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Hristo Nihrizov

Partner · Dimitrov, Petrov & Co

BulgariaTelecommunications & Media, Banking & FinanceEnglish

About

Partner at Dimitrov, Petrov & Co, he leads the firm’s Banking & Finance and TMT teams and advises multinational clients on regulatory, technology and payment-related matters including privacy, data protection and cybersecurity. He co-authored much of Bulgaria’s electronic communications regulatory framework and has advised on major projects such as the deployment of a subsea fibre-optic cable and significant banking/payment-system matters.

Practice areas

Telecommunications & MediaBanking & FinanceData Protection & PrivacyCybersecurityPaymentsRegulatory & Compliance

Office

Expertise

Electronic communications regulationSubsea fibre-optic infrastructure projectsPayments and banking system projectsPrivacy & data protectionCybersecurityRegulatory compliance for regulated industries

Education

  • Sofia University, Faculty of Law (LL.M., 2005)
  • Course on the New Regulatory Framework in the Telecom Sector, Center for European Programmes, American University in Bulgaria
  • Summer programme on US Business Law, American Institute for Legal Education, University of Michigan, USA

Admissions

  • Member of the Sofia Bar Association
  • Member of the International Bar Association
  • Senior legal expert, Center for the Law of Information and Communication Technologies (CLICT)
  • Member of ITech Law

Languages

English