Private clients

One way to preserve, protect and grow family wealth is by investing in high-value assets such as marine vessels (yachts and superyachts), aircraft, luxury real estate, collectibles and artwork. Strategic investments in these asset categories, coupled with effective management, can help maintain a family’s lifestyle while minimising the risk of losing family capital. Use of private marine and aircraft assets also ensures complete confidentiality for their owners.

Yet, investments in such assets come with unique specifics. A lack of knowledge of their use, operation, structuring, transfer or transactions can have significant negative consequences.

Services
Aviation
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  • Structuring operations and management in compliance with Russian and international regulatory requirements
  • Operational leasing and financing of aviation equipment
  • Legal support for aircraft maintenance and management
  • Sale and acquisition of aviation enterprises and aircraft
  • Aviation sector disputes
  • Comprehensive legal assessment (due diligence) of aviation assets
  • Aircraft registration support
  • Aviation audits
  • Aircraft recovery and repossession
  • Regulatory compliance for aviation equipment operations
  • Representing airlines in liaising with public authorities
Real Estate
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  • Conducting real estate legal due diligence and assessing potential legal risks during acquisitions
  • Facilitating the sale and purchase of international and Russian real estate, taking into account currency, tax, litigation, bankruptcy, and inheritance risks
  • Providing legal counselling on property management
Marine Vessels
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  • Structuring operations in compliance with Russian and international regulatory requirements
  • Conducting title audits for marine vessels
  • Facilitating and supporting credit financing
  • Legal support for private yacht management
  • Preparing security documentation
  • Exporting marine vessels (customs and regulatory issues)
  • Comprehensive legal assessment (due diligence) of marine assets
  • Marine vessel registration support
  • Chartering marine vessels
  • Facilitating the sale and purchase of marine vessels
  • Identifying the most suitable jurisdiction for asset ownership
  • Customs clearance of private assets for use in the EAEU/EU or other jurisdictions
Artwork
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  • Conducting legal due diligence for artwork and assessing potential legal risks during acquisitions
  • Facilitating artwork sale and purchase
  • Representing clients in disputes related to the trade in cultural property
  • Legal aspects of art insurance
  • Handling artwork import and export procedures

Team

Vladislav Rikov
Partner — Transport and Asset Finance