Lasha Nodia is the founder and managing partner of Nodia, Urumashvili and Partners since 2005. Before founding the firm, he served as counsel and head of the legal department at JSC Bank Republic (1996-2005). Lasha Nodia, as the managing partner of Nodia, Urumashvili & Partners, leads a firm that is described as having a highly professional team. According to Legal 500, 2020, the firm provides comprehensive and practical solutions.

Some notable work includes acting for Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan in the drafting, negotiation, and execution of loan and security agreements. The firm has also advised Blue Orchard Microfinance Funds and Finca Bank Georgia JSC on loans provided by foreign financial institutions.

Areas of Practice
• Banking and Finance
• Commercial, Corporate, and M&A
• Insolvency and Restructuring
• Dispute Resolution
• Real Estate

Education
• The ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Central and Eastern Europe (2015)
• Tbilisi Institute of Law and Economy: Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Law (2002)

Bar Admission and Memberships
• Member of the Georgian Bar Association
• Accredited mediator at CEDR
• Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
• Co-founder and Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Association of Arbitrators
• Chairman of the Legal Committee of Georgian Business Association
• Member of the Business Rehabilitation and Insolvency Practitioners Association

Languages
• Georgian
• English
• Russian