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Uta Kharbedia

Uta Kharbedia is Junior Associate at BGI. He joined the firm in October 2023 and his responsibilities include legal research, drafting and translating contracts, memoranda, and corporate documents as well as assisting the firm’s litigation team with preparation of cases for commercial and administrative disputes.

Uta has previously worked as a lawyer in another law firm, where he specialized in construction law. His previous jobs also include an internship in a local leading development company. Uta holds an LL.B. in Law with honors from Tbilisi State University and is presently pursuing his LL.M. degree in Civil Law.

Being an active participant of national and international moot court competitions and student conferences, Uta has received an honorable mention for the Best Team Orals at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and won the Best Speaker nomination at the International Refugee Law Moot Court, organized by Tbilisi State University and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development. He has also completed the Harvard CopyrightX Course, organized by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.

 Uta is fluent in Georgian, English, and Russian.

Excellent team known for acting on high-profile and significant mandates. Clients commend the team's expertise, saying: "They are all very solid, have excellent knowledge, are hard-working and give great practical advice." They further praised the service adding that the lawyers are "client-oriented, quite patient and understand the client's internal procedures."

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

"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