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Advised Yamazaki Mazak (Russia) on issues related to acquisition of a land site for construction of a multifunctional complex including show-room, warehouse and office premises. more details
Advised Auchan on acquiring an existing supermarket chain in Russia.
Advised BV Development on acquiring a development project in Krasnodar, including: legal due diligence, deal structuring and town planning.
Advised Quinn on acquiring a development project (office complex) in Moscow: legal due diligence, environmental and social aspects, project concept development and deal structuring.
Advised Credit Suisse on acquiring assets from a developer involved in residential housing construction in the Moscow Region, including: legal due diligence, participation in deal structuring, and risk assessment.
Advising Immoeast in obtaining a loan facility from an international bank for a real estate project (including preparation and negotiation of a security package). more details
Supported Sistema-Hals in a number of complex multi-jurisdictional projects, including major development projects in St. Petersburg and Sochi.
Acted for Guardian Industries in its lending deal with the EBRD, including legal due diligence of a site in Russia.
Advised Danone on the redevelopment of a complex of historical buildings in Moscow: aspects of historical and architectural monument protection, formalisation of title to land plots and buildings, land privatisation, engineering infrastructure, and permission documentation. more details
Advised Horus Capital on redeveloping a complex of historical buildings in Moscow.
Advised Nord Stream AG on the legal aspects of construction of the Russian component of the submarine gas pipeline.Matters advised on included international law, environmental aspects, re-categorisation of forest and agricultural land, liaisons with government authorities, permission documentation, construction, permits, authorisations and licences. more details
Advised Sevmorneftegaz on the Stokman gas condensate field development project, including: subsoil use, environmental aspects, project structuring, laying of underwater gas pipelines and construction of seaport facilities, territorial zoning, land re-categorisation, infrastructure, and finance.
Advised CTSD on the legal aspects of construction of a liquefied natural gas plant on Sakhalin Island, Russia, including: environmental, construction and international law matters, and representation in the state arbitration court.
Participated in drafting a package of laws regulating the preparation for and holding of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, including: condemnation and allocation of land plots, infrastructure, construction, environment, town planning and zoning, financing, corporate and migration matters.
Acted for VimpelCom, Procter&Gamble, Motorola, Toyota Bank, Alfa Bank, Philips, Nike, Nissan, SGS, Volkswagen, and Sanofi Aventis in office lease projects to accommodate the companies’ national headquarters, including: negotiations, review and coordination of draft contracts, advice, and legal due diligence.
Provided comprehensive support for Mars Inc. projects in Russia, including the construction of six plants in three Russian regions, major acquisitions (for example, Royal Canin, Wrigley and Korkunov), permission documentation, land use, land re-categorisation and permitted use issues, environmental aspects, representation in state arbitration courts, engineering infrastructure, and public tenders. more details
Comprehensive full scale support for Kimberly-Clark in its project for constructing a manufacturing complex in the Moscow Region.
Provided comprehensive advice to Nissan Motor on car assembly plant construction in St. Petersburg covering: the investment agreement, acquiring title to the land plot, change of permitted use thereof, permission documentation, construction aspects, infrastructure and environmental issues.
Provided comprehensive advice to Lafarge Cement on construction projects for industrial facilities in five Russian regions. This included subsoil use, licensing, the acquisition and re-categorisation of land plots (forest and agricultural land), representing the client in state arbitration courts, turnkey construction, infrastructure and environmental aspects.
Advised Saint-Gobain on construction projects for industrial facilities in four Russian regions, including: subsoil use, licensing, asset acquisition, acquisition and re-categorisation of forest and agricultural land, representation in state arbitration courts, construction, infrastructure and environmental aspects.
Provided comprehensive support for Kronospan on a construction project for a timber processing facility in the Moscow Region. This covered a subordinated loan to finance the project from the EBRD and the IFC, acquisition and re-categorisation of land plots, permission documentation, construction, engineering infrastructure, environmental aspects representation in state arbitration courts and public tenders.
Supported Guardian Industries on construction projects for two float glass plants in the Ryazan and Rostov Regions, which included: an EBRD lending facility for the project, the acquisition of land plots, re-categorisation and change of permitted use of the land, construction, engineering infrastructure, environmental aspects, permission documentation, representation in state arbitration courts and public tenders.
Advised Danone on plant construction projects including: complex matters involving land use, lease, re-categorisation and change of permitted use, legal due diligence of sites, acquisition strategy development, permission documentation, construction, engineering infrastructure, land plot purchase, and environmental aspects.
Provided comprehensive advice to Komatsu on a construction project for a building machinery assembly plant in the Yaroslavl Region including: site acquisition, re-categorisation and re-zoning, investment agreement, permission documentation, construction, engineering infrastructure, and environmental aspects.
Provided comprehensive support for Oriflame on plant construction projects in the Moscow Region and the construction of service centres in several other Russian regions. This included the acquisition of sites and land plots, re-categorisation and re-zoning, permission documentation, construction, engineering infrastructure, environmental aspects and representation in state arbitration courts.
