REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION

Our expertise includes legal supervision over the projects related to land, design and construction, as well as acquisition and disposal of the real estate.

We not only offer best solutions on how to accomplish these kinds of projects, but also procure their practical implementation by drafting the required agreements and other necessary documents, their registration, as well as provide a full range of legal services related to real estate and construction businesses.

Our experts also have a generally acknowledged experience in representing the clients in the courts of all levels during the disputes arising out of the construction and real estate.

We provide a comprehensive set of legal services with respect to real estate and construction projects, including, but not limited to:

  • Developing the most efficient model for the implementation of the construction and/or real estate  projects, including best corporate structure for the asset management , advice on corporate, investments, tax, customs laws and regulations, payment settlements, foreign currency control and regulations;
  • Advising on all legal aspects related to land, design and construction, sale and purchase of real estate;
  • Drafting contracts and agreements related to land, design, construction, reconstruction, sale, management of real estate, legal supervision of different transactions;
  • Legal support with respect to selection, allocation, lease or acquisition of land, land rezoning;
  • Advising on matters related to project designing, development and correction of the design and budget documentation;
  • Legal supervision over the construction, reconstruction, commissioning of different real estate facilities;
  • Legal due diligence of real estate facilities;
  • Representing the clients in the courts under the disputes arising in connection with land, design, construction and disposal of real estate, as well as in connection with investment activities.

Projects:

  • Gazprom transgaz Belarus — acting as a legal adviser of the investment project regarding the construction of Gazp[rom head office in Minsk;
  • Directorate for Nuclear Power Plant Construction State Enterprise — legal supervision of the construction project based on the intergovernmental agreement for the construction of nuclear power plant involving more than USD 9 BLN-worth investments.
  • Minsk National Airport — consulting, preparing memorandums and other legal documents under a USD 600 MLN-worth investment project on construction of an international passenger terminal, paved runway and other facilities;
  • YO-mobile — engaged as a project advisor in the ground-breaking project of Onexim and Yarovit Holdings on creating a first Russian automobile with hybrid engine «YO-mobile» (in Russian «Ё-МОБИЛЬ») and construction of the pilot plant in St. Petersburg. Implementation of the initial stage, including the construction of the pilot plant was estimated at approximately EUR 150 MLN;
  • Syabar Brewing Company — comprehensive legal supervision of the project involving acquisition of a brewery plant in Bobruisk, the latter’s reconstruction and further sale to Heineken. The project involved USD 50 million;
  • Plant on producing household chemicals — comprehensive legal advice with respect to the project involving the construction of a new largest Belarusian plant producing household chemicals by a foreign investor. The amount of investments exceeds USD 25 million. The significance of our work in this deal is that we had to be the pioneers of preparing an investment agreement in accordance with the newly enacted Presidential Decree on foreign investments. As the result, the respective investment agreement was one of the first investment agreements executed by the Republic of Belarus and foreign investor under the new law after the approval and confirmation of all of the responsible state authorities;
  • Liquor Plant — a comprehensive legal support with respect to acquisition of a liquor plant in Gomel, Belarus with further reconstruction and installation of modern bottling technologies;
  • A large logistic center (Logistic Center «South-West») — legal assistance of the project involving USD 40 MLN-worth investments for the construction of one of the largest logistic centers. Under this project an investment agreement has been executed with the Republic of Belarus based on the decision of the Belarusian Government;
  • A beverages production plant — legal assistance with respect to USD 15 MLN investment project involving the construction of the beverages production plant based on the investment agreement with the Republic of Belarus;
  • A asphalt-mix production plant — legal supervision over the investment project involving approximately USD 3.5 million on construction of the asphalt-mix production plant based on the investment agreement with the Republic of Belarus;
  • A construction materials production plant — legal support with respect to the construction project involving EUR 150 MLN worth of foreign investments;
  • Multifunctional complex, including a five-star hotel (Hermes Construction) — comprehensive legal supervision of a USD 80 MLN project on the construction of multifunctional complex, including drafting the agreement for the design developments with a foreign architect company, adaptation of the project design by local architect, drafting the «turn-key» agreement with general contractor. This project is being implemented under an approved by the President investment agreement with the Republic of Belarus;
  • PPP project — served as a project advisor in an initiative on constructing transportation infrastructure (an orbital motorway and development of motorway networks and specific road infrastructure) under the public private concession agreement involving approximately several billion Euro;
  • A large public company — legal support of the project involving acquisition of a large real estate, whereas the purchase price was exceeding several million Euro;
  • Social and Health Care Facilities Complex — comprehensive legal assistance with respect to the project a project on the construction of social and health care facilities accompanied by drafting the Presidential Decree N0 184 dd May 10, 2011 «On constructing yachting facilities and fitness center») with further execution of the investment agreement with Belarus;
  • Yarovit Holding — drafting and legal supervision of the execution of the investment agreement related to the implementation of the investment projects in St. Petersburg on the production of new systems, units and components for the vehicles, organization of the vehicles and trucks assembly factory, legal support in relations between the investors and state authorities, legal assistance during the course of cooperation with the dealers;
  • Energy company —preparing a memorandum on the procedure of technological connection to Moscow United Electric Grid Company electrical systems and execution of respective agreements;
  • Ferroli — legal support to the foreign investor in its investment initiative involving the project design and construction of a plant producing electric water heaters and heating boilers in Minsk region;
  • Large pharmaceutical company — legal supervision of the execution of the lease agreement by one of the largest multinational pharmaceutical corporation, including conducting the legal due diligence with respect to the premises, participating in the negotiation process and reviewing and revising the lease-related legal instruments;
  • A Major Foreign Energy Provider Company — legal assistance in drafting turn-key contracts on project design and construction of a thermal power plant in Ukraine under FIDIC (SILVER BOOK);
  • A large international investor — drafting a concession agreement with respect to the object which is being constructed in Kazakhstan;
  • A joint venture (owner of an oil pipeline terminal at Belarusian-Polish border) — conducting a legal due diligence regarding the establishment and operation, preparing the transaction plan for the sale of the company triggering multiple jurisdictions, comprehensive legal advice on corporate and other issues;
  • International Automobile Holding «Atlant-М» (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine), official dealer of Volkswagen, Skoda, Mazda, Opel, Ford, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Land Rover, KIA, Renault and others — legal assistance with respect to commercial activities, investment projects, including for the construction of auto centers, administrative and other facilities, M&A projects and transactions;
  • Naftan — legal support with respect to investment projects of one of the largest oil- processing enterprise;
  • A large international mining company — advising on receiving a concession for the development of natural resources, structure of business presence in Belarus;
  • Belavia National Airlines — analyzing agreements, preparing memorandums and legal opinions on the issues related to the purchase, leasing, lease, insurance of aircrafts, Informational Technologies, as well as advising on a number of investment projects, including related to construction and real estate.

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