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

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

Position

Partner

Career

Rusa Tchkuaseli joined BLC in 2009 and was gradually promoted to Partner in 2023. Rusa is active in all fields of civil law. Her practice area includes general business & corporate law, M&A, banking and financing, commercial arbitration and litigation.

Rusa has vast experience in advising clients on complex matters of corporate and commercial law, structuring cross-border investments, debt and equity financing, capital market transactions involving local issuers. She has acted as a lead counsel in numerous due diligence projects resulting in successful M&A transactions. With her major in international carriage of goods, Rusa advises clients on various matters related to maritime shipping, cargo claims, ship arrest and detention, etc.

Languages

Georgian, English, Russian.

Memberships

  • Member of the Georgian Bar Association
  • Member of Georgian Arbitrators Association since 2017

Education

  • LL.M. University of Oslo, Norway (2013);
  • Master’s Degree, Tbilisi State University, Georgia (2012);
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Tbilisi State University, Georgia (2009);
  • Non-degree studies, Vilnius University, Lithuania (2008);

Lawyer Rankings

Georgia > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Next Generation Partners)

Rusa Tchkuaseli – BLC Law Office LLC

Georgia > Banking and finance

(Next Generation Partners)

Rusa Tchkuaseli – BLC Law Office LLC

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 > Dispute resolution

(Next Generation Partners)

Rusa Tchkuaseli – BLC Law Office LLC

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.