Commercial and real Estate

For the past 15 years, Ost Legal’s attorneys have been successfully consulting clients in connection with projects involving the construction of commercial and residential real estate.

We provide legal support for construction projects “from scratch” – coordinate with the relevant state agencies and represent our clients’ interests in litigation involving the protection of rights to real estate properties, town-planning issues and the obtainment of construction permits.

Over the past 10 years, we have consulted on more than 100 projects, encompassing the provision of legal support for transactions involving the sale-purchase, lease and management of large commercial properties, the due diligence review of title to such properties, the structuring and handling of real estate investments and the provision of legal support for greenfield and brownfield projects.

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Structuring and providing legal support for real estate transactions (sale-purchase, lease, mortgage, contribution to authorized capital, etc.)

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Consulting on transactions involving the acquisition and divestment after six years of ownership of a stake in the authorized capital of a company owning a shopping center spanning a total of 6,206 m2 and the underlying plot of land in Tula Region.

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Consulting a development company in connection with its acquisition of certain real estate properties spanning a total of 8,865 m2 within Moscow city limits, including developing the structure of the transaction and its payment arrangement, preparing drafts of the preliminary agreement, sale-purchase contract and surety contracts, and providing legal support for negotiations and closing.

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Consulting a transnational group of oil & gas and petrochemical companies in connection with its acquisition of lease rights to a chain of refuelling stations in Moscow and St. Petersburg, conducting a due diligence review of the concerned land plots and properties.

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Consulting the foreign investor on issues pertaining to the management of a portfolio of commercial properties in Moscow spanning over 50K m2 (lease, mortgage, regulatory issues, coordination with public utilities and property management companies).

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Consulting on a transaction involving the sale-purchase of land plots in Moscow Region valued at a total of over RUB 500 mln, including drafting the contractual documentation and providing legal support for the negotiations.

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Consulting in connection with the acquisition by USM Holdings of a number of residential construction projects in the Greater Moscow Area – due diligence, structuring the deal, providing transactional support.

Conducting due diligence reviews of real estate properties and preparing the respective legal opinions

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Consulting in connection with the acquisition by USM Holdings of a number of residential construction projects in the Greater Moscow Area – due diligence, structuring the deal, providing transactional support.

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Consulting TEK Mosenergo OJSC in connection with the performance of a due diligence review of a group of companies encompassing 6 branches, 15 subsidiaries and affiliates and more than 50 real estate properties.

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Consulting Pilkington Glass in connection with the implementation of a project involving the construction of certain real estate properties, including developing the project’s structure, providing a legal opinion on the investment agreement, compiling draft sale-purchase contracts, lease agreements and agreements establishing servitude, and providing legal support for the negotiating process.

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Consulting Stroytransgaz OJSC in connection with the construction of two stadiums in the run-up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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Consulting an agro-industrial business in connection with its acquisition of land plots for the construction of a livestock complex.

Structuring and providing legal support for real estate investments

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Consulting in connection with the drafting of a shareholders’ agreement and option contract under Russian law between a development company’s investors (residential construction in Moscow Region).

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Consulting ROSMORPORT FSUE in connection with the implementation of a project involving the construction of a seaport, including developing the project’s structure, preparing the draft investment agreement and compiling the relevant legal opinions and draft contracts.

Drafting and review of contractual documentation

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Consulting on a transaction involving the sale-purchase of land plots in Moscow Region valued at a total of over RUB 500 mln, including drafting the contractual documentation and providing legal support for the negotiations.

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Consulting the foreign investor on issues pertaining to the management of a portfolio of commercial properties in Moscow spanning over 50K m2 (lease, mortgage, regulatory issues, coordination with public utilities and property management companies).

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Consulting a development company in connection with its acquisition of certain real estate properties spanning a total of 8,865 m2 within Moscow city limits, including developing the structure of the transaction and its payment arrangement, preparing drafts of the preliminary agreement, sale-purchase contract and surety contracts, and providing legal support for negotiations and closing.

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Consulting ROSMORPORT FSUE in connection with the implementation of a project involving the construction of a seaport, including developing the project’s structure, preparing the draft investment agreement and compiling the relevant legal opinions and draft contracts.

Providing legal support for greenfield and brownfield projects

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Consulting Cyprian companies in connection with the management of certain commercial properties in Moscow leased to house BILLA-branded supermarkets.

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Consulting an investment group in connection with the implementation of an ambitious project involving the construction of an integrated residential neighborhood, including providing legal support for the project at different stages of its implementation, attracting an international investor (a top-tier financial institution) and structuring transactions involving the sale of the properties being built upon their completion.

Providing legal support for real estate disputes

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Defending the interests of clients in a spate of litigation with the Moscow City Government and the Municipal Property Department of the City of Moscow in claims over the demolition of certain unauthorized structures.

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Defending the interests of Cyprian borrowers in a spate of litigation with TRUST Bank over its foreclosure on mortgaged property leased to a major European retail chain.

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Providing legal support in a dispute over the connection of a large retail-and-office center in Moscow to utility networks – preparing the claim, drafting the settlement agreement.

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