Elene Kakulia is a Georgian-qualified lawyer with over three years of experience in dispute resolution. Before joining the MIDS, she built her career through roles at White & Case’s International Arbitration team in Paris and at BLC Law Office in Tbilisi.
Elene’s experience spans representing clients in both international arbitration and domestic commercial disputes. She has worked on commercial and investment matters under ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID and NAI rules, primarily in the energy and corporate sectors.
Elene graduated summa cum laude from Tbilisi State University with an LL.B. in Law. During her undergraduate studies, she actively participated in moot courts, including competing in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna (reaching the round of 32 and receiving an Honourable Mention for the Eric E. Bergsten Best Oralist Award), representing her university in the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot, and winning the Hugo Sinzheimer Moot Court Competition. She has since coached the ALPA all-female Jessup team to a national championship and represented the MIDS at the Sports Arbitration Moot Court Competition.
Nationality
Georgia
Working Languages
English
Russian
French
Areas of Expertise
International Commercial Arbitration;
Investment Arbitration;
Commercial Litigation
Bar Information
Georgia, 2027