Dimitar Kairakov > Schoenherr > Sofia, Bulgaria > Lawyer Profile
Schoenherr Offices
ALABIN 56
1000 SOFIA
Bulgaria
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Dimitar Kairakov
Work Department
Corporate and M&A, Regulatory
Position
Attorney at law
Career
Dimitar Kairakov is a senior associate at Schoenherr Bulgaria. He joined the energy team in 2016 and has been deeply involved in almost all energy projects, including upstream and downstream oil business, renewable energy, gas transmission, as well as natural gas and electricity trading. He has advised some of the key players on the Bulgarian market on various regulatory aspects and licensing procedures. He acts mainly for clients from the energy sector (oil, gas and electricity) and in addition to infrastructure, telecom and mining industries on all aspects of regulatory law matters and energy infrastructure projects as well as with respect to administrative and litigation proceedings. He is the first point of contact for clients on energy efficiency and emission reduction obligations, environmental aspects of energy investment projects, electricity and natural gas sale licensing issues, public procurement and concession matters.
Languages
Bulgarian, English
Memberships
Admitted to the Bar in Bulgaria
Education
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia/Bulgaria (Master’s degree in Law 2016)
Lawyer Rankings
Bulgaria > Energy and natural resources
(Leading associates)Schoenherr is particularly well regarded for its proficiency on international energy projects across the oil and gas, wind, PV and utilities sectors, leveraging the firms cross-European set up to advise both Bulgarian and European companies, governmental and EU bodies on the acquisition, development and implementation of projects. Further areas of expertise include M&A and project financing, regulatory compliance, EU policy and local energy legislation. Dimitar Kairakov and Stefana Tsekova jointly lead the practice, with the former advising energy clients on regulatory and licensing matters and the latter having experience in development of the energy regulatory framework both at the EU and national levels.