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BGI Partner Spoke at the Webinar on the Occasion of the GIAC Arbitration Days 2020

Partner Sandro Bibilashvili spoke on the webinar “How to Work Effectively with Local Counsel, In-House Counsel, Fact Witnesses and Experts”. The joint webinar was organized by Young ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration) in collaboration with the Georgian International Arbitration Centre (GIAC) on the occasion of the GIAC Arbitration Days 2020.  The webinar attracted more than sixty attendees, including young practitioners and students. Sandro shared the panel with Laurie Achtouk-Spivak (Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb, Paris) and Anna Kozmenko (Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich) and spoke about productive cooperation between international and local counsel.

For more information, please refer to the following link: 

https://www.youngicca.org/young-icca-webinars-how-work-effectively-local-counsel-house-counsel-fact-witnesses-and-experts

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

"One of the leading firms in Georgia adept at both finance and corporate work". Client feedback: "Very good law firm for this jurisdiction. Strong knowledge." - Banking and finance, Restructuring and insolvency. Of Lasha Gogiberidze: "Good communication skills, responsive." Previous comments have included: "BGI Legal is one of the leading firms in Georgia adept at both finance and corporate work...Very good law firm for this jurisdiction...very knowledgeable, they get the job done on time and on budget". Lasha Gogiberidze is described as "prompt and quick to point out problems and pitfalls".

IFLR1000 - 2018

The four-partner team at BGI Legal provides a ‘responsive, proactive and solution-oriented service to a wide range of international corporates both directly and on a referral basis from major international law firms; it has built a strong reputation acting for investors and lenders on many of the country s largest projects. The ‘excellent Lasha Gogiberidze has led the team s work in several major energy mandates, including advising an Asian investor on a hydropower project. Gogiberidze is also regularly involved in financing work, including inter-bank lending, regulatory lending (to comply with capital adequacy requirements) and capital markets work, where Unana Gogokhia is also establishing a strong reputation.

Legal 500 - 2016