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Who’s Who Legal: Project Finance names Lasha Gogiberidze as World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyer

BGI Legal Founding Partner, Lasha Gogiberidze, has been named amongst the world’s top lawyers in project finance according to Who’s Who Legal: Project Finance 2023.

WWL: Project Finance, first published in 2001, is the most extensive look at the international project finance market, featuring nearly 800 lawyers from 50 countries who are recognised for their top-tier work advising clients across the full life cycle of projects.

Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal practitioners and consulting experts in business law based upon comprehensive, independent research.

Lasha is one of only two lawyers from Georgia to make it on to the list.

A huge thank you to our clients and peers who gave the feedback which led to this inclusion!

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

Solid team with vast experience of handling a wide spectrum of corporate and commercial as well as financial matters. Particularly well versed in project finance and boasts an impressive track record in some of the country's biggest energy and infrastructure projects. Popular choice for prominent international and local clients, including financial institutions and corporates from an array of industry sectors. Clients are impressed with the team's approach, saying: "The best thing is their coming up with proactive advice and suggesting a structure. They are able to work under pressure and respond immediately." Another client adds: "As soon as we give them a project we don't need to double-check anything." Other typical comments are: "They are a top-tier firm on the market with highly skilled, efficient and solution-oriented lawyers."

Chambers Europe - 2017

Zaza Bibilashvili is a well-known and highly regarded figure in the Georgian legal market. One of the founding partners of the firm, he oversees projects and is a key contact for clients. Lasha Gogiberidze has been called "one of the leading lawyers in Georgia" and "a central person not just in capital markets, but in the legal market in general." Considered an expert in capital markets and project finance work, particularly in the energy sphere, he is highly respected by his peers, who say: "He`s among the top lawyers who shaped the legal market."

Chambers Global - 2016