Mr Alexander Bolkvadze > BLC Law Office LLC > Tbilisi, Georgia > Lawyer Profile

BLC Law Office LLC Offices

BLC Law Office LLC
129A DAVID AGHMASHENEBELI AVENUE
TBILISI 0102
Georgia
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Mr Alexander Bolkvadze

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Position

Managing Partner

Career

Alexander Bolkvadze is a founding partner at BLC since 2000. His practice area includes civil and corporate law, M&A, energy and infrastructure. Alexander has personally managed and participated in various significant corporate transactions completed by BLC, large investment projects, loan and equity financing. Alexander leads the energy and infrastructure practice at BLC and has a vast experience in representing investors with the State and State entities.

Alexander is a frequent expert speaker at various forums and conferences regarding investment opportunities in Georgia and in the Eastern Europe. His is also co-chairing the IBA ECA Forum for many years already.

Prior to founding BLC in 2000, Alexander served as a senior counsel at the GCG law office in Georgia representing a variety of international businesses engaged in Banking & Finance, Oil & Gas sectors and project finance. Prior to this, Alexander served as In-House Counsel for the US-Georgian Commercial Bank JSC Absolute Bank, representing bank on issues of Civil and Commercial Law, Banking and Finance and during litigation. His 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.

Languages

Georgian, English, French, Russian

Memberships

Member of the Georgian Bar Association;

Member of Chartered Institute for Arbitrators;

Vice-President of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Georgia.

Education

  • Executive Business Degree from the Yale Management School (GELP);
  • LL.M. University of Notre Dame Law School (1996);
  • Bachelors Degree, Tbilisi State University, Georgia (1994);
  • Admitted to Georgian Bar;
  • Member of Chartered Institute for Arbitrators;

Lawyer Rankings

Georgia > Commercial, corporate and M&A

BLC Law Office LLC advises international businesses on their activity within the Georgia commercial market, as well as handling the day to day corporate matters of some of the largest domestic corporations. The team offers a breadth of services, ranging from conducting due diligence for potential investments, to managing corporate restructuring mandates. Alexander Bolkvadze personally manages various significant corporate transactions, investment projects and equity financing and specialises in the energy and infrastructure sector. Ketti Kvartskhava is experienced in high profile tax cases, whilst Giorgi Batlidze has a strong specialism in intellectual property issues, with an established reputation in the field of trademark infringement issues.

Georgia > Banking and finance

BLC Law Office LLC has a comprehensive team of lawyers, experienced in handling a broad range of banking and finance-related mandates. The team advises local and international lenders and borrowers on a wide range of issues, and has strength in matters relating to Georgian capital markets. Transactions, bond issues, and the registration of investment funds and asset managers with the National Bank of Georgia are covered by the team. Practice head Rusa Tchkuaseli has a breadth of specialisms, including structuring capital market transactions, including local issuers. Alexander Bolkvadze has notable experience in handling the financing of energy and infrastructure matters, whilst Tamta Ivanishvili regularly advises clients on cross-border investments and debt finance structuring.

Georgia > Real estate and construction (and projects)

(Leading partners)

Alexander Bolkvadze – BLC Law Office LLC

BLC Law Office LLC advises national and international clients in high-value real estate and construction projects. Despite possessing a wide range of capabilities, the team have a particular strength in the fields of hospitality and renewable energy-related projects. The practice is active on a variety of notable hotel and resort construction projects, offering counsel in financing, project management and compliance matters. Alexander Bolkvadze has experience in handling energy, real estate and construction projects for both private and public-body clients. Bolkvadze leads the team along with Lasha Uplisashvili and Rusudan Khazaradze, who have specialist sector knowledge.

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