Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners (TBP) joined Eversheds Sutherland as the member firm for Bulgaria in June 2022.[1]

Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base ranging from largest multinationals, regional and national companies, to small and mid-sized businesses. With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in over 70 offices in more than 30 countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.

Eversheds Sutherland, including with its predecessor legal practices, has been for more than twenty  years on the Bulgarian legal market.

Eversheds Sutherland in Bulgaria builds upon its practice and track record, and combines our own local skills and expertise with the global skills and expertise of the lawyers at Eversheds Sutherland. The global lawyers from our law firm in Bulgaria can help you with all aspects of business law.

With lawyers and specialized teams practicing in areas such as commercial law, corporate law, financial services (banking, capital markets, and insurance) law, M&A, real estate and construction law, labor law, litigation, energy law, the firm is well suited to serve its many domestic and international corporate clients.


[1] The legal name of the Bulgarian member firm remains Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners.

Currently, the firm has the following specialized teams:

  • M&A team, assisting clients in various M&A transactions across the wide range of different industries;
  • Commercial Transactions, which includes commercial transactions law, personal data protection law and intellectual property law practices;
  • Competition law, which includes our practices in antitrust law (prohibited agreements and abuse of dominance), merger control, unfair competition and state aid;
  • Corporate Law, which includes our practices in assisting start-up companies, incorporation services, corporate secretarial services, foreign investment assistance (including assignment of investment project status services)
  • Employment Law, which includes our individual and collective employment law, and employment restructuring practices
  • Energy Law, which includes our practices in electricity, gas, and oil sectors, renewables, and energy project finance
  • Financial Services Law, which includes our banking, capital markets, and insurance law practices
  • Litigation, which includes our practices in representing clients in administrative, civil, and commercial litigation and arbitration
  • Real Estate and Construction Law, which includes our RE due diligence, construction contracts, construction project finance, concessions, and related practices
  • Life Sciences (Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Foodstuffs and Food Supplements, Cosmetics)
  • Personal Data Protection, which includes our practices regarding implementation of the GDPR requirements for personal data protection.

 

We introduced specialized teams in 2005 and pride ourselves in having experts that demonstrate advanced knowledge in their given areas of law and practice, as well as insightful industry awareness. At the same time, the different teams work together on a number of joint projects and deals, an approach that creates synergy between the specialized teams.

Specializing requires constant updating of our knowledge and we strive not to follow, but to lead in legal developments, to study developments thoroughly, and to be of service to our clients by giving timely and proactive notices of any developments.

In addition to servicing business clients, the firm is also active in rendering pro bono services to several non-profit associations.

Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners (also © TBP) is a professional corporation of attorneys (адвокатско дружество) registered under Bulgaria’s Advocacy Act. Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners is registered with the Sofia City Bar under No 2600010010/Decision of the Sofia Bar Council No 10/24.04.2007. It is also registered with the Sofia City Court under file No 7441/2007. The firm’s BULSTAT code is 175287907, VAT No BG175287907. The firm’s registered address is 9-11 Maria Louisa Blvd., Floor 4, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria. Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners is Bulgaria’s member firm of Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP.

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