. She is extremely responsive, regardless of working hours or during breaks, she always answers calls and gives quick enough answers.’

‘We have cooperated with STZ from the beginning of their establishment. We highly appreciate their personal approach to the clients. We consider team’s strengths are its flexibility, access to services and out-of-the box advice. They cover wide range of problems in the fields of commercial, corporate and M&A law. Their advice is always result-oriented, flexible and aiming to meet clients’ practical needs.’

‘Iordan Tchompalov is very experienced and his impressive legal and organisational skills contributed to the positive outcome on numerous cases he advised us on. He proved to be very effective and always able to deal, in highly professional manner, with challenging amount of work.’

‘Cooperation has always been smooth. The lawyers are very pleasant, proactive, with a pro-client approach.’

‘Irina Stoeva – remarkable scope of knowledge and experience in corporate and commercial law. Successfully advises on complex and time-critical legal issues.’

‘Extensive knowledge of and long-term experience in corporate and commercial law, efficient and market-oriented advice and 24 hours availability.’

‘Iordan Tchompalov – distinguished practitioner with communication skills and very good tactical approach to dealing with tough situations.’

‘Very fast response time and profound expert knowledge.’

‘Very knowledgeable lawyers who take a smart approach, suggesting solutions according to client’s needs.’

‘Very attentive in responding to any queries. They are sensitive in compliance with the deadlines and provide you with insights covering all possible options a client may want to see.’

‘I was impressed by Nikolay Radev’s command of the subject and his dedicated approach to meet the needs of the client, both in terms of time and of providing alternative solutions.’

‘Loyal relationship, very professional and reliable. Quick reactions at request.’ 

‘Alexander Moskov is another key member of the team, who has solid knowledge in the area of corporate and commercial law.’

‘We have been working closely with the managing partner Petya Murgova. She is extremely experienced in all matters concerning corporate, commercial and M&A and has always offered to us and our mutual clients effective decisions and mechanisms. She has fascinating knowledge of the applicable law and we can count on her for providing efficient strategies and transaction structures. We are impressed with her skills which have been essential for the complex legal support we require. We would also like to point out Silvana Dzharkova-Aleksandrova. Together with Ms. Murgova, she is our main point of contact and has been the leading team member on most of our corporate and commercial law related tasks. She has proven to be a highly effective, confident and flexible member of the Murgova and partners team.’ 

‘Simeon Krastev is very confident, flexible and highly effective in all cases related to our business matters.’

‘Top quality lawyers, available, precise and able to develop strategic advice relying upon good contacts with the local authorities.’ 

‘Murgova and Partners’ team members are highly professional legal consultants, who are always ready to assist our company in every commercial case we are dealing with. All of the team members have incredible theoretical skills, confidence and flexibility, which is how they managed to get acquainted with the specifics of our business activity, as well as with all internal processes within our organisation. We should mention the managing partner Petya Murgova. She has impressed us with her 30 years’ practical experience, as well as her deep knowledge of constantly evolving complex areas of law of life sciences. She is talented and a highly effective advocate, especially to find best possible alternative in complex situations. The other team member that we have worked with is Silvana Dzharkova-Aleksandrova who is a flexible, always well-prepared lawyer.’ 

‘We work with Silvana Dzharkova-Aleksandrova, who is an exceptional specialist and always there when you need.’ 

‘An excellent team, with a mixture of youth, enthusiasm and professionalism. I have been treated as if I were the one and only client with no delays.’

‘Simeon Hinkov is extremely dedicated to both his work and his clients. He always manages to answer questions in a very short time, which helps a lot in my work.’

‘The STHS team is distinguished by its diligence and hard work. They approach the case with great care and thoroughness.’

‘I can confidently say that I have never met a more responsible and principled person than Teodor Todorov. He approaches the resolution of cases in an extremely professional manner and with excellent competence.’

‘Simply very satisfied with the services. Reliable feedback on all legal questions in particular regarding corporate and M&A matters.’

‘I mostly deal with Boris Teknedzhiev, who is a very friendly contact and reliable.’