General Business Law - Georgia
What the team is known for
Business Legal Bureau is a compact firm providing comprehensive business law advice to domestic and international companies and financial institutions. The legal practice demonstrates extensive experience in complex financing transactions. The law firm advises on M&A and general corporate issues spanning multiple sectors including real estate, energy, construction, and food and drink production. Business Legal Bureau also assists with niche issues related to privatisation obligations over land, including sites of cultural importance. The firm's clients include blue-chip international companies as well as domestic corporates.
Strengths
"The partners have deep knowledge of Georgian legal practice and have experience of handling the most complicated cases, which helps them to be super efficient in handling complicated and sophisticated matters."
"The partners are always involved and are very responsive to all needs."
"They are in constant operational readiness and provide a fast response according to the circumstances."
Work highlights
BLB advised Frontera Resources Corporation on its stake in a production agreement with the Government of Georgia.
Notable practitioners
Kakha Sharabidze is a market-leading practitioner with significant expertise in covering both general corporate law matters as well as financing. "Mr Sharabidze is one of the most outstanding professionals in Georgia. In addition to being a top-level legal expert, he has broad understanding of commercial issues."
Ana Rekhviashvili enters the rankings as a result of strong market support. She advises on a range of commercial and corporate as well as capital markets matters. "Ms Rekhviashvili is a very detail-oriented professional with broad knowledge of the law and its application in various cases to protect the interests of the client."