International arbitration stands as the principal method for resolving complex cross-border commercial and investment disputes. For businesses and investors operating in Georgia, arbitration provides a neutral, specialized, and final forum, shielding them from the potential biases and procedural complexities of foreign national courts. Our firm provides comprehensive legal representation throughout the entire arbitral process, from drafting effective arbitration clauses to enforcing the final award.
Georgia is a highly arbitration-friendly jurisdiction, a status underpinned by its modern Law of Georgia on Arbitration. This law aligns with international best practices, including the UNCITRAL Model Law, ensuring procedural fairness and minimal court intervention. Crucially, Georgia is a long-standing party to the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. This commitment is the bedrock of international commerce, guaranteeing that an arbitral award won abroad is recognized and can be enforced against assets in Georgia, and vice-versa.
Our practice covers the full spectrum of commercial arbitration under all major institutional rules. We represent clients in proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the world's leading arbitral institution for high-value, complex international trade disputes. We are also deeply experienced in arbitrations governed by the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, a flexible framework often used for ad hoc arbitrations or specialized disputes, including in the energy and construction sectors.
In the sphere of investment law, we represent clients in Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). This includes high-stakes cases administered by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the World Bank forum dedicated to resolving disputes between foreign investors and sovereign states under Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and other international agreements. Our expertise ensures that investors' rights are protected from state interference, and we also provide counsel to state-affiliated entities navigating these same proceedings.
A cornerstone of our practice is the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Georgia. A successful award is only valuable if it can be collected. We manage the entire post-arbitration process, initiating proceedings in Georgian courts to have foreign awards officially recognized and declared enforceable, defeating challenges for annulment, and executing the award against local assets. Legal Sandbox Georgia provides the strategic, tenacious advocacy required to achieve a final and binding resolution.
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