Mr Nikolay Bebov > Eversheds Sutherland > Sofia, Bulgaria > Lawyer Profile

Eversheds Sutherland
9-11 MARIA LOUISA BLVD
SOFIA 1000
Bulgaria

Work Department

Financial Services Law Group

Position

Partner, Head of Financial Services Law Group. Practices include: Capital Markets, Banking, M&A, Energy Law

Career

Professional career: 1999-present – Partner, Tsvetkova Bebov Komarevski (and predecessor legal practices), Bulgaria; 1994-1999 – Tax advisor, PricewerhouseCoopers (Tax) (and predecessor firms), Bulgaria; 1993-1994 – Research Assistant, Center for the Study of Democracy, Bulgaria.

Languages

Bulgarian (mother tongue), English, Russian, French (intermediate).

Memberships

Bar admissions: New York State (since 2011), and Bulgaria (Sofia Bar Association)(since 1999). Associations: International Bar Association, American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, New York City Bar, FedBar.

Education

Columbia Law School, New York, USA, LL.M. (2007); Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Law, Bulgaria, LL.M. (1997); First English Language School, Sofia (1991).

Lawyer Rankings

Bulgaria > Intellectual property

Eversheds Sutherland assists national and international companies, most notably AstraZeneca, on a whole host of IP matters, ranging from day-to-day consultancy on the IP aspects of marketing activities to representing clients in court and arbitration proceedings and before the EUIPO and the Bulgarian Patent Office. Nikolay Bebov and Philip Kiossev jointly lead the team.

Bulgaria > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Eversheds Sutherland is entrusted with varied work which includes advice on M&A deal structuring, completing due diligence and other corporate documentation, as well as the restructuring of domestic and foreign businesses. Practice co-head Irina Tsvetkova is well versed in mergers and acquisitions and the resulting restructurings, and fellow co-head Nikolay Bebov  similarly acts in M&A deals, but with a focus on the financial sector.

Bulgaria > Banking, finance and capital markets

(Leading individuals)

Nikolay BebovEversheds Sutherland

Eversheds Sutherland is well known in the market for its capital markets practice and additionally has a well-regarded financial regulatory offering. The firm advises clients including banks, asset management firms and other financial institutions. Nikolay Bebov and Damyan Leshev are the practice co-heads, while Victoria Tzonkova provides further support in project financing and litigation in the banking space.