In the sultry month of August in the tumultuous year of 2020, I embarked on a groundbreaking entrepreneurial journey, founding AI Law. My pioneering mission is to create a fully digital law firm that under the banner of AI Law provides top-quality legal services to clients across the globe, all from the comfort of their own homes.
Before embarking on my entrepreneurial journey, I achieved my Bachelor’s Degree in Law (magna cum laude) with a GPA of 3.9, ranking 4th among all the graduates of 2015 from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU). While studying at TSU, I achieved laurels by winning the Moot Court in Private Law, organized by the European Law Students’ Association, and the Annual National Commercial Law Moot Court organized by the Free University of Tbilisi. Furthermore, I was a part of the World Universities Comparative Law Project organized by international law firm Allen & Overy and represented the TSU team at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, organized by UNCITRAL.
In 2016, my thirst for knowledge propelled me to pursue my studies abroad. My credentials were recognized by nineteen prestigious universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe, including Brunel University London, UC Davis School of Law, Institute for Law and Finance of Frankfurt, King’s College London, New England Law Boston, Northeastern University, University of Aberdeen, University of Birmingham, UC Hastings College of Law, University of Edinburgh, Boston College Law School, University of Glasgow, University of Leicester, University of Nottingham, Queen Mary University of London, University of San Diego School of Law, Widener University Delaware Law School and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I was awarded scholarships totaling $146,950 and £27,095 from these institutions. In 2017, I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law, where I was fortunate enough to be a part of an alma mater of 24 Nobel Prize laureates and 29 Pulitzer Prize winners. The College of Law is consistently ranked as one of the top law schools in the US by U.S. News & World Report, and the university itself is ranked №22 in the world by the Center for World University Rankings. During my time at UIUC, I was bestowed the CALI Excellence for the Future Award twice - in Contracts and Constitutional Law.
I’ve been practicing law since 2013, starting my journey at Human Rights Priority, the then-leading non-governmental human rights organization led by Lia Mukhashavria. For a brief period in 2014, I worked as a visiting researcher at the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, Analytical Department where I worked on freedom of information and personal data protection issues. I’ve been an associate attorney at the BLC Law Office since 2015 until July 2020, successfully handling hundreds of complex litigations and representing clients in transactional matters. In 2020, I was elected as the General Counsel for the prominent Georgian hospitality company City Loft; concurrently, I also held the position of Counsel to the General Counsel at Adjaragroup. In 2021, I assumed the role of Legal Director and Partner at the Georgian law firm BB Legal.
Apart from my law practice, I impart knowledge as an invited lecturer at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, where I teach courses in Private International Law and International Civil Litigation. My works are regularly published in the Georgian-German Comparative Law Journal. In June 2023, I became the Head Coach of the TSU Vis Moot team. I successfully guided the team to the top 32, earning the Eric E. Bergsten Award for Best Team Orals, Honorable Mentions I, and setting a new record in Georgian history. Given the lack of a winning tradition and numerous challenges from all sides, I consider this victory one of my most incredible and seemingly impossible achievements.
In 2020, when I transitioned from legal practice into academia, I made the decision to pursue a PhD in order to develop a deeper specialization and gain the ability to write and publish with scholarly rigor. Since then, I’ve been preparing for that path, and in 2024, I officially began my PhD at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, under the supervision of Professor Ralph Brubaker - widely regarded as one of the foremost bankruptcy scholars of his generation in the United States. Even without a full view of that generation from an academic perspective, this already seems like quite a high bar. I was particularly pleased to learn that I was the very first JSD student my advisor had ever taken on, as being first is something I’ve always strived for. I only wish I had known that before investing five years - and all of my savings - to enroll. Unfortunately, I had to leave the program shortly after completing the first year and passing the qualifying exam. Still, I haven’t abandoned my goal of earning a PhD - I’ve simply come to understand that it’s a path that calls for a bit more careful preparation.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ❌

College of Law | J.S.D. Class of 2028

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ✅

College of Law | LL.M. Class of 2017

Tbilisi State University ❌

Faculty of Law | LL.M. Class of 2017

Tbilisi State University ✅

Faculty of Law | LL.B. Class of 2015

GIG

Senior Lawyer | 2025 - ∞

AI Law LLC

CEO | 2020 - ∞

Tbilisi State University

Vis Moot Team Coach | 2023 - 2024

Invited Lecturer | 2020 - 2023

BB Legal

Partner & Legal Director | 2021

City Loft LLC

Senior Lawyer | 2025 - ∞

BLC Law Office

Associate Attorney | 2015 - 2020

Ministry of Justice of Georgia

Visiting Scholar | 2014

NGO Human Rights Priority

Lawyer | 2013 - 2014

In August 2020, AI Law was launched with a foundational belief: that artificial intelligence could fundamentally reshape the landscape of legal services. We are not just a law firm; we are a legal technology pioneer, dedicated to engineering intelligent, forward-thinking solutions that meet the demands of a rapidly evolving digital world.
Our mission extends beyond the courtroom and the boardroom. We are committed to demystifying the law for everyone. By creating compelling and accessible legal content - from insightful articles to dynamic explainer videos and animations - we translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable knowledge, empowering a wider audience to understand their rights and opportunities.
Currently, our practice is centered on the critical areas of litigation, transactions, and small business tax. In each domain, we leverage sophisticated AI tools to augment our legal expertise, dramatically enhancing efficiency, ensuring pinpoint accuracy, and delivering outcomes that consistently surpass traditional benchmarks.
Our vision for the future is global. We are strategically developing a network of customer service hubs worldwide to provide seamless, personalized support to our clients, wherever they may be. Concurrently, we are engaged in a relentless pursuit of innovation, continuously deepening the integration of AI into our services to anticipate and master the legal challenges of tomorrow.
Technology is our instrument, but our people are our strength. AI Law is built on a culture that champions intellectual curiosity, collaboration, and professional growth. We cultivate an environment where legal minds are encouraged to challenge convention, innovate boldly, and contribute to a supportive, forward-thinking community.
As we continue to grow, we extend an invitation to the world's most talented and ambitious legal professionals. This is an opportunity to not only expand your own client network but to join a vanguard movement, shaping the very future of legal practice. Together, we are architecting the next era of law. Join us in redefining what's possible.

My foundation in law traces back to the Faculty of Law at Tbilisi State University, where I engaged deeply with a curriculum spanning from the classical roots of Roman law to the intricate frameworks of contemporary regulations. In line with a broader professional instinct, one not unique to Georgia yet distinctly shaping the paths of its most accomplished professionals, I pursued what is often termed an “foreign education.” This practice, less a matter of content than of perspective, represents not so much a departure from earlier studies as a layering of experience, whose value, while occasionally elusive in strictly academic terms, is recognized nonetheless. In following this trajectory, I completed my LL.M. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
I have continuously remained engaged in legal practice, accumulating experience across both contentious litigations and transactional matters. Since 2020, I have divided my work between legal practice and teaching at my alma mater. In Georgia, as elsewhere, formal structures often demand that even seasoned practitioners navigate certain procedural thresholds. The requirement of a doctoral degree for academic engagement is one such threshold. Returning to Illinois for this purpose presented itself as the most coherent progression. What unfolded through that journey, however, defied simple expectations. Looking back to the roots of this sentiment, I now realize that, of the many possible destinations, each offering its own kind of prestige and narrative, the selection was informed by considerations I’ve come to appreciate more over time than in the moment of decision. Even this chapter, with all its complexities and diversions, left my professional growth untouched, though perhaps not without leaving certain impressions to settle in ways less easily accounted for. Certain insights from that period have been gathered, perhaps imperfectly, in a work entitled Leo Herzel’s Student Diary, which I make available for those inclined to explore further.
Even if the formal conferral of my doctorate will took longer than anticipated, the interval was not without its quiet productivity. What crystallized was a clearer understanding of where my professional energies find their most natural expression: less in the immediacy of lectures and more within the reflective spaces of writing and inquiry. My scholarship, while rooted firmly within legal discourse, moves fluidly between the doctrinal and the structural, the technical and the empirical. Areas such as bankruptcy, conflict of laws, and the obligations that bind civil actors remain central to my work, though I continue to explore the intersections where law converges with history, philosophy, and data-driven inquiry.

Alongside my primary career, I am an independent music producer with a deep passion for electronic music. I spend much of my free time in the studio, weaving dark narratives through heavy synths and driving beats to create immersive audio landscapes. For me, music is a vital outlet for exploring the heavier side of the human experience. My tracks serve as sonic stories centered on themes of betrayal, envy, struggle, and defeat - a space where I can express raw emotion purely through sound. I have experience working with music production tools like Ableton and am a 303Hz certified music producer. If you'd like to hear the worlds I've been building, you can explore my releases on SoundCloud. You can also stream my latest tracks on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.