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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 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
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

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