Ilko Stoyanov > Schoenherr > Sofia, Bulgaria > Lawyer Profile

Schoenherr‘s broad TMT practice has a stellar client roster of international and domestic technology and media companies, e-commerce operators, mobile operators and telecoms providers. The team covers complex M&A transactions, recently in the telecoms space, full-scope legal assistance including regulatory advice, data protection and IP support. Practice head Ilko Stoyanov and is a specialist in M&A and PE transactions. Marin Demirev is another key contact and focuses on regulatory matters.

Schoenherr is highly regarded for its M&A practice, with the team specialising in merger control clearances for cross-border transactions, often working in collaboration with their other offices across the CEE region. Further activities include ongoing advice to clients on the implementation and testing of compliance programmes and FDI analyses. Ilko Stoyanov specialises in merger clearance proceedings and leads the practice alongside Galina Petkova, who handles contentious mandates, including antitrust investigations and unfair competition disputes.

Schoenherr’s corporate capacities are primarily applied in the context of large national and cross-border acquisitions and take overs primarily in the TMT, IT and renewables sectors, where the team employs an interdisciplinary approach to advise on the related regulatory, real estate and finance aspects of deals. Further areas of expertise include private equity investments, reorganisations and day-to-day corporate law support. Alexandra Doytchinova, who specialises in investments and market entries in Bulgaria, corporate restructurings and divestments, and Ilko Stoyanov, who regularly advises investment funds on M&A transactions, are joint practice heads. Katerina Kaloyanova-Toshkova and Stela Pavlova-Kaneva are key contacts in the team and both have extensive experience advising on domestic and international M&A transactions in the telecoms, energy and manufacturing sectors.