Mr Vladimir Penkov > Penkov, Markov & Partners > Sofia, Bulgaria > Lawyer Profile
Penkov, Markov & Partners Offices
IZTOK DISTRICT, TINTYAVA 13B
FLOOR 6
1113 SOFIA
Bulgaria
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Mr Vladimir Penkov
Work Department
Chairman of the Consultative Board and Senior Partner
Position
Chairman of the Consultative Board and Senior Partner: Banking & Finance, Corporate Law and Commercial Contracts, Competition, Privatization and Foreign Investments, Investment Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Finance, Public Procurement, Licensing and Know-How Agreements, Tax Law, Telecommunications, Media & IT, Energy Law and Renewable Energy Sources
Career
Penkov, Markov & Partners – Founder in 1990; Penkov, Markov & Partners – Managing Partner 1990-2017; Chairman of the Consultative Board of Penkov, Markov & Partners since 2017;Bulgarian Telecommunications Company AD – Member of the Managing Board, 2007-2008, Chairman of the Supevisory Board, 2008 – 2013 and reelected as Chairman since 2014; NIKAS Bulgaria AD – Member of the Board of Directors, 2009 – 2012; Arbitration Court at the BCCI – Arbitrator since 1999; BCCI – Member of Managing Board since 1993 and Vice President, 1999 – 2006; Zagorka AD – Member of the Board of Directors,1998 – 2006 and Executive Director, 2000 – 2002; Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations – Head of Division „Austria and Switzerland“, 1989 – 1990; Technica Foreign Trade Organization – Chief Legal Counsel, 1987 – 1989; Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations – Legal Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel, 1979 – 1987; Sofia City Court – Intership as a judge, 1976 – 1977
Languages
Bulgarian, German, English
Memberships
Member of the Managing Board of the BCCI, since 1993; Chairman of the Investment – Taxation Council with the BCCI, 2004 – 2006; Former Member of the Bulgarian National Group with the International Association for Intellectual Property Protection; Former Member of the Managing Board of BIBA (Bulgarian International Business Association); Founder and former President of the first Lions Club in Bulgaria – Lions Club, Sofia; Member of the Managing Board of Tulip Foundation, since 2009, Member of Sofia Bar Association, Member of Vienna Bar Association.
Education
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski – Master in Law, 1976; Economic University, Karlshorst, Germany 1970 – 1972
Lawyer Rankings
Bulgaria > EU and competition
Penkov, Markov & Partners advises on merger control clearance matters for high-profile mergers and acquisitions, most recently in the insurance sector for client Unilink S.A., who they represented before the Commission for the protection of Competition regarding the acquisition of SDI Group. The team is adept in all areas of unfair competition and procedural representation before Bulgarian courts. The team is jointly led by chairman Vladimir Penkov who has more than 20 years’ experience in the field of competition law and Smilena Hrusanova who is well versed in complex transactions and the related merger clearance proceedings. The team also includes key practitioner Vencislav Semkov .
Bulgaria > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Penkov, Markov & Partners has a ‘highly knowledgeable and dedicated’ corporate and M&A team that is active in the energy, real estate and insurance sectors, where they advise clients on cross-border M&A transactions and general corporate questions, with a sector specific expertise. The team is jointly headed by founding partners Vladimir Penkov , who brings with him extensive transactional expertise and Ivan Markov who is well versed in corporate and commercial matters. The third practice head is Nikolay Cvetanov, who advises banking and TMT clients on private transactions, M&A and compliance matters.
Bulgaria > Energy and natural resources
Penkov, Markov & Partners is ‘well-known as leading consultants’ in the energy and natural resources sector, where the team has a proven track record advising on energy related project development, for example renewable energy systems (RES) or PV projects and infrastructure, energy related litigation as well as having a hand in the development of legislation in the sector. Vladimir Penkov has extensive knowledge in energy law; Nikolay Voynov specialises in cross-border energy projects and Atanas Valov advises power generation and distribution companies – combined they lead the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Bulgaria
- Energy and natural resources Bulgaria
- EU and competition Bulgaria