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CV - Sophie Panjikidze 2018
CV - Sophie Panjikidze 2018
EDUCATION
TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Tbilisi,
Georgia
– DIPLOMA OF LAWYER WITH HONORS, 2005
WORK EXPERIENCE
PARTNER, GVINADZE & PARTNERS LLC; 2017 – PRESENT
• Practice general business law; implementation of the firm’s policies and procedures; co-management of the
firm
SENIOR ASSOCIATE, GVINADZE & PARTNERS LLC; 2010 – 2016
• Specialize in corporate, M&A, labor, intellectual property, competition law and dispute
resolution/international arbitration; pro bono work
TRAINEE ASSOCIATE, ERNST & YOUNG LEGAL (EY LAW); 2003 – 2005
• Advised clients on Georgian business law matters
National Representative for Georgia of the Young Lawyers’ Committee of International Bar Association (April
2017 to Present)
• Facilitate communication between young IBA members within a jurisdiction and the Young Lawyers
Committee of the IBA thereby strengthening the links among national and local young lawyers associations
and the international community.
Lecturer of intellectual property law, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS /
Rondeli Foundation) (September 2017 to Present)
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• USAID/Governing for Growth (G4G) in Georgia supported project: “Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade
Area (DCFTA) Awareness Raising Trainings for Journalists and Civil Society Organizations”
Associated Trainer in the field of intellectual property law (September 2015 to Present)
• Provide IP training at the Diplomatic Training Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
IP Expert, EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC) Council of Experts (September 2014 to Present)
• EU Project: Raising Awareness on Association Agreement/DCFTA in the Private Sector of Georgia
Arbitrator (2012-2015)
• Tbilisi Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Annual Pre-Moots
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
PRIZES
Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program Scholarship granted by the US Department of State (2000)
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