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Baia Bezhashvili

Baia Bezhashvili is a Paralegal at BGI Legal. Prior to joining the firm, Baia earned a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Tbilisi State University and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in International and European Law at Vilnius University. She also successfully completed the Harvard Law School & Vilnius University  Law Faculty, Copyright X Program, an intensive international program developed in collaboration with Harvard Law School, focusing on U.S., European, and international copyright law.

Baia completed an internship with the Freedom and Democracy Foundation at the Parliament of Georgia. She subsequently worked in Vilnius at one of the city’s leading companies, participated in the Erasmus+ exchange program, and gained experience serving as a legal adviser to a foreign investor.

In addition to her native Georgian, Baia is fluent in English and has a basic working knowledge of Russian and French.

"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

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 Legal is ‘exceptional' in M&A, financing and real estate, and is especially prominent in the energy sector. Lasha Gogiberidze, whom clients regard as ‘the top lawyer in Georgia for banking, finance and capital markets transactions', and Sandro Bibilashvili handled a number of innovative regional energy projects and joint ventures, such as the Adjaristsqali hydropower project.

Legal 500 - 2017