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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 1
23 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Boyanov & Co
5 practice areas
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CMS Sofia
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Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov
5 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland Bulgaria
5 practice areas
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Kinstellar
4 practice areas
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Schoenherr
5 practice areas
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Tier 2

Kambourov & Partners
5 practice areas
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Spasov & Bratanov
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Wolf Theiss
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Tier 3

Deloitte Legal Law Firm
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Dimitrov Petrov & Co
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Penkov Markov & Partners
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arsov Natchev Ganeva
5 practice areas
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Dinova Rusev & Partners
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Eurolex Bulgaria
3 practice areas
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Georgiev Todorov & Co
5 practice areas
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Gugushev & Partners
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Tier 5

Act legal Bulgaria
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CERHA HEMPEL Gerginov
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Dobrev & Lyutskanov
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Ilieva Voutcheva & Co
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Kinkin & Partners
5 practice areas
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Sabev & Partners
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M&A
Tier 1
28 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Boyanov & Co
5 practice areas
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CMS Sofia
5 practice areas
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Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov
5 practice areas
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Kambourov & Partners
5 practice areas
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Kinstellar
4 practice areas
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Schoenherr
5 practice areas
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Tier 2

Dimitrov Petrov & Co
5 practice areas
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Penkov Markov & Partners
5 practice areas
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Wolf Theiss
5 practice areas
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Tier 3

CERHA HEMPEL Gerginov
4 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal Law Firm
4 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland Bulgaria
5 practice areas
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Hristov & Partners
3 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arsov Natchev Ganeva
5 practice areas
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Dinova Rusev & Partners
5 practice areas
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Gugushev & Partners
5 practice areas
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Ilieva Voutcheva & Co
4 practice areas
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Komarevski, Dimitrov and Partners
4 practice areas
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Spasov & Bratanov
5 practice areas
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Tier 5

Act legal Bulgaria
4 practice areas
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Dobrev & Lyutskanov
4 practice areas
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Georgiev Todorov & Co
5 practice areas
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Kinkin & Partners
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Nina Boteva Law Office
3 practice areas
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CasePro
3 practice areas
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Eurolex Bulgaria
3 practice areas
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Peterka & Partners
5 practice areas
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Popov, Arnaudov & Partners
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Project development
Tier 1
21 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Boyanov & Co
5 practice areas
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CMS Sofia
5 practice areas
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Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov
5 practice areas
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Kambourov & Partners
5 practice areas
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Tier 2

Dimitrov Petrov & Co
5 practice areas
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Kinstellar
4 practice areas
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Penkov Markov & Partners
5 practice areas
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Schoenherr
5 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dinova Rusev & Partners
5 practice areas
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Georgiev Todorov & Co
5 practice areas
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Wolf Theiss
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Act legal Bulgaria
4 practice areas
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Arsov Natchev Ganeva
5 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal Law Firm
4 practice areas
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Gugushev & Partners
5 practice areas
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Kinkin & Partners
5 practice areas
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Komarevski, Dimitrov and Partners
4 practice areas
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Spasov & Bratanov
5 practice areas
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Tier 5

Dobrev & Lyutskanov
4 practice areas
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Ilieva Voutcheva & Co
4 practice areas
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Popov, Arnaudov & Partners
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Established in 2005, CMS Sofia is a full-service corporate law firm with an office in Sofia. It has a team of over 30 lawyers, and it’s part of the international law firm CMS consisting of more than 4800 law and tax professionals in more than 40 jurisdictions. The firm is active with mostly cross-border work in banking and finance, corporate and M&A, and project development. 

 

Highlights 

The firm advised Rezolv Energy in securing up to EUR 90 million in debt financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Raiffeisen Bank International to support the construction of the ‘St. George’ solar park in north-eastern Bulgaria. The transaction closed in December 2024. 

The M&A team assisted CEE Realty Beteiligungs on the sale of the entire shareholding of its subsidiary, CEE Realty EOOD. 

 

 

 
 
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M&A
Sovereign wealth funds and key sectors such as industrials and chemicals, and financial services are driving deals across the region
M&A
Amid sectoral realignment and strategic growth, energy, real estate and PE are playing central roles in reshaping deal flows in the CEE region
M&A
Investors need to consider deal protection mechanisms, such as material adverse change clauses, in light of tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on various countries
New hires were made across the finance and funds practices in Singapore, Riyadh, Brussels, Washington, DC and New York
ESG
DEI is a high priority particularly in regions seeing an influx of international businesses and challenges in talent retention
New hires were made across the banking, corporate and capital markets practices in London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore
M&A
New hires were made across the PE, banking, M&A, structured finance and funds practices in New York, London and Hong Kong
ESG
The EU's new directive requires credit institutions to manage ESG risks by establishing robust governance arrangements
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