Regularly instructed by firmwide clients and also on a standalone basis, Dentons maintains a thriving litigation practice, including for clients in the energy, aviation and telecoms, both on domestic mandates, as well as in cross-border disputes. Team head Otar Kipshidze exemplifies the varied nature of the firm’s workflow, being as comfortable handling complex corporate disputes, as he is competition and insolvency litigation. IP work also plays an increasingly prominent role for the team, with the firm regularly acting for clients engaged in trade mark and copyright disputes. Other key practitioners are Zurab Kiliptari and Natela Otaridze.
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Key clients
- Batumi Oil Terminal
- Trans Optima Group
- City Loft
- Logic Group
- SOCAR Georgia Petroleum
- Oceaneering International Services
- ArcelorMittal Temirtau
- Primera Golf & Residence
- RazGal Energy Group
- BP
Work highlights
- Advised SOCAR Georgia Petroleum in a claim against the Competition Agency concerning the imposition of fines for alleged violation of competition law.
- Advised Trans Optima Group on a multimillion US dollar civil dispute against Georgian Railways.
- Advised Razgal Energy on legal proceedings regarding a squeeze-out of the shares held by the minority shareholder in Razgal Georgia to a majority shareholder - Razgal Energy.
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Otar Kipshidze