Founded in 1994, Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov (DGKV) is a full-service law firm headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria, which has provided top-tier service and advice to primarily international corporate clients for more than 30 years. The firm currently employs over 60 lawyers and maintains offices in Sofia and Berlin.
DGKV maintains excellent working relationships with most of the leading international and local law firms based in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and globally. Additionally, the firm partners with major international financial, accounting, and investment firms on joint projects, with over 400 cross-border engagements in 2025 alone. DGKV also participates in global legal networks and conferences, including the International Bar Association (IBA).
DGKV is recognised by all major independent international legal organisations as a market leader in almost all areas of commercial and civil law. Some of the recent rankings include Band 1 positions in 8 ranked areas by Chambers and Partners, Tier 1 positions in 10 ranked areas by The Legal 500, Tier 1 positions in all areas researched by IFLR1000, and a Tier 1 law firm for trademark work by IP Stars.
The lawyers of DGKV are leading specialists in their fields, offering advice in 25 practices including artificial intelligence governance, capital markets, commerce, communications and technology, competition and antitrust, compliance and investigations, environment, dispute resolution, employment and mobility, intellectual property, banking and finance, energy and utilities, general corporate, infrastructure and transport, mergers and acquisitions, media and entertainment, sports, pharma and healthcare, privacy and data protection, projects, public private partnerships and private finance initiatives, public procurement and EU funding, real estate and construction, restructuring and insolvency, and taxation.
The firm’s sector expertise spans mergers and acquisitions, corporate, banking and finance, technology, media and telecommunications and artificial intelligence, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, power & renewables, oil & gas, infrastructure and construction, real estate and development, and transportation and logistics.
