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What changes to the ESG legislation does the Omnibus Package bring?

Its primary aim is to improve ESG standards in the European Union, while reducing the administrative burden on business that the current ESG-regulatory framework creates.

AI Act (REGULATION 2024/1689): Timeline roadmap

Some little known but important features of the insurance contract

Employment contract vs. civil contract – six key differences

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov in the hall of fame of the Legal 500

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov’s introduction to the prestigious listing comes as a result of his continued excellent performance

DPC is actively consulting its clients on the implementation of MIFID II

2018 began with a number of regulatory changes affecting the financial markets all over the European Union, Bulgaria being no exception.

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov attended the opening ceremony of the legal year in Italy

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov, head of the ICT law practice at Dimitrov, Petrov & Co., was invited to attend the traditional opening ceremony of the Italian legal year

Desislava Krusteva gains recognition in the Women in Data 2019 survey

Global Data Review – the leading information source within the data law landscape – has recently released its new survey Women in Data 2019.

Zoya Todorova has been appointed an officer of the IBA European Regional Forum

Zoya Todorova, partner and head of Corporate law, M&A and Competition law practice groups at Dimitrov, …

Unprecedented compensation for nonpecuniary damages awarded to a client

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. Law Firm (DPC) won a case for nonpecuniary damages with an unusually high amount of compensation for Bulgaria.

The Cyber Law in Bulgaria monograph is now out

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov and Assoc. Prof. Martin Zahariev, PhD authored the new edition of Cyber Law in Bulgaria, published by Kluwer Law International in May 2022, as a part of the International Encyclopaedia of Law series.

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov

DPC won the Bulgaria Firm of the Year Award of LMG Life Sciences

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. (DPC) Law Firm has won the jurisdiction award for Bulgaria of the prestigious LMG Life Sciences Awards.

DPC reaches new highs in The Legal 500 ranking for 2022

More Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. (DPC) practices and lawyers than ever have been recognized in one of the most prestigious global legal rankings.

The Constitutional Court has defined environmental protection and wildlife conservation as a supreme constitutional value

The judges unanimously rejected the request for annulment of the provision of Art. 7 of the Biological Diversity Act thus confirming that the orders for the designation of protected areas are final and not subject to appeal.

Boyana Milcheva

DPC advised Beetroot on buying the business of South Gate Tech

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. (DPC) advised the entry of the Swedish software company Beetroot in the Bulgarian market through the acquisition of the business of the Bulgarian tech company South Gate Tech.

Hristo Nihrizov

European Commission to fight shell entities

At the end of 2021, the European Commission presented an initiative to fight the misuse of shell entities for improper tax purposes. These so-called ‘shell companies’ are used for tax evasion purposes and aggressive tax planning, by directing financial flows towards jurisdictions that have lower taxes or by shielding assets, such as real estate, from taxes.

Boyana Milcheva

Nikola Stoychev is the new partner at DPC

The latest DPC partner promotion is effective as of 1 March.

Nikola Stoychev

Private municipal and state property can now be acquired by statute of limitations

The moratorium on the acquisition of private state or municipal property by statute of limitations is unconstitutional. This was accepted by the Constitutional Court (CC) in its decision of 24.02.2022.

February 26, 2018

Martin Zahariev, PHD, presented GDPR at a workshop under a European project

Martin Zahariev, PhD delivered a presentation at a workshop on privacy and education in the context of the so called “once-only” principle.

January 7, 2020

Desislava Krusteva gains recognition in the Women in Data 2019 survey

Global Data Review – the leading information source within the data law landscape – has recently released its new survey Women in Data 2019.

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