Stoychev, Dr Valkov & Co

Georgi Stoychev

Managing Partner · Arbitrator

Georgi Stoychev is a co-founder and managing partner of the firm. He leads complex commercial disputes, arbitrations and insolvency proceedings, and heads the firm's embedded legal team in the fuels sector.

Selected Experience

  • Together with Anton Kolarov, prepared the proposal on which the Constitutional Court declared provisions of the Bank Insolvency Act unconstitutional (Decision No. 8/2021).
  • Leads the firm's team advising one of the country's largest fuel retailers on regulatory, tax, competition and contractual matters.
  • Participated in a consent solicitation for a Eurobond issue listed on the London Stock Exchange, working alongside leading international law firms.
  • Represented banks and leasing companies in the insolvency of the Lead and Zinc Complex in Kardzhali.
  • Acted as Bulgarian counsel in maritime arbitration under the LMAA rules, working with an English law firm.

Arbitrator

Party-appointed co-arbitrator under the ICC Rules.

Education

Faculty of Law, Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski. One-year judicial traineeship.

Membership

Sofia Bar Association.

Languages

Bulgarian, English, French, Russian

Practice Areas

Litigation · International and Maritime Arbitration · Insolvency · Corporate Transactions and Restructuring · Fuels and Energy · Competition Law · Capital Markets

Contact

[email protected]