Nikola Uchkunov is an Associate at DGKV’s Competition & Antitrust Practice group. He joined DGKV in 2026, having previously gained experience as a legal assistant at a leading company in the fuel and energy sector.
Nikola obtained his Master’s Degree in Law from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” where he was active in the academic and extracurricular life. He served as a member of the Faculty's Student Council and completed an Erasmus exchange programme at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, achieving exceptional results in advanced legal coursework.
Nikola's strong academic background is underpinned by his participation in multiple academic conferences and his co-authored academic articles on EU law, human rights, artificial intelligence and justice reform.
Recent representative projects include:
- Part of the team assisting various companies with the new Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) regime in Bulgaria.
- Assisting Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A. and other companies in relation to the obtaining of a merger clearance by the Bulgarian Competition Authority.
- Part of the team advising British American Tobacco Trading EOOD on various issues related to labelling of products.
- Advising BMW Group on the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries.
