Stefan Gugushev is the Managing Partner at Gugushev & Partners. He graduated with a degree in law from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and also holds an international practice diploma in Mergers and Acquisitions and acts as an arbitrator in the International Arbitration Court. He is a Bulgarian-qualified attorney with many years of professional experience in corporate, M&A, energy and tax law. He led many high-profile deals on the Bulgarian market, in particular mergers & acquisitions and energy projects. He is also active in a wide range of bank loan transactions.

Dimitrinka Metodieva brings to our team solid experience in corporate & commercial law as well as in banking and finance. Dimitrinka obtained her Master’s Degree in Law from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and has an international practice diploma in M&A. She acts on acquisitions and corporate restructuring matters, alongside having notable experience in financing projects.

Dafinka Stoycheva is the Head of the Litigation Department at Gugushev & Partners. She graduated with a degree in law from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and is admitted to the Sofia Bar Association. Dafinka practices general, corporate and commercial litigation, she has broad experience and has represented a variety of clients before the Bulgarian general and arbitration courts. She is also an arbitrator in the International Arbitration Court.

Victor Gugushev holds a Master's degree in law from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and also an LL.M. degree from the Queen Mary University of London. Victor brings to the team a great deal of expertise and experience in corporate & commercial law, finance and banking, tax law and international tax planning. Victor was awarded Best Young Lawyer of the Year for 2016 and 2018 by the National Justice Awards.

Antoniya is a highly qualified attorney-at-law with more than ten years of professional experience. She leads the Public Procurement and Labour Law department at Gugushev & Partners Law Office. In her career, she has established herself as a versatile specialist with significant expertise on a wide number of legal issues in the fields of labour and social security law, public procurement, real estate and construction law and protection of cultural heritage, contractual law, administrative and public law, administrative penal process as well as civil and administrative litigation. 

Daniela is a highly qualified lawyer with many years of professional experience. She is the Head of Corporate and Tax at Gugushev & Partners Law Office. Daniela specializes and consults clients in the field of corporate and commercial law, tax law and international tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, banking, and finance.

Yoanna has almost 15 years of experience as an attorney and specializes in intellectual property, data protection, telecommunications, media and digital technologies as well as in litigation. She is the Head of IP and Data Protection Department at Gugushev & Partners Law Office. Yoanna is a member of the Board of the national group of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, known as AIPPI and is recommended by the international legal directories Legal 500 as a leading individual in the IP area for Bulgaria.

Kostadinka is a qualified solicitor with professional experience in Bulgarian corporate and commercial law, capital markets and public companies. She leads the Energy, Capital Markets and Foreign Investments Department at Gugushev & Partners Law Office. In the last few years, she consulted the acquisition, development and exploitation of major energy and renewable sources projects in Bulgaria. Kostadinka is also a leading expert on immigration matters, issuance of visas, residence permits, and citizenship.

Ivan is a partner and head of the Real Estate and construction department at Gugushev & Partners Law Office. His practice areas also include litigation, corporate and contract law, as well as banking and finance. Ivan has extensive experience in debt collection and civil litigation. He has successfully represented credit institutions and non-banking financial institutions in enforcement proceedings, as well as in insolvency proceedings. Ivan has also advised Bulgarian and foreign payment institutions and e-money institutions in the field of risk management, the development of effective corporate policies and internal rules, as well as measures for compliance with the applicable legislation. Ivan has been involved in mergers and acquisitions of Bulgarian IT companies.