Andersen in Georgia is active across a range of civil and administrative legal disputes, regularly acting for domestic and international corporations and individuals. The team has experience in handling a range of contentious matters in various sectors such as tax, employment, and corporate governance. George Svanadze co-heads the team with Archil Giorgadze. Svanadze specialises in commercial arbitrations, and has notable experience handling employment disputes. Giorgadze has been described as the ‘mastermind behind the operation’.
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Testimonials
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‘MG Law [now Andersen in Georgia] provides a full service from corporate deals to litigation.’
‘Archil Giorgadze is the mastermind behind the operation. He is supported by excellent and hard-working senior lawyers: Lasha Machavariani, Tamar Jikia and Ana Kochiashvili.’
‘Easily approachable, sensibly priced and experts in the field. ’
‘George Svanadze is the expert in the field, with a solid background in litigation. Moreover, it can be easily claimed that he identifies the key arguments and the best strategy for the case from the very beginning, which later results in success.’
Key clients
- Chempionebi 111 LLC
- Heidelberg Cement Georgia LLC
- X2 Group
- JSC ProCredit Bank
- Maqro Tourism LLC
- Cross 2 LLC
Work highlights
Represented various Georgian entities owned by a foreign investor in relation to the enforcement of a confidential award issued by a Swedish tribunal following an international arbitration process.
Represented a foreign bank operating in Georgia in connection with a dispute concerning an unpaid loan for $65 US million.
Advised a government agency in a complex litigation matter relating to a public tender.
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Practice head
Archil Giorgadze; George Svanadze
Other key lawyers
Lasha Machavariani, Tamar Jikia; Ana Kochiashvili