Stanislava A. Kuyumdjieva
Partner
E-mail: stanislava.kuyumdjieva@skvlaw.eu
Education: Master Degree in Law, Sofia University (LLM, 1999)
Memberships: Sofia Bar Association (Admitted 2000)
Languages: Bulgarian, English
Stanislava Kuyumdjieva is one of the two founding partners of Kuyumdjieva & Vitliemov, Managing Partner and Co-Head of the firm’s Real Estate & Construction and M&A and General Corporate practices. Stanislava specializes in all aspects of real estate investments and developments, including acquisitions, disposals, financing, and leases. She has significant experience and expertise in corporate and commercial law, private equity transactions, and joint ventures.
Pavel N. Vitliemov
Partner
E-mail: pavel.vitliemov@skvlaw.eu
Education: Master Degree in Law, Sofia University (LLM, 1999)
Memberships: Sofia Bar Association (Admitted 2002)
Languages: Bulgarian, English
Pavel Vitliemov is one of the two named partners at Kuyumdjieva & Vitliemov, co-heading the firm’s M&A and General Corporate and Real Estate & Construction practices. He is particularly experienced in banking and finance and securitization. Pavel has provided transactional and regulatory advice to various corporate clients and he has been involved in a number of high-profile M&A transactions and real estate projects.
Irena D. Petrova
Partner
E-mail: irena.petrova@skvlaw.eu
Education: Master Degree in Law, Sofia University (LLM, 2009)
Memberships: Sofia Bar Association (Admitted 2011)
Languages: Bulgarian, English
Irena Petrova is Partner at Kuyumdjieva & Vitliemov, Co-Head of the firm’s Real Estate and Construction practice. She joined Kuyumdjieva & Vitliemov as an associate in 2009. Irena has been the lead lawyer on a number of real estate projects, and has advised numerous clients from various industries on the acquisition, development, building, and operation of real estate.
Liliya S. Petkova
Partner
E-mail: liliya.petkova@skvlaw.eu
Education: Master Degree in Law, Sofia University (LLM, 2009)
Memberships: Sofia Bar Association (Admitted 2011)
Languages: Bulgarian, English
Liliya Petkova is Partner at Kuyumdjieva & Vitliemov, co-heading the firm’s M&A and General Corporate practice. She joined Kuyumdjieva & Vitliemov as an associate in 2009 and is particularly experienced in M&A, joint ventures and general corporate matters. Liliya also has extensive experience advising corporate clients on employment matters, including employee transfer schemes, employment litigation, due- diligence investigations of employment relations, labor aspects of acquisition projects and restructurings.
Valeri Naydenov
Senior Associate
E-mail: valeri.naydenov@skvlaw.eu
Education: Master Degree in Law, Sofia University (LLM, 2020)
Memberships: Sofia Bar Association (Admitted 2021)
Languages: Bulgarian, English
Valeri Naydenov is a Senior Associate in Kuyumdjieva & Vitliemov, working primarily in the firm’s Real Estate & Construction practice. He joined Kuyumdjieva & Vitliemov as a trainee in 2017. Valeri has worked on a wide range of transactions including key real estate sales, acquisitions, leases, and construction matters. He also has extensive experience in corporate matters, M&A transactions and commercial contracts.
Ivelina Puncheva
Senior Associate
E-mail: ivelina.puncheva@skvlaw.eu
Education: Master Degree in Law, University of National and World Economy, Sofia (LLM, 2006)
Memberships: Sofia Bar Association (Admitted 2011)
Languages: Bulgarian, English
Ivelina Puncheva is a Senior Associate in Kuyumdjieva & Vitliemov’s General Corporate and M&A practice. She joined the firm as an associate in 2022. Ivelina has substantial experience advising various clients regarding mergers, acquisitions, and other forms of restructuring of companies. She advises clients on a broad range of corporate and contract law matters, including corporate structuring, incorporation, management, and dissolution.
Alexander Kuzmanov
Associate
E-mail: alexander.kuzmanov@skvlaw.eu
Education: Master Degree in Law, Sofia University (LLM, 2022)
Memberships: Sofia Bar Association (Admitted 2024)
Languages: Bulgarian, English
Alexander Kuzmanov is an Associate at Kuyumdjieva & Vitliemov and part of the firm’s General Corporate and Real Estate & Construction practices. In addition to his extensive practical experience, Alexander has a strong academic background, as an Assistant Professor of European Law and PhD Student in European Law at Sofia University.
Dimo Iliev
Legal Trainee
Education: Law Student at Sofia University (expected graduation in 2027)
Languages: Bulgarian, English
Dimo Iliev is a law student trainee at Kuyumdjieva & Vitliemov. He is a third-year law student at Sofia University. Dimo assists firm’s lawyers in daily office tasks such as drafting documents, translation tasks and legal research.