Alexander Nikolov

Associated Partner - Commercial law and Regulations

Expertise in the field of Commercial law, Commercial transactions, Real estates, Contract law, and inheritance law, Protection of intellectual property rights.

Education and additional qualifications:

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski“, Faculty of  Law, Master in Law, 2016. Graduated with honors.

Specializations: Judiciary, Public Administration, International law and International Relations.

Awarded the “Gerdjikov” prize, given for excellent performance in civil sciences by Prof. Dr. Ognjan Gedjikov.

Participated in numerous academic case study solving competitions in the field of Civil and Commercial Law (in Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Burgas and Varna), as well as in the area Law of the European Union (“EUROPAEUS”). Five time laureate of these competitions.

Chairman of the Society of Commercial and Civil Law to the Faculty of Law of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2015-2016.

Since 2019 enrolled as a European Union Law Ph.D. student in Faculty of Law, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski“.

Honorary Assistant Professor of European Union Law at the Faculty of Law of Plovdiv University “Paisiy Hilendarski”, 2020-2021.

Scientific Publications:

  • About the interpretation of national Law in accordance with the letter and purpose of the directives of the European union, study published in a collection of scientific papers: Liber Amicorum in honor of associate professor Dr. Yulia Zaharieva, Sofia: University Publishing House “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2020;
  • The term “company” within the meaning of article 54 TFEU, collection of reports from a jubilee scientific conference in honor of Academician Lyuben Vassilev – Current problems of private law, Sofia: Institute for the State and the Law – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2023;
  • The final judgment of the European Cort of human rights finding a violation of the ECHR as a ground for annulment under the Civil procedure code – comparison with the approach in EU law, study published in a collection of scientific works: 70 years ECHR – Impacts on domestic law, international law and European Union law, Sofia: University Publishing House “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2023;
  • The concept of “commercial representative” in light of Directive 86/653 and the practice of the Court of Justice of the European Union, article published in a collection of scientific papers: Bulgaria in the European Union – achievements and challenges. Current Issues of European Integration and the Application of EU Law in the Republic of Bulgaria, Sofia: University Publishing House “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2025.

Scientific conferences:

  • 70 years of the European Convention on Human Rights: impacts on national law, international law and European Union law, Faculty of Law, Sofia University “ Kliment Ohridski“.
  • Jubilee scientific conference in honor of the 110th anniversary of the birth of academician Lyuben Vassilev: Current problems of private law, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
  • Annual conference of the Department of “International Law and International Relations” at the Faculty of Law of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”: Bulgaria in the European Union – achievements and challenges.

 

Experience:

Intern at the Sofia District Court and the Sofia City Court under a program financed by the Foundation “Fulbright”, 2014-2015.

Since 2018 attorney at law at Sofia Bar Association.

Participation in Company’s Projects:

Areas of competence: Commercial law, Commercial transactions, Real estates, Obligatory and contractual relations, Inheritance disputes.

Main focus of practice: Procedural representation and defense of clients in court in civil, commercial, and administrative disputes.

Legal services for projects, including: legal advice and drafting of procedural strategy for representation in civil and commercial disputes, changes in commercial companies, acquisition and disposal of real estate, conclusion of commercial transactions, protection of intellectual property rights (including analysis of the legal framework, preparation of necessary documents, participation in negotiations).

Participates as an expert in full multidisciplinary legal services for corporate clients.

Languages:

English