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Otar Machaidze

Partner · J&T Consulting LLC

GeorgiaArbitration, MediationGeorgian, English

About

Partner at J&T Consulting (joined 2014; partner since 2021) based in Georgia. He is active in arbitration and dispute resolution, serves as Operational Director of the Tbilisi Arbitration Institute, and is involved in academia as an associate professor and former lecturer; he holds a Doctor of Law (defended 2020).

Practice areas

ArbitrationMediationLitigationCorporate / M&ACommercial Law

Office

Expertise

Procedures for Application and Implementation of Arbitration AwardsArbitration and Commercial Dispute ResolutionMediationAcademic research and teaching in Private Law

Education

  • Tbilisi State University — Master in Private Law (completed 2015; undergraduate legal studies 2009–2013)
  • Doctor of Law (defended 2020; doctoral research conducted in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg)

Admissions

  • Georgian Bar Association (admitted 2014)
  • Arbitrators Association of Georgia (accredited 2021; board member since 2023)
  • Mediators Association of Georgia — certified mediator and certified trainer

Languages

GeorgianEnglish