Andersen in Georgia

Dispute Resolution

Senior Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution

George Svanadze is a Senior Partner and leads the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice. With over 17 years of experience, he advises multinational and domestic clients on complex corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters. George has developed a strong reputation for structuring cross-border transactions, drafting international commercial and investment contracts, and leading high-stakes arbitration and litigation cases. His expertise spans various sectors and legal disciplines, including conflict of laws, legal due diligence, banking and finance, labor and employment, migration, licensing, competition law, and free industrial zones.

Throughout his career, George has advised both private clients and public institutions and has been instrumental in delivering legal capacity-building programs. He regularly conducts workshops and training sessions for Georgian judges, attorneys, notaries, and public registrars, focusing on private international law, international trade and business law, corporate governance, and employment law.

Key Experience

• Led high-stakes arbitration and litigation cases in various sectors.
• Advised on the structuring and negotiation of significant cross-border transactions.
• Provided legal due diligence and regulatory compliance advise for major international clients.
• Counselled on complex corporate governance and employment law matters.

  Areas of Practice

• Arbitration & Litigation
• Corporate / M&A
• International Contracts and Transactions
• Investment Law
• Real Estate
• Energy Law
• Labor and Employment
• Tax Law

English, Russian, German, Georgia

• Member, Georgian Bar Association
• Chairman, Legal Committee, Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Board Member, Association of Law Firms in Georgia
• Chairman, Commercial and Business Law Committee, European Business Association
• Member, Georgian Arbitration Association
• Member, Georgian Law Institute
• Acting Arbitrator, Georgian International Arbitration Centre
• Director (Board of Directors), American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia

• Christian-Albrechts University, PhD in International Private Law and International Civil Litigation, magna cum laude, 2013
• Bucerius Law School and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Master of Law and Business, with Distinction, 2009
• Tbilisi State University, LL.M., Civil, Commercial and Private Law, with Honors, 2008
• Tbilisi State University, LL.B., Law, with Honors, 2006
• Pace Law School (Institute of International Commercial Law), Certificate in International Commercial Law and International Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2015