Kinstellar‘s dispute resolution team is praised for their ’commercial awareness that is second to none’ and ‘delivering practical solutions’. The team often advises on multi-jurisdictional matters in collaboration with their offices across the CEE region, with recent matters spanning across the employment, tax, IP, energy, insurance and real estate sectors. Jointly leading the team are Antonia Mavrova, whose expertise lies in the real estate sector, and Mladen Minev, who represents clients in commercial, administrative and civil proceedings frequently in the energy and real estate sectors. Boryana Boteva joined the team in January 2024 from Sabev & Partners Law Firm, and strengthens the team in the areas of arbitration and commercial litigation.
Testimonials
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‘Kinstellar has been our go-to partner in Bulgaria. Kinstellar has been prompt, easy to deal and extremely helpful in helping us out.’
‘Counsel made very good proposals how to approach our cases.’
‘Very open-minded and fast in replying.’
‘Kinstellar's strength is in complex and sophisticated matters. The team is super knowledgeable and carefully matches the client interest with the various options to approach a case. The best quality of Kinstellar is that its lead litigators are also genuine experts in the energy industry. The team has a commercial awareness that is second to none.’
‘Mladen Minev has an acute legal mind. He demonstrates a high level of professionalism and pays a razor-sharp attention to the task at hand. He delivers outstanding quality across the board. He has also a deep sense of integrity. Atanas Mihaylov is always available, with great litigation skills to define the most accurate litigation strategy. He is efficient and creative, he knows the tactics of a case inside out and never misses a point. With an ability to deal with complexity, Atanas is very clever and concise, calm under pressure and is overall an excellent advocate.’
Key clients
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- ADM Logistics
- KASTA CCHS LTD
Work highlights
- Successful court representation of ADM in a dispute with the Bulgarian tax authorities over unpaid VAT by a supplier.
- Successful court representation of a large IT company in an employment disputes related to the lawfulness of reduction of working time.
- Representing an insurance company in a dispute related to exercising a call option on a corporate bond and recovery of all amounts invested in the bond.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Antonia Mavrova, Mladen Minev