The law firm offers full procedural representation before courts of first instance, appellate, and cassation levels in commercial and civil cases.
We also provide representation and assistance in order for payment and enforcement proceedings, as well as in interim and protective measures.
Our legal services extend to foreign legal entities in the areas of contract law, administrative law, corporate law, property law, commercial law, copyright law, labor law, and we offer support in debt collection according to the applicable procedures.
Corporate law
Our team has extensive experience in commercial and corporate law. Over the years, we have served and continue to serve some of the largest and most successful Bulgarian and international companies. You can rely on us for comprehensive legal support and services in the field of Commercial Law.
Trenchev & Kostova Law Firm provides consultations and legal analyses in the field of commercial law in the following areas:
Business Operations
- Commercial transactions;
- Company formation and incorporation;
- Procedural representation before courts and institutions;
- Changes and updates for registration in the Commercial Register;
- Insolvency proceedings;
- Relations between partners and shareholders;
- Relations between partners and company management;
- Consultation on capital structure, shares/interests in corporations, consortia, holding structures, etc.;
- Maintenance of corporate records and company books;
- Legal representation and mediation for protecting the rights of shareholders and company directors;
- Representation before the Registry Agency – Commercial Register;
- Corporate restructuring (merger, acquisition, division, spin-off, and change of legal form);
- Dissolution and liquidation of companies.
Business Transactions
- Legal analysis of various corporate matters;
- Drafting of contracts and legal documents;
- Participation in negotiations related to commercial deals and business transactions;
- Preparation of contracts and documentation related to business tax planning.
Competition
- Assistance and representation in proceedings before the Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC);
- Unfair competition practices;
- Merger control and concentrations of undertakings;
- Appeals of procedures under the Public Procurement Act;
- Disputes related to abuse of monopoly or dominant market position;
- Judicial appeals of administrative acts issued by the Commission on Protection of Competition.
Corporate law
- Incorporation of all types of companies under the Commercial Act;
- Admission and dismissal of partners and shareholders, among others;
- Mergers, acquisitions, and demergers;
- Increase and decrease of share capital, including in-kind contributions (non-cash contributions);
- Establishment and registration of partnerships under the Obligations and Contracts Act (e.g. Consortia, Civil Partnerships);
- Establishment, registration, and deregistration of special pledges under the Special Pledges Act and the Financial Collateral Arrangements Act;
- Full legal representation of legal entities in the negotiation, conclusion, amendment, and termination of commercial contracts, as well as in commercial litigation;
- Representation before financial institutions, including full legal support for obtaining project financing;
- Mediation and legal consultancy for participation in public procurement procedures under the Public Procurement Act;
- Commercial insolvency proceedings.
Aviation Law and Air Navigation
The law firm has extensive experience in the field of AVIATION LAW and AIR NAVIGATION, providing legal assistance (due diligence) and compliance services to both large and small aviation companies and airport operators across a wide range of legal matters, including:
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- Aircraft lease agreements;
- Disposal transactions involving aircraft (transfer, exchange, and pledging of aircraft);
- Establishment of encumbrances on aircraft before the Civil Aviation Administration Directorate and the International Registry operating under the legal framework of the Cape Town Convention and Protocol on Aircraft Equipment, adopted on November 16, 2001;
- Compliance with the application of international aviation conventions and international transport law;
- Drafting of aircraft management and continuous airworthiness maintenance agreements;
- Holdership agreements (CAMO agreements);
- Full legal support in connection with:
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- Assistance in obtaining Aircraft Registration Certificates;
- Assistance in obtaining Radio Station Licenses for aircraft;
- Assistance in obtaining Aircraft Insurance Certificates;
- Assistance in obtaining Airworthiness Certificates;
- Assistance in obtaining Noise Compliance Certificates for aircraft;
- Assistance with aircraft registration and deregistration in the Civil Aviation Administration registry.
Intellectual property
Our team provides services in the field of intellectual property, copyright, and related rights.
- registration and protection of patents, trademarks, utility models, inventions, geographical indications, and designations;
- drafting contracts for the regulation of copyright;
- handling disputes related to copyright and related rights;
- preparation and negotiation of license agreements;
- legal representation in cases of copyright infringement;
- draft contracts concerning intellectual property rights (license agreements, franchising, know-how, etc.).