Our Lawyers at the European Law Institute Conference — Vienna 2025
Vienna, Austria — 22–24 September 2025
Nino Tatoshvili, Managing Partner of Lawyers.ge participated in the 2025 Annual Conference of the European Law Institute (ELI) in Vienna as part of the delegation of the Georgian Lawyers for the Independent Profession (GLIP). The conference brought together leading legal scholars, judges, policy architects, corporate lawyers, and regulators from across the European Union, Switzerland, and associated jurisdictions to shape the next phase of European legal standards.
The European Law Institute is one of Europe’s most influential law-reform bodies. Its work directly affects how corporate responsibility, financial regulation, environmental liability, digital assets, and human rights compliance are enforced across borders. For companies operating in or through Georgia, the decisions and frameworks developed at ELI are no longer theoretical — they already determine how European regulators, banks, and courts evaluate Georgian companies and their foreign owners.
By participating in this forum, Nino Tatoshvili ensures that Lawyers.ge and its clients are not reacting to European legal change after it happens, but are integrated into its formation.
During the Vienna conference, experts examined some of the most critical legal developments affecting international business. These included the expansion of corporate criminal liability across the EU, new models for prosecuting environmental and financial crimes committed by corporations, the rising role of ESG and sustainable finance, and the increasing legal obligations of companies regarding human rights within their supply chains. Particular focus was given to harmonizing corporate criminal liability rules across the European Union, a move that will have direct consequences for any company operating through cross-border structures — including those based in Georgia.
These developments are especially important for Georgian companies that work with European banks, investors, payment providers, or customers. EU law increasingly applies beyond EU borders, meaning that Georgian IT companies, crypto ventures, exporters, and holding structures may face European enforcement actions even if they are legally registered in Georgia. The ability to structure, govern, and defend companies under European standards has become a decisive business advantage.
Through her work within GLIP and her participation in ELI, Nino Tatoshvili brings this European legal intelligence directly to Georgia. This allows Lawyers.ge to design corporate structures, compliance frameworks, and legal defenses that align with the future direction of EU law, not outdated local-only models. For international investors, this means reduced regulatory risk, stronger protection against cross-border prosecution, and greater credibility with European financial institutions.
The Vienna conference also addressed climate justice, digital assets, and the regulation of emerging technologies. As Europe moves toward stricter controls over crypto-assets, tokenized investments, and green finance, Georgian companies active in blockchain, fintech, and sustainable investment must meet European-grade compliance standards in order to remain bankable and scalable. Lawyers.ge is already building these standards into its client structures.
Georgia is increasingly being used as a strategic hub for international business, but only those companies built on EU-compatible legal foundations will succeed long term. Participation at the European Law Institute ensures that Lawyers.ge remains positioned at the intersection of Georgian law and European legal evolution, allowing the firm to offer its clients both flexibility and protection.
With Nino Tatoshvili representing Georgian legal professionals at the highest European level, Lawyers.ge continues to operate not merely as a domestic law firm, but as an international legal partner for businesses operating across Europe, Georgia, and global markets.