DLA Piper Georgia LP is the only global law firm in Georgia. At the same time, we are well-established locally, tracing our roots back to the founding of Georgian Consulting Group in 1994. Our practice is the most advanced in the Georgian market in both skills and capacity, encompassing a team of 12 experienced Georgian attorneys at all levels, from partner to legal assistant, and a US-qualified partner resident in Tbilisi with 18 years' experience in Georgia and the CIS. The Georgian attorneys in the firm are all fluent in English and, in addition to their Georgian law degrees and qualifications, most of them also hold graduate law degrees from British, American or continental European law schools.

We serve both local and foreign clients in the leading international investment, financing and privatization transactions in Georgia, and the most significant commercial disputes in local courts and international arbitrations, in all sectors of the economy - from energy, insurance and telecommunications to real estate.

Our key areas of practice include:

• Banking and finance
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Energy, infrastructure, mining and telecommunications
• Transaction structuring and implementation
• Inbound investment advice
• Due diligence on potential Georgian companies to be acquired or financed
• Regulatory and tax advice
• International capital markets offerings and listings
• Real estate acquisition and finance
• Privatization of state-owned companies, real estate and assets
• rivate equity structuring and investments
• Litigation and arbitration