Real Estate & Development

Legal & Tax Consulting

Development

Comprehensive support for investment projects at every stage, from acquisition of land title to sale or lease of a finished property
Legal and tax structuring of construction investment projects, including use of closed mutual funds, equity participation agreements, PPP instruments, etc.
Legal assistance in dealing with state and municipal government agencies on investment project implementation
Drafting, approval of and legal support for all project agreements, including design and construction & assembly contracts, technical customer contracts, contracts for development project management at the investment and construction stage, equity participation agreements and others
Documentation of rights of investment project participants to resulting properties, including state registration of title

Real estate

A full range of real estate services, including:

Due diligence of properties and/or property owners
Legal and tax structuring of real estate transactions
Turn-key assistance with transactions, including negotiations, drafting and approval of all necessary agreements or any other documentation, assistance with financial settlements and with state registration of titles

Land relations

Full support for acquisition of title to land plots, including for construction/reconstruction purposes, as well as development of built-up areas or comprehensive territory development
Changes in land plot permitted use and/or category
Land disputes resolution support
Defence against claims by state or municipal government agencies, including representation on administrative violation cases

Property leases

Drafting/legal review of property leases, both short- and long-term, property under construction leases and preliminary leases
Participation in negotiations, representation of client’s interests and maximisation of client’s benefits under contracts
Identifying client’s legal or business risks and design of mitigation measures
Defence of client’s interests during performance of leases

Cadaster value disputes

Support with the market valuation of properties to dispute cadaster values
Organization of obtaining the self-regulating organisation’s opinion on property valuation reports
Applications to the commission on cadaster value disputes for setting the cadaster value at market value, representation of clients at commission meetings
Representation in courts of all levels in cases on setting the cadaster value at market value

Practice professionals

Volkhonka str. 6, Moscow, Russia, 119019