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BGI Legal Top Tier rankings in IFLR1000’s 31st Edition 2021/22

We are delighted to announce that BGI Legal has maintained its Tier 1 rankings in the latest edition of IFLR1000. Once again our firm has been top ranked for both practice areas covered by the guide in Georgia - Financial & Corporate and Project Development. 

Increasing the number of individual lawyers in the rankings this year, Partner Lasha Gogiberidze wins the coveted Leading Lawyer - Market Leader designation, whilst fellow Partners Sandro Bibilashvili, Zaza Bibilashvili, Unana Gogokhia and Tamara Tevdoradze are all designated Highly Regarded Leading Lawyers.

IFLR1000 carry out months of qualitative research into law firms and lawyers for these annual rankings and it remains the only international legal market research brand focused on ranking law firms and lawyers solely on the basis of financial and corporate transactional work.

A full listing of our firm’s IFLR1000 rankings can be found here.

Lasha Gogiberidze maintains an excellent reputation for his expertise in capital markets and project finance, handling some of the market's most prominent lending transactions. Clients highlight him as an "open-minded" practitioner who "always comes up with a good solution" and provides advice which is "straight to the point and concise." Zaza Bibilashvili has experience of handling some of the biggest mandates in the market, most recently advising on substantial real estate projects. He is also a noted practitioner in the dispute resolution arena.

Chambers Global - 2017

BGI is one of Georgia's leading firms in all areas of corporate law and in energy and infrastructure has acted on key projects in the oil and gas, energy, transport infrastructure areas. Previous comments have included: "Very good law firm for this jurisdiction...very knowledgeable, they get the job done on time and on budget...they are very professional and good lawyers". Thanks for universal praise from competitors and clients alike, BGI sits comfortably in the top tier... BGI is client-focused and solution-oriented... [with] excellent local counsel, not just for Georgian standards, but by international standards... [A major international client says:] "In terms of local law firms... I have a strong preference for BGI."

IFLR1000 - 2017

Legal director Unana Gogokhia focuses on financial transactions, and stands out for her experience of capital markets and derivatives. Clients appreciate her ability to "look at the issue very scrupulously and bring up points in the transaction that none of the other parties spotted." Sandro Bibilashvili is increasingly recognised in the market. He is involved in some of the firm's biggest project finance mandates and has recently been active working on energy projects. Counsel Tamara Tevdoradze enters the rankings on the back of positive praise. "She is very reliable, accurate and punctual, thinks in a very logical way and has very strong arguments," a client says

Chambers Global - 2017