E-mail: diliana.ilieva@ivlawfirm.com
Practice areas:
Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Media and Telecommunications, Intellectual Property, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Litigation, Arbitration
Projects:
- M&A deal in the renewable energy sector in Bulgaria
- Public Procurement for treatment and disposal of POPs pesticides, hazardous waste. Legal advice and assistance
- Our team advised the buyer on acquisition of a SPV for a real estate project valued at EUR 2.2 mln.
Ranking:
2019 – Legal500 in Corporate & M&A, Dispute resolution, EU & Competition, Technology, Media & Telecommunications
2019 – Chambers & Partners Europe in Corporate and Commercial
2019 – Chambers & Partners Global in Corporate and Commercial
2018 – Chambers & Partners Europe in Corporate and Commercial, Energy
2018 – Chambers & Partners Global in Corporate and Commercial
2017 – Chambers & Partners Europe in Corporate & Commercial, Technology, Media & Telecommunications
2017 – Chambers & Partners Global in Corporate and Commercial
2016 – Legal500 in Corporate Law and M&A
2016 – Chambers & Partners Europe in Corporate and Commercial, Energy, Technology, Media and Telecommunications
2016 – Chambers & Partners Global in Corporate and Commercial
2015 – Legal500 in Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Litigation, EU & Competition, Energy including Natural Resources
2015 – Chambers & Partners Europe in Corporate and Commercial, Energy, Technology, Media and Telecommunications
2014 – Legal500 in Corporate & M&A, Dispute resolution, EU & Competition, Energy Projects (including Natural Resources), Technology, Media & Telecommunications
2013 – Legal500 in Corporate M&A, EU & Competition, Energy, including Natural Resources, Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Education:
2004 Media Law specialization, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University, USA
2003 “Media ownership and its impact on media independence and pluralism in South East Europe and EU accession countries”, Bled, Slovenia
1997 International Economic Cooperation, University for National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria
1995 LLM Law Faculty, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Carrier:
2017 – present Industrial Property Professional Representative with EUIPO
2010 – present Media Law Lecturer in University for National and World Economy
2010 – present Industrial Property Representative at the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
2004 – present Expert at the Center for Law of the information and communication technologies (CLICT)
2003 – to date Attorney-at-law, Managing Partner Ilieva, Voutcheva & Co. Law Firm
2001 – 2008 Board of Directors Member of New Television – First private channel
2001 – 2008 Participation in the working groups for amendment of the Radio and Television Act
1997 – 2003 Attorney-at-law, Managing Partner API Consult Ltd.
1996 – 1997 Sofia City Court Legal Trainee
Memberships:
2013 – Chairman of the Appeal Committee to the National Council for Self-regulation
October 2012 – Member of the Appeal Committee to the National Council for Self-regulation
2010 to date – Member of the Board of Directors of Globalaw
2009 – 2010 – Member of the Ethics Commission of the National Self-regulation Council
1997-to date – Member of Sofia Bar Association
Languages:
Bulgarian, English and Russian