Mr. Alexander Bolkvadze  is a partner of our law office. His practice areas include Business Law, Civil and Commercial Law, Finance and Banking Law, Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law, Telecommunications Law, Privatization Law, Investment Law and Public International Law. Prior to forming our office Mr. Bolkvadze worked as a counsel at the GCG law office in Georgia representing a variety of international businesses engaged in oil & gas sector and project finance. Additionally, Mr. Bolkvadze served as an In-House Counsel for the US-Georgian Commercial Bank JSC Absolute Bank representing bank on issues of Civil and Commercial Law, Banking and Finance during litigations. Mr. Bolkvadze’s experience includes judicial clerkship at New York Supreme Court First Judicial District preparing a wide variety of jury charges, writing opinions, drafting pre-trial motions and his work as a counsel at the UNHCR office in Tbilisi. Mr. Bolkvadze lectures on Contracts and Oil & Gas Law at the American University of Hawaii – Tbilisi Campus. Mr. Bolkvadze’s professional education includes Tbilisi State University Department of International Law and International Relations (J.D. 1994) and University of Notre Dame Law School (LL.M 1996). With native Georgian Mr. Bolkvadze is fluent in Russian, English and French languages.

 

Ms. Ketti Kvartskhava is a partner of our law office. Her practice areas include Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax Law, International Business Transactions, International Arbitration and Banking and Finance Law. Ms. Kvartskhava’s professional experience includes her work as a Commercial Law Advisor at the USAID Georgia; her work as an In-House Counsel for the US-Georgian Commercial Bank JSC Absolute Bank and at the JSC Transcaucasia Bank, and as legal assistant at the Mission of Georgia to the United Nations on issues of International Business Law, International Taxation and Georgian legislation. Ms. Kvartskhava holds professional degrees from the Tbilisi State University Department of Law (‘Aspirantura’ 2001), Wake Forest University School of Law (LL.M 1999) and Tbilisi State University Department of Law (J.D. 1997). She teaches International Private Law at the Tbilisi State University Department of Law. Ms. Kvartskhava has successfully passed the first Georgian Bar Exam held in November 2003.  She is a member of International Law Society and Women in Law Association.  Languages: Georgian (native), English (fluent), Russian (fluent).

 

Mr. Levan Dadiani is a partner of our law office. His areas of specialization include Business Law, Securities regulation, Insurance, Legal Drafting  Law, Legal Drafting, International Litigation and Arbitration, Oil & Gas Law, Tax Law and Investment Law. Prior to joining our office Mr. Dadiani served as a counsel at Begiashvili & Co in Tbilisi where he represented a variety of international businesses engaged in oil & gas, project finance, acted as a counsel in EBRD investment projects, prepared legal due diligence reports on Georgian commercial banks in EBRD investment projects, advised a number of international oil companies on issues of Georgian law. Mr. Dadiani participated in legislative drafting of the number of Laws of Georgia including the Law on Advertisement and the Law of Georgia on Oil & Gas. Mr. Dadiani’s professional education includes Tbilisi State University Department of International Law and International Relations (J.D. 1998) and University of Texas at Austin School of Law (LL.M. 2000). He is a member of the Austin LL.M Association and the Georgian Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Georgian (native), English (fluent), Russian (fluent).

 

Ms. Maia Okruashvili serves as a Senior Associate at the firm. Ms. Okruashvili  specializes in Securities regulation and Corporate Law. Ms. Okruashvili graduated from Columbia Law School where her studies were focused on Securities Regulation, International Banking and Corporate Law fields. Earlier she was Hansard Research Scholar at London School of Economics and Political Science. She served as a senior Associate for GLP Law Office prior to joining BLC. Earlier Ms. Okruashvili served as a legal adviser for Universal Service Department with Georgian National Communications Commission and was later promoted as the Head of the Universal Service Department. Ms. Okruashvili has been involved in drafting of important parts of Georgian Legislation; she has co-drafted Law on Broadcasting, Law on Electronic Communications, Law on Freedom of Press and Speech and Draft Law on Postal Services. Ms. Okruashvili teaches Corporate Law to LLM student at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. She is fluent in Georgian, Russian and English languages. Ms. Okruashvili serves as a member of the Supervisory Council of Micro Finance Organization Credo. She is admitted to Practice in the State of New York.

Ms. Irina Aleksidze serves as a Senior Associate at our law office. Her specialization includes Corporate Law, Contract Drafting and Analysis, as well as Labor Law. Prior to joining our office Mrs. Aleksidze served as the Head of the Contracts Division of the Legal Department at Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing, Associate at GCG Law Office, Associate at Ernst and Young Legal. Mrs. Aleksidze’s educational background includes the Diploma with Honors from Tbilisi Technical University, Faculty of Law (Tbilisi, 2000), two semesters of studies in law at Augsburg University (Augsburg, 1997-1998), the Master of Law degree (L.L.M.) from Augsburg University (Augsburg, 2001). Ms. Aleksidze is fluent in Georgian, Russian, English and German languages, with basic knowledge of Spanish
 

Mr. Giorgi Batlidze serves as an Associate at our law office. His practice areas include, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Civil Law and Litigation, Real Estate Transactions and Investments, Telecommunication Law, Labor Law. Prior to joining BLC Mr. George Batlidze served as an Bar assistant at the Meineke Law Office, (Göttingen, Germany) and as an international Legal Advisor of Building-Architectural Company “Doki” LLC. His educational background includes the Magister.iuris. /LL.M. Degree in Corporate and Civil Law from Göttingen University (2007), Full course of studies in Law at the Law Department of Göttingen University (2001-2005), Diploma from Tbilisi State University, Faculty of International Law and International  Relations (2005). During his studies in Germany, he was a member of Self-Government of the University (2003-2005). Mr. Batlidze has successfully passed Georgian Bar Exam in May 2008. With native Georgian Mr. Batlidze is fluent in German, English and Russian languages and has basic knowledge of French.

 

Mr. George Jugeli serves as an Associate at our law office. His practice areas include Georgian and European Company Law, Tax Law, Administrative Law, Trade Law, Contracts, Property Law. Dr. Jugeli is aslo an Associated Profesor at Tbilisi Academy of Economy and Law. Prior to joining BLC Dr. Jugeli served as an Attorny at Law Company “Nodia and Partners”, his professional experience also includes work as Legal Advisor at a tax and legal Consalting Group “Alexander”. He possesses the experience of working in the NGO sector as well. Dr. Jugeli’s educational background includes the scientifical and professional degrees at the Bremen University (Germany) (Magna cum laude Diploma of Doctor of Law (Dr. Jur.) 2005), at Tbilisi State University Departament of Law (J.D. 2001), Tbilisi State University Departament of International Law and International Relations (J.D. 1998). Dr. Jugeli has succesfully passed Georgian Bar Exam in May 2006. He is a founder of NGO “Human Rights Information and Documentations Center” (HRIDC Georgia) and an individual member of Amnesty International. Languages: Georgian (native), Russian (fluent), German (fluent) English (good).

 

. Mr. Lasha Uplisashvili serves as an Associate at our law office. His practice areas include: International Business Transactions, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Civil Law and Litigation, Real Estate Transactions and Investments, Intellectual Property Law, Finance and Insurance. Prior to joining BLC Mr. Uplisashvili served as a Legal Advisor at the Department of International Legal Relations of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia. His educational background includes the LL.M. Degree in Public International and European Law from Riga Graduate School of Law, Riga, Latvia (2007), Diploma from Tbilisi State University, Faculty of International Law and International Relations (2005), Cum Laude Diploma from Robert E. Lee High School, San Antonio, TX (2000). During his studies Mr. Uplisashvili was member of the Young Lawyer Students' Association and Intellectual Property Protection Association and has participated in many activities: Series of Model United Nations, Training for development as an expert of Business Law and protector of the intellectual property; Training Courses in International Public, Banking, Finance and Insurance Laws; Training in Private International Law organized by Hague Academy of International Law. Mr. Uplisashvili has successfully passed Georgian Bar Exam in May 2008. With native Georgian he is fluent in English and Russian languages.

 

Ms. Tamuna Otarashvili serves as an Associate at our law office. Her practice areas include Comparative Constitutional Law, Public International Law, Human Rights, International Treaty Law, Legal Drafting. Prior to jointing BLC, Ms. Otarashvili served as an intern of NDI parliamentary internship program at the Speaker’s Office of the Parliament of Georgia and as a Parliamentary Program Assistant at Transparency International Georgia. Ms. Otarashvili’s professional educational background includes the Master of Laws (LL.M) degree from Comparative Constitutional Law Stream of the Legal Studies Department of the Central European University (Budapest, 2007) Diploma with Honors from Tbilisi State University, Department of International Law and International Relations (Tbilisi, 2004). Ms. Otarashvili has successfully passed the Georgian Bar exam in November 2007. She is fluent in Georgian, English and Russian Languages.

 

Mr. Archil Lezhava serves as an Associate at our law office. Mr. Lezhava’s practice areas include Corporate, Civil and Contracts Law matters. Since 2004 Mr. Lezhava has been primarily engaged in the litigations team of BLC. Prior to joining our law firm Mr. Lezhava has been studying law in Germany, University of Munich. Mr. Lezhava holds the law degree (JD 2005) from the Tbilisi State University Faculty of International Law. With native Georgian Mr. Lezava is fluent in Russian, German and English foreign languages.

 

Mr. Levan Nikoladze serves as an Associate at our law office. Mr. Nikoladze is specialized in Corporate matters, Legal Research and Drafting, Patent Law, Contracts, Tax Law, Registration of Corporate Entities, conducting Due Diligence studies. Mr. Nikoladze served as the paralegal at BLC since 2004 and due to his exceptional abilities was shortly promoted to the position of Junior Associate. Mr. Nikoladze holds the law degree (JD 2005) from the Tbilisi State University Faculty of Law. He is fluent in Georgian, Russian and English languages.

 

Mr. Otar Mosiashvili is a Senior Tax and Finance Analyst of BLC. Mr. Mosiashvili practices in Tax Advise, relations with the tax authorities, drafting the returns and accounts and advising the clients on tax compliance. Mr. Mosiashvili has successfully acquired the license of the auditor and is the Partner of BLC Audit LLC, a separate legal entity associated with BLC providing audit services to their clients. Prior to joining our law-firm Mr. Mosiashvili successfully passed the qualification exams for tax officials in 2000 and was hired by Mtatsminda-Krtsanisi Tax Inspection for a position of Senior Inspector. Mr. Mosiashvili holds degrees in tax and financial accounting and economics from Tbilisi State University. He has participated in number of professional conferences and workshops for tax and financial accounting and international accounting standards.

 

Ms. Kate Eliozashvili serves as the Paralegal at our law office. Prior to joining our office she worked as a paralegal/interpreter in Georgian-American Bank JSC Absolute and as an assistant to the Chairman of the National Securities Commission of Georgia. She has an experience in translating financial and legal texts, agreements, statutes and other specific documents in/from English and Russian. Ms. Eliozashvili holds a degree from the Department of Western European Languages and Literature of the Tbilisi State University. With native Georgian Ms. Eliozashvili is fluent in Russian and English foreign languages.

Ms. Nato Murtskhvaladze is a Paralegal of our law office since 2006.  Her practice areas include registration of corporate and non-commercial legal entities, researching diverse legal issues, participating in conduction of due diligence studies, translating legal documents, drafting the documents in connection with litigations, obtaining documents from various governmental institutions and etc. Ms. Murtskhvaladze’s professional experience includes working at the Department of Public Relations of the Parliament of Georgia . She was the organizer of the International Students Conference “Millennium Challenge Georgia – Young Leaders Initiatives” and several other international youth conferences. Ms. Murtskhvaladze holds the bachelor’s degree in Law of the Tbilisi State University . At present she is the LLM program student in Corporate Law at Caucasus School of Law. With native Georgian, Ms. Murtskhvaladze is fluent in English, Russian languages and with training in French 

Ms. Tamta Ivanishvili serves as a Paralegal at our office. Prior to joining BLC, Ms. Ivanishvili interned at the Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court of Georgia and at the Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC). She also worked as a lawyer at the non-governmental organization nGnI (new Generation – new Initiative) and assisted the observers of the election with legal consultations. She presently is at her senior year at the Law Faculty of Tbilisi State University. With native Georgian Ms. Ivanishvili is fluent in English and Russian languages.

 

Mr. Aleksandre Chedia serves as a paralegal at our law office. He is at his last year of studies at the Law Faculty of Tbilisi State University. With native Georgian Mr. Aleksandre Chedia is fluent in English and Russian languages.