BLC Law Office LLC has an excellent insight into procedural and overarching substantive law matters, ensuring clients receive very robust representation across a range of conventional litigation and ADR matters. Team head Ketti Kvartskhava has broad-ranging litigation experience across all levels of courts, as well as from an arbitration perspective, including as it relates to shareholder and construction disputes. Tamta Ivanishvili is also experienced at handling arbitration matters both on behalf of clients and in her role as an arbitrator in Georgia-seated arbitration proceedings. In addition, she is one of the few litigators in the country with experience in representing clients before the European Court of Human Rights. Recently promoted partner Rusa Tchkuaseli is well-versed in handling conventional litigation as well as arbitration, with a varied caseload that includes investor, state disputes and defamation disputes.

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Key clients

  • Anaklia Development Consortium
  • Bob Meijer
  • Mamuka Khazaradze
  • Badri Japaridze
  • JSC Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation/LEPL State Agency of Oil and Gas of Georgia
  • Anagi LLC
  • Mtkvari HEPP
  • Robert Bosch
  • City Loft/Adjara Group
  • ZTE Corporation
  • Glovo App Georgia
  • Mr. Nika Gilauri
  • Carrefour Georgia
  • Tiffany and Company
  • Heidelberg Georgia

Work highlights

  • Advised Anaklia Development Consortium and Bob Meijer in arbitrations pending before the Arbitration Court of International Chamber of Commerce and ICSID, respectively.
  • Acted for Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation and the State Agency for Oil and Gas in arbitration proceedings relating to breaches by Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation of its obligations under its 1997 Production Sharing Agreement.
  • Represented Georgian Airlines in its high-profile insolvency case.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ketti Kvartskhava

Other key lawyers

Giorgi Batlidze, Rusa Tchkuaseli, Davit Tabatadze, Alexander Bolkvadze, Tamta Ivanishvili, Lasha Uplisashvili, Lasha Zurabiani