New Balkans Law Team
Managing Partner
-
NBLO assists on cross-border succession
Over the last year, we have assisted numerous individual clients with international inheritance situations, where assets were left in EU and non-EU jurisdictions. Where there are valuable assets left by a decedent (whether in the context of a will or without one – so-called intestacy), there often arise complex legal questions and unfortunately at times, […]
-
Joint-Venture Agreement in Gaming: the use of Bulgaria as a jurisdiction for the JV vehicle
NBLO advised on a Swedish-Israeli Joint-Venture Agreement entered into through a Bulgarian vehicle. We acted for a successful Swedish team which partners with a well-known Israeli gaming investor. The JV will target Asian markets. NBLO’s lawyers advised on the negotiations between the parties, drafting and execution of an English law governed JVA and ancillary documents; […]
-
A public concert as an infringement of trade mark: Boney M
NBLO’s team recently helped the owner of the Boney M trade mark. The mark was registered by one of the members of the well-known 1970s disco band Boney M. On the basis of the registration, cease-and-desist notices were sent in connection with the planning of a concert at the prestigious National Palace of Culture in […]
-
Opening a bank account in Bulgaria in the name of a foreign business or organisation
In this note, we provide an overview of the requirements an overseas-incorporated business must generally meet to open a bank account in Bulgaria. We restrict our analysis to those organisations or businesses which are structured as companies or corporations in their home jurisdiction. Bulgarian law recognises legal forms originating in other jurisdictions without discriminating in […]