Giorgi Tsertsvadze

Career: Giorgi Tsertsvadze has been the founder and managing partner of "J&T Consulting" since the establishment of the company.

Giorgi has 20 years of experience in dispute resolution. Throughout this extensive period, he has adeptly employed mediation, international arbitration, and court proceedings to safeguard our clients' interests.

Beyond advocating for clients, Giorgi frequently serves as a mediator and arbitrator in mediation and arbitration proceedings facilitated by the "Tbilisi Arbitration Institute" and "EBA Mediation and Arbitration Center".

The managing partner of our company has been connected with distinguished institutions such as the Max Planck Institute for International Private Law and Comparative Law (Germany), Jams WIF USA

The Volkswagen Foundation (Germany), The German Academic Exchange Service (Germany), The Chuo Law School (Japan), The Japan Arbitration Association (Japan), The American Agency for International Development (USA), and has actively participated in programs by Weinstein (JAMS, USA), as well as The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany).

Since 2020, Giorgi has served as a mediator on the Global Panel of Mediation established by the Office of the Ombudsman of UN Funds and Programs, catering to five UN organizations (UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNOPS, and UN-Women).

Giorgi Tsertsvadze's areas of interest encompass litigation and arbitration, mediation, and other alternative dispute resolution methods. His expertise also extends to legal protection of investments and corporate governance, international business transactions, distressed asset management, Telecommunication Law, and Banking Law.

Giorgi Tsertsvadze is the author of more than ten scientific works published in Georgia, Germany, Austria, Japan and USA.

Education: Giorgi Tsertsvadze holds a Doctor of Laws degree from Tbilisi State University and serves as an associate professor at the Faculty of Law within the same university.

Membership: Georgian Bar Association, Certified Mediator (Member of Mediators Association of Georgia) 

Working languages: Georgian, Russian, English, German.

Publications:

1. Complete list of publications of Giorgi Tsertsvadze Monographs/Textbooks/Commentary: Tsertsvadze, G. (2008): International Arbitration (Comparative Study), Textbook for Students, First Edition, Tbilisi, Meridian Press, 570 pp. (Published in Georgian);
2. Tsertsvadze, G. (2010): Mediation as a form of ADR, Textbook for Law Students Tbilisi, Meridian Press, 367 pp. (Published in Georgian);
3. Tsertsvadze, G. (2011): Brief Commentary to the Georgian Arbitration Law 2009, Tbilisi, Universal Press, 175 pp. (published in English);
4. Tsertsvadze, G. (2012): International Arbitration (Comparative Study), Textbook for Students, Second Edition, Tbilisi, Meridian Press, 734 pp. (Published in Georgian);
5. Tsertsvadze, G. (2013): Introduction to the International Investment Law, Textbook for Law Students, Tbilisi, Meridian Press, 287 pp. (Published in Georgian);
6. Tsertsvadze, G., Svanadze, G., Robakidze, I., Janashia, L., Tsertsvadze, L. (2014): Contract Law, Textbook for Students, Tbilisi, Meridian Press, 759 pp. (Published in Georgian);
7. Tsertsvadze, G. (2016): Online Commentary of the Georgian Civil Code, (in Georgian) (Articles: 607-614, 657-667, 730-743) http://www.gccc.ge/;
8. Tsertsvadze, G.(2020): Competition Law – European Model for Georgia, Tbilisi, Lawyers Universe, 394 pp. (Published in Georgian);
9. 9. Tsertsvadze, G. (2022): Competition Law – European Model for Georgia, Tbilisi, Meridiani Publishing, 394 pp. (Published in Georgian);
10. Tsertsvadze, G. Jakobs M.(2022): Legal and Economic Impact of Georgian Competition Law, Meridiani Publishing, 362 pp. (Published in Georgian and English);

Further Publications:

(A) Publications with peer review process:

1. Tsertsvadze, G. (2000):Legal grounds of Autocephaly (independence) of Georgian Orthodox Church’’ (published in Georgian, in Journal “Georgian Orthodox Patriarchy” #1 2000)
2. Tsertsvadze, G. (2000): “Church of West Georgia (Abkhazia)” (published in Georgian in Journal “Law” #6-7 2000);
3. Tsertsvadze, G. (2002): “The Notion of Enterprise in Private Law’’ (published in Georgian, in Journal “Law” #12 2002; additionally published in Georgian Private Law Yearbook, 2003, by 2 Georgian Young Lawyers Association);
4. Tsertsvadze, G. (2006):Recognition and Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards’’ (published in Georgian, in Journal “Justice and Law” #1. 2006);
5. Tsertsvadze, G. (2006): Arbitration Agreement (published in Georgian, in Journal “Justice and Law” #4. 2006);
6. Tsertsvadze, G. (2006): Legal Problems of State Immunity (published in Georgian, in Journal “Justice and Law” #5. 2006);
7. Tsertsvadze, G. (2009): Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Georgia, Published in English: https://www.mpipriv.de/de/data/pdf/2009_11_19_01.pdf;
8. Tsertsvadze, G. (2014): The New Georgian Arbitration Law in Practice, p.139 in: Kurzinsky-Singer, E. (Editor), Beiträge zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht”, Transformation durch Rezeption? – Möglichkeiten und Grenzen des Rechtstransfers am Beispiel der Zivilrechtsreformen im Kaukasus und in Zentralasien, Tübingen, Mohr Siebek, pp. XIV+512;
9. Tsertsvadze, G. (2014): Geschichte des Georgischen Rechts bis zum XIX. Jahrhundert, s.63 in: Okuda, Y. Shauer, M. Geschichtliche Wurzeln und Reformen in mittel-und osteuropäischen Privatrechtsordnungen, Wien, Tokyo, Manzsche Verlag. ss.144;

(B) Publications without peer review process:

1. Tsertsvadze, G.(2003): International Private Arbitration (Published in Georgian, by ‘’Open Society – Georgia’’ Foundation, 2003);
2. Tsertsvadze, G.(2008): International Arbitration (General Overview) (published in Georgian, in the Journal of the Georgian Bar Association, ‘’Advocate’’ #1. 2008)