Galina Petkova > Schoenherr > Sofia, Bulgaria > Lawyer Profile
Schoenherr Offices
ALABIN 56
1000 SOFIA
Bulgaria
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Galina Petkova
Work Department
EU & Competition, Antitrust compliance law, Consumer protection law and Corporate/M&A
Position
Attorney at law
Career
Galina Petkova has been an associate with Schoenherr since 2012. Galina’s main areas of practice are EU & Competition and antitrust compliance law. Galina also deals with consumer protection and Corporate/M&A.
Galina, member of the Sofia Bar, graduated from Sofia University (Master of Laws 2006). She further completed an LL.M in American law at Boston University School of law where she studied as a Fulbright grantee for 2011-2012. Before joining Schoenherr, Sofia, Galina worked in leading Bulgarian law firms as an associate in the areas of Dispute Resolution, EU & Competition, Corporate/M&A.
Languages
Bulgarian, English, French
Memberships
Admitted to the Bar in Bulgaria
Education
Boston University School of Law, Boston/USA (LL.M in American Law 2011 – 2012)
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia/Bulgaria (Master of Laws 2001-2006)
Lawyer Rankings
Bulgaria > EU and competition
(Leading associates)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.