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 Zaza Bibilashvili 

Zaza Bibilashvili (Georgian: ზაზა ბიბილაშვილი; born August 16, 1974) is a Georgian lawyer, writer, publicist and politician. He is the co-founder of the Ilia Chavchavadze Center for European Studies and Civic Education and the Richard Wagner Society of Georgia.

Early Life and Education

Bibilashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. He graduated from the 55th secondary school in Tbilisi and an experimental music school. He also attended Calasanctius School in US. Bibilashvili earned a law degree with high honors from Tbilisi State University, majoring in international law. He also holds a B.A. in international relations from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.

Legal Career

Before entering private legal practice, Bibilashvili worked at the Permanent Mission of Georgia to the United Nations in New York. From 2000 to 2003, he was the director of the law firm GCG. From 2003 to 2005, he served as director of the Georgian legal office of Ernst & Young.

Since 2005, Bibilashvili has been a founding partner of the law firm BGI Legal, one of the leading independent full-service law firms in Georgia. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, litigation and arbitration, corporate law, real estate, labor law, and intellectual property.

Bibilashvili has been involved in major transactions in Georgia over the past two decades, including representing the shareholders of Rustavi 2 TV, Glencore, Ferrero Group, Diplomat Georgia, Coca-Cola Bottlers Georgia, and various other international companies.

Political Activities

In 2013, following the United National Movement's (UNM) defeat in the general elections, Bibilashvili joined the party and became a member of its board. He led an effort to reclaim the party leadership at the end of 2016 and was elected as a vice-chair of UNM's political council. However, Bibilashvili fully separated from the party in May 2018. He officially resigned from his position and UNM party membership on February 6, 2020.

Public Activities

In 2018, Bibilashvili co-founded the Chavchavadze Center, a think-tank modeled after European political foundations. He is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the quarterly magazine "Akhali Iveria" since 2022. Bibilashvili has served on various boards, including the Georgian Bar Association, Association of Georgian Law Firms, International Chamber of Commerce Georgia, and others. He is an active writer, having published novels, books, articles in Georgian magazines like Forbes Georgia and Tabula. Bibilashvili has been an intensive contributor to leading social and political magazines in Georgia, including the Georgian edition of Forbes and "Tabula". He also hosted an author TV program on historical memory and contemporary history of Georgia presented on two channels. Personal Life Bibilashvili has six children. In addition to his native Georgian, he speaks English, Russian, French and Spanish.

Publications


 * Bibilashvili, Zaza et al. (2023). The Time to Gather Stones - Overcoming Georgia's Two-Party Divide. Ilia Chavchavadze Center for European Studies and Civic Education.
 * Bibilashvili, Zaza et al. (2023). On the Frontline - Countering Disinformation in Georgia. Ilia Chavchavadze Center for European Studies and Civic Education.
 * Bibilashvili, Zaza (2020). Georgian Matrix. Publishing House Intellecti.
 * Bibilashvili, Zaza (2022). Critical Thinking, Justice and Citizenship. Ilia Chavchavadze Center for European Studies and Civic Education.
 * Bibilashvili, Zaza (2020). Consequences of Deficit of Intra-party Democracy in Georgia. Ilia Chavchavadze Center for European Studies and Civic Education.
 * Bibilashvili, Zaza (2022). Causes of the Intra-party Democracy Deficit in Georgia. Ilia Chavchavadze Center for European Studies and Civic Education.
 * Bibilashvili, Zaza (ed.) (2020). Liberalism and Georgia. Ilia Chavchavadze Center for European Studies and Civic Education.
 * Bibilashvili, Zaza (2020). Intra-party Democracy in Georgia. Ilia Chavchavadze Center for European Studies and Civic Education.
 * Bibilashvili, Zaza (2020). In a Slightly More Self-Respecting Country. Publishing House Intellecti.
 * Bibilashvili, Zaza (2020). Ten-Second Dreams. Publishing House Intellecti. Bibilashvili, Zaza et al. (2018). The Georgian Dream. Or a Russian One? Only the Facts. Ilia Chavchavadze Center for European Studies and Civic Education.

Fiction


 * Bibilashvili, Zaza (2023). Delirium. Publishing House Intellecti.
 * Bibilashvili, Zaza (2023). Drusilla. Sulakauri Publishing.