Sophio Chachava - Mediator since 2013
Currently co-founder of RESOLVE; Accredited practitioner mediator at Tbilisi City Court; Professor at New Vision University; Associate Professor at Tbilisi State University; Co-Director of CECL / NVU; Co-Founder of the National Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution / TSU (NCADR / TSU), Head of Professional Ethics, NVU; Member of the Legal Aid Board, Counsel at CELA Georgia; Member of the Board at Mediators Association of Georgia.
Lawyer, PHD degree at law from I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, faculty of law. Master's degree in European Law, Diploma in Law, Faculty of Law.
Sofia has undergone Mediation Accreditation Training I (CEDR) II (CEDR); Mediation Accreditation Training (STCL / Texas, Houston); 72-hour training for professors in mediation and negotiation; Certificate training in mediation and negotiation skills; 40-hour training of school mediation "Peer-Mediation" trainer for trainers; Advanced Mediation (NCADR / GiZ), Mediation Training in Family and Inheritance Disputes (NCADR / STCL); Sophie is a Certified Mediator in Labor Law (ILO / MoLHSaG); TOT mediation training for trainers CEDR / UNDP; Advanced Course for Notaries (GiZ); Advanced Course for Court Mediators (UNDP); Family mediation course for court mediators (UNDP); Family Mediation Course (NCADR).
What refers’ to the professional experience: Co-Founder of RESOLVE ; Accredited practitioner mediator at Tbilisi City Court; Professor at New Vision University (NVU); Associate Professor at Tbilisi State University; Co-Director of CECL / NVU; Co-Founder of the National Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution / TSU (NCADR / TSU); Head of Professional Ethics at NVU; Member of the Legal Aid Board, Counsel at CELA Georgia; Member of the Board of the Georgian Mediators Association.
Working languages: Georgian, German, English, Russian