Intellectual Property and Employment

Representing a number of applicants with the Georgian patent and trademark office (Sakpatenti) in successfully completed trademark registrations;

Acting for an Italian IT company in relation to its software licensing agreement with a large Georgian corporate customer;

Acting for a German law firm in relation to Georgian law advice on a trademark and know-how licensing agreement between a German manufacturer (as licensor) and a Georgian manufacturer (as licensee);

Advising an Italian clothing company on a Georgian law franchise agreement;

Advising a Japanese hi-tech company on the licensing of software and know-how from a Georgian software developer;

Acting for a US – Georgian start-up company on due diligence and licensing of Georgian patents from a Georgian inventor and formation and documentation of business implementation vehicles;

Advising a leading international consulting firm with regard to negotiations with the patent authorities, the registration of trademarks, and a Georgian IP law survey;

Advising an association of Georgian authors and producers on bringing local broadcasting companies in line with applicable IP laws, including the negotiation of license agreements, and the determination of compliance status and royalty collection;

Advising a major international cosmetics manufacturer in relation to a variety of start-up matters, including IP and employment issues;

Acting for a major Swiss packaging company on Georgian employment matters;

Drafting Georgian law-governed employment contracts and related advice to a lead German engineering and electronics company;

Extensive employment law advice to an international energy company in respect of its Georgian operations, including specific advice on an annual share match plan for employees in Georgia;

Advising a lead Swiss nutrition company on Georgian employment matters;

Representation of a Japanese car manufacturing company in Georgian employment matters and advising on the drafting and negotiation of employment contracts;

Advising an international pharmaceuticals company on the suspension of its operations in Georgia and mass lay-off of staff;

Advising a major Turkish construction consortium on Georgian labour law, including preferred modes of employment, payroll taxation for expatriates and other special cases, and on the drafting of labour contracts and internal regulations;

Acting for a French pharmaceuticals company in relation to the negotiation of new service contracts for employees at its Georgian operations;

Advising several major western Embassies on employment structuring and termination issues, including matters of diplomatic immunity;

Advising several major hotel chains on Georgian employment matters in relation to their existing and contemplated operations;

Advising a leading telecommunications operator with respect to a wide range of employment issues in Georgia, including drafting employment contracts and negotiating conditions and overtime issues;

Collaboration with a Switzerland-based Big Four firm on the registration, protection and maintenance of international marks in Georgia;

Enforcement of intellectual property rights of one of the world’s largest luxury goods conglomerate in relation to its contentious matters in Georgia;

Assisting the top French producer of exceptional cognac, liqueurs and spirits with the protection of their trademarks in Georgia;

Advising and representation of an East European technology developer in a complex patent dispute in the Georgian telecommunications sphere;

Assisting a leading US manufacturer of cosmetics, nutritional supplements and personal care products with the registration and maintenance of their trademarks and designs in Georgia;

Advising a lead American higher education institution on local labour law requirements in relations to strike, annual holiday and other employment matters as well as compliance with Clery Act reporting requirements;

Advising a prominent German-Georgian confectionery and ice cream parlor on employee misconduct and other labour law matters, including drafting of an employment agreement;

Advising one of the largest apart hotels in the world on probation period, working time, employment termination and other labour law matters;

Advising lead Turkish and Cypriot manufacturers and wholesalers of construction machinery on various labor law compliance matters including drafting of an employment agreement;

Advising one of the largest global clothing retailers on various labour, consumer protection and privacy/data protection matters;

Advising an international development and education organization in relation to the legal nature of employment and service contracts;

Advising the world's largest transnational food and beverage company on various labour law matters, including representation in a highly complex and sensitive employment termination dispute involving claims of illegal use of the employer’s commercial information;

Advising and representation of a leading ship service/marine terminal in a high-profile labour injury matter;

Advising US government-funded worldwide broadcasting media on complex labour restructuring-reorganization compliance matter.