Bulgarian and European corporates in the energy, consumer products, insurance, agriculture and finance sectors comprise the client base at CMS. The firm handles merger control matters, investigations and cartels, advice and court representation related to misleading advertisements and labelling, as well as providing ongoing advice and training to clients on diverse competition compliance matters, often in collaboration with their ‘extensive international network’. Jointly leading the practice are Nevena Radlova and Ivan Gergov, with the former handling merger clearance, antitrust and unfair competition mandates, and the latter specialising in competition compliance in M&A transactions. Anna Tanova is a key name in the department.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Reliable law firm.’
‘CMS has an extensive international network. This is particularly beneficial when it comes to competition law due to the possibility of dawn raids. We know we can rely on CMS to delivered standardised top quality support across our network of offices.’
Key clients
- EKO Bulgaria
- Smartcom Bulgaria
Work highlights
- Advice to a multinational bio-industrial company on compliance with competition law of a number of promotional campaigns, contracts and practices.
- Advice to EKO Bulgaria (part of HelleniQ Energy group) on merger clearance advice in relation to renting of various petrol stations; advice in relation to advertising campaigns.