Davit Atabegashvili

Professor in Private Law

Davit Atabegashvili holds a Ph.D. Degree in International Commercial Transactions Security Law from the New Vision University. Also, he holds a Master’s degree in “U.S., International & Transnational Law” (LL.M) from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (USA), and a Master & Bachelor degree in private law from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU).

In 2016, he participated in the course on European Union Law in Germany, organized by the Europa-Institut, Saarland University, and the Europa Academy Otzenhausen, funded by DAAD. In 2018, he also participated in the course on teaching methods in Estonia, organized by the Tartu University, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, funded by DESCnet.

Davit Atabegashvili is the author of about ten publications and research. Since 2005, he has been working for law companies and commercial bank. Since 2007, he is a member barrister of the Georgian Bar Association with Civil and Administrative law specialization. In 2014-2018 he had been working in the position of Students Supervisor at the Legal Aid Office of New Vision University. In 2017, he occupied the position of Assistant at NVU, School of Law. Since May 2019, he holds the position of Associate Professor in Private Law, at New Vision University, School of Law.

Publications

  • “Standby Letter of Credit as a Bank guarantee drafted in the Letter of Credit Format,” Justice and Law N3-21, 2021
  • "Independence Level of Guarantee Obligation and Overcoming Advisability of its Conditionality"
  • PhD Dissertation, New Vision University Press, 2019 https://newvision.ge/eng/publications/
  • "Independence of Guarantee Obligation according to Stand by Letter of Credit," - Georgian Law
  • Review 2017, Volume 17 https://newvision.ge/geo/review-of-georgian-law/
  • "Standard of "Strict Complains" and its Scope in Payment Process Based on Documentary Letter of
  • Credit and Bank Guarantee" - Justice and Law N3-19, 2019
  • "Scope of Responsibilities of Guarantor According to ICC Uniform Rules" - Justice and Law N3-18, 2018
  • "Independence Guarantee Obligation according to Stand by Letter of Credit," - Georgian Law Review, 2017, Volume 17
  • "Validity Criteria of Arbitration Agreement" - Justice and Law, N4-16, 2016
  • "Independent Guarantee Obligation, as a Basis for Preparation of New York Convention, 1995" - Students Law Journal, 2016
  • "Misunderstanding of Bank Guarantee or Priority of Pro-principality" - Georgian Law Review. 2016, Volume 16
  • "Statute of Limitation for Contractual Claim and its Place in Court Practice" - Justice and Law, N4-14, 2014
  • "Issue of Necessary Right of Way in Neighbor Relations" - Justice and Law, N1-14, 2014