Lasha Sturua

About the lawyer

Lasha Sturua, a lawyer with a general specialisation, has been a member of the Bar Association since November 2006. According to the registry, Sturua is additionally specialised in juvenile justice and children's rights (civil cases) and practises in Tbilisi.

Most recently, from 2016 to 2019, Sturua worked as a lawyer at the law firm “Legal Consulting Group”. Before that, in 2014-2016, the lawyer chaired the association “Human Rights and Duties” while maintaining a private practice. In 2012-2014 Sturua served corporate clients at the company “Royal Service”, and in 2013 acted as the legal representative of one of the candidates in the Gldani electoral district during the presidential election.

Earlier career: director of the law bureau “Lobby” (2005-2008), legal counsel at the “Association of Defenders and Journalists” (2003-2004), trainee lawyer at the “Association of Young Defenders” (2002-2003) and lawyer for the “Union of Democratic Revival” (1998-2003).

Higher education was completed in 1993-1998 at the Faculty of International Law of the N. Irbakhi Institute of International Relations. At trainings run by the Bar Association, the Council of Europe, the American Bar Association and the United Nations, Sturua studied professional ethics, anti-discrimination standards, plea bargaining, mediation and juvenile justice.

Typical cases

• Protection of human rights
• Services to corporate clients
• Electoral representation
• Representation in mediation
• Juvenile justice

Education and qualifications

Georgian Bar Association register: general practice (all fields)
Additional specialization: juvenile justice; children's rights (civil cases)

1993-1998 - N. Irbakhi Institute of International Relations, Faculty of International Law, lawyer
2013 - Georgian Bar Association, professional ethics
2014 - Council of Europe Office, European anti-discrimination standards
2014 - American Bar Association, plea bargaining tactics and strategy
2015 - UN Human Rights Office, international human rights standards
2016 - The role of lawyers in developing mediation
2018 - Specific features of juvenile justice
2018 - Legal regulation of domestic violence and violence against women
2018 - Mentor lawyer course
2019 - Representation in mediation proceedings