A new chapter

“Petya Noycheva & Partners”
is now “Ginka Dimitrova & Partners”.

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Your products live by rules.
We know them by heart.

Ginka Dimitrova & Partners provides full-service corporate legal support to businesses in sectors where regulation decides everything: food and food supplements, medical devices and medicinal products.

We support our clients throughout the entire life of a product: from structuring the business and contracts to registration, labelling, advertising and disputes, in Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia and Albania, and under EU law. For almost two decades we have been preventing problems before they arise, because we know our clients’ businesses in depth. A first consultation with us is always free.

Medical devices

Registration, labelling and advertising of devices of every class.

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Food and food supplements

Notification, labelling and health claims.

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Medicinal products

From marketing authorisation to the pharmacy shelf: the entire regulatory path.

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Reads the leaflets
all the way to the end.

Ginka Dimitrova

Managing Partner
Bulgarian, English

An attorney with almost 20 years of experience.

She joined the firm in 2007, became a partner in 2017 and since 2026 has led the firm, which now bears her name.

A specialist in food and food supplement law, medical devices and medicinal products. Ms. Dimitrova focuses on food law as a constantly evolving area of law and specialises in European food legislation. She takes part in numerous discussions and trainings in the field, including meetings with the Bulgarian food safety authorities, and has authored proposals for amendments to food legislation.

Ms. Dimitrova advises on medical device legislation. She is qualified and experienced in the registration, labelling and market placement of medical devices of every class, and takes part in trainings on medical device legislation in Europe and worldwide. She advises clients on regulatory matters not only in Bulgaria but also in Romania, North Macedonia and Albania, and has long-standing experience with European Union law.

Ms. Dimitrova advises on corporate registrations before state and municipal authorities: the Customs Agency, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, the Bulgarian Drug Agency, the Commission for Personal Data Protection, the Commercial Register, the Ministry of Health, the Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water, and others. She has considerable experience in resolving conflicts between businesses and the state administration.

Seals the deals in ink,
celebrates them in watercolour.

Petya Noycheva

Co-founder and Partner
Bulgarian, English

An attorney with more than 25 years of experience.

Co-founder of the firm, which she led until 2026, when she passed the baton to Ginka Dimitrova. She remains a partner and continues to work with the firm’s clients.

A specialist in national and international commercial negotiations and contract law. Ms. Noycheva’s negotiation practice focuses on national and international commercial negotiations between companies. She has extensive experience in conducting negotiations in the countries of the European Union, Switzerland and the Middle East, as well as in the USA, China, Japan and elsewhere. Ms. Noycheva has a wealth of experience in developing negotiation strategies from both a legal and a commercial perspective.

Ms. Noycheva has long-standing experience in building and organising the legal structures of holding companies and in coordinating legal advisers in different countries in the European Union and around the world. In her work, she pays particular attention to cultural differences.

Ms. Noycheva is a specialist in contract law and the drafting of commercial agreements. She works together with local and foreign law firms and experts in various areas of law and, where needed, can advise on choosing the right law firm or specialist in Bulgaria and abroad, supervising each case until its completion.

Biliana Bakalova

Associate Attorney
Bulgarian, English
  • An attorney with more than 20 years of experience in industrial property law.
  • Associate attorney at Ginka Dimitrova & Partners since 2020
  • IP Representative recorded with the Bulgarian Patent Office
  • IP Representative recorded with the European Union Intellectual Property Office

Biliana Bakalova’s legal expertise is in the field of registration and protection of trademarks and industrial designs. Ms. Bakalova provides consulting, registration, and protection for your trade marks and industrial designs.

Ms. Bakalova has a solid experience in the field of protection of the rights over objects of intellectual and industrial property, in researching of earlier rights, assistance in choosing of appropriate trademark for your business, leading of negotiations in case of established opposition procedures, trademarks monitoring, as well as in management of trademarks portfolio registered in Bulgaria and/or abroad.

Ms. Bakalova works in cooperation with local representatives of industrial property for countries from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, experts in the field of intellectual property, and if needed, shall assist in finding the most appropriate IP office or specialist abroad for each specific case, monitoring the process of registration until the procedure is successfully completed.

Eleonora Trifonova

Junior Associate
Bulgarian, English
  • Began her professional career at Ginka Dimitrova & Partners in 2019
  • Graduated with honours from the Faculty of Law of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” in 2023
  • Associate attorney since 2025

Ms. Trifonova’s practice focuses on food and food supplements, medical law, and commercial, employment and property law. She advises Bulgarian and foreign companies on matters related to food, food supplements, medical devices and medicinal products, including market placement requirements, labelling, advertising and compliance with the applicable regulations.

Ms. Trifonova works in employment law, with experience in matters concerning the establishment, amendment and termination of employment relationships, including proceedings before administrative authorities. She assists clients with the legal analysis of documents and the assessment of legal risks in real estate matters, and represents them before administrative authorities.

Ms. Trifonova combines precise legal analysis with a practical understanding of business needs, striving to offer solutions tailored to each client’s specific circumstances and goals.

Association of European Attorneys

Ginka Dimitrova & Partners is a member of the AEA, a distinction that reflects our firm’s adherence to the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and legal expertise. Our membership demonstrates our commitment to excellence, ongoing professional development and active participation in a reputable international legal network.

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Petya Noycheva & Partners becomes Ginka Dimitrova & Partners

Ginka Dimitrova & Partners, 1 August 2026

After almost two decades under the name Petya Noycheva & Partners, our firm is starting a new chapter: as of 1 August 2026, attorney Ginka Dimitrova is the majority and managing partner, and the firm continues its work under the name Ginka Dimitrova & Partners.

Ginka Dimitrova has been with the firm since 2007 and a partner since 2017. Under her leadership, the firm is sharpening its focus on the areas she has been developing for years: food and food supplement law, medical devices and medicinal products. We advise manufacturers, importers, distributors and traders on regulatory matters in Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia and Albania, and bring long-standing experience with EU law to every case.

Petya Noycheva, who founded the firm and has led it until now, remains a co-founder and partner and continues to work with the firm's clients on negotiations, commercial and contract law. ⟶