Preslav Mantchev
Associate
300 E. RANDOLPH, SUITE 3400 | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601
(312) 792-2972 | pmantchev@vablawfirm.com
Experience
Preslav litigates and arbitrates financial disputes involving corporate directors, trustees, limited partnerships, and other investment vehicles under state LLC acts, trust codes, corporation laws, including Delaware, and the federal Securities Act of 1933. Preslav also works closely with FINRA-registered parties in customer and industry arbitrations involving claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, indemnification, and expungement. In addition to his financial services practice, Preslav often represents clients in contract claims, in a wide range of industries, including food service, construction, logistics, and healthcare. He has also led shareholder inspections, workplace investigations, and responses to regulatory exams by FINRA and the SEC.
As part of the first graduating class from John Atanasoff Bulgarian Language School, Preslav is fluent in Bulgarian and remains active in the Bulgarian-American community. He also has working knowledge of Spanish, which helps him advise entrepreneurs and financial institutions from Latin America.
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
AWARDS
Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star: Business Litigation (2025)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Illinois Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Employment
UB Greensfelder LLP (formerly Ulmer & Berne LLP) – Associate (2022-2025)
Litico LLC – Associate (2021-2022)
University of Illinois Office of University Counsel – Legal Fellow (2020-2021)
Education
University of Illinois College of Law
Champaign, Illinois – Juris Doctorate, 2020 Cum Laude The Elder Law Journal, Admissions Editor
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois – Bachelor of Arts, 2017 Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa honor society
