Andrey Delchev and Partners - Eurolex Bulgaria‘s transport practice is most notable for its work in the inland shipping sector in Bulgaria, but continues to advise on transport design projects across the board, including air transport, metro extensions, national road and motorway extensions, and redevelopments of railways. Governmental and public entities and construction and infrastructure companies are among the clients the team regularly assists with advice on concessions, tendering processes and the full suite of issues relating to infrastructure design projects. Infrastructure regulations specialist Stoyan Barzakov and Magdalena Valova, who is well versed in concessions and natural resources law, jointly lead the team.

Boyanov & Co. advises across all aspects of the transport sector, with a high level of experience and knowledge in the air transport sphere, where the firm has recently been involved in aircraft leasing and acquisitions, and registration and deregistration issues. Other areas of expertise include the regulatory side of railway and road transport infrastructure projects, as well as public procurement procedures and the modernisation of infrastructure. Raina Dimitrova leads the practice group and has extensive experience in transport-related corporate and commercial matters and aircraft finance transactions. Trayan Targov provides key support.

Georgiev, Todorov & Co houses a team of ‘well-prepared and skilful lawyers’ who advise engineering and construction companies, fleet services and Bulgarian ports on matters across the transport sector. The team is well equipped to handle public transport projects, share purchase agreements, infrastructure extensions and disputes in the sector, under the leadership of regulatory, competition and corporate expert Alexander Pachamanov. A recent highlight for the firm was advising MTK Trans on the collection of renumeration of the carriage of passengers of various city bus lines in Sofia. Tsvetelina Dimitrova is another key partner on the team.

Metro line extensions, highways, port concessions and railway construction are just some of the projects where the transport team at Kambourov & Partners excels. The firm offers a comprehensive advisory service to local and international companies across the field of transport law - among which are Wizz Air, Kapsch Trafficom and the Metro-Iztok consortium - regarding corporate, M&A, finance, tax and competition matters. Public procurement and PPPs are an area of expertise for Stefan Tzakov, while real estate and construction are the focus of Atanas Shopov. Both jointly lead the team, combining ‘deep industry insight with a flair for creative solutions’.

Arsov Natchev Ganeva is well known for the depth of its expertise in the aviation sector, with local and foreign airlines, airports, aircraft leasing companies and ground handling companies comprising the bulk of the firm’s client portfolio. The firm frequently assists with regulatory and compliance matters, transactions and litigation (including antitrust and unfair competition cases) in this field. Founding partners Svetlana Ganeva and Vladimir Natchev head the practice and lead on the firm’s most significant transport matters.

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co is praised by clients as being ‘extremely proficient in transport law’, handling both local and cross-border matters such as projects and administrative and litigation proceedings, as well as day-to-day legal consultancy. Recent work highlights include advising on carriage contracts and bill of lading disputes for carriers, the acquisition of aircraft and damages proceedings on behalf of transport operators. Donka Stoyanova utilises her expertise in competition law, dispute resolution, public procurement and administrative law to advise across a whole host of transport matters.

Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov takes an interdisciplinary approach when handling transport and infrastructure projects in Bulgaria, drawing on its energy, real estate and construction, finance, corporate and litigation expertise. The firm advises transport, shipping, airline and infrastructure companies, including Turkish Airlines, BMW i Ventures and Chariot Motors, on regulatory compliance, PPP and concessions projects, tenders and bids as well as litigation proceedings. Anton Krustev, who has expertise in transport and infrastructure matters, leads the team. M&A expert Zdravka Ugrinova and energy and utilities practice head Milan Pandev are also key lawyers in this area.

The multidisciplinary transport practice at Schoenherr advises transport and logistics clients on establishing operations in Bulgaria, car distribution and management, regulatory issues, public procurement tenders, litigation proceedings and other day-to-day matters, to name but a few. Stefana Tsekova leads the practice group and assists both international and domestic companies in the field, such as OMV Bulgaria, Thales and Pro Danube International. Dimitar Kairakov further strengthens the team's offering in public procurement procedures, PPPs and concession projects.