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Katerina Hristova

Senior Associate

CMS Sofia
Landmark Centre
14 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.
Floor 1, 2
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
Languages Bulgarian, English

Katerina Hristova is a Senior Associate in the Finance team of CMS Sofia. Prior to joining CMS she has worked both in private practice and in the in-house legal department of a Bulgarian bank gaining significant experience in regulatory banking and finance matters.

She has advised clients on regulatory matters brought before the Bulgarian National Bank and Financial Supervision Commission. Katerina is also familiar with the European regulations concerning the banking and finance sector. She has advised on the implementation of MIFID II in the banking policies and procedures. Katerina is experienced in financings and security documents as well as drafting across a variety of sectors, including finance, corporate and commercial, and real estate law.

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Publications

December 2017 - ‘Hazards, related to High-Frequency Trading and the regulatory reaction’, Business Law Magazine, Sofia

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Education

2019 - LL.M. in Banking and Finance Law, Queen Mary University of London, London

2013 - Magister Juris, Sofia University, Sofia

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Expertise

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