Bogdan Evtimov

Of-Counsel

bogdan.evtimov@deminimislaw.com
Brussels: +32 486 92 35 84

Bogdan Evtimov is external Of Counsel at De Minimis Law working mostly from Brussels, while closely cooperating with Geneva. Bogdan has an established and highly regarded practice focused on EU international trade law and policy, economic and financial sanctions, export controls, customs and rules of origin, and litigation before the EU Courts. He is widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading practitioners in sanctions and international trade regulation and is ranked Band 1 Europe-wide for International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions by Chambers and Partners, and Band 4 in International Trade/ WTO.

With more than two decades of legal experience in Brussels (20+ years) and London (4 years), Bogdan advises multinational corporations, financial institutions, manufacturers, sovereign entities, and high-net-worth individuals on complex matters at the intersection of EU economic security policy, trade and antitrust regulation, and dispute resolution. His recent experience covers EU sanctions advice in all areas of business and litigation, dual-use goods and licensing of export controlled goods and technology, customs and rules of origin, trade remedies, WTO law, market access strategies, antitrust investigations, and broader EU litigation strategies.

Bogdan is particularly praised for his market-leading expertise in EU restrictive measures and export controls. He regularly advises on the design, interpretation, implementation of compliance programmes, and enforcement risks arising under EU sanctions regimes targeting Russia, Belarus and other sensitive jurisdictions. His work includes asset freezes, ownership and control analyses, licensing strategy, internal investigations, anti-circumvention measures, transactional risk assessments, and complex cross-border compliance mandates involving overlapping EU, UK, and US frameworks.
A seasoned EU courts litigator, Bogdan has extensive experience before the General Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union in trade remedies and sanctions cases. His procedural experience encompasses direct annulment proceedings, appeals and preliminary references. He also represents clients before the European Commission and national competent authorities in sensitive administrative and enforcement proceedings concerning international trade and economic security regulation.

In addition to the above, Bogdan has longstanding experience in WTO dispute settlement, anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings, anti-circumvention investigations, customs valuation and origin disputes, safeguard measures, and strategic trade litigation. He is particularly valued for combining deep technical command of EU trade law with sophisticated litigation strategy and commercially pragmatic advice in matters involving substantial regulatory, political, and reputational exposure.

Directories describe Bogdan as a leading practitioner in international trade law and sanctions, and highlight his work advising companies withdrawing business from Russia, as well as his experience in WTO disputes and trade remedy mandates. Clients interviewed by Chambers praise his responsiveness, technical precision, and strategic insight, noting his “high expertise” and ability to deliver sophisticated analysis in complex matters.

Bogdan is admitted to the Brussels and Sofia Bars and is fluent in English, French, Russian, and Bulgarian. He is an active member of the European Trade Law Association and a founding member of the Bulgarian Association for European Law. He regularly publishes and speaks on sanctions, export controls, trade remedies, EU cases in the WTO, and developments in European economic security policy.