Competition/Antitrust | Europe

Boyanov & Co maintains its position as one of the leading competition law firms in Bulgaria. It has a broad practice, representing clients in high-profile cartel damages actions, as well as advising on investigations into allegations of unfair competitive practices, such as involvements in cartels and possible abuses of dominance. Additionally, the law firm has strong activity in merger clearance filings. It is highly regarded by clients from the financial services and pharmaceutical industries. The team also assists clients with the competition law compliance aspects of distribution schemes.

The team at Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov remains an established leader in the Bulgarian competition law market, with notable experience in significant cartel damages actions and representing clients in investigations by the Commission on Protection of Competition into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour. Additionally, the law firm assists clients with obtaining approval from the Bulgarian authorities for proposed mergers, as well as with the competition law compliance aspects of distribution and franchising agreements. It has a number of clients from the food and drink, energy and TMT sectors.

Kambourov & Partners provides assistance across the full range of competition law matters, advising clients on Phase II merger clearance notifications and investigations into possible cartels or alleged abuses of dominance. The team is also experienced in state aid matters and competition compliance. It is a popular choice with clients from the TMT and retail industries.

CMS is a popular choice with clients from the financial services and energy sectors. The law firm frequently advises clients on competition law compliance, particularly in respect to commercial agreements. It offers additional experience in merger control filings and in investigations by the Commission on Protection of Competition.

Penkov, Markov & Partners is a well-reputed law firm with a wide-ranging competition law practice. The law firm regularly advises on competition law compliance issues in relation to distribution agreements and marketing strategies. The team also advises clients on merger control filings and allegations of unfair competition. It has a number of clients from the manufacturing and food and drink sectors.

Schoenherr has a broad competition law practice, assisting clients with merger clearance mandates. The team in Sofia works closely with lawyers from the firm's Austrian office on multi-jurisdictional matters. The law firm also advises clients on procurement matters and competition law compliance issues.