BLB acted as Georgian counsel for Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and DFC on €300 Million Senior Unsecured Notes for ENERGO-PRO

BLB acted as Georgian counsel for Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and US Development Finance Corporation (DFC) on the issuance of €300 million senior unsecured notes by ENERGO-PRO, a hydropower operator, distributor and supplier of electricity in Central and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region. Our team advising Goldman Sachs and DFC included: Kakha […]
Protect your property from the fraudsters – the legislation is inefficient

In our practice, there has been a growing number of cases where foreign owners of the real estate/apartments in Georgia have become the victims of a well-organized fraud. The number of such cases are concerning. In all cases known to us, obtaining the title to the property has been executed on the basis of falsified […]
BLB advises DFC on financing Rooms Hotel Abastumani

A financing agreement was signed between US INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION (DFC) and Adjara Group today. The raised funds will be used for the purposes of transforming the historical sanatorium “Arazindo” of Abastumani into a modern hotel. By creating up to 200 jobs in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, the project gives rise to a new opportunity […]
BLB advises DFC on Project Finance Transaction

FedEx licensed Information Communications Systems and US INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION (DFC) signed a Finance Agreement today. Purpose of the DFC’s loan is to finance the construction of the FedEx-branded logistics center. We are pleased to advise DFC on another important project in Georgia. BLB’s team has been cooperating with DFC since 1996 and provides […]
BLB rebranded: expanded its practice and now offers its customers legal services in all fields of law

Through rebranding, the firm has changed its logo and its visual identity. 1995 onwards, establishing a high-level professional standard and providing client-oriented services still remain the top priorities of our team. One of the primary new changes undergone by the firm is the further development of the criminal law practice. The head of the criminal […]
Nona Gaprindashvili v. Netflix – Case Update

Nona Gaprindashvili – Georgian chess player, five-time world champion, and the first woman to receive the title of grandmaster among men, has sued Netflix – the largest streaming company for defamation in California, United States. The dispute concerns a false statement purposefully made in the final episode of The Queen’s Gambit series regarding the most […]