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BMB LEGAL

Obtaining Georgian citizenship or obtaining residence permit is one of the highly demanded legal services of the latest period in Georgia. Georgian citizenship is obtained by birth or naturalization. There are several types of naturalization. Also, the applicable legislation sets certain types of residence permits in Georgia. In order to achieve the desired goal, it is important to ensure lawfulness of activities and of the residence for which qualified legal assistance from the very beginning is indispensable. Our highly qualified team offers services to obtain Georgian citizenship or residence permit. Our qualification will save your time and money to get the desired results.

Development of market relations, which cause changes to the legislation, require timely and efficient response in the course of assessing and resolving any legal issue. To minimize the risks or secure risk-free implementation of your aims in different fields, BMB Legal Services offers you the service of preliminary assessment of the legal risks related to any issue and preparation of respective legal opinion. Our services include continuous monitoring of legal and sub-legislative acts, studying legal issues of various organizations or individuals, legal review of documents prior to adoption of various decisions and/or implementation of transactions, implementation of complex legal analysis, evaluation and forecasting of the prospects of the transactions. Qualified and timely assessment of legal risks performed by our lawyers shall ensure minimization of your financial, material and reputational damages.

In modern society any human rights and freedom would be meaningless if they were not ensured through the system of justice. The right to appeal to the court is instrumental right guaranteed not only by the Constitution of Georgia, but also by the European Convention on Human Rights. BMB Legal provides qualified representation at Georgian courts and arbitration court, based not only on the Georgian court practice, but based on the precedents (decisions) of the European Court of Human Rights. Each member of our team has multiple years of experience litigation practice, which ensures highest quality representation of your interests in the course of judicial and arbitration proceedings.

It is important for the legal entities to function properly, not only in term of business conduct, but also to ensure that corporate relations between the partners are governed in compliance with applicable legislation. BMB Legal offers processing and preparation of partners’ decisions, decrees of the authorized persons for directing and representation of the company, labor agreements with directors, regulations and other corporate documents, as well as their notarial certification and registration with the Entrepreneurial Registry of the Pubic Registry.

Favorable location of Georgia, ease of doing business, endorsement of free industrial zones, tax benefits for particular types of legal entities (for example, for virtual zones, etc.) significantly improves country's investment climate and its potential. Due to the above, Georgia is one of the top destinations for company formation. BMB Legal provides fastest and efficient registration services, which include preparation of founding documents of any type.

Insolvency of legal entities (bankruptcy) is always a result of the economic hardship of the company.
Any company may find itself in a situation in which it can no longer cope with the financial problems and insolvency may be the only possible way out.
Insolvency in turn is a complex process, which requires professional legal support.
Our firm provides professional legal assistance in protecting your interests in the process of insolvency
(bankruptcy), on both, creditor’s as well as debtor's side. We offer comprehensive support for issues related to the insolvency (bankruptcy), including:
- Preliminary analysis of the financial condition of the debtor and the selection of the strategy for working with the debtor;
- Preparation of the statement of the debtor as bankrupt and submitting it to the court;
- Protection of the creditor / debtor's interests in the court, undertaking all necessary procedures and handling any other related issues.

Lawyers of BMB Legal will defend your interests in corporate disputes representing you in the court and/or court of arbitration. We shall assist you with identifying most optimal way to settle dispute and achieve desired results. We combine legislative norms and judicial practices and provide best solutions to complicated situations, which cannot be solved and require individual approaches.

BMB Legal offers legal assistance in the field of mergers and acquisitions. Our experience will assist you with successfully accomplishing your corporate goals and minimize all possible operating delays and risks associated with the reorganization processes. We offer assistance with joint ventures, reorganization of enterprises, tender proposals, buying / selling shares of entities with any organizational-legal form, refinancing and other issues related to reorganization

Contracts are part of daily life of all. Sometimes contracts are entered into even when the sides to it have not had explicit intention to do so, for example when in use of public transport, purchase of daily necessities, use of mobile phone services, utility services, etc. Our daily life is unimaginable without contracts. However, in cases where the need for compiling specific and complex contracts arises, qualified legal assistance is essential. We render professional services of any complexity in the process of preparation, adjustment, legal analysis and execution of the contracts.

The real estate market is an important segment of economic turnover. A number of business activities are unimaginable without the use of real estate, and important immovable property deals should always be accompanied with qualified legal support. Acquisition and / or use of any real estate is expedient only after a thorough study of the right documents and after thorough verification of the public registry data. Our team offers full scope qualified services related to solution of real estate issues such as its acquisition, dealing with liens and mortgage lending.

BMB Legal offers legal support in the course of implementation of construction, engineering and investment projects. The range of our services includes full legal coverage of all stages of construction prescribed by law, construction project agreements / approval, alienation of construction premises, exploitation of completed construction sites, construction contracts, tender documentation, financing, licenses, complaints, etc. Legal proceedings for disputes related to building construction, any other issues in the field of environmental and construction law.

The state, as the largest owner, constantly tries to move as much property into the hands of private owners in the market economy, as this is the way in which economic wealth is created in the country. Georgian privatization related legislation has undergone numerous changes and this is a continuous process. State ownership is transferred to the private persons under the auctions as well as under the mode of direct disposal. Usually as a result of privatization the transfer of the property to private ownership is accompanied with the obligations to implement certain significant investments. Privatization process often requires active negotiations with the respective state agencies, review and clear demarcation of each privatization and investment obligation. Thus, it is very important to apply qualified legal assistance from the very beginning of the privatization process, something we offer to our clients.

Modern life is intensively accompanied with banking and financial products and processes. Prior to the use of banking products, it is important to review and analyze the agreements developed by banks in order to maximize the interests of the banking products. Our team will ensure protection of your interests with banks which exercise dominant position on the market. Also, BMB Legal cooperates with the leading financial specialists of Georgia, which will also save you time and enable you to employ financial services in parallel to our legal services.

BMB Legal lawyers will defend your interests before the tax authorities. We will assist you with analysis of the obligations imposed by the tax legislation and consult you regarding tax related legal issues. Our lawyers will assist you in preparing tax claims to be filed before the Ministry of Finance and will protect your interests, take part in administrative proceedings and oral pleadings in the administrative court. In addition, we will defend your interests in relation to the tax issues and defend your interest at Georgian court.

Licenses and permits are set by the legislation for the activities subject to public / state supervision due to the social, economic and/or financial factors. Therefore, the initiation of such activities without agreement with state agencies is subject to severe administrative sanctions and in certain cases even criminal sanctions. The activities are subject to license and/or permit in relation to the use of natural resources, activities of financial enterprises, insurance activities, etc. Our team will help you obtain the desired license / permit. We can ensure elimination of legal risks related to the activities requiring licensing or permitting.

Significant changes were made in the Labor Code of Georgia in 2013. The Labor Code reflects many international standards and recommendations of the International Labor Organization. In 2018 the Law of Georgia on Labor Safety was enacted. Rich judicial practice on labor relations has been aggregated. Thus, for all legal entities which are employing individuals or bodies which represent employees, it is important to have access to qualified knowledge and to protect labor rights of the employees. Our long-term experience in labor law will ensure protection from unfair behavior of the other party in your labor relations and to exercise your rights and privileges in your best interests.

Relationship with individual public and administrative bodies is just as integral part of our everyday life as private civil relations between physical and legal persons. Often, both physical persons and legal entities need to identify and understand multiplicity of administrative-legal acts, to appeal and participate in administrative proceedings. Based on the long-term experience of interaction with the administrative bodies, we offer you our service that will save your time and help you apply the rights defined by the administrative legislation.

BMB Legal lawyers will provide high professional legal consultations to Georgian and foreign citizens or legal entities who wish to make investments in Georgia. Our consultation and services include the following areas:
• Investment market research and legal risk analysis;
• Legal consultations at all stages of preparation of legal documents and activities;
• Legal advice for the investor on real estate, construction, business activity or tax issues, both at the government, as well as local natural and legal persons in the negotiations and investor protection, as the contractual relationship, as well as at all three instances of the Court.

BMB Legal lawyers have rich experience in international business transactions. Depending on your needs, we will help you elaborate international agreements and related documentation such as international shipping agreements, international purchase agreements, international intermediation and distribution agreements, direct or indirect investments, etc. Our team lawyers will help you understand the legal aspects of international trade and maximize your interests in this process. In this regard, we will defend your interests in international disputes and help you find the most optimal ways to resolve disputes and achieve effective results.

BMB legal lawyers have a rich experience in intellectual property issues. Intellectual property includes copyright and other rights related to:
• Literature, art and scientific works;
• Actors, performers, phonograms and broadcasting programs;
• Inventions in all fields of human activity;
• Scientific findings;
• Industrial designs;
• Trademarks, service marks, trade names and commercial indications;
• Preventing unwarranted competition and all other rights, which are derived from intellectual activities in the fields of industry, science, literature or art.

If you think that your intellectual property rights are breached , whether it is a trademark or a patent, copyright and / or related rights or related to unfair competition, we will assist you in restoring the damaged rights and reimbursement of damages. We will defend your rights both with the state, as well as with any natural or legal person and we will be your representatives in all three instances of the ცourt of Georgia.

BMB Legal offers full range of services on issues related to successive legal relations. With our help you will be able to solve such issues as acquiring inheritance and searching / drawing up related documents, representation at the state bodies, court and notary to receive inheritance property, resolve conflict situations arising in connection with the acquisition of inheritance, or to defend your interests at the court, defend the legal rights of successors and heirs.