Legal Sandbox Georgia

Vakhtang Baramashvili

Founder of Sandbox

Vakhtang Baramashvili is a lawyer from Georgia. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Tbilisi State University in 2016 and his Master of Business Law degree from Ilia State University in 2018. He gained experience in local firms as an assistant and junior lawyer and worked briefly at GLCorp in 2016. By 2018, he was heading the Civil Law Department at Amaglobeli Holding. At the end of 2018, Baramashvili became a co-founder and managing partner of the law firm Sokhadze, Baramashvili & Partners. In this position, he led the broad civil law practice and represented clients. Since January 2019, he has been an arbitrator (member of the council) at the Tbilisi International Tribunal for Arbitration. In addition, in 2020, Baramashvili took up the position of Senior Lawyer at the National Laboratory of Genetics, where he provided legal advice to this scientific institution. In addition to these positions, he continuously practiced law and was actively involved in the Georgian Bar Association. Since 2019, he has been a visiting professor at Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University.!

Salome Mdivani

Paralegal

Salome Mdivani is a fourth-year law student at the Free University of Tbilisi. She joined the team one year ago as a paralegal and has since been growing professionally alongside the firm, bridging the gap between her academic studies and real-world legal practice.

Tamar Avaliani

Lawyer

Tamar Avaliani is a general practice lawyer from Georgia. She studied Law at Tbilisi State University from 2015 to 2019, and pursued a Master's program in Tax Planning and Legal Consultancy at the International University of Catalonia (UIC Barcelona) in Barcelona, Spain, from 2019 to 2020. She began gaining practical experience in 2016, working as an intern and junior lawyer at several law firms. She also served as an Assistant to the Arbitrator at the permanent arbitration court "Fair Arbitrator." Since 2018, Tamar Avaliani has been a Partner Lawyer at the law firm "Sokhadze, Baramashvili and Partners." From 2020 to 2021, she held the position of Director at the law firm "MGI Group." Since 2021, she has been the lawyer for the National Laboratory of Genetics and is simultaneously a member of the Georgian Bar Association.

Lasha Sozashvili

ფინანსური ასისტენტი

Lasha Sozashvili is an experienced Financial Manager and Chief Accountant with over 15 years of professional expertise in financial management, accounting, and donor-funded project administration in Georgia. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Informatics from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Throughout his career, he has held senior financial positions in both private sector companies and non-governmental organizations, managing comprehensive accounting systems, tax compliance, financial reporting, and multi-source project budgets. Mr. Sozashvili has extensive experience in the financial administration of international and local grant-funded projects, including budget planning, risk assessment, internal control implementation, and preparation of financial reports for donors and stakeholders. His work is characterized by strong analytical skills, regulatory compliance, financial transparency, and strategic financial oversight. He is recognized for his professionalism, integrity, and ability to build efficient financial management systems that support organizational sustainability and growth.