- advising YIT on the sale of its Russian assets to Etalon Group at all stages of the transaction, including structuring the deal, conducting due diligence, organizing a tender, preparing the transaction documentation and closing the RUB 4,5bn deal
- advising a European food manufacturer on the sale of a land plot with their former factory in St Petersburg
- advising Finnish industrial companies, Peikko Group and Meka Pro Oy, on the acquisition of a construction site for a production plant in St Petersburg
- advising a Russian investment company on the sale of land plots for the construction of residential real estate in the Moscow region
- advising Sponda on the liquidation of its business in Russia and the sale of all company assets (dozens of shopping and business centers)
- conducting legal due diligence for the world's largest furniture and home accessories retailers in relation to a number of projects in order to identify urban planning risks and restrictions for their further development
- conducting legal due diligence for the Cherkizovo Group in relation to the purchase of more than 2,000 land plots for agricultural production
- conducting legal due diligence of various land plots for YIT in relation to residential construction in a number of Russian regions
- conducting legal due diligence of several hundred land plots in different Russian regions and the real estate located on them as well as assessing the suitability of land plots for the construction of DIY hypermarkets for the largest French retailer of goods for construction and repairs
- assisting an international software developer with all its lease agreements executed in Russia
- assisting a European investment company with a long-term lease agreement, including additional agreements in connection with COVID-19
- assisting an international airline with restructuring the lease terms for its premises in Russia
- assisting Tosaf Compounds with executing a lease agreement for a production location in Russia
- assisting Ferronordic with lease and buy-out arrangements of a Volvo service center
- advising SRV on the provision of financing for the construction and operation of their shopping center
- advising a Finnish construction company on raising funds from equity holders for the construction of residential real estate
- drafting a legal opinion on the placement of linear facilities for FM Logistics
- advising Nordic Baltic Property Group on refinancing a portfolio of Russian projects with a Russian bank
- advising an international oil and gas corporation on issues regarding obtaining a number of approvals from the owner and administration of a neighboring airfield for the reconstruction and modernization of the client's plant
- assisting SRV with a brownfield project for the development of an 8.5-hectare area of land in the historic center of St Petersburg
- advising a European investment company on environmental, zoning and construction issues for a large construction project in St Petersburg
- advising a European forestry company on the construction of a timber processing plant and further expansion of production in the Pskov Oblast, Russia
- advising Metsa Tissue on the construction and launch of a plant for the processing of sanitary and hygienic paper products in the Moscow Oblast under a contract manufacturing arrangement
- advising the world's largest furniture and home accessories retailers on possible options for the transfer of a road built and owned by a client and an interchange to state or municipal authorities, as well as possible legal schemes for the development of transport infrastructure in the area of the client's shopping center
- advising the largest French retailer of goods for construction and repairs on the suitability of land plots for construction of DIY hypermarkets, as well as consulting on changing the type of permitted use of land plots, amendments to the land use and development rules and the master plan
- advising Kesko on issues of changing the boundaries of land plots in order to accommodate a shopping complex
- representing the largest clothing retail chain in a lease-related litigation where the landlord unlawfully avoided entering into a short-term lease agreement
- representing the interests of Shavara Limited in seven related legal proceedings arising from the termination of an investment project for the construction of a residential complex in the Moscow Oblast
- representing a Russian investment company in court in challenging Rosreestr's refusal to reconfigure the land plots so as to exclude the shoreline from their land plot’s boundaries
- avising Quattroservices with regards to a potential dispute with one of its customers due to the customer’s improper performance of a contractor agreement
- advising Sponda in relation to a potential dispute over the boundaries of a land plot and the provision of access to the land plot
- advising Betomix in negotiations with local government agencies to prevent litigation on the validity of the purchased land plot with a concrete plant located on it
- assisting a British multinational engineering company in negotiations with a Russian state corporation for the potential execution of an EPC contract for the construction of a power plant
- assisting with large-scale investment projects in various regions of Russia for the largest French retailer of goods for construction and repairs
- assisting with an integrated land development project for an international investment and financial company
- developing an organizational and legal model for the implementation of the largest project in Moscow for the construction of a public and business district to accommodate residential development, a multi-functional complex and other facilities
- advising on establishing and operating real estate mutual funds to strengthen the position of a potential investor (a major Russian retailer) in relation to a management company
- advising the Committee for Investments and Strategic Projects of the Government of St Petersburg on the standardization of documentation for PPP projects in St Petersburg for the selection of investors intending to enter into PPP agreements in St Petersburg
- advising the Department for Municipal and Urban Services and the Administration of the City of Ufa in the Republic of Bashkortostan on the financial and economic substantiation for the project of a transport corridor connecting the M-5 (Ural) federal highway and the M-7 (Volga) federal highway to be operated as a toll road as well as developing the organizational and legal structure including the business plan, financial model, transportation model, and investment model
- advising the Committee for Investments and Strategic Projects of the Government of St Petersburg on developing a project concept for building and operating buildings for educational institutes in St Petersburg using a PPP mechanism. The project’s cost is more than RUB 2bn
The abovementioned includes the experience of our lawyers both prior to and after joining BIRCH LEGAL