In May 2024, Guozun Law Firm’s Georgia Office was formally established and put into operation in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. This office is a core node in Guozun Law Firm’s global legal service layout. Based in Georgia and radiating to the Caucasus region and surrounding Eurasian countries, and relying on Guozun’s global legal service network, it provides localized, full-process, and standardized cross-border and local legal services for Chinese and foreign enterprises and individual clients.
I. Basic Overview of Guozun Georgia Office
Time of establishment: May 2024
Office location: Tbilisi, capital of Georgia
Contact information: 4006661890
Team qualifications: The core practitioners all possess local legal practice qualifications in Georgia, have more than ten years of practical legal service experience in the Caucasus region, and have a deep command of Georgia’s civil and commercial legislative system, judicial adjudication rules, government regulatory procedures, and local business practices. At the same time, they are familiar with China-Georgia bilateral economic and trade rules, cross-border investment compliance requirements, and the key points of full-cycle risk control.
Service positioning: To break through the barriers in China-Georgia cross-border legal services and realize the deep integration of “local implementation capability + global coordinated resources,” providing legal solutions covering all business scenarios for all kinds of clients.
Coverage scope: Core services cover the whole territory of Georgia and can extend support to legal service needs in the Caucasus region, including Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as countries related to the Eurasian Economic Union.
II. Core Scope of Legal Services
(I) Cross-Border Investment and M&A Legal Services
Investment structure design and tax compliance optimization
Legal and commercial due diligence for investment projects
Transaction structure design, drafting of transaction documents, and commercial negotiations
Full-process legal services for greenfield investment, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and joint venture cooperation projects
Investment compliance review, follow-up on government approval procedures, and implementation support
Design and implementation of investment exit mechanisms
Key coverage of Georgia’s core industries, including energy infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, modern agriculture, cultural tourism and wellness, digital economy, and cross-border e-commerce
(II) International Trade Compliance Legal Services
Full-process contract customization and compliance review for cross-border trade in goods and services
Legal services related to customs compliance and customs clearance procedures
Response services for trade remedies, including anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguard measures
Cross-border supply chain risk control and compliance system construction
Compliance consultation on foreign exchange control and import-export control
Full-chain compliance legal services for cross-border e-commerce
Advance prevention and handling of international trade disputes
(III) Corporate and Commercial Comprehensive Legal Services
Full-process legal services for the establishment, alteration, and deregistration of market entities in Georgia
Legal services relating to enterprise operating qualifications, administrative permits, and compliance
Optimization of corporate governance structure and design of equity incentive plans
Annual legal counsel services for enterprises, and review and management of daily commercial contracts
Full-chain intellectual property protection: registration, rights protection, licensing, and transfer of trademarks, patents, and copyrights, and construction of trade secret protection systems
Construction of enterprise compliance management systems, and anti-corruption and anti-commercial bribery compliance services
(IV) Immigration and Private Wealth Management Legal Services
Full-process legal services for Georgia investment immigration, residence permits, permanent residence rights, and citizenship applications
Cross-border wealth planning and family trust establishment services for high-net-worth individuals
Compliance services for cross-border asset allocation and global tax planning
Legal services relating to foreign-related marriage and family matters and cross-border inheritance
(V) Finance and Tax Compliance Legal Services
Local tax planning and daily tax compliance services in Georgia
Implementation services for the application of preferential treatment under the China-Georgia bilateral tax treaty
Cross-border tax compliance management, transfer pricing compliance, and document preparation
Full-process representation in response to tax inspections and tax dispute resolution
(VI) Real Estate and Infrastructure Project Legal Services
Full-process legal services for land title verification and land transactions
Full-process compliance control in real estate development
Drafting and negotiation of bidding and tendering documents and engineering contracts such as EPC and PPP
Full-cycle risk control for infrastructure projects
Collection of engineering payments and resolution of engineering quality disputes
Services covering transportation infrastructure, energy infrastructure, municipal works, and commercial and residential real estate development
(VII) Dispute Resolution and Crisis Handling Legal Services
Full-process representation in litigation procedures before local courts at all levels in Georgia
Domestic and international commercial arbitration representation services, including arbitration before the Georgian Chamber of Commerce, ICC arbitration, and UNCITRAL arbitration
Representation in the recognition and enforcement of cross-border civil and commercial judgments and arbitral awards
Design and implementation of commercial mediation and diversified dispute resolution mechanisms
Corporate compliance investigations, legal handling of emergencies, and crisis response
(VIII) Special Characteristic Legal Services
Labor and employment legal services: labor contract customization, employee compliance management, labor dispute resolution, and trade union compliance consultation
Data compliance and cybersecurity legal services: personal data protection compliance, cross-border data flow compliance, and cybersecurity risk control
Finance and banking legal services: legal support relating to cross-border financing, banking compliance, insurance, and financial leasing
Full-chain legal services for shipping and logistics
III. Global Coordinated Service Capability
Guozun Georgia Office has achieved efficient linkage of service resources and professional capabilities with Guozun’s China headquarters and all global offices, and can provide integrated legal services across legal jurisdictions and multiple regions for clients. It not only provides localized legal protection for Chinese-funded enterprises going abroad and expanding their layout, but also provides full-process legal support for overseas entities entering the Chinese market.
IV. Service Development Direction
Guozun Georgia Office will continue to deeply cultivate the legal and business environment in Georgia and the Caucasus region, iteratively improve refined legal service products, uphold professional and compliant service standards, and provide stable and efficient legal support for China-Georgia bilateral economic and trade exchanges and the operation and development of all kinds of market entities.