Home / People / Nikola Naydenov

Nikola Naydenov

Junior Associate

Portrait ofNikola Neydenova

Nikola Naydenov

Junior Associate

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

Nikola Naydenov is a Bulgarian qualified lawyer and a junior associate in the Corporate team at CMS Sofia.

He is experienced in working on M&A transactions, including on the due diligence phase in a variety of sectors, including energy, IT and retail. He is also experienced in corporate law, company restructurings, tax law and compliance with international and European tax requirements, as well as commercial law and litigation. Nikola has also participated in multiple international moot court competitions in the area of international commercial and investment arbitration.

His previous experience includes working as a senior associate at Ernst & Young Bulgaria, as a law clerk at Sofia District Court and as a trainee at a Bulgarian law firm.

more less

Memberships & Roles

  • Sofia Bar Association
more less

Education

  • 2022 – Master of Laws: International Arbitration and Corporate Law, Pennsylvania State University School of Law, USA
  • 2019 – LL.M., University of National and World Economy Sofia, Bulgaria
more less

Expertise

Feed

01/04/2024
EC closes first investigation in Bulgaria under new EU Foreign Subsidies...
On 16 February 2024, the European Commission (EC) opened its first investigation under the Foreign Subsidiaries Regulation (FSR) in relation to a BGN 1.2 billion (EUR 610 million) public procurement initiated...
Law-Now Public Procurement
13/12/2023
CMS Expert Guide to Stock option grants in Bulgaria
1. Can a company issue stock op­tions/re­stric­ted units in your jurisdiction?. Yes. 2. If yes, is it a common practice to issue stock op­tions/re­stric­ted units in your jurisdiction? No. It is an uncommon...
Expert Guide
Comparable
05/10/2023
Importers of electricity in the EU face new challenges
On 1 October 2023, the Transitional period of the Carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) went into effect with additional reporting obligations for importers of electricity to the EU.The importers...
Law-Now
27/06/2023
EU to introduce new Directive to facilitate WHT relief
On 19 June 2023, the EU Commission proposed a Council Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes (WHT Directive) to tackle the problems originating from unharmonised double taxation...
Law-Now Tax
27/06/2023
EU to launch Carbon border adjustment mechanism
On 10 May 2023, the EU Parliament and Council introduced Regulation (EU) 2023/956, the Carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which creates a new strategy within ‘The European Green Deal’ including...
Law-Now ESG – Environmental, social and governance
28/02/2023
New Zealand and EU finalise free trade agreement
Following four years of negotiations, the EU and New Zealand finalised a free trade agreement (FTA) that is expected to save more than EUR 140 million per annum to businesses in the form of export duties...
Law-Now
12/01/2023
Bulgaria introduces VAT adjustments on uncollectible receivables
As a result of amendments to the Value Added Tax Act (VATA) that went into force on 1 January 2023, taxpayers in Bulgaria will be able to reduce the tax base of their supply in the event of total or partial...
Law-Now Tax