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CMS

Employment

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Our employment team advises clients both as part of deals as well as on day-to-day employment matters, such as: internal personnel restructurings, management employment and management restructuring, redundancies, employment litigation, company labour regulations, compensations, bonus schemes, etc. Our experts have diverse experience and knowledge and are an indispensable part of our corporate, commercial and litigation teams.

We continue advising our international and local clients on the restructuring processes in their companies as well as on staff optimisation in particular. Thus, our team has become specialised in providing advice on senior management moves in particular.

We provide employment advice as an integral part of M&A deals. The team is also experienced in immigration issues related to foreigners and foreign directors working in Bulgaria. 

Clients (12)

  • Peek & Cloppenburg
  • Viking Life-Saving
  • Mondi
  • Colgate
  • Endava
  • Ocado Central Services
  • Smartcom
  • Global Biomet
  • Completions Development
  • Korn Ferry
  • Calzedonia
  • 60K

Industries (15)

  • Commercial & Professional Services
  • Construction & Materials
  • Consumer Product Manufacturing
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Real Estate
  • Food & Drink Producers
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Media
  • IT
  • Telecoms
  • Retail
  • Hotels & Leisure
  • Utilities

Chambers Review

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Employment - Bulgaria

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

CMS offers wide-ranging Bulgarian employment assistance, acting for a variety of international and local clients. The team regularly handles restructuring, lay-offs and the establishment of entities. The firm also assists clients with day-to-day issues, including company labour regulations and the negotiation of employees' compensation packages. Additionally, CMS is well placed to advise on related data protection and corporate law matters.

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Strengths

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  • CMS has excellent local expertise and a nuanced understanding of how Bulgarian regulations intersect with common industry practices.

    Employment respondentEurope

  • The team at CMS provides tailored advice with a client-focused approach.

    Employment respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Eva Petrova
    Eva Petrova

    Eva Petrova

    Eva Petrova advises a wide range of clients on day-to-day employment matters as well as on the labour aspects of complex restructurings, lay-offs and the establishment of new entities.

    • She is a good expert in local case law and is able to provide insight into previous cases.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • Eva Petrova is very commercial.

      Employment respondentEurope
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Ranked Individuals at CMS (1)

Bulgaria

Members

Provided by CMS

  • Gentscho Pavlov

  • Antonia Kehayova

  • Eva Petrova

  • Maria Harizanova

  • Desislava Anastasova

  • Assen Georgiev

    Head of Department

  • Atanas Bangachev

    Head of Department

  • Iveta Manolova

  • Eva Petrova

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