Irakli Pipia > Dentons > Tbilisi, Georgia > Lawyer Profile
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Dentons Georgia
8a, Melikishvili street/1 Erekle Tatishvili Street
0179 Tbilisi
Georgia
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Irakli Pipia
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Irakli is engaged in corporate, commercial and real estate matters. His experience includes the acquisition and transfer of rights to land plots and buildings, the lease of office premises, the registration of rights to immovable and movable property (including lease and due registration of civil aircraft), conducting pre-acquisition due diligence and obtaining various licenses and permits. He has also acted as a client representative in establishing and liquidating subsidiary entities and representative offices of foreign companies in Georgia. Irakli has extensive experience in managing corporate documentation of foreign companies aiming to establish their presence in Georgia.
His work also includes general corporate and commercial law, consumer goods and transport sector matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Irakli worked as a foreign legal intern with the Public Interest Law Institute in Budapest, Hungary, for Transparency International Georgia, and was involved in various projects at for the American Bar Association/Central and East European Law Institute (ABA/CEELI) and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
Languages
Georgian, English, Russian
Memberships
Georgian Bar Association, 2010
Education
Central European University, 2006, LL.M.
Tbilisi State University, 2003, Diploma of Law
Lawyer Rankings
Georgia > Real estate and construction (and projects)
(Leading associates)Effectively combining ‘knowledge of the local legislation with significant international experience,’ Dentons provides a ‘very efficient and results oriented’ service to foreign stakeholders across a wide array of real estate and construction-related work. The energy sector remains a particularly fertile source of work, both on the renewables and oil and gas front, with work spanning the transaction life-cycle, through contracts governed by both Georgian and English law. Avto Svanidze is pivotal to the firm’s success in the energy space and recently advised a private equity fund as investor on the first ever hydro power project concession under the new PPP law of Georgia. ‘Personable, knowledgeable and cost conscious’ Irakli Pipia is well-liked by international stakeholders for his ability to provide ‘local problem solving capability of the highest order,’ including as it relates to real estate due diligence and contractual matters. Managing partner Otar Kipshidze co-heads the team alongside Svanidze.
Georgia > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading associates)Inbound international clients and outbound domestic corporates benefit from access to Dentons‘ vast international network, ensuring a ‘very efficient’ and holistic service on cross-border mandates. This one-stop-shop approach was recently exemplified by Avto Svanidze‘s collaboration, alongside the firm’s Madrid office, on behalf of Spanish water utility group FCC Aqualia on its $180m acquisition of a majority share in Georgia Global Utilities. Otar Kipshidze co-heads the team alongside Svanidze and has a focus on regulatory and compliance issues, including guidance on IP protection and commercialisation. Irakli Pipia is also a key member of the team, both on the transactional front (including on corporate issues relating to large energy and real estate projects) and day-to-day commercial and compliance issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Georgia
- Leading associates Georgia > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Leading associates Georgia > Real estate and construction (and projects)
- Real estate and construction (and projects) Georgia
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Commercial, corporate and M&A
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- Real estate and construction (and projects)