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Valeri Sidamonidze

Valeri Sidamonidze is a Paralegal at BGI Legal. His duties include drafting and translating legal documents, preparing memoranda, due diligence review and assisting litigation team with research and filings.

Valeri is an Alumnus of the FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange) program with a strong interest in public speaking. Starting from school, he often took part in debate competitions and other extracurricular activities, achieving impressive results.

As a university student, he participated in the William C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition. He won the first place and received the best speaker award at the national moot court competition on constitutional law and human rights, organized by the Free University of Tbilisi. He also took part in the Giorgi Margiani moot court on trafficking law, where he again received the best speaker award. Valeri is currently pursuing an LL.B. at the Free University of Tbilisi.

Valeri is Fluent in Georgian, English and Russian.

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

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

"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