Regulatory requirements and regulatory compliance
Data Protection & GDPR Compliance
Our team provides practical, business-focused solutions to ensure your data handling practices are compliant, ethical, and secure.
Our services include:
- GDPR & Data Privacy Audits: Comprehensive gap analysis and compliance reviews to identify and remediate risks in your data processing activities.
- Policy & Documentation: Drafting and reviewing all essential documents, including privacy policies, cookie notices, data processing agreements (DPAs), and internal data handling protocols.
- Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs): Guiding you through the DPIA process for high-risk data processing activities.
- Data Subject Requests (DSARs): Establishing and streamlining procedures to efficiently manage and respond to data subject access, deletion, and rectification requests.
- International Data Transfers: Advising on legal mechanisms for cross-border data flows, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and transfer impact assessments.
- Data Breach Response: Providing urgent, 24/7 support for incident response, including breach assessment, notification to authorities, and communication strategies.
- Outsourced DPO Services: Serving as your designated Data Protection Officer (DPO) to oversee compliance and act as the liaison with regulatory authorities.
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) & Financial Crime
Our services include:
- AML/CFT Program Development: Designing and implementing firm-wide AML policies, procedures, and internal controls tailored to your specific business risks.
- AML Risk Assessments: Conducting comprehensive, enterprise-wide risk assessments to identify, measure, and mitigate your firm’s exposure to money laundering and terrorist financing.
- KYC/CDD Advisory: Advising on Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements, including onboarding procedures, enhanced due diligence (EDD) for high-risk clients, and PEP screening.
- Independent AML Audits: Performing independent reviews and audits of your AML program to test its effectiveness and ensure compliance with regulatory expectations.
- Staff & Board Training: Delivering customized, role-based training for employees, senior management, and your Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO).
- Regulatory Investigations: Representing your firm during regulatory inquiries, examinations, and enforcement actions related to AML compliance failures.
We are proud and active members of Bulgarian Association of Anti-Financial Crime Experts (BAAFCE).
Industry-Specific Regulatory & Compliance
Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT)
- Digital Services Act (DSA): Guiding online platforms and marketplaces on obligations related to content moderation, transparency reporting, user rights, and “gatekeeper” responsibilities.
- EU AI Act: Assisting with the classification of AI systems (from high-risk to minimal), implementing risk management frameworks, and ensuring compliance with data quality, transparency, and human oversight requirements.
- Telecommunications & Media: Advising on licensing, spectrum allocation, network access, and compliance with media content and advertising standards.
Financial Services, Capital Markets & Securities, Crypto Law
- Financial Regulation: Advising on compliance with key frameworks including MiFID II / MiFIR, CRD V / CRR, AIFMD, and UCITS.
- Capital Markets: Guiding issuers and underwriters on compliance with the Prospectus Regulation, Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), and Transparency Directive, including disclosure obligations and insider trading policies.
- Securities & Listing: Assisting with IPOs, secondary offerings, and ongoing compliance with stock exchange listing rules and corporate governance codes.
Other Specialized EU Regulatory Matters
With our extensive knowledge of local regulations and our multijurisdictional capabilities, we are well-positioned to help clients in Bulgaria and the EU deal effectively and creatively with regulatory and compliance issues.
Our clients come to us to understand their responsibilities, manage risk and lessen the impact of complex regulatory regimes on their transactions or day-to-day operations.
Why Compliance Matters
Our clients rely on us to:
- Understand their legal obligations,
- Identify and manage potential risks
- Minimize the operational impact of complex regulations on their transactions and daily business activities.
- Protect themselves from financial penalties imposed by the authorities.
- Develop internal policies, procedures and frameworks.
Our compliance services
Practice Areas
At Slavchev & Vasilev Law Firm, we offer a wide range of legal services covering key areas of law:
Commercial Law
We provide comprehensive legal services for businesses, from company formation and contract drafting to representation in commercial disputes.
Contract Law
Our team has extensive experience in the area of contract law, offering assistance with contractual obligations, torts, insurance and more.
Property Law
We provide comprehensive legal services in property law matters, including real estate transactions, property disputes, construction law and protection of property rights.
Intellectual Property Protection
Rely on us to register and protect trademarks, patents, copyrights and other intellectual property.
Civil Cases
We provide professional legal representation in all types of civil matters, including claims, injunctions and enforcement proceedings.
Administrative Law
We are your reliable partner in complex administrative procedures and disputes with government authorities.
Tax Law
We offer expert legal advice on tax matters, including tax planning, defending tax audits and appealing tax rulings.
Labour Law
Our employment law solicitors are here to advise you on all aspects of the employment relationship including employment contracts, dismissals, compensation and employment disputes.