Team

Law degree at the University of Hamburg 1990;

1990-1994 Research assistant at the University of the Bundeswehr „Helmut Schmidt“ in Hamburg, department for International and European Law, 1999 PhD ”The Development of the Bulgarian Legislature for the Protection of Private Foreign Investments 1989 to 1997” at the Institute of East Europe, Berlin;

Since 1990 admitted to practice (Rechtsanwältin) in Hamburg, since 2001 in cooperation with the law office Esche Schüman Commichau in Hamburg. President of the German-Bulgarian Society Hamburg and member of the Board of Directors of the German-Bulgarian Union of the Lawyers, Hamburg.

Since 2010 chairwomen of the advisory board for legal matters, since June 2012 board member and since 2013 Vicepresident of the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce in Sofia; Vicepresident of the Arbitration Court by the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce in Sofia.

Numerous publications about Bulgarian Law, among them: Gründung, Führung und Liquidation einer GmbH in Deutschland und Bulgarien (2002), Das bulgarische Insolvenzrecht (IWB 2003); Das Insolvenzrecht Mittel- und Osteuropas -Abschnitt Bulgarien (2004), Auswahl bulgarischer Musterverträge /Arbeits-und Sozialversicherungsrecht/ (Hrsg. Deutsch-Bulg. IHK 2005, second edition 2015);

Biography: Ms. Kapralova-Scherner started at Law Offices Dr. Neidenowa as legal trainee in 2002 and in 2005 she continued working there as Legal Counsel. After almost 10 years of work experience in the technology and entertainment industry, she is again acting as a legal advisor Of Counsel at Law Offices Dr. Neidenowa.

Education: State exam at the University of Sofia, Legal Studies, 2004. Earned a degree in European Master in Law and Economics(LL.M.), University of Hamburg in cooperation with the university of Vienna (2005-2006). Degree in International and Comparative Law from Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis (2008); Research Assistant for Prof. Frank Emmert, Director of the Center for International and Comparative Law at Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis.

Admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York in 2009.

Education:
2023 Completion of studies at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
2025 Completion of a postgraduate master’s programme (LL.M.) at the University of Hagen with a focus on tax criminal law.
2026 Doctorate from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” on the topic of tax evasion in Germany and Bulgaria.

Professional experience:
Since 2019 professional experience in various law firms in Germany and Bulgaria as well as in medium-sized companies in the logistics sector. Admitted to the Sofia Bar Association since 2026.

Practice areas in law firms: general german and Bulgarian civil law, german and Bulgarian commercial and corporate law, german insurance law, german and bulgarian tax law and german criminal law.