Mr Alexander Todorov > Dimitrov, Petrov & Co > Sofia, Bulgaria > Lawyer Profile

Transactional work is at the heart of the Dimitrov, Petrov & Co real estate and construction practice, which assists major international and local clients with all stages of the process, including the initial research, due diligence, negotiations and preparation of legal documentation and the resulting tax implications of the transaction. In addition to this, the team is frequently instructed to advise on the structuring of joint ventures, the development, planning, investment and financing of real estate projects, and the drafting of leasing and maintenance agreements. Boyana Milcheva, who is considered ‘one of the most respected real estate lawyers in the country’, leads the practice alongside Alexander Todorov, who has extensive experience in real estate-related transactions and disputes. Pavlina Ivanova is another key lawyer in the team who primarily focuses on real estate and foreign investment matters.

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.

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.