Svilen Issaev > Kinstellar > Sofia, Bulgaria > Lawyer Profile

Kinstellar
69 BULGARIA BLVD
INFINITY TOWER, 14TH FLOOR
1404 SOFIA
Bulgaria

Work Department

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Healthcare and Life Sciences

Position

Counsel and head of Banking, Finance and Capital Markets in Sofia.

He has advised some of the largest international and domestic banking and finance institutions on various transactional, regulatory and compliance matters applicable to their business in Bulgaria.

Svilen’s expertise includes a wide spectrum of finance and investment issues such as: banks and financial institutions licensing, cross border financings, investment structuring, debt restructuring, security insolvency proceedings, capital market transactions and regulations.

He also specialises in life sciences and healthcare, including marketing authorisation, production, distribution, pricing and reimbursement, pharmacovigilance, advertising and clinical trials.

Career

Svilen has over 16 years of post-qualification practical experience gained in the local offices of large international as well as Bulgarian law firms.

Languages

Bulgarian, English

Memberships

Sofia Bar Association, International Bar Association, Industrial Pharmacy Association, Turnaround Management Association Bulgaria

Education

2004 – 2006 Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Sofia, Master of Economics
1997 – 2003: Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Law, Sofia, LL.M.

Lawyer Rankings

Bulgaria > Banking, finance and capital markets

Kinstellar covers a broad scope of work, including financing, payments and fintech advice, support with regulatory and compliance questions, as well as transactional work. International financial institutions, development banks, fintech companies as well as payment service providers entrust the team on a wide spread of work. Svilen Issaev has particular experience representing lenders and borrowers in complex financing transactions and leads the Sofia practice, and Diana Dimova is head of the firm-wide financial institutions group and advises on a range of corporate matters. Denitsa Kuzeva is another key name in the banking and finance department.