Dr. Svetozar Shkoutov

Practice: Svetozar has an extensive practice representing foreign investors in all aspects of their work, advising on company formations and through all subsequent stages and elements of their development. He has a particularly strong practice in the motor vehicle trading and leasing sector where recent work has included motor vehicle financing and insurance as well as credit insurance. Svetozar also has a German doctorate in law, is a registered Patent Attorney and also an Insolvency Administrator. 

Expertise: General Corporate and M&A, Insurance, Employment & Social Security, Intellectual Property, Banking & Finance, Competition, Insolvency

Education: Summer School  of the ALLIURIS Academy, Hanover/Germany (2006); Dr. iur., University of Saarland, Germany (2003); University of Saarland, Saarbrücken/ Germany, Faculty of Law (LL.M.,1996-1998); Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Law (LL.M., 1994)

Experience: Partner, Tascheva & Partner (2008); Registered intellectual property representative Nr. 231 of the Bulgarian Patent Office (2005); Admission as Insolvency Administrator (2003); Associate, Tascheva & Partner (1999); Admission to the Sofia Bar Association (1995); Trainee, Law Firm "Yavor Zartov", Sofia (1994-1995); Trainee Judge, Sofia City Court (1994-1995)

Languages: German, English, Russian, Latin, Ancient Greek

Lectures:

The Insurance Market in Bulgaria - the initial experience after the EU accession, 2007, E+S Rückversicherung AG, Hanover/Germany

New Administrative Obligations for Companies arising from Laws Promulgated during 2004 (Laws on Health and Safety at Work and the Protection of Personal Data), 2006, German-Bulgarian Industrial and Commercial Chamber, Sofia/Bulgaria

Legal and Institutional Requirements for Municipalities in Public-Private Partnerships for Water and Waste Management Treatment in Bulgaria, 2005, International Centre for Dialogue – Environment and Development, Leipzig/Germany