Nikolai T Gouginski

DGKV has one of the oldest and best recognized competition practices among Bulgarian law firms dating back to the adoption of the first Law on Protection of Competition in 1998. Nowadays our team is one of the largest and most accomplished in handling multiple investigations and proceedings. DGKV has developed a strong competition practice and has made a significant contribution to the development of laws and practices of the Bulgarian competition regulator – Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC);

Our experience spans for more than 30 years of advising many multinational and Bulgarian clients from various industries on all aspects of merger control, cartels, unfair competition matters, horizontal and vertical restraints on trade, abuse of dominant position and of superior bargaining position, industry specific regulations, distribution, agency, and marketing contracts.

Sofia Bar Association

International Bar Association

Nikolai Gouginski is a Managing Partner at DGKV, heading the Competition & Antitrust practice and co-heading the Banking & Finance practice.

Nikolai has developed a strong competition and antitrust practice advising and representing clients in investigations and proceedings brought before the Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC), relating to merger control, horizontal and vertical restraints on trade, abuse of dominant position, and unfair-trade practices, among other things.

He has been a leading lawyer and brought to a successful end numerous landmark competition cases in Bulgaria, and as a key partner in the firm’s Banking & Finance practice, he focuses on cross-border lending and project finance, and his telling record of client success stories confirms his meticulous and comprehensive structuring and transaction advice.

The George Washington University

LL.M. in International and Comparative Law, With Highest Honors

1999

Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

LL.M.

1990 - 1995