Services
Industries
Education
Wayne State University Law School, J.D., cum laude
Wayne State University, B.A., summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court
- Eastern District of Michigan
Languages
- Bulgarian
- Spanish
Gergana Sivrieva is an associate attorney in Miller Canfield's Real Estate Group. Gergana assists a broad range of clients in a variety of commercial real estate transactions, with a focus on commercial leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, renewable energy projects, and workouts and foreclosures. Prior to joining Miller Canfield, Gergana worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Bernard A. Friedman at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and was a research assistant for Law Professor Robert M. Ackerman. She is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School, where she was a Governor's Scholar, an Editor of the Wayne Law Review, and a member of the Mock Trial team.
Honors
State Bar of Michigan Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2021
Wayne State University Law School
• Governor's Scholar (full tuition scholarship conferred for academic achievement)
• Wayne Law Review: Note & Comment Editor (2018-2019); Assistant Editor (2017-2018)
• Finalist at the Wayne State Mock Trial In-House Competition, Winter 2018
Wayne State University
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Graduate of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College with University Honors
• Recipient of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Grant
• Panelist at the Michigan Political Science Association Conference
• Recipient of the College of Liberal Arts and Science Awards for Outstanding Essay in Spanish and Outstanding GPA in Spanish
Professional Activities
State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Law Section
Oakland County Bar Association
Publications
Strategic Alternatives For and Against Distressed Businesses (Chapter 57, Michigan Receiverships), Thomson West (2022-2023, co-authored with Scott R. Lesser)
The Helms-Burton Act Backfires: Surprising Litigation Trends Following Title III's Long-Feared Activation, 42.1 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 1 (Fall 2021)
The Equifax Breach Amid a Lawless Landscape: Changes are Afoot for Privacy & Data Security due to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, 65 Wayne L. Rev. 553 (Winter 2019)
