Sofia Roinishvili
Tbilisi, Georgia
Sofia Roinishvili has worked the firm since 2007. Before joining the Law Firm Kordzakhia Jgenti she had 7 years’ experience in working as a tax consultant of a local audit company UBC International and later PwC Georgian office.
In 2012 Sofia Roinishvili was promoted as a partner in the firm.
Sofia Roinishvili focuses her practice in tax consulting, tax and commercial disputes and commercial transactions.
Sofia Roinishvili was praised for her performance in Legal 500 2019 edition.
Sofia Roinishvili is fluent in Georgian, English and Russian.
Education:
- Tbilisi State University - Bachelor and Master Degree.
- Courses on International Business Space for CIArb Membership (member of CIArb since 2015).
Industries
Banking & Finance
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Oil & Gas
Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
Industry & Trade
Practice areas
Dispute Resolution
Employment
Islamic Finance
Intellectual Property
Environment
Customs Law, International Trade & WTO
Antitrust and Competition
Project Finance & Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
Restructuring & Insolvency
Tax
Commercial Contracts
Licenses and Permits
Finance and Securities
Data Protection & Privacy
Corporate and M&A
Experience
- Representing the client – Sun Petroleum (Gulf) Georgia in dispute related to cancellation of real estate purchase agreement.
- Representing Constanta Foundation against Georgian Prosecution Service on reimbursement of damages.
- Representing one of large telecommunication companies in the court against tax authorities.
- Representing clients – entities and individuals in employment disputes. providing legal consulting services on compliance with local labor law and regulations.
- Consulting clients on various tax matters, including taxation under double tax treaties.
- Providing legal consulting services to the entities involved in energy sector, as a local expert providing legal consulting service to EBRD for carrying out carbon neutral project for one of large HPPs in Georgia.
- Working on law drafts – state procurement law and the draft forest code of Georgia.
- Participating in legal due diligence of the entities, including one of the financial institutions of Georgia.
- Sofia was a coach of a Georgian team from Free University of Georgia in International Client Counselling Competition held in Windsor, Canada.
