Partner
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.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Key clients
- Georgia Capital
- International Finance Corporation
- Asia Development Bank
- DFC
- Pace Terminals
- Proparco
- OFID
- Gazelle Finance
- Small Enterprise Assistance Fund
- J.P. Morgan
- FMO
- TBC Capital
- Small Enterprise Assistance Fund
- Alpha Capital
Work highlights
- Instructed by Cash Plus Fund to form the first virtual assets investment fund in Georgia.
- Advised Asia Development Bank on the financing of the first ever gender bonds issued on the local Georgian stock market.
- Acted as local counsel to a financial institution throughout the process of obtaining a digital banking license.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Partner
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rusa Tchkuaseli