During the last five years our firm has built a reputation as a leading company in environmental law. Our team of lawyers handles complex cases in alternative energy, air quality, hazardous and solid waste, waste collection and waste disposal, water resources and water quality, environmental review and permitting such as environmental impact assessment and ecological assessment regimes. In addition to the services to private clients, we provide legal counseling to Bulgarian public bodies such as ministries, agencies and municipalities on all kind or regulatory issues related to environment, such as EU financing, litigation etc.
Relevant experience
In the area of environmental law, we have provided legal assistance, among others, to:
- a Bulgarian ministry on complex ecological issues related to a FGD systems implementation project in a thermoelectric power plant.
- a Bulgarian ministry on several projects related to environmental issues on rehabilitation of water supply, sewage and water purification systems
- a Bulgarian ministry with respect to ecological issues (NATURA 2000) regarding the performance of a ski resort concession contract
- the biggest Bulgarian municipality on issues related to the waste management
- one of the Europe’s leading waste management companies on all legally related ecological and environment protection aspects with respect to the waste collection and waste disposal services, provided by our client on the territory of several Bulgarian municipalities
- an international joint venture on all environmentally related legal issues concerning the design and construction of a 170 MW hydropower plant (NATURA 2000 issues, Environment Impact Assessment, water usage regime and permits etc)
- a leading European retailer on all aspects of environmental legislation related to their business operations in Bulgaria including the implementation of the Waste Management Act providing legal counseling and opinions on contracts with waste disposal organizations, obtaining the necessary permits and registrations
- providing complex legal assistance on ecological issues to a logistic park company with respect to the realization of the its investment program, including research and legal opinion on the matters related to protected territories, biological diversity regime, NATURA 2000 issues, Environment Impact Assessment survey.