Vesselina Lafchieva

Practice Areas

Vesselina specializes in labour, commercial, migration law, personal data protection and Whistleblowing regulations. She has significant experience in consulting and preparation of all types of documents, related to human resources. She proposes employment and civil contracts according to clients’ needs and in compliance with the requirements of the Bulgarian legislation. Vesselina assists the clients in preparing and updating company internal rules and regulations as well as all kind of instructions. After the end of Covid-19 pandemic situation she is working on lots of contracts for secondment of personnel, sent to Bulgaria or from Bulgaria to a country abroad. An important issue on which Vesselina provides consultations and drafts documents is cross border posting of employees. She is acquainted in deep with the problems of staff leasing. Vesselina participates in due diligence of companies for observance of labour legislation and specific requirements for ensuring safe and healthy working conditions. Vesselina has an extensive professional experience in arranging the relations with the personnel upon Inter-group restructuring and implementation of TUPE requirements, M&A and international transactions. She advises employers on lawful imposing of disciplinary sanctions, protection against discrimination, termination of the employment, including procedures for mass dismissals and for out-of-court settlement of employment disputes. Vesselina provides helpful advises to the clients when they communicate sensitive issues with the employees and discuss solutions favorable for both parties upon arranging the employment relations. Her aim is to ensure that the employer’s needs are met and at the same time the positive work environment in the company is kept. She consults the clients on social security and pension issues.

Vesselina informs clients on legislative changes.

She assists foreign citizens in obtaining of EU Blue cards for Bulgaria. She consults non-EU citizens on the appropriate grounds to work and reside in Bulgaria and she is going along with them through the whole administrative procedure. She advises and prepares the necessary documents for issuance of short term visas for foreigners.

Vesselina advises foreign investors for lawful development of their business activity and establishing of their labour strategy. She proposes different scenarios for reorganization of work. Vesselina assists in implementation of a hybrid work model and advises on remote work from abroad.

Career

Vesselina has more than 26 years of experience in Labour & Social Security, Personal Data Protection, Migration Law, Corporate & Commercial and Liquidation

Professional Memberships

Sofia Bar Association (2001)

Publications

Author of publications on employment topics, migration law, Whistleblowing Act and others.

Publications can be found on http://www.dplawfirm.bg

Industry Sector Expertise

Employment, Migration Law, Personal Data, Whistleblowing

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bulgaria

Languages Spoken

Bulgarian, English

Experience

26+ in Labour Law, Migration Law, Data Protection, Whistleblowing

Education

Awards