Key facts
- Official website
- dentons.com (Tbilisi office)
- Address
- 8a Petre Melikishvili St. / 1 Erekle Tatishvili St., Tbilisi 0179
- Phone
- +995 32 2 509 300
- Fax
- +995 32 2 509 301
- Contact email
- [email protected] (managing partner)
- Legal entity
- Dentons Georgia LLC
- Tbilisi office
- Since 2017; the team’s history dates back to 1996
- International network
- Dentons, a global law firm
- Working languages
- English, Georgian, Russian (according to the managing partner’s profile)
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2026
- Tier 1 (4 categories)
- Chambers Europe 2026
- Band 1, General Business Law
- Chambers Global 2026
- Band 1, General Business Law
- Place in our selection
- First, jointly with two other firms (top group in 6 of 6 tables)
About Dentons Georgia
On its website, Dentons presents itself as the world’s largest global law firm. In Georgia, legal services are provided by Dentons Georgia LLC, whose activities are governed by the Law of Georgia on Lawyers.
According to the firm, the Tbilisi office opened in 2017, while the team’s history goes back to 1996. According to Chambers, the office was set up by lawyers who previously worked at DLA Piper. The office’s managing partner is Otar Kipshidze.
The Tbilisi office is part of Dentons’ global network. Unlike the other firms among the five, it is not a local firm or an independent network member but an office of a global firm, which means access to the Dentons network for cross-border matters.
Rankings: The Legal 500 and Chambers 2026
In The Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Dentons is in the first group (Tier 1) in all four Georgia tables: banking and finance; commercial and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A); dispute resolution; and real estate, construction and projects. The firm also noted this in an announcement dated 24 April 2026. In Chambers Europe 2026 and Chambers Global 2026, Dentons Georgia is in the first group (Band 1) of the General Business Law table.
The publishers set the groups through their own research, which, they say, is based on submissions from the firms and client interviews. In Aviaspace’s selection, Dentons Georgia, BGI Legal and BLC share first place, because all three are in the top group in all six tables. Dentons is third on the list only because of an additional criterion: in the top individual categories of Chambers Europe 2026, the office’s lawyers hold two positions.
In Chambers Europe 2026, Avto Svanidze is in the first group for General Business Law, Otar Kipshidze is in the second group of the same table and in the first group for dispute resolution, and Zurab Kiliptari is in the Up and Coming category for dispute resolution. In The Legal 500 EMEA 2026’s corporate law table, Otar Kipshidze and Avto Svanidze are named Leading Partners and Lela Basilaia a Leading Associate, while in the dispute resolution table Zurab Kiliptari is named a Leading Associate.
The Chambers review calls the firm’s team widely recognized and highlights project finance, capital markets, commercial disputes and arbitration, as well as energy, real estate and construction matters. According to Chambers 2026, the firm advised a renewable energy investor on an investment in the concession for a 100-megawatt solar power plant project.
Practice areas
The Dentons Tbilisi office page lists the following practice areas:
- Litigation and dispute resolution
- Corporate law
- Banking and finance
- Intellectual property
- Energy
- Public sector
- Infrastructure and public-private partnerships (PPP)
Areas of interest to foreign investors
According to the office page and the rankings, the following are of interest to foreign investors:
- Mergers and acquisitions: according to Chambers, often deals governed by English law, in which the firm also advises clients on Georgian law issues
- Banking, project finance and capital markets
- Real estate and construction: The Legal 500’s first group, and according to Chambers, clients often turn to the firm on these matters
- Energy and infrastructure, including public-private partnerships and renewable energy investments
- Commercial disputes and arbitration
- Intellectual property
- Dentons’ global network for cross-border matters
The office does not publish its working languages separately; the managing partner’s profile lists English, Georgian and Russian. The firm does not publish a Georgian name.
Contacts and prices
The office is in Tbilisi, at 8a Petre Melikishvili St. / 1 Erekle Tatishvili St. The office page gives a phone and a fax number, but no general email address is published. The contact person named is managing partner Otar Kipshidze, whose email address is given in the key facts.
Service prices are not given on the office page. In your first inquiry, briefly describe the matter and the parties and countries involved: this information makes it easier to run a conflict of interest check and estimate the scope of work.
What to clarify before signing a contract
- Which legal entity will provide the services and invoice you (in Georgia, this is Dentons Georgia LLC)
- Whether only the Tbilisi team will handle the matter or other offices in the network will also be involved, and how costs will be split
- The fee structure, payment currency and any expenses billed separately
- The language of communication and documents
- The conflict of interest check: whether it covers clients of the network’s other offices
- If you need to set up a company: which part of the work the office will do and which documents you will need to provide
Frequently asked questions
Which company provides services in Georgia under the Dentons name?
According to Dentons’ legal notice, services in Georgia are provided by Dentons Georgia LLC, whose registered office is in Tbilisi at 8a Melikishvili Street.
Why is Dentons third on the list if it shares first place?
The three leaders have equal results in all six firm tables. Their order is determined only by an additional criterion (the number of individual lawyer rankings in the top categories of Chambers Europe 2026) and does not imply any assessment of quality.
Which languages can you communicate in?
The office does not publish its languages separately. The managing partner’s profile lists English, Georgian and Russian, so if you need another language, check in advance.
About this article
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