The European Accessibility Act (EAA), approved in 2019, takes effect on June 28, 2025. The Act requires a wide range of products and services – such as consumer electronics, vending machines, websites, and mobile apps – to meet accessibility standards for people with disabilities.

Following an amendment in the Bulgarian Labour Code in late 2023 which will enter into force on 1 June 2025, Bulgaria is moving towards the introduction of a unified electronic employment record. This change will affect all Bulgarian employers and their employees and bring an end to the issuance and maintenance of paper-based labour books.

What do you do when a private equity fund comes knocking on your door? Ask you out for a dinner to talk about your business?

PHH Attorneys at Law, working with Kambourov & Partners, has advised European growth investor RM Equity Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Carista.

CMS has advised Shell Exploration and Production 96 on winning the tender and concluding the prospecting and exploration agreement for Block 1-26 Han Tervel offshore Bulgaria.

CMS has advised Nikan Agro on the licensing process before the Bulgarian Energy and Water Regulatory Commission for its 50-megawatt Blatska photovoltaic project.

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CMS has advised Geosolar Kamenyak on licensing for the 75-megawatt Kamenyak photovoltaic project by the Bulgarian Energy and Water Regulatory Commission. 

Bulgaria is currently facing delays in passing key legislation, with the government focused on distributing the state budget through sectors and preparing for Eurozone accession in 2026, according to PPG Lawyers Managing Partner Irena Georgieva. Regulatory changes are expected, and the IT sector remains strong and innovative.

Kinstellar has advised EMMA Capital Group on its acquisition of Diamedix from Chrelias Vasileios and GED Eastern Fund II – Fondo de Capital de Riesgo, via its subsidiary Emma Zeta.

On the evening of April 1, 2025, the Deal of the Year Awards Banquet brought together, under the same roof, over 200 top-tier lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe's leading law firms and General Counsel from across the region in Prague.

Boyanov & Co has advised NewMed Energy Balkan on the acquisition of a 50% interest in the oil and gas exploration permit for the 1-21 Khan Asparuh Block from OMV Offshore Bulgaria.

CMS has promoted Romania-based Alina Tihan, Hungary-based Veronika Kovacs, and Bulgaria-based Borislava Piperkova to Partner, as part of its latest promotion round that saw a total of 56 lawyers elevated to partnership ranks.

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co has promoted Radina Tomanova and Yana Georgieva to Partner.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. With 2024 behind us, we asked: Looking at transactional volumes for this year, would you say that 2024 was better or worse than what you originally expected it to be, and why?

The private healthcare sector across CEE has been expanding at a remarkable pace, reshaping the way people access and experience medical care.

Financing transactions often involve lenders taking security over the assets of a borrower’s group of companies. The typical security package in Bulgaria includes security over the borrower’s and other relevant group companies’ shares and the receivables deriving from such shares.