Each client is unique and deserves an individual approach

Emeritus Law lawyers have many years of experience in litigation. Although we prefer prevention mechanisms for our clients, there are times when litigation is unavoidable. In such cases, our team of lawyers with the appropriate profile participates in protecting the interests of the client and defining the strategy for the process.

Arbitration is known as a quick, less expensive way to resolve disputes and expedite enforcement. The arbitration clause also provides an opportunity for future arbitrators to be recruited on a parity basis with the competence to adjudicate similar disputes, although there are cases where it does not exactly serve our clients' needs to pre-determine dispute resolution in this way in the contract, as the downside of arbitration is that it is subject to further appeals Impossibility. After studying the activities of our clients, we advise them on how to best impose future dispute limits on them.

Our support includes: 

• a detailed analysis of the case and a search for similar court practices;
• drawing up a claim and counterclaim;
• interviewing witnesses and obtaining other evidence;
• desire for an arbitration decision;
• representation in arbitration and courts in all instances;

"White collar" crime is known as a non-violent act that may be committed for the purpose of obtaining tangible financial gain and/or unintentionally. There are cases when business representatives, even against their will, find themselves in a situation where they have to represent the accused in court due to a certain financial operation. Often, this case is related to accounting malpractice, for which the motive did not exist in the beginning, the action was not properly studied, or the accusation may be completely unfounded. 

Charges often have a devastating effect on businesses, and even after acquittal, it is often impossible to continue business as usual due to the heavy impact of restrictions imposed during investigations and court proceedings. At such times, it is important to take care, first of all, to use non-custodial punishment and to appeal the imposed fine in time, so that its action is suspended until the dispute is over and the business can continue its activities, carry out current operational actions, and fulfill its obligations to creditors. 

It is frequently, and unjustifiably, impossible to implement all of this due to the confiscation of all property. Therefore, it is important to free the property from restrictions and only offer a reasonable alternative until the dispute is settled.

Our support includes: 

• legal analysis of financial operations;
• conducting an alternative audit;
• to appeal the Tax Act in the system of the Ministry of Finance and in court;
• representation in the case;

Often, the cost of consignment products is not paid on time by customers, which is a heavy burden for the business and hinders the implementation of daily operations, the fulfillment of obligations, and causes delays in the supply chain. The multitude of debtors makes it especially difficult for businesses to file dozens of lawsuits, preferring to delay again and receive a negotiated payment. 

We understand the seriousness of the issue when it comes to business relations; therefore, during the analysis of the cases, we identify the risks associated with seniority and, first of all, conduct procedures with them. With the debtors with the ability to pay, we use both negotiation, installments, and simplified production mechanisms in order to pay off the debt at a lower cost.

Our support includes: 

• formation of the list of debtors;
• to reveal the difference between delivered products and paid amounts;
• preparation of installment agreements;
• use of payment assurance mechanisms;
• simplified proceedings;
• judicial and arbitration representation;

Emeritus Law lawyers have experience working with large development companies and are familiar with construction regulations. Our cooperation begins before the start of construction, at the stage of preparing the land for construction, and ends with the registration of the completed residential apartments in the name of the owners. This process includes registration of project documentation and layout schemes, registration of prior ownership, revision of credit lines and bank agreements for businesses, procedures for procurement of services and materials, and labor safety standards.

Our support includes: 

• determining the conditions for using the land for construction;
• obtaining permit documentation;
• project agreement;
• adopting a special zonal agreement;
• cancels registration;
• Registration of the future owner of real estate and determining the conditions of further operation
• to appeal the administrative offense protocol;
• written consultation and involvement in current disputes;

It is important to determine if you are a brokerage firm. If you are a brokerage company, then you are subject to the regulations of the National Bank and need a license to operate. And if you are not engaged in the activity of a brokerage company, then know that the legislation of Georgia does not regulate activities related to virtual currency. The situation will be different on January 1, 2023, when the functions of the regulator in this direction will be transferred to the National Bank of Georgia with the amendments made to the legislation.

Our lawyers provide assistance to interested parties in terms of data protection, the implementation of mechanisms to identify clients from high-risk countries and organizations, KYC policy, anti-money laundering policy (AML policy), obtaining a license, registering a representative office, and opening bank accounts.

Our support includes:

• preparation of client documentation for brokerage license
• legal support for conducting transactions on the blockchain;
• activation of blocked accounts and money origin issues;
• enterprise registration in offshore and free economic zones;
• representation in international arbitration institutions;

Competition and antitrust policies are diametrically different in countries with capitalist and social market economies. The trade market of Georgia is "purely" oriented towards the capitalist arrangement; therefore, Georgia is a participant in a number of agreements in the field of anti-monopoly activities. There are natural monopoly situations. International experience has shown that the complete non-interference of the state in this field does not lead to the regular development of the market and the expectations of market participants for high profits; moreover, it is often referred to as "market failure" in the economic literature.

Our lawyers have the experience of working with the National Competition Agency; when we represented a number of large industrial groups against whom market research procedures were initiated, our activity did not prove the violation of restrictive competition norms on the part of the business, and our clients were fully vindicated. 

Our support includes: 

• development of legal correspondence and meetings with the accounting agency during market research;
• revealing international European practices;
• representation and participation in disputes;

In the last decade, the development of information technologies in Georgia has been on the rise.The so-called "cloud services," which include SaaS and PaaS services that enable easy access to applications and resources at affordable prices without on-premise infrastructure or hardware, include a variety of services, from file storage to data backup to web-based e-mail and ending with project management tools. 

In general, information technology, such as the study, support, development, design, production, and implementation of computer information systems resulting in software products, is unthinkable without the support of modern legal methods.

Our support includes: 

• service agreements with the willing customer of the software;
• obtaining the status of a person in the virtual zone; 
• legal mechanisms of personal data processing and protection;
• work and residence permits;
• labor legislation;
• representation in international arbitration institutions and in court;

In Georgia, there is an important resource of renewable energy, hydroelectric power stations, electric energy generation, distribution, and export, which is unthinkable without the management of investment projects and legal support. Georgia is in the process of perfecting the legislation and harmonizing it with European legislation. Energy law, as an interdisciplinary field, is closely related to public policy, the economy, and environmental issues.

Our support includes: 

• management of investment projects;
• support access to appropriate resources;
• obtaining licenses and permits;
• legal aspects of energy generation, distribution, and sale;
• representation in international arbitration institutions and in court;

The lawyers of Emeritus Law have experience in the legal restoration of the violated right and the protection of the interests of the victim in the case of defamatory, honorable, and business reputation reports in the media. Our lawyers have defended large businesses against them during the spread of bad news, which has been successfully concluded in favor of our clients.

Our support includes: 

• representation in the charter of journalistic ethics;
• representation in court;

Relations related to copyright property and personal non-property rights, which arise during the creation and use of works of science, literature, and art, are protected in Georgia by the relevant normative base and international agreements. 

Copyright applies to works of science, literature, and art that are the result of intellectual-creative activity, regardless of the purpose, scope, genre, volume, form of expression, and medium of the work.

Emeritus Law lawyers have experience in the legal support of "audiovisual work," "audiovisual work producer" (producer), "videogram," and product reproduction.

Our support includes: 

• the regulation of relationships involving personal non-property rights;
• representation in copyright associations and courts;