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Nika Magedani

Nika Magedani is a Junior Associate at BGI Legal. His duties include legal research, drafting lawsuits, memoranda, contracts, and other legal documents.

Prior to joining BGI Legal, Nika worked as a lawyer at the Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA). At GYLA Nika was responsible for advising and representing clients (including media outlets and other organizations) in private and regulatory disputes as well as for providing legal advice in connection with labor and employment disputes.

In the past years, Nika also completed internship at Transparency International Georgia, where he focused on data analysis and legal research.

Nika holds LL.B. in Law from Tbilisi State University and is currently pursuing LL.M. in Business Law at Free University of Tbilisi.

Nika is a member of the Georgian Bar Association with a general specialization and is admitted to practice law in Georgia.

In addition to his native Georgian, Nika is proficient in English.

 

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

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

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