Key facts
- Official website
- gvinadzeandpartners.ge
- Address
- 10 Melikishvili Ave., Tbilisi 0179
- Phone
- +995 322 438 970
- Fax
- +995 322 438 971
- [email protected]
- History
- In its current form since 2010; predecessor firms since the early 1990s
- International network
- Independent firm since 2010 (formerly DLA Piper Gvinadze & Partners)
- Lawyers’ languages
- Georgian, English, Russian, French, German
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2026
- Tier 1 (dispute resolution), Tier 2 (3 categories)
- Chambers Europe 2026
- Band 2, General Business Law
- Chambers Global 2026
- Band 2, General Business Law
- Place in our selection
- Fourth (top group in 1 table, sum of groups 11)
About Gvinadze & Partners
According to the company, Gvinadze & Partners is one of Georgia’s leading business law firms, re-established in 2010 after separating from DLA Piper Gvinadze & Partners. The firm names as its predecessors Georgian Consulting Group (GCG Law Office), the legal practice of Ernst & Young (EY Law Georgia), Gvinadze & Partners LP and DLA Piper Gvinadze & Partners LP, whose history goes back to the early 1990s.
As the firm describes it, it has a diverse international client base, including international NGOs, diplomatic missions, industrial companies, multilateral lending institutions and oil and gas consortia. The firm writes that it was lead counsel on Georgian law for the Baku-Supsa, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) and South Caucasus (SCP) pipeline projects at the planning, negotiation and implementation stages.
According to the firm, it works actively with Georgian and international law firms. The managing partner is Nick Gvinadze.
Rankings: The Legal 500 and Chambers 2026
In The Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Gvinadze & Partners LLC is in the first group (Tier 1) of the dispute resolution table and in the second group (Tier 2) in the other three tables (banking and finance; commercial and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A); and real estate, construction and projects). In Chambers Europe 2026 and Chambers Global 2026, the firm is in the second group (Band 2) of the General Business Law table; according to the Chambers page, it has been ranked in Georgia for 14 years.
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, the firm is fourth: it is in the top group in one of the six tables, and the sum of its group numbers is 11 (1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2). Andersen in Georgia also has one top-group ranking, but its sum is 12.
Managing partner Nick Gvinadze is in the Eminent Practitioner category in Chambers 2026 for both General Business Law and dispute resolution, and in The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 he is in the Hall of Fame in the corporate law and dispute resolution tables. Sophie Panjikidze is in the third group for General Business Law in Chambers and is named a Leading Partner in The Legal 500’s corporate law table. In The Legal 500’s dispute resolution table, Tornike Amilakhvari is named a Next Generation Partner and Anzor Khatiashvili a Leading Associate.
The Chambers review highlights the firm’s corporate, contractual and regulatory advisory work, as well as compliance and financing matters. According to Chambers 2026, the firm advised Vensure Employer Services on the cross-border acquisition of Acumen International.
Practice areas
The firm’s website lists the following practice areas:
- Corporate law
- Banking and finance
- Energy and infrastructure
- Real estate and construction
- Tax and customs matters
- Dispute resolution
- Privatization and regulatory compliance
- Intellectual property and employment law
- Economic crime (white-collar crime)
Areas of interest to foreign investors
As the firm describes it, its experience includes advising start-up businesses, setting up investment companies, and reorganizing and liquidating companies with foreign investment. The firm’s news section says it helped Viber launch operations in Georgia, including obtaining “international company” tax status. The following areas are of interest to foreign investors:
- Corporate, contractual and regulatory advice
- Banking and finance, including syndicated and project finance
- Tax and customs matters
- Real estate, land acquisition and construction
- Employment law and intellectual property
- Disputes in Georgian courts, international arbitration and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Georgia
- A German desk for German-speaking clients
The lawyers’ profiles list Georgian, English, Russian and French. The German desk is headed by Irina Aleksidze, whose profile also lists German. The firm’s website is in English only.
Contacts and prices
The firm’s office is in Tbilisi at 10 Melikishvili Avenue. The contact page gives a phone number, a fax number and a general email address.
Service prices are not given on the firm’s website. In your first inquiry, briefly describe the matter, the parties involved and your preferred timeline: 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
- Who will be the lead lawyer on your matter and in which language you will work
- In a dispute: which stages the service covers (negotiations, court proceedings, arbitration, enforcement) and how each stage is billed
- The fee structure and any expenses billed separately
- If foreign lawyers are also involved: who will coordinate and how their services will be paid for
- The scope of work and timelines agreed in writing
- The outcome of the conflict of interest check
Frequently asked questions
Why is Gvinadze & Partners fourth on the list?
The firm is in the top group in one of the six tables (dispute resolution in The Legal 500). With its sum of group numbers (11), it ranks ahead of Andersen in Georgia (12), which also has one top-group ranking.
Does the firm have experience enforcing foreign arbitral awards?
According to the firm, it has secured the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Georgia.
Is the firm part of DLA Piper?
No. Since 2010, the firm has operated independently; before that, it was part of DLA Piper, operating as DLA Piper Gvinadze & Partners.
About this article
This article is based on the company’s official website and the sources listed on our Sources page. Aviaspace is not affiliated with this company and is not responsible for its services. Confirm service terms and prices directly with the company.