Sophio Chachava

Professor at New Vision University, Georgia

 

Sophio Chachava is a Doctor of Law (PhD), Professor at New Vision University (NVU), Associate Professor at Tbilisi State University, a member of Legal Aid Council, a member of the Executive Board of the Association of Mediators of Georgia, a practicing mediator and a founding partner of Resolve.

Sopio Chachava is a professor of labor law and an expert in the field. She has led a number of trainings for practicing lawyers in this area and is the author of a number of publications and the editor of collections of articles in labor law. Additionally, she co-authored the study for UNDP entitled Management and Efficient Resolution of Service/Labor Disputes in the Civil Service.

Since 2011, Sopio  has been a certified mediator at the Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution (STCL). She is a practicing mediator accredited by CEDR.

Sopio has earned certification as a trainer (TOT) in negotiation and mediation techniques. She has developed and delivered a variety of training courses/programs in mediation, negotiation and effective workplace communications in Georgia as well as in Germany, Belgium and Ukraine.

Sopio is a graduate of CELA (Central Eurasian Leadership Alliance), a graduate and a member of the Academy of Leadership. Additionally, she received invitations in 2022–2023 to serve as a Mela facilitator, speaker, and facilitator at the Seala Leadership Academy.

In 2011, Sopio developed courses in mediation and effective communications and has been teaching them since then.