BGI Legal is a reference in the market for its real estate practice, advising international clients on major energy and infrastructure projects, alongside real estate acquisitions. The team is jointly led by Zaza Bibilashvili and Tamara Tevdoradze. Bibilashvili advises on the acquisition of real estate and land, while Tevdoradze advises foreign embassies on real estate issues. They are joined by Lasha Gogiberidze, who handles M&A aspects of real estate and infrastructure matters, and Sandro Bibilashvili, who advises on hydropower plant and wind farm projects. Unana Gogokhia assists clients with project finance transactions, while Sophie Nastroshvili leads on real estate transactions regarding the lending and swapping of land plots.
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Key clients
- IFIs and development banks
- Korea Water Resources Corporation
- Embassies of Great Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Brazil, Israel, Japan, Poland and Hungary in Georgia
- ECON Pöyry
- BP Georgia
- SOCAR Midstream Operations
- CT Park
- Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors
- Marriott International
- TEPCO
- Anaklia City
- Sarnia Holding & Finance BV
Work highlights
Advising several multilateral development banks in financing and, subsequently, restructuring of the secured loan financing of a power plant.
Representing homeowners association in a real estate dispute involving several related lawsuits related to changing of zoning, which amounts to taking of private property.
Representing interests of a Dutch real estate developer in its Georgian projects, including in an acquisition of a site in Tbilisi and the development of a project on the site.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Zaza Bibilashvili; Tamara Tevdoradze
Other key lawyers
Lasha Gogiberidze; Sandro Bibilashvili; Unana Gogokhia; Sophie Nastroshvili