Property-related projects are often non-core business for many of our clients. We help them navigate through unfamiliar and complicated matters to find a viable solution. The resources and practical experience accumulated by our real estate team over many years furnish a solid foundation for our clients, providing them with quality legal services in the commercial real estate area. In addition to our established legal expertise, we have developed innovative management systems and sophisticated information systems, enabling us to implement complex engagements effectively.

The Goltsblat BLP / Berwin Leighton Paisner Real Estate & Construction Practice consists of over 230 dedicated and experienced lawyers, including 31 partners, working from our offices in Moscow and London, as well as Paris, Brussels, Singapore and Abu Dhabi. It is one of the biggest practices in Russia and the United Kingdom.

Specific expertise includes:

• Asset acquisition and disposal
• Greenfield / brownfield projects
• Development and redevelopment
• Construction /reconstruction
• Infrastructure and utilities
• Law making
• Leases
• Asset management
• Privatisation /public tenders
• Due diligence
• Agricultural and forest land use and transactions
• Zoning and public procedures
• Subsoil use matters
• Permits and licences
• Litigation in real estate