Ms Rusa Tchkuaseli > BLC Law Office LLC > Tbilisi, Georgia > Lawyer Profile

BLC Law Office LLC has the strength-in-depth to handle a significant volume of transactional and regulatory mandates for both lenders and borrowers. Advising on a significant amount of conventional bank financing work, including on large-scale infrastructure projects, the team, headed by newly promoted partner Rusa Tchkuaseli, has been at the cutting-edge of domestic capital markets work, including in relation to work on the first ever gender bond issued on the Georgian Stock Exchange. It has also been at the vanguard of the developing domestic fund market and since the passing of the new law promoting the sector, has been involved in the majority of all registrations with the National Bank of Georgia. Tamta Ivanishvili is a key contact and is best-known for her equity and debt capital markets mandates on both the local and international markets.

BLC Law Office LLC has an excellent insight into procedural and overarching substantive law matters, ensuring clients receive very robust representation across a range of conventional litigation and ADR matters. Team head Ketti Kvartskhava has broad-ranging litigation experience across all levels of courts, as well as from an arbitration perspective, including as it relates to shareholder and construction disputes. Tamta Ivanishvili is also experienced at handling arbitration matters both on behalf of clients and in her role as an arbitrator in Georgia-seated arbitration proceedings. In addition, she is one of the few litigators in the country with experience in representing clients before the European Court of Human Rights. Recently promoted partner Rusa Tchkuaseli is well-versed in handling conventional litigation as well as arbitration, with a varied caseload that includes investor, state disputes and defamation disputes.

BLC Law Office LLC handles a mix of transactional and day-to-day corporate and commercial work for an impressive roster of domestic and international clients. Ketti Kvartskhava provides an excellent service to clients on significant M&A mandates, where from a due diligence perspective she adds value as a result of her broader litigation experience. As well as handling work for corporates from a range of sectors including on restructuring mandates, Tamta Ivanishvili has also developed a strong reputation within the investment management sector, including advice to funds on formation issues and ongoing corporate governance. Recently promoted to partner, Rusa Tchkuaseli heads up the M&A offering, and also has niche expertise advising clients on maritime issues.