People

Kostadin Sirleshtov
Kostadin Sirleshtov
Managing Partner
CEE Head of Energy & Climate Change
Bulgaria, Sofia
Kostadin Sirleshtov is managing partner of CMS Sofia and Head of Energy & Climate Change for CEE, where his team consists of over 80 lawyers in seven CEE jurisdictions. His areas of expertise cover conventional...
Elitsa Ivanova
Elitsa Ivanova
Partner
Head of Finance
Bulgaria, Sofia
Elitsa Ivanova is a dual English and Bulgarian qualified partner in the International Finance team of CMS and head of the Finance practice at CMS Sofia, with more than 15 years of professional experience...
Ivan Gergov
Ivan Gergov
Partner
Head of Private Equity
Bulgaria, Sofia
Ivan Gergov is an attorney-at-law and Partner working in the corporate/M&A practice of CMS Sofia. He advises clients on a broad range of corporate law matters, with a particular focus on M&A deals, corporate...

Expertise

Bulgaria
As an organisation operating in Bulgaria, you are working within a developing economy and with an evolving position within CEE.   Since 2005 at CMS, we have been working in partnership with national...
Bulgaria
jurisdiction
India Desk
Our International Desk India in Austria can provide you with both regionally specific legal and cultural expertise on one of the ten largest economies worldwide. Our practice area group supports Austrian...
Bulgaria
expertise
Macedonian Desk
In the recent years, Macedonia has become increasingly attractive to both Austrian and international investors. If you are also engaging in cross-border business or planning to establish or intensify...
Croatia
expertise

Locations

Sofia
CMS Sofia
Landmark Centre
14 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.
Floor 1, 2
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
Our office in Sofia, with more than 40 lawyers, was founded in 2005.  We are currently the largest international law firm on the local market. CMS Sofia is the headquarters of CMS in Bulgaria. This means...
locations
Mexico City
Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow, S.C.
Paseo de la Reforma 115
Piso 19
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec
11000 Mexico City
Mexico
CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow is located in the heart of Mexico City's commercial district. The firm was founded in 2009 and began its formal association with CMS in 2013, formally joining the CMS network...
locations
Muscat
Al Rashdi, Al Juma and Ewing Advocates and Legal Consultants
in association with
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Landmark building
6th Floor, , PO Box 41
136 Muscat
Oman
CMS Oman in Muscat  Having successfully supported clients in the region for many years, CMS Oman was established in association with Al Rashdi, Al Juma and Ewing Advocates and Legal Consultants to provide...
locations

Innovation

RegZone
RegZone provides you with expert analysis and daily news from the fast-changing world of financial institution regulation. The platform has a substantial online research resource and a flexible email...
Bulgaria
innovation page
Innovation
Innovation underlies everything that we do at CMS. In a rapidly changing world, all law firms talk about reinventing legal service delivery, embracing technology and having an innovative culture. We focus...
Bulgaria
innovation
Podcasts & Videos
News, analyses, and interesting facts from the world of law to take away – how very convenient! Our experts always have their finger on the pulse. Discover our CMS podcasts and webinars in video format...
Bulgaria
innovation page

Careers

Billing Administrator (Ref: BA)
Bulgaria
careers
Your Application
Our application process at CMS varies from country to country. We do this to ensure that specific qualifications for a position as well as local market needs are fully taken into consideration. However...
Bulgaria
careers
What makes an application successful
Of course, you want your application to get you the right job. And for us, it is important to choose the right people and find the best candidate for the vacant position. We base our decision on who to...
Bulgaria
careers

About CMS

About Us
Changing the face of law. CMS is a Future Facing firm.  With more than 70 offices in more than 40 countries and 4,800+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview...
Bulgaria
about us
Awards & Rankings
We are in business to help your business. So we are proud to accept market recognition for our performance as a welcome indicator that we are succeeding in our efforts to provide you with the highest...
Bulgaria
about us
Responsible business
 The scale and scope of the global challenges our society faces today, and in the future, are enormous – from the climate crisis to inequality. In line with the objectives of the UN Global Compact...
Bulgaria
about us

News

CMS European M&A Study 2024
22/03/2024 Press release - 22 March 2024
Bulgaria
Corporate/M&A
Emerging Europe’s Energy Transition
18/03/2024 CEE Legal Matters | 12 March 2024
Bulgaria
Energy & Climate Change
Tax: A CEE Level of Intricacy
13/03/2024 CEE Legal Matters | 12 March 2024
Bulgaria

Publications

Navigating clinical trial disclosures: No reasonable expectation of success in a patient sub-population in view of prior art reporting phase III clinical trial (T 1437/21)
Recent EPO Board of Appeal decision T 1437/21 adds to a growing number of decisions concerning the patentability of second or further medical use inventions where the prior art relates to a clinical trial...
Bulgaria
Life Sciences & Healthcare
law-now
Designs practice update: EU Court of Justice upholds Advocate General’s opinion on strict rules for design priority
BackgroundIn our previous article (here), we discussed the opinion of Advocate General Capeta in EUIPO v The KaiKai Company Jaeger Wichmann. That opinion was provided following an appeal against the General...
Bulgaria
Consumer Products
law-now
The sum of parts: Registered design for segments of towers found valid by General Court
BackgroundTA Towers ApS (“TA Towers”), a company based in Denmark, is the holder of the below registered Community design relating to goods for building materials, specifically, ‘building materials...
Bulgaria
Renewables
law-now

Insight

Insight
You expect law firms today to address current topics such as artificial intelligence or Brexit, which affect you and to provide you with advice to help meet new legal challenges. At CMS, we monitor the...
Bulgaria
Insight
Rebound and Remodel
Welcome to our Rebound & Remodel CMS Insights section. The unprecedented circumstances brought about by Covid-19 mean that we all face a somewhat unpredictable future. However, there are a number of tools...
Bulgaria
Insight
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a significant impact on every aspect of our lives in Bulgaria and across the world. Officially declared as a pandemic...
Bulgaria
Insight

Events

23
Apr
On the Pulse webinar series 2024
23/04/2024
Welcome to the 2024 On the Pulse webinar series.  This webinar series brings you updates on the latest legal and commercial developments in the life sciences & healthcare sector from around the world...
Bulgaria
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Webinar
06
Apr
Employment discussion forum
Past event
06/04/2017 Sofia
CMS Sofia warmly invites you to an Employment discussion forum where we will discuss important practical issues in this area with a special focus on the following topics Posting of employees under the...
Bulgaria
Participating Events
06
Apr
CEE Real Estate Investment Compass 2017 Breakfast Briefing
Past event
06/04/2017 London
CMS and Colliers are delighted to invite you to a business breakfast and the launch of CEE Real Estate Investment Compass on Thursday, 6 April 2017 at CMS's London office, Cannon Place. CMS and Colliers...
Bulgaria
Participating Events