GEORGIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Lasha Nodia, Giorgi Kekenadze and Ani Akophashvili, Nodia, Urumashvili and Partners
Nodia, Urumashvili and Partners is a full-service law firm based in Georgia, with a well-established dispute resolution practice. Founded in 2005, the firm has advised, represented and assisted clients in litigation and arbitration, including proceedings conducted un - der various institutional rules and seated in the UK, the Netherlands, and other jurisdictions. The firm’s lawyers have experience of handling cross-border disputes involving import/export, pharmaceuticals, IP, shareholder matters, and construction. They also
represent clients in tax disputes and insolvency pro - ceedings, acting both for creditors and debtors. The team regularly works on matters requiring co-ordina - tion across jurisdictions and legal systems, and the firm’s clients include local companies and interna - tional businesses operating in Georgia and beyond. The team’s work often involves navigating complex regulatory and commercial frameworks in sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, energy, and retail.
Authors
Lasha Nodia has been the founder and the managing partner of Nodia, Urumashvili and Partners since 2005. Lasha has been appointed and served as an arbitrator under various rules of arbitration for the past two
Giorgi Kekenadze is a senior associate at Nodia, Urumashvili & Partners, specialising in dispute resolution across commercial, corporate, IP, and construction matters. Early in his career, Giorgi
decades. He co-founded the Georgian Association of Arbitrators with other prominent arbitrators in Georgia and acted as its deputy chairman for years. Lasha is an accredited mediator at the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, chairman of the Legal Committee of the Georgian Business Association, and a member of the Business Rehabilitation and Insolvency Practitioners Association. He speaks Georgian, English and Russian fluently.
interned at the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Georgia, before going on to represent clients in high-profile cases before the Constitutional Court of Georgia. He served on the governing board of the Georgian Association of Arbitrators and, for the past eight years, has taught commercial arbitration at Ilia State University. Giorgi has co-authored arbitration guides for Georgian judges and is the founding editor-in-chief of the Georgian Arbitration Blog. He is fluent in Georgian, English and Russian, with beginner-level proficiency in Kazakh.
Ani Akophashvili is a junior associate at Nodia, Urumashvili & Partners, a member of the Georgian Bar Association, a student member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a member of Moot Alumni
Association. Prior to joining the firm, Ani worked as a paralegal at various other law firms, where she was responsible for client consultations, drafting legal documents, and supporting attorneys in various legal matters. Ani is a graduate of Paris Academy of International Arbitration Law and has supported various clients on Georgian law-related matters in international commercial arbitration proceedings. She speaks Georgian and English fluently.
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