Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov’s pharma and healthcare practice offers a broad advisory service, comprising IP, regulatory, competition and antitrust support on clinical trials, market entries of generic medicines and litigation proceedings. The team advises life sciences companies, manufacturers, retailers, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies and is led by Kalina Tchakarova, an expert on medicinal product regulation, reimbursement and pricing, compliance and advertising. Vlada Tsenova and Desislava Iordanova are key practitioners in this field and are praised for their ‘expertise in complex and demanding projects’.
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‘Litigation knowledge.’
‘The team led by partner Kalina Tchakarova is a fine blend of experienced regulatory, litigation and IP lawyers, who collaborate very well together on all client matters involving inter-disciplinary approach. Moreover, they have very good understanding and knowledge about the specific challenges faced by the industry, which enables them to give focused and practical advice.’
‘I have had the pleasure to work with Kalina Tchakarova, Vlada Tsenova and Dessislava Yordanova and our collaboration in numerous matters has been great. They are practical and possess hands-on expertise in complex and demanding projects, which shines through their advice.’
Key clients
- Abopharma Bulgaria & Technocom Trade
- Accord Healthcare
- Baiersdorf Bulgaria
- Biogen Netherlands BV
- GE Healthcare
- Gedeon Richter
- Genmab A/S
- Novo Nordisk
- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi)
- Uniqa Dental Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advises Biogen Netherlands BV in a complex case related to one of their leading medicinal products with expiring patent protection but still protected against placement on the market of generic analogues.
- Advises Gedeon Richter PLC on regulatory and IP matters related to placement of generic medicinal products in Bulgaria and representation in several pending patent infringement cases and patent invalidation procedures.
- Assistance of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) on all aspects of its operations in Bulgaria, including compliance, patient programmes, distribution matters, tax, HCP agreements, advertising and other promotional campaigns, data protection.
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Practice head
Kalina Tchakarova
Other key lawyers
Vlada Tsenova; Dessislava Yordanova