Position: Partner, Attorney-at-Law, Tax Law Specialist
Member of the JUST Advisors team since 2020
Professional Profile
Giorgi Zhuzhunashvili is an experienced attorney-at-law and corporate lawyer with over 15 years of practical experience. His legal career spans civil, administrative, corporate, tax, labour, and private international law. Giorgi has been a member of the JUST Advisors team since 2019, where he leads the firm's tax law practice.
His professional background bridges both the public and private sectors - having served in key structural units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and the Georgian Revenue Service - reflecting the breadth and diversity of his professional experience.
Giorgi has in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in the application of double taxation avoidance treaties. He has represented corporations from various countries operating in Georgia, advising on the establishment of subsidiaries, M&A transactions, and the acquisition of preferential tax statuses for tax optimization purposes.
His practice further encompasses the recognition and enforcement in Georgia of judgments and arbitral awards issued in foreign jurisdictions, as well as participation in international child abduction cases governed by the Hague Convention.
Over 200 successfully concluded court cases, legal support provided to more than 100 investors - from business structuring to M&A transactions - these figures reflect Giorgi's practical track record on behalf of his clients.
Areas of Practice
Key Achievements
Professional Memberships
Languages
Georgian, Russian, English
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Member of the JUST Advisors team since 2020
Professional Profile
Giorgi Zhuzhunashvili is an experienced attorney-at-law and corporate lawyer with over 15 years of practical experience. His legal career spans civil, administrative, corporate, tax, labour, and private international law. Giorgi has been a member of the JUST Advisors team since 2019, where he leads the firm's tax law practice.
His professional background bridges both the public and private sectors - having served in key structural units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and the Georgian Revenue Service - reflecting the breadth and diversity of his professional experience.
Giorgi has in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in the application of double taxation avoidance treaties. He has represented corporations from various countries operating in Georgia, advising on the establishment of subsidiaries, M&A transactions, and the acquisition of preferential tax statuses for tax optimization purposes.
His practice further encompasses the recognition and enforcement in Georgia of judgments and arbitral awards issued in foreign jurisdictions, as well as participation in international child abduction cases governed by the Hague Convention.
Over 200 successfully concluded court cases, legal support provided to more than 100 investors - from business structuring to M&A transactions - these figures reflect Giorgi's practical track record on behalf of his clients.
Areas of Practice
- Tax Law - tax strategy, tax optimization, precedent-setting litigation
- Corporate Law - company formation, M&A transactions, corporate governance
- Migration Law - extensive experience in immigration disputes
- Private International Law - recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards
- IT Law - data protection, digital business regulation
- Labour Law - employment disputes
Key Achievements
- 200+ court cases in labour, corporate, migration, tax, and property law
- Legal support to investors in establishing subsidiaries and branches in Georgia
- Precedent-setting tax litigation before Georgian courts
- Development of tax strategies for clients - securing preferential statuses and achieving tax optimization
- M&A transactions, corporate structuring, and partnership agreements
Professional Memberships
- Georgian Bar Association (GBA) - Member | Bar No. 8081 | GBA Profile
- Georgian Bar Association (GBA) - Certified Specialist in Tax Law | Specialization Page
- Georgian Arbitration Association (GAA) - Accredited Member | gaa.ge
- Association of Law Firms of Georgia (ALFG) - Associate Member | alfg.ge
- International Bar Association (IBA) - Member | ibanet.org
Languages
Georgian, Russian, English