Georgia

BLC Law Office is a full-service Georgian firm established in 2000. It has offices in Tbilisi and Butami. The firm has experience advising both foreign and local clients on significant multi-million domestic and cross-border deals. The firm has a team of Georgian legal professionals led by managing partners Alexander Bolkvadze and Ketti Kvartskhav. It provides legal services in financial and corporate matters including banking, M&A and restructuring. The firm is also active on project development.

In 2025, the firm hired Keti Meskhishvili as a senior associate from White & Case Paris.

Highlights

During 2024 – 2025 the firm supported development finance clients including the EBRD, Proparco and Asian Development Bank on several facilities, including a EUR6 million loan for the expansion of a logistics terminal operated by Gebruder Weiss and financings worth EUR10 million to TBC Leasing.

In the financial services sector, a team advised cryptocurrency trading platform Bybit Global on its entry into the market, one of the first approvals under the National Bank of Georgia’s new Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) regulations. The firm was also supporting Credo Bank, the country’s fifth largest bank by assets, on two stake sales to Japanese fund Gojo.

On the project development side, the firm has been advising Accor Group on franchise agreements and brand license agreements relating to several projects under development. A team also acted for Pontus Capital in relation to the development a 5-star hotel and related infrastructure in Gonio, Adjara, operated by Rotana Hotels.

Key clients 

Accor Group, Krakatoa Resources, Anagi Development, JSC Pave Bank Georgia, Adjara Group Hospitality, Georgian Co-Investment Fund, EBRD

Testimonials 

2025

“Strong in regulatory and litigation” – Private equity 

2024

"BLC is a full-service law firm offering expertise across all areas of business law. We appreciate the depth and versatility of their team, led by our go-to partner, Giorgi Batlidze” – Project finance  

Giorgi Batlidze and his team possess a high level of expertise in the legal matters relevant to us. Giorgi, in particular, excels in negotiating complex project development and project finance transactions. BLC always tries to ensure the partner level involvement, and this gives us confidence when dealing with complicated matters." – Project finance; Project development

"Their skilled team delivers strong negotiation, regulatory expertise, and client-focused service." – M&A

“Giorgi Batlidze has a deep understanding of our business, both in terms of the [infrastructure] industry and the specific nuances of dealing with key counterparties. His bright, solution-oriented approach to challenges is particularly noteworthy. When faced with complex issues, we know he will deliver a tailored solution” – Project development

“Giorgi’s strong legal and oratory skills make him highly persuasive, which is invaluable when negotiating complex transactions. His fluency in multiple languages – German, Russian, English, and his native Georgian – is an added bonus.” – Giorgi Batlidze, Partner – Project development

“Led by Ketti Kvartskhava, the firm excels in M&A, offering strategic guidance and expertise for seamless, high-stakes transactions.” - Ketti Kvartskhava, Partner – M&A

LPA Law Firm is a full-service Georgian firm established in 2009. The firm provides legal services across M&A, banking and finance and project developments in a range of industries including real estate, manufacturing, technology and energy.

BGI Legal is a full-service law firm based in Tbilisi, Georgia, advising domestic and international clients on Georgian law matters. The firm is led by managing partners Zaza Bibilashvili and Tamara Tevdoradze.

Highlights: The firm is active in corporate and commercial work, including banking and finance, corporate and M&A and project development. Its practice includes advising on regulated transactions and infrastructure-related matters, supporting both domestic and cross-border mandates.

Dentons has maintained a presence in Georgia since the mid-1990s through its office in Tbilisi. The firm advises domestic and international clients on Georgian law matters as part of Dentons’ global platform.

Highlights: The firm is active in corporate and M&A, banking and finance, real estate and project development. Its practice includes advising on capital markets transactions, financings and infrastructure and energy projects, supporting both local and cross-border mandates.

EY Law Georgia operates in Tbilisi as part of the EY global professional services network, providing legal services alongside EY’s tax and advisory practices. The firm advises domestic and international clients on Georgian law matters.

Highlights: The firm is active in corporate and commercial work, including M&A and restructuring matters. Its practice includes advising on corporate reorganisations, transactional support and restructuring-related legal issues, often with cross-border elements.

MKD Law was established in 1996 and is a Georgian law firm based in Tbilisi. The firm advises domestic and international clients on Georgian law matters and is led by Victor Kipiani and Mikheil Gogeshvili.

Highlights: The firm is active in banking and finance, capital markets and corporate and project finance. Its work includes advising on financing transactions, capital markets instruments, regulatory matters and project development, supporting both domestic and cross-border mandates.

Paine Stevens was founded in 2012 and is based in Tbilisi. The firm provides English law advice in Georgia and the wider Caucasus and Central Asia region, supporting cross-border corporate and finance matters. It is led by Benjamin Paine and works alongside local law firms to deliver a full range of legal services in the region.

Highlights: The firm focuses on English law corporate and finance work, including advising on acquisitions, financings and investment structures involving regional and international elements.

Revera Georgia is part of the Revera law group, which was established in 1998 and has a firm in five European jurisdictions. The firm is led by managing partner Dmitry Arkhipenko. The team include Georgian qualified senior associate Melano Svanidze.

Highlights

The firm was advising Power Green on matters relating to energy regulation in the country. The firm also advised a software development company in relation to a restructuring and a digital technology company on its compliance with Georgian and Armenian regulations in relation to its incorporation in these markets.

Key clients

2GIS, Elcore, Easy Brain, Supremia Zab Sia and Perfetti Van Melle

Suknidze & Partners was established in 2020 by Nino Suknidze. The firm has a record of handling domestic and cross-border transactions. The team has experience in banking and finance, corporate and M&A, capital markets and investment funds, and has experience in a range of industries such as real estate, telecommunications and hospitality.

Highlights

The firm was working with international counsel to advise a US contract research organization on its acquisition of a Georgian company engaged in clinical trials.

The firm supported Palladium Group Georgia in relation to investment fund structuring and regulations. The deal involved advising the USAID contractor Georgian entity on its financial innovation, with the goal of increasing the flow of diversified investment resources and innovative financial products into Georgia’s private and public sectors and to support capital market development.

Elsewhere, the firm advised Paradiz Grain Impex in restructuring a loan/convertible bond issued within the framework of the convertible bond agreement.

Key clients

EIS Software and Palladium Group