Kalina is a partner, heading the IP and Pharma Regulatory practices and co-heading the Employment practice at Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov - one of the largest and most prominent business law firms in Bulgaria, founded in 1994.

Kalina laid the ground of the Intellectual Property practice of the firm and has succeeded in building up the practice and making it one of the best on the Bulgarian legal market. She has worked on major trademark projects in Bulgaria and has extensive experience in respect with the registration and opposition procedure issues inclusively, as well as appeals before the Bulgarian Patent Office. She has provided IP law advising to DGKV’s prime international and domestic corporate clients. Besides, she has extensive expertise as a leading lawyer in major labour and social security, contract law, privatization, M&A and corporate law, and pharma regulatory projects of the firm.

Kalina has been with DGKV law firm since 1997 and became a partner in 2005. She is a member of the Sofia Bar, the Bulgarian Bar of Trademark and Design Attorneys and a registered European Trade Mark and Design Attorney.

She has a number of publications on various aspects of intellectual property law.