Kina Chuturkova
YEAR JOINED
2002EDUCATION
- Faculty of Law, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, MA in Law (1979)
- Training Programme on European Community Law (2002)
- Human Rights Law and Practice Program at the University of Birmingham, Great Britain (1994)
- Programme on the American Judicial System and Workshop on Judicial Restructuring, at the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, USA (1992)
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS
- 2002 Partner, Borislav Boyanov & Co.
- 1994 – 2002 Judge, Supreme Court of Cassation, Chair of the Commercial Division
- 1991 – 1994 Judge, Sofia City Court
- 1984 – 1990 Judge, Sofia Regional Court
- 1981 – 1983 Junior judge in Sofia City Court
Areas of specialization
Membership
Sofia Bar Association, Editing Board of “The Human Rights”- law magazine, issued by Foundation “Bulgarian Lawyers for Human Rights”, Managing Board of the Open Society Institute – Sofia, Bulgaria since 2005, re-elected in 2008
Deals & Cases
Competition
Corporate
Financial Markets
- BGN 2.96 Million Banking Litigation
- Representing UNIQA in Procurement Litigation
- Insurance Fraud Litigations for AIG Subsidiary
- USD 4.5 Million Banking Litigation Succesfully Defended
Intellectual Property
- Borislav Boyanov & Co. Successfully Defends The Coca-Cola Company against Registration of a Similar Trademark
- Court of Appeals Sets Important Interpretation on Correlation between Community and National Trademarks in Bulgaria
- Fighting Against Bad Faith Trademark Registrations
- The Firm Recognized as Market Leader in IP Litigation
- Borislav Boyanov & Co. Represents The Coca-Cola Company in IP Rights Infringements Actions
Litigation and ADR
- Borislav Boyanov & Co. Successfully Defends The Coca-Cola Company against Registration of a Similar Trademark
- Court of Appeals Sets Important Interpretation on Correlation between Community and National Trademarks in Bulgaria
- The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that in Bulgaria attorneys-at-law can jointly perform their profession only in the form of law firms and lawyers’ partnerships registered with the Bar
- Boyanov & Co. Successfully Leads EUR 1.3 Million Tax Litigation
- Borislav Boyanov & Co. Acts Successfully for Leaf Tobacco A. Michailides
- Boyanov & Co. Acts in Major Real Estate Litigation
- Borislav Boyanov & Co. Represents Sofia Municipality in Court
- Advocacy Litigations on Behalf of Industry Associations
- Defense in First Ever Class Action in Bulgaria
- Fighting Against Bad Faith Trademark Registrations
- The Firm Recognized as Market Leader in IP Litigation
- BGN 2.96 Million Banking Litigation
- Borislav Boyanov & Co. Acts for Alstom in a Litigation Case
- Representing UNIQA in Procurement Litigation
- Insurance Fraud Litigations for AIG Subsidiary
- Firm Achieves Landmark Rulings in Environmental Lawsuits
- USD 4.5 Million Banking Litigation Succesfully Defended
- Major Gold and Copper Mining Operator Expansion
- EUR 17 Million Litigation in the Pharma Industry
- Borislav Boyanov & Co. Represents The Coca-Cola Company in IP Rights Infringements Actions
- VAT Tax Cases for a Major Commodities Trading Company
- Landmark Judgment for the Pharma Industry Delivered by the Supreme Administrative Court
- Boyanov & Co. to Advise the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport
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