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Antonii Dimitrov is the founder and CEO of the law firm Legaltera. Antonii helps businesses turn legal challenges into strategic opportunities. His mission is to create practical and effective legal solutions for investors and entrepreneurs.
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Results and representative sample of recent projects and achievements:
Representation of corporate clients in insurance cases and insolvency proceedings with a material interest of over BGN 2 billion.
Successfully handled commercial disputes with a total value of over BGN 50 million.
Management of mergers and acquisitions worth millions of BGN involving leading Bulgarian brands.
Establishment and legal services for The Diamonds, a company owned by Olympic rhythmic gymnastics champions Simona Dyankova, Laura Traats, Erika Zafirova, Stefani Kiryakova, and Madlen Radukanova
Legal services on various cases of Orehite-G – a company owned by Georgi Georgiev, creator and founder of the local product brand “Orehite.”
Corporate business consulting and procedural representation of VEIPI Ltd.
Participation in negotiations for the sale of the company shares of Anton Golemanov, former owner and founder of the FITSPO brand.
Drafting of a partnership agreement for Lava Bear and registration of the company in the Commercial Register
Consulting for fast-growing IT companies and start-ups from their creation to their large-scale development.
Building and leading a dynamically developing team of over 10 legal professionals.
Trusted business partner in dealing with complex regulatory requirements.
My mission:
At Legaltera, our mission is to simplify complex legal issues for our clients – whether it’s resolving major litigation, executing strategic transactions, drafting contracts, providing advice on IT and start-up law, or overcoming everyday legal challenges in a rapidly changing business environment.
Legal career and professional experience:
Antonii Dimitrov’s legal career began in prestigious Bulgarian law firms (since 2015), where he advised leading corporations and financial institutions. His accumulated experience and knowledge prompted him to set up his own law firm, Legaltera, with a clear vision that things can be done better and with a focus on results.
Since 2014, he has been participating in a judicial reform project funded by the Netherlands and led by the Union of Judges in Bulgaria.
Since 2023, he has also been a lecturer in contract law (contract law, tort law, and unjust enrichment) at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, where he trains future legal professionals.
1. Antonii Dimitrov – Actio Pauliana in Italian Jurisprudence. ("Modern law" Journal vol. 2/2017)
2. Antonii Dimitrov – TRANSLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE SWISS OBLIGATION CODE REGARDING THE MATTER OF CONTRACT.
3. Antonii Dimitrov - Translation of the provisions on commercial sale from the German Commercial Code.
4. Antonii Dimitrov and Deyan Petrov - Discussion Issues on the Application of Article 147 of the Commercial Code - Journal of Commercial Law. Commercial Law, no. 2/2018, pp. 13-48
5. Antonii Dimitrov - Historically significant court decisions on the Revocation Claim in the USA and UK.
6. Antonii Dimitrov - On the concept of "consumer" - the case law of the ECJ with an emphasis on consumer credit
7. Antonii Dimitrov – Roman Law Aspects of the Pavlovian Claim in the Law on Obligations and Contracts - Journal IUS ROMANUM (NUMERUS EXTRA ORDINEM 2021) "70 years of the LPA", pp. 210-236.
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Bulgarian; English; German.
Conferences:
Moderator and Participant in Conference (26.10.2014) - "155 years since the birth of Dimitar Tonchev" - with prof. Prof. Sasho Penov, Associate Professor Kristian Takov, Associate Professor Pavel Sarafov and Dimitar Dimitrov.
Moderator and participant in the Conference (02.04.2015) - "105 years since the birth of prof. Ivan Apostolov" - with Associate Professor Emil Georgiev, prof. Ivan Ruschev, Associate Professor Kristian Takov, Associate Professor Pavel Sarafov, prof. Ekaterina Mateeva, Ivan Minev (former arbitrator at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Dr. Nevin Fethi, Maria Panteva (daughter of Prof. Ivan Apostolov).
Participant in National Conference (03.2018) - "In memoriam Kristian Takov and Theodore Piperkov", organized by their former successful students.
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Professional Experience:
Mrs. Staneva started her professional career during her studies at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.
In 2009 she started working as a legal assistant in a private enforcement agent’s office. This helped her to get acquainted with the real application of the enforcement process and to acquire practical skills in analyzing and working with documents, negotiating, applying various enforcement procedural methods.
In 2012, she started working as a legal advisor in a large insurance company, where her work was mainly related to the representation of the company in court in relation to insurance claims.
From 2015 until the end of 2019, Mrs. Staneva worked as a legal advisor in the banking sector, where she dealt with problem loans to individuals and legal entities. She is also involved in several insolvency proceedings.
As of December 2019, Mrs. Staneva is registered as an attorney at the Sofia Bar Association. Her extensive experience and knowledge in the field of consumer and bank loans and judicial enforcement help her to successfully litigate debt collection, interest and costs in consumer lending and unfair clauses in consumer contracts.
In addition, attorney Staneva practices in the following areas: legal advice and opinions in connection with insurance events, drafting claims, applications and complaints to insurance companies and judicial authorities, representation before insurance companies in connection with insurance events, legal representation in insurance cases, as well as cases relating to compensation for non-pecuniary damages; family and inheritance law.
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Maria Parvanova graduated in Law from the UNWE with honours in 2021. During her studies and thereafter she worked in the office of a private enforcement agent, and since the autumn of 2024 she has acquired the qualification of assistant private enforcement agent.
She has participated for 2 consecutive years in a joint internship program between the UNWE and the SRC, as well as in the Fulbright program. In the period 2023-2024 she worked as a senior legal advisor in the Judicial Enforcement Department at Sofia Heating EAD. She has been part of the team since June 2024.
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Sofia university’s Law faculty alumni.
Started her career as part of the compliance department of one of the largest Bulgarian companies, specializing in accounting and outsourcing services. Has over a year experience in labour and insurance law.
Valeria is part of Antonii Dimitrov’s law firm team since June 2024. Besides labour and insurance law, she has knowledge and practical experience in the field of consumer lending cases.
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Daniel Georgiev graduated with honors in Law from the Faculty of Law at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” in 2024.
He participated in the Fulbright internship program at the Sofia District Court and the Sofia City Court (2023-2024), for which he received recognition. He continues to take part in the program for the 2024-2025 period.
Daniel began his professional career at the law firm “Legaltera,” where he has been part of the team since January 2025.
His primary area of legal focus is consumer lending. He also has interests in civil and commercial law.