Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov

Our Dispute Resolution practice group provides comprehensive and effective strategies for dispute management and resolution, successfully representing clients in both domestic and international civil and administrative litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Our team offers a unique combination of legal and industry knowledge, and we know the market sectors our clients operate in. Our commitment to working closely with our clients allows us to manage their domestic and international disputes successfully and to devise effective, practical, and commercially driven solutions. We remain laser-focused on achieving the desired endpoint.

In arbitration, our work includes:

• drafting arbitration clauses, including those related to selecting suitable arbitration institutions and arbitrators
• assessing the risks and chances of success prior to initiating arbitration
• representing parties in arbitration proceedings
• securing interim relief in domestic courts
• analyzing possible dispute-settlement terms
• enforcing foreign and domestic arbitral awards
• having domestic arbitral awards set aside

In litigation, our work includes:

• assessing the potential benefits and risks of litigation and developing appropriate and effective litigation strategies
• pursuing alternative dispute resolution methods and obtaining out-of-court settlements
• representing parties in litigation proceedings
• offering tactical advice in all stages of disputes
• securing interim relief in domestic courts
• enforcing foreign and domestic judgments

Maintaining effective relationships with employees and solving employment disputes and complaints in a constructive manner requires a unique mix of preparation, innovation, flexibility, strategic thinking, and savviness, among other things. Our employment lawyers are experienced in mastering that difficult combination while offering a pragmatic approach to the management of legal risks in the HR process. We actively partner with our clients to ensure that their specific employment needs are met in the ever-changing and talent-driven world of business. We look at what makes our clients’ industries distinct and tailor our advice to their business models and corporate cultures.

Our team offers assistance with all legal issues relating to HR, including:

• labor and employment law
• global mobility
• employment tax and social security matters
• workplace policies
• industrial relations
• discrimination
• employment litigation

The establishment of local operations is the crucial first step of every investment in a foreign jurisdiction. We understand the importance of this process to our clients, and we do our utmost to make it as smooth and effective as possible by providing advice on and assistance with the full range of related legal issues, including:

• the general framework for foreign investment.
• the most appropriate legal and operational forms of business organization.
• the formation of business organizations (including the incorporation of legal entities and the formation of partnerships and representative offices).
• applications for government approvals, licenses, and registrations.
• the preparation of all types of commercial agreements and related documentation.
• shareholder, partnership, joint venture, and management agreements.
• corporate governance issues.
• social security and employment.
• tax structuring.
• currency control.
• intellectual property matters.
• purchase or lease of commercial property.
• changes in the capital structure.
• day-to-day corporate assistance.

Many of our clients are not-for-profit organizations, both charitable and non-charitable, including international business organizations and research institutions. We advise them on matters such as:

• establishing, structuring, and enforcing corporate governance
• obtaining not-for-profit status
• fundraising
• taxation
• property transactions

Are you looking for specialized IP lawyers able to combine top-notch legal skills with extensive experience in IP-related M&A matters, contracts, and complex litigation, and possessing an unmatched understanding of industry-specific matters and rules? This is what DGKV’s IP Practice Group has to offer. Indeed, our IP practice is a one-stop-shop for clients needing legal assistance with:

• trademarks
• designs
• copyright
• geographical indications
• plant varieties
• animal breeds
• software

Members of the IP team are able to help with matters ranging from the first step of achieving protection of rights, through registration, and on to the enforcement of those rights before courts of law or other competent Bulgarian and EU authorities.

Our Real Estate & Construction practice group has over 26 years of experience providing top-of-the-market advice to clients on all types of real estate projects and transactions.

Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and emphasizing a multidisciplinary and full-service approach, DGKV’s lawyers have worked on many of Bulgaria’s most prestigious and innovative real estate projects. 

We are uniquely able to assist with:

• acquisitions
• greenfield real estate investments
• real estate finance
• real estate lease
• zoning and environment
• construction
• title and construction insurance
• real estate litigation

Our team advises corporates and investors in sectors such as:

• office
• retail
• hospitality
• residential
• healthcare
• industrial
• energy & infrastructure
• ITC/data centers

Our Restructuring & Insolvency group provides advice to corporations in financial difficulty, to their bankers, and to other parties who are directly or indirectly affected by a company in financial distress.

DGKV is a member of INSOL Europe, an organization of over 1,250 professionals across 50 countries specializing in insolvency and business reconstruction and recovery.

 Areas in which we can assist:

• financial restructuring
• complex reconstructions
• workouts
• contentious insolvency proceedings
• cross-border aspects of international insolvency
• formal pre-emption, insolvencies, and rehabilitation procedures

The lawyers on our team have decades of experience devising appropriate solutions for clients and other stakeholders, by:

• identifying the sources of problems and the methods for rectification; and
• evaluating the rights and negotiating the positions of all affected stakeholders, whether secured or unsecured, creditors, employees, shareholders, customers, or governments.