Education: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Moscow, (Master of Law)
Career: Emil Delchev started his career in 1993 as a lawyer with Bulgarian law firms. Joined Ernst & Young, Sofia in February 1995 with the brief to set up a tax & legal department which he headed successfully until 1998. From 1998 to 2002 Emil Delchev was contracted to be in charge of the tax & legal department of Arthur Andersen, Sofia. Upon the demise of Andersen in 2002 and following a merger between Ernst & Young and Andersen in Bulgaria Emil Delchev headed the tax service line as a manager. Emil Delchev acted as a tax senior manager with Ernst & Young until February 2005 when he founded Delchev and Partners.
Being 10 years in charge of the tax & legal practices of both Andersen and Ernst & Young Emil Delchev brings the most valuable experience in practically all areas of law and taxation. He has guided hundreds of foreign investors in establishing their businesses in Bulgarian in times when Bulgaria changed from state to market economy. He has been involved from both legal and tax perspective in privatizations, restructurings, M&As, due diligence processes, acquisitions. Emil Delchev has provided advice in relation to some of the biggest and most complex transactions in Bulgaria.