Information & Communications Technology

Our Information & Communications Technology practice is second to none. Representative matters in the sector we have worked on include: 

• Advising Progress Software on its USD 263.5 million acquisition of Telerik AD, the most successful IT company on the Bulgarian market.
• Advising PPF Telecom Group B.V. on Bulgarian-law aspects of its sale of a 30% stake in CETIN Group N.V. PPF Telecom Group B.V. – the leading telecommunications infrastructure provider in Central and Eastern Europe.
• Advising Equinix (EMEA) B.V. on matters related to the site re-zoning and construction of its second data center in Bulgaria.
• Assisting the Walt Disney Co with the implementation of its global acquisition of the major entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox in Bulgaria.
• Providing ongoing advice to long-term client Meta (Facebook Inc.) on all aspects of the protection and enforcement of its trademark rights in Bulgaria, including filing oppositions, negotiating with owners of conflicting signs or applications, initiating and pursuing infringement litigation, and negotiating settlements, among others.
• Representing Economedia in its appeal of a decision of Bulgaria’s electronic media regulator (the Council of Electronic Media) defining it as an audio-visual media service provider.
• Providing ongoing advice and assistance to Tata Communications on telecommunications and regulatory matters.
• Helping Microsoft adapt a set of template contracts for the construction, supply, and installation of equipment based on Green FIDIC, and for consultancy services based on White FIDIC, to Bulgarian law.

 In addition, we have: 

• Advised a provider of computer program services on the regulatory and licensing requirements associated with the operating of its technical infrastructure (i.e., data centers and networks).
• Advised a private investment group on its acquisition of one of the largest Bulgarian telecom operators.
• Advised a global entertainment company in relation to assignment-of-rights documents and on the vesting and licensing of performers’ rights thereunder, as well as with regard to the payments due for secondary use of dubbed materials.
• Providing ongoing advice to number of leading global telecommunication operators on regulatory matters and representing them before the Communications Regulation Commission with respect to their operations in Bulgaria, as well as on Bulgarian contractual matters.
• Provided recurring advice to global tech companies, OTT operators, and platforms on regulatory frameworks applicable to AdTech, data-breach notification, and security-incident procedures, as well as on consumer-protection and other compliance requirements associated with their operations in Bulgaria.