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BGI wins a landmark case on behalf of Facebook

Acting for the world's largest social network Facebook, BGI successfully established a precedent of canceling a domain based on the fact that it contained another party's trademark. Georgia does not have special regulations or effective procedural mechanisms for cancellation of infringing domain names and until this recent success of BGI, cancellation of domain names registered by bad faith owners was practically impossible.

"This is a major breakthrough in this under-regulated field of Georgian law. This precedent should enable local and international trademark owners to successfully fight unauthorized use of their trademarks in domain names," says George Sarajishvili, BGI's licensed trademark attorney who represented Facebook.

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

Zaza Bibilashvili is able to suggest winning strategies and is active across a range of contentious and non-contentious work, including real estate and intellectual property matters. Previous comments include: BGI Legal fields ‘a team of true professionals with good knowledge of law and a proper understanding of business needs`. It provides full-service support to leading multinational and Georgian clients, handling general legal matters alongside more complex financing, M&A, dispute resolution and capital markets mandates.

Legal 500 - 2016
A leading figure in capital markets and M&A, Lasha Gogiberidze has an enviable track record of acting on the market's highlight deals, primarily advising banks, including international developmental institutions. He wins praise for his responsiveness and is described as "very client-focused and understanding of our needs."

 

Chambers Global - 2018