Elitsa Dimitrova

Elitsa Dimitrova is a Partner in the Corporate Practice Group and Leader of the Emerging Industries Team. Her practice is focused on private equity and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, private placements and securities, and employee benefits and executive compensation. Elitsa frequently advises lead investors in seed, convertible note and alternative investments in the fintech, biotech, software, transportation and cannabis spaces. As part of the M&A Team for First-Time Sellers®, Elitsa regularly counsels privately held, middle-market companies in exit transactions. She also regularly represents clients in their buy-side M&A transactions. Elitsa also consults clients as it relates to general corporate governance matters.

Elitsa is also involved in general business pro bono counseling of not-for-profit businesses providing services to women and girls and providing legal services to asylum seekers.

Elitsa received her J.D. (magna cum laude and Dean’s List) from University of Illinois College of Law, her M.B.A. (Finance) from Illinois State University, and her LL.B. LL.M. from University of Sofia.