Andersen Global
Firm
Location
Tbilisi, Georgia
Education
Tbilisi State University, LL.B. (Law with Honors)
Tbilisi State University, LL.M. (Civil, Commercial and Private Law, with Honors)
Bucerius Law School and WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, MLB. (Dual Degree in Laws and Business, with Distinction)
Christian-Albrechts University, PhD (International Private Law and International Civil Litigation, Arbitration on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, magna cum laude)
Pace Law School (Institute of International Commercial Law), Certificate (International Commercial Law & International Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Languages
English
Georgian
Russian
Affiliations
Georgian Bar Association
Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chairman of Legal Committee
Association of Law Firms of Georgia, Board Member
European Business Association, Chairman of Commercial and Business Law Committee
Georgian Arbitration Association, Founding Board Member
Georgian Law Institute
Georgian International Arbitration Centre, Acting Arbitrator
Tashkent International Arbitration Centre, Arbitrator
American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia, Board Director
George Svanadze is the Office Managing Director and co-founder of Andersen in Georgia. He advises clients on corporate matters, the structuring of cross-border transactions, and international commercial and investment contracts. His expertise spans due diligence, conflict of laws, arbitration and litigation, licensing and regulatory issues, competition law, banking and finance, free industrial zones, labor and employment, and migration law.
He frequently conducts workshops and trainings for Georgian judges, notaries, attorneys, and registries on private international law, contract and corporate law, and international trade and business law.
Prior to joining Andersen in Georgia (formerly MG Law), George gained extensive experience leading legal practices at Big Four firms. He served as the associate partner and head of EY law in Tbilisi, head of Deloitte legal, and senior associate at another firm in Georgia. Earlier, he worked as in-house counsel at a leading Georgian mineral water producer and expanded his international experience at law firms in Hamburg and Berlin.