Mr Giorgi Batlidze > BLC Law Office LLC > Tbilisi, Georgia > Lawyer Profile
BLC Law Office LLC Offices
129A DAVID AGHMASHENEBELI AVENUE
TBILISI 0102
Georgia
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Mr Giorgi Batlidze
Position
Partner
Career
Giorgi Batlidze has been engaged in the legal practice since 2005. He joined BLC in 2008 and was promoted to a partnership in 2012. His practice areas include corporate law, M&A, restructuring, insolvency and finance law, project financing and capital markets. Giorgi is also involved in litigation and commercial arbitration.
Giorgi has experience of acting as an arbitrator on various commercial disputes. He was a lead partner in various significant corporate and M&A transactions and several large-scale financing and capital markets projects. Giorgi is actively engaged in policy studies and legal drafting.
Prior to joining BLC, Giorgi served as paralegal in a law firm in Göttingen (Germany) and as an international legal advisor to a leading Georgian construction company.
Giorgi Batlidze has been actively involved in the legislative drafting process. He is member of the working group for corporate law reform, insolvency law reform, Civil Procedures Code, etc. Giorgi is also co-author of new edition of Civil Law Commentary (law of damages).
Languages
Georgian, English, German, Russian
Memberships
Apart from his extensive legal practice, Giorgi is a member of the Board of Directors of German Business Association (DWV), Georgian Association of Arbitrators (GAA) and Co-Founder and Member of the Board of German International School Tbilisi (DIST).
Education
- LL.M. Degree in Corporate and Civil Law from Göttingen University (2007);
- Full course of studies of law at the Faculty of Law of Göttingen University (2001-2005);
- Bachelors Degree, Tbilisi State University (2005);
- Admitted to Georgian Bar;
- Member of ICC (Paris) Arbitration and ADR Committee;
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 > Dispute resolution
BLC Law Office LLC‘s designated dispute resolution practice ensures they are positioned to handle both conventional litigation proceedings, as well as a range of ADR. The broad team have been active in a range of marked disputes across sectors such as agriculture, energy and corporate governance. Ketti Kvartskhava has vast experience handling disputes in both Georgian courts and international arbitration, with particular expertise in corporate and tax issues. Giorgi Batlidze is an arbitration specialist and focuses his practice on intellectual property issues, whilst Rusa Tchkuaseli has a notable track record in defamation disputes. Davit Tabatadze is the team’s head of litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Real estate and construction (and projects)