Yana Antonova is a senior associate in the Litigation, Arbitration, Insurance, Employment team of CMS Sofia, who mainly focuses on dispute resolution. 

Yana specialises in litigation and alternative dispute resolution such as negotiation and arbitration. She has extensive experience representing clients in court, as well as before domestic and international arbitration tribunals, and has a commendable track record in achieving favourable court and out-of-court settlements. She has successfully managed complex cases involving commercial, employment, insurance, real estate, and tax issues, often involving more than one jurisdiction.

Her practice includes handling cases before special administrative jurisdictions, such as the Commission for Protection of Competition and the Commission for Anti-Corruption and Illegal Assets Forfeiture. She has extensive experience in civil confiscation and conflict-of-interest proceedings. 

Yana advises clients from diverse sectors including agriculture, financial services, information and communication technology, energy, the food Industry, manufacturing, and many others. 

Before joining CMS, Yana worked in the litigation team of an international consultancy firm and contributed as a local expert on a Bulgarian insolvency reform project supported by the European Commission's Structural Reform Support Service.