Managing Partner
Ketti Kvartskhava joined BLC Law Office in 2001 and became a Partner of the firm in 2005. She currently serves as the Managing Partner of BLC Law Office.
Prior to and alongside her private practice, Ms. Kvartskhava gained valuable professional experience in the banking sector and was also engaged in academic activities at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
She has more than two decades of distinguished legal practice, advising clients on corporate, tax, commercial, banking, finance and contract law matters. Widely regarded as one of Georgia's leading legal practitioners, she has successfully represented clients in numerous complex court and arbitration proceedings and is recognized as one of the country's most sought-after lawyers for negotiating sophisticated cross-border transactions, corporate and investment projects, and high-value commercial agreements.
Ms. Kvartskhava regularly leads multidisciplinary legal teams in major corporate due diligence projects, as well as in high-profile, multi-million-dollar tax, commercial and investment disputes.
- Led a team of lawyers in conducting the legal analysis for one of the largest banks in Georgia.
- Successfully represented client in one of the largest tax disputes in Georgia's history.
- Successfully represented clients in numerous landmark cases involving shareholder and business disputes, tax, construction and commercial disputes, as well as disputes relating to breaches of confidentiality obligations.
- Successfully led negotiations on a number of significant investment projects.
- Participated in major legal reform initiatives, including the drafting of primary and secondary legislation and the development of the relevant legal framework.
- Recognized by Chambers Europe and Chambers Global as a Band 1 lawyer in Dispute Resolution.
- Recognized by The Legal 500 as a Hall of Fame lawyer in Dispute Resolution.
- According to The Legal 500: "Ketti Kvartskhava is one of the best litigators and contract lawyers in Georgia." "She is one of the most respected figures in the market, an outstanding lawyer who is always reliable, highly proactive, results-oriented, and deeply committed to her clients."
- According to Chambers Global: "She understands the issue well and takes every measure to resolve it in the best possible way."
- Recognized by IFLR1000 as a Highly Regarded lawyer in Banking, Finance and Corporate Law, and included in the Women Leaders ranking.
- Alumni of the Stanford Executive Program (SEP) delivered by Stanford Graduate School of Business (2017);
- LL.M. Wake Forest University School of Law (1999);
- Bachelor’s Degree, Tbilisi State University (1997);
- Admitted to Georgian Bar;
- Member of Chartered Institute for Arbitrators.