Gugushev and Partners Law Office Shortlisted for Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards Europe 2019

The Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards shine a spotlight on outstanding law companies that are champions for change and integration, furthering the advancement of equality in the legal profession. The prestigious contest is led by Head of Chambers D&I, Dee Sekar and aims to promote the advancement of inclusion across the global legal profession through research, training, workshops, forums and awards.

Every year the Chambers Diversity and Inclusion Awards celebrate those law firms and individuals who are developing the tradition of diversity and inclusion in Europe. The awards ceremony promotes these values also inspires other companies to change their attitude towards inequality.

Gugushev & Partners Law Office has been shortlisted in the Outstanding Firm for Furthering Diversity and Inclusion category. This award category recognises efforts to ensure that diverse candidates are given equal opportunities in recruitment, retention and promotion.

“We’re delighted to announce that the shortlists for the Chambers Diversity and Inclusion Awards Europe 2019 are now announced and our company has been nominated for one of the categories of this prestigious competition … Being recognised for our hard work and efforts alongside our clients and other law firms is a tremendous honour to us,” said Victor Gugushev, Attorney at Law and Partner at Gugushev and Partners Law Office.

The team of Gugushev & Partners Law Office is comprised of distinguished experts in diverse legal sectors including, but not limited to Corporate and Commercial Law, M&A, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Energy Law, Media and Telecommunications, Public Procurement and Tax Law. Their work is widely-recognized as an example of progress, innovation and high standards of legal services in Bulgaria.

Gugushev & Partners Law Office has won numerous attestations. The team has received the prestigious award Law Firm of the Year twice, in 2017 and 2015. The prizes were awarded by the respected Legal World Magazine and the Institute for International Legal Development in Bulgaria. Furthermore, in 2018 our youngest partner Victor Gugushev rightfully won the award for Young Jurist of the Year granted by the Themis National Awards of Justice and Yoanna Ivanova was pronounced Leading Individual in the Intellectual Property category by the Legal 500.

Over the recent year the team's growth and professionalism have also been attested by two notable honours: the Business Excellence 2019 Award from Corporate Insider, which is the most influential corporate news site, and Best Employer Branding Project Award 2019 from B2B Media Group, which is a leading B2B marketer in Europe.

The nomination of Gugushev & Partners Law office for Excellence in International Legal Services in the Excellence Awards 2019 of The Law Society of England and Wales is another prominent recognition of firm’s exceptional level of professionalism and quality of service that has been announced recently.

With all diverse nominations and awards kept in mind, the award in the category Outstanding Firm for Furthering Diversity and Inclusion is suitable for GPLO due to their constant objective to welcome, develop and expand equality of all kinds in their professional world.

The Award ceremony will take place on 1 October in Amsterdam. Congratulations to all the shortlisted individuals and firms!

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