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Ekaterina Pipia

Ekaterina Pipia is an associate at BGI Legal. She specializes in corporate, commercial, labor, administrative, intellectual property, and personal data protection law, as well as litigation.

Prior to joining the firm in 2025, Ekaterina gained extensive experience in both in-house and law firm settings. She has served as in-house legal counsel for various international and local companies, and her prior experience includes working as an associate lawyer. 

Ekaterina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master’s degree in Private Law from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Additionally, she earned her LL.M. from the University of Cologne. She is expecting a PhD in Corporate Law. Her academic work includes multiple publications in various Georgian and international legal journals, with a focus on corporate law and limited liability companies. 

Ekaterina is a member of the Georgian Bar Association and is admitted to practice law in Georgia, holding a specialization in Civil Law. 

In addition to her native Georgian, Ekaterina is fluent in English, Russian, and German.

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

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

"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