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Natia Burduli

Natia Burduli

Legal Counsel
Tbilisi

Summary

Results-driven Lawyer with 17 years of experience advising clients in areas of corporate and investment law, commercial contracts, real estate law, sale and lease of immovable property. Proficient in drafting legal documents and negotiating settlements. Comfortable balancing competing stakeholders and risks to reach acceptable business outcomes. Learns new areas of law quickly and advises company to solve complex challenges. Leverages excellent communication and problem-solving skills to successfully represent clients.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Founder and Managing Director

BMB Legal
01.2019 - Current

Services for various legal and corporate entities: regulation of internal corporate and procedural issues, provision of all types of legal services;

Chief Legal Counsel

JSC Maudi Group
01.2017 - Current
  • Providing legal advice to the company's management, supervising all legal aspects of the companies included in the business group, which include JSC Maudi, Maudi Mining LLC, ArkadiaCapital LLC, RenoTax LLC, Tatishvili group LLC and more
  • Previously, prior to the corporate split of the holding, these were companies under the management portfolio of Hunnewell Partners LP in which earlier years of career were spent.

Chief Legal Counsel

Salford Georgia LP/ Hunnewell Partners, LP
01.2005 - 01.2017
  • Real Estate Group
  • Advised Hunnewell Partners’s (previously Salford Georgia) real estate practice and participated in negotiations on commercial and credit agreements related to the acquisition and development of immovable and movable property
  • Managed corporate issues and legal matters of the companies and oversaw their legal teams
  • Dealt extensively with government agencies and counterparts
  • Co-ordinated the litigation process and strategy
  • Specialized on transactions related to acquisition, sale and lease of immovable property and, in addition, supervised all legal aspects of the companies included in the practice
  • Tbilisi Diplomatic Village, Mtatsminda Park, Maudi JSC, Resort Development LTD, Prime Real Estate Management, Hotel Adjara JSC, Teldari LTD, etc.

Law Professor

Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, GIPA
01.2004 - 01.2007
  • Lectured on Foundations of Law (covering constitutional law, legislative drafting and adoption procedures, general administrative code and related issues).

Legal Advisor

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
01.2004 - 01.2005
  • Managed and supervised a wide range of legal issues related to the operation and activities of the Theatre, including commercial contracts and agreements, employment issues, copyright and related matters, licensing matters, local and international purchases subject to governing legislation on public procurement; prepared and drafted amendments to the Laws on Theatres, on Culture and on Copyright and Related Rights.

Election Code Lawyer

United Nations Development Programme
01.2004
  • Analyzed Election Code of Georgia and prepared a set of recommendations aimed at drafting new and improved election legislation.

Lawyer

International Centre of Civic Culture
01.2002 - 01.2004
  • Trained and advised local governance agencies and municipalities on legislation related to elections, self-governance, public administration and free access to information
  • Monitored elections in various regions of Georgia and managed the election appeals process.

Lawyer

Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association
01.2000 - 01.2002
  • Drafted laws and regulations related to local governance and self-governance, commented on the Tax Code and General Administrative Code; prepared project submissions and reports.

Lawyer

Finca Georgia
01.2000 - 01.2001
  • Drafted credit agreements and lead the litigation practice on the collection of bad debts.

Lawyer

Fight against Criminality- Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
01.1999 - 01.2000
  • Researched and analyzed issues related to underage crime.

Education

Qualification Examination of The Judges -

High School of Justice
Tbilisi, Georgia
10.2017 - 01.2018

Master of Laws (LLM) - International and Transnational Law

Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois, USA
09.2013 - 12.2014

Tax Law Course - Tax Law

Capto Group
Tbilisi, Georgia
03.2012 - 07.2012

Admitted to Georgian Bar (Civil Law) -

Georgian Bar Association
11.2006 - 11.2006

Advocacy Skills Course - Advocacy Skills Course

Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association
Tbilisi, Georgia
03.2002 - 07.2002

Legislative drafting and legislative drafting process -

US Academy of Education Development
01.2001 - 02.2001

Tax Law Course -

Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association
01.2001 - 05.2001

Banking Law Course -

Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association
04.2000 - 07.2000

Master of Laws (LLM) - International Law And International Relations

Ivane Javakhishvili State University of Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Georgia
09.1994 - 06.1999

Skills

    Drafting complex legal documents

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Accomplishments

  • Natia Burduli has extensive work experience in the areas of corporate and investment law, commercial contracts, real estate law and sale and lease of immovable property. Other focus areas include constitutional, administrative and labor laws, law making process (legislative drafting and adoption) and intellectual property
  • Currently Ms.Burduli specializes on transactions related to acquisition, sale and lease of immovable property, supervises and manages all legal matters within the business group. She has dealt extensively with government agencies and has significant experience of negotiating with public authorities and counterparts
  • Ms.Burduli holds LLM from Chicago-Kent College of Law with the diploma in International and Transnational Law and LLM from Tbilisi State University with the diploma in International Law/
  • Ms.Burduli has undertaken additional studies in advocacy skills, tax law and banking law, legislative drafting and legislative drafting courses, has successfully passed Georgian Bar exam and is admitted to the Georgian legal bar.
  • Ms. Burduli has taught law at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). Her lectures were covering issues of constitutional law, legislative drafting and adoption procedures, general administrative code and other contingent areas.

Hobbies

 Healthy lifestyle, gym training, traveling, cinema, painting, meeting new interesting people and exploring new fields. 

Timeline

Founder and Managing Director

BMB Legal
01.2019 - Current

Qualification Examination of The Judges -

High School of Justice
10.2017 - 01.2018

Chief Legal Counsel

JSC Maudi Group
01.2017 - Current

Master of Laws (LLM) - International and Transnational Law

Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
09.2013 - 12.2014

Tax Law Course - Tax Law

Capto Group
03.2012 - 07.2012

Admitted to Georgian Bar (Civil Law) -

Georgian Bar Association
11.2006 - 11.2006

Chief Legal Counsel

Salford Georgia LP/ Hunnewell Partners, LP
01.2005 - 01.2017

Law Professor

Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, GIPA
01.2004 - 01.2007

Legal Advisor

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
01.2004 - 01.2005

Election Code Lawyer

United Nations Development Programme
01.2004

Advocacy Skills Course - Advocacy Skills Course

Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association
03.2002 - 07.2002

Lawyer

International Centre of Civic Culture
01.2002 - 01.2004

Legislative drafting and legislative drafting process -

US Academy of Education Development
01.2001 - 02.2001

Tax Law Course -

Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association
01.2001 - 05.2001

Banking Law Course -

Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association
04.2000 - 07.2000

Lawyer

Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association
01.2000 - 01.2002

Lawyer

Finca Georgia
01.2000 - 01.2001

Lawyer

Fight against Criminality- Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
01.1999 - 01.2000

Master of Laws (LLM) - International Law And International Relations

Ivane Javakhishvili State University of Tbilisi
09.1994 - 06.1999
Natia BurduliLegal Counsel