Causa Publica offers complete accounting maintenance of your company. Part of our services include:

  • organizing and maintaining the company accounting in compliance with the legislation requirements;
  • tracking of payments received on invoices;
  • developing and maintaining an individual chart of company account estimates;
  • drafting of reports for the needs of National Revenue Agency (NRA), National Social Security Institute (NSSI), National Statistical Institute (NSI), banks, etc.;
  • accounting, payroll and personnel management;
  • drafting of INTRASTAT and VIES declarations;
  • preparation and announcement of annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards or Accounting Standards for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Bulgaria;
  • preparation of employment and civil contracts;
  • tracking the financial result for the tax period (VAT to be paid or refundable VAT);
  • calculation of depreciation deductions;
  • drafting and maintenance of payroll charts for employees and workers;
  • all types of staff management activities, including appointment, dismissal, social and health insurance, etc.;
  • drafting of annual financial statements - Balance sheet, Income statement, cash flow statement, statement of fixed assets, statement of equity capital and filing thereof;
  • drafting of payment documents, their submission and settlement;
  • drafting and submission of tax returns under the Corporate Income Tax Act (CITA);
  • drafting and filing of tax returns and tax declarations under the VAT Act;
  • drafting and submission of declarations under the Intra-Community Trade Statistics Act;
  • drafting and filing of amounts paid to individuals;
  • drafting of interim and annual consolidated financial statements of the company;
  • submission of sick leave sheets to NSSI;
  • representation before revenue administration authorities and other competent authorities of the NRA, in inspections and audits performed thereby;
  • representation before the Labor Inspectorate regarding an inspection;
  • making annual inventories of company’s assets and liabilities;
  • timely notification of changes in tax, social security or labor legislation.

 

In addition, we prepare a full set of financial statements and reports, as per your requirements.

 

At Causa Publica, we understand every company’s need of modern solutions and we believe in the individual approach to each customer and on a project-by-project basis. We develop high-end and innovative software products by applying the best methodologies and standards in the software industry.

We have expertise in building solutions with a modern web and mobile interface that integrate with different information systems.

Our business analytical team specializes in building any kind of analyses and references for your business. To this end, we use the most advanced QlikView, Qlik Sense and Microsoft Power BI technologies.

With the help of these products, combined with the experience of our consultants gained in many successful projects in Central and Western Europe, we are able to provide a flexible solution to any issue in your business.

Our consulting services range from integration of QlikView, Qlik Sense and Microsoft Power BI in companies willing to make the most of their data, to work with organizations that already use these products and want to improve or better manage their analytical portfolio.

We offer on-site and remote consulting services, according to the customer demand and the project specifics.

What distinguishes us from our competitors is the excellent knowledge of software solutions, combined with profound economic knowledge and experience in the different fields and business industries.

Causa Publica has an experienced team of specialists in data integration and management of so-called "big data".

We have extensive experience in all aspects of data integration, including:

  • Extracting data from different sources - databases, queues, structured and unstructured files
  • Transforming data from one format to another, including transforming of unstructured into structured data
  • Loading data in different objects - structured (databases) and unstructured
  • Analyzing and profiling data by user-defined criteria - splitting data by group as per certain attributes
  • Validation - data clearing as per certain quality criteria;

We implement data integration projects by applying the tools of leading manufacturers such as Informatica, SAS, Microsoft, etc.

For "big data" management we use Cloudera-based solutions.

Causa Publica specializes in implementing projects for building and implementing integrated software and hardware systems, including archiving and information storage systems, data center and networking technologies, implementation of specialized solutions and platforms in the financial and banking sector.

We have certified professionals in the field of networking, SAN and software technologies that provide ongoing support for our customers' systems. Here are some of the technologies we support:

  • Dell EMC SAN / FC Technologies – Centera, vMAX, DataDomain, VNX, Clariion, Unity, XtremIO, Isilon
  • Dell EMC Software – Smarts, SourceOne, RSA, Documentum, Captiva, ESRS, Networker
  • CISCO Networking – Switches and Routers
  • Microsoft – SQL, Windows Server, Lync, Active directory, SharePoint, System Center
  • Informatica – Power Center, Data Archive, Data Quality
  • VMWare – Data Center Technologies (ESXi, vCenter, SRM, HA, Thin Customers)

Since the adoption of the Public Procurement Act (PPA) in 2006, we have been consulting and soliciting our clients in the increasingly sophisticated regulations of this legal domain. We advise both contracting entities that organize and conduct procurement procedures, as well as private business clients tendering in procurement. We offer comprehensive legal services in the field of Public Procurement Act, including representation before the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) and the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC), including:

  • Exploring, analysing and discussing with the client all options for participation in the called procurement procedure;
  • If you have tendered in a public procurement procedure and believe that the contracting authority is in breach of the Public Procurement Act or if you intend to tender in such a procedure, but you consider that the tender call and documentation contain discriminatory or other restrictive conditions that limit your tendering options, Georgiev & Partners is your best adviser on how to seek and defend your rights.
  • Drafting the client’s tender bid in a public procurement procedure or providing assistance in preparing the tender bid;
  • Verification of the client-provided tender bid as regards his/her tendering in the procedure under the Public Procurement Act;
  • Establishing a consortium or other grouping in order to meet all contracting authority’s requirements, registration in BULSTAT Register with the Registry Agency, if necessary;
  • Preparing translations, including by a sworn translator, providing legalization by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria;
  • Full client representation before the contracting authority in the different phases of the procedure;
  • Drawing up and filing a complaint before the Commission for Protection of Competition; Defence against a complaint filed with the Commission for Protection of Competition by a third party;
  • Drafting and filing a complaint with the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) in appeal of Commission for Protection of Competition decisions regarding public procurement; Defence against a complaint filed with the Supreme Administrative Court by a third party;
  • Representation upon contract signing with the contracting authority, as well as providing the required documents for this purpose;
  • Litigation as regards the implementation of the public procurement contract before an arbitration tribunal or a court;
  • Legal services as regards the contract award execution; Litigation as regards the implementation of public procurement contracts before an arbitration tribunal or a court.
  • Consulting the Contracting Authority as regards the regulations for public procurement and the specific case law;
  • Consultation and representation of contracting authorities as regards complaints filed with the Commission for Protection of Competition and the Supreme Administrative Court;
  • Preparing tender documentation – preparation of complete documentation under the Public Procurement Act, including call for tender and the decision to open public procurement; Representation before the Public Procurement Agency;
  • Participation of a lawyer/economist/relevantly qualified professional in the commission in charge of the procurement procedure; Preparing documentation related to the commission’s work;
  • Legal services of the contracting authority as regards the signing and implementation of a contract; Litigation as regards default of a public procurement contract.

Over the last ten years our team developed the reputation of leading experts under the Waste Management Act and the instruments for its application. Our experts work on integrated projects in the areas of alternative waste to energy, RDF – fuel, air preservation, widely spread packaging waste and mixed domestic waste, waste collection, transportation, reclaiming, recycling and disposal, design and construction of treatment facilities. Not only do we provide advise to private clients, but also to Bulgarian public authorities like ministries, agencies and municipalities on all kind of regulatory matters, related to environment and waste management, European funding, court disputes, project management, the activities of planning, program, analysis, concept and appraisal execution, facility optimization, etc.

The expert team of Georgiev & Partners consists of highly qualified lawyers, ecologists, engineers and economists, each one of them narrowly specialized in various areas of the environmental issues and have thorough knowledge and long years of experience, as well as modern presentation, analysis and assessment systems.

If necessary, the operation of this core team of experts can be enhanced by involving independent experts or specialized partner companies from Germany and Austria, especially for work on integrated environmental projects.

We prepare the necessary documents for application for all types of permissions for waste trade and treatment under the Waste Management Act, inclusive providing technical assistance and advise for the execution of plans, programs, analyzes, reporting and documentation of the waste related activities.

 

Georgiev & Partners provides comprehensive legal assistance pursuant to the Commercial Act, the Commercial Register Act, the Register BULSTAT Act, the Law for Non-profit Legal Entities, inclusive:

Company registrations, company case changes, transformation and termination of traders and trace companies;

Summoning and holding of General Assemblies, meetings of the Board of Directors;

Consultations on problems, related to the relationships between the company members  (shareholders), the control and other bodies;

Consultation of Bulgarian and international trade companies with regard to their management and operation;

Establishment of consortiums and holding companies;

Execution of management contracts and contracts with proxies, commercial mediators and authorized persons;

Legal advice for commercial deals and contract execution;

Procedural representation in commercial cases towards all court instances and arbitrage;

Representation and consultation for procedures of insolvency and liquidation;

Representation with regard to acquisition of permissions and licenses;

Representation for conduction of negotiations and meditation;

Representation towards various institutions and authorities with regard to registration pursuant to specialized laws, acquisition of licenses and permissions;

Execution of documents with regard to the company activity – minutes of meeting, orders, Articles of Association, decisions, invitations, etc.;

Representation for registration of securities and warranties for commercial contracts and mortgages;

Representation for execution and security procedures.

 

Execution of all documents, necessary for initiation of administrative procedures and proceedings, stipulated by the Bulgarian legislation, inclusive application for licenses, permissions, etc.;

Representation in the procedure of issuing individual administrative instruments and in administrative proceedings towards the governmental bodies;

Appeal of individual administrative instruments towards the administrative courts and the Superior Administrative Court;

Appeal of regulatory instruments towards the Superior Administrative Court;

Representation towards specialized and special jurisdictions with regard to the solution of legal dispute;

Appeal of administrative penal enactments towards the superior body and the respective court;

 

Consultations and preliminary investigation of registrability of patents, applicable models, brands and industrial design and execution of opinions, based on the results of these investigations, with the purpose to support the clients for the election of the object of industrial property and the methods for its most comprehensive protection;

Registration of patents, applicable models, brands, industrial designs and geographical indications at the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria;

International brand registration at the World Intellectual Property Organization;

Registration of brands and industrial designs of the European Union at the European Union Intellectual Property Office;

Intellectual property monitoring – IP Watch;

Execution of contestations and oppositions against the registration of declared brands;

Execution of claims for repeal or obliteration of brands and designs;

Protection in case of violated rights on industrial property objects;

Protection against unfair competition;

Representation towards the Patent Office, the Commission for Protection of Competition and the competent courts with regard to violated rights on industrial property objects;

Representation with regard to registration, protection or contestation of domain names with extensions .com., .eu and .bg.

Execution of agreements for cession or transfer of rights on industrial property objects;

 

Georgiev & Partners offers specialized consultations, including legal and economic analyses and advice with regard to the application of the Law on Protection of Competition, all sub-legislative instruments for its application, the European regulations in the area of competition. Our professional expertise covers all legal and economical services with regard to:

  • Prohibited agreements, decisions and concerted practices of companies and company associations;
  • Forms of abuse of monopoly and dominant position;
  • Company concentrations – mergers, acquisitions of companies, gaining control, establishment of joint ventures;
  • Protection in case of unfair competition;
  • Consultation for the composition of the necessary notifications, applications, opinions, protests, etc., related to the above activities.