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...
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...
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...

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
Bergen
CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS
Allehelgensgate 2, entrance A
NO-5016 Bergen
PO Box 394 Sentrum
NO-5805 Bergen
Norway
CMS Kluge is a full-service Norwegian law firm with 52 partners and over 200 employees, established in 1923, with offices in Norway’s capital Oslo, in the energy hub Stavanger and in Norway’s second...
locations
Oslo
CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS
Bryggegata 6
NO-0250 Oslo
PO Box 1548 Vika
NO-0117 Oslo
Norway
CMS Kluge is a full-service Norwegian law firm with 52 partners and over 200 employees, established in 1923, with offices in Norway’s capital Oslo, in the energy hub Stavanger and in Norway’s second...
locations

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
CMS Insurance App
CMS Insurance App - Expertise at your fingertips As the insurance sector becomes more complex, (re)insurers, brokers and insureds need to have access to the right legal information across a number of...
Bulgaria
innovation page
Know-how Protection
Here is why know-how protection is becoming increasingly important: Click here to go right to the Online Stress Test There are new risks around know-how protection As the business world becomes ever more...
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 advises Austrian Airlines on sale of Austrian Airlines Technik Bratislava
17/04/2024 Press release - 17 April 2024An international team of CMS lawyers has provided comprehensive legal advice to Austrian Airlines AG on the sale of the Slovakian company Austrian Airlines Technik Bratislava...
Bulgaria
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

Publications

Transforming the Legal Landscape? The Impact of LLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate human-like text based on deep learning techniques. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of textual data, such...
Bulgaria
Data Protection Law
law-now
CMS Expert Guide to renewable energy
18/04/2024 The Renewables Sector is now many decades old and considered a mature investment sector by many. Yet the issues it faces continue to evolve and grow at pace with the evolution and growth of the sector...
International
Energy & Climate Change
Expert Guide
CMS Expert Guide to real estate finance law
18/04/2024 A clear understanding of the security available is fundamental for lenders and borrowers. To assist, CMS has launched an interactive International Guide to Real Estate Finance. This provides a clear and...
International
Banking & Finance
Expert Guide

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
Artificial Intelligence
Welcome to our Artificial Intelligence CMS Insights section for Bulgaria, which provides some hot topics from CMS about artificial intelligence AI opportunities and risks Artificial Intelligence provides...
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
07
May
At CEEntre Stage | The Impact of ESOP incentives on CEE's corporate culture
07/05/2024
At CEEntre Stage 
Bulgaria
Employment & Pensions
Webinar
07
Jun
CMS Skills For Future Facing Teams: Enabling peak performance
Past event
07/06/2021
With or without a pandemic to distract us, we all need to know how to attain and maintain a state of ‘peak performance’ for much of the working day. And since there happens to be a pandemic just now...
Bulgaria
Webinar