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BGP Litigation lawyers have many years of experience in providing legal support to foreign and Russian companies, in both the public and the private sector, on real estate and construction issues. BGP Litigation clients are turnover leaders in the biggest economic sectors, including industrial holdings, chemical companies, construction and development companies, financial and investment groups, energy and mining companies, and retailers.

Our Real Estate and Construction Practice provides the client with a wide range of services, including support for real estate transactions, in connection with bankruptcy in the construction industry, comprehensive support for real estate investment, counselling on tax issues related to property development and real estate, comprehensive real estate due diligence, counselling on rental relations, as well as support in construction disputes. The practice team, among other things, accompanies construction and reconstruction of facilities and assists in obtaining the requisite permits for construction.

A competitive advantage of the practice involves an integrated approach to a client’s problem. This is possible, on the one hand, thanks to the wide range of services offered since BGP Litigation specialises in 20 areas, including tax, customs, transaction support, etc. On the other hand, the lawyers delve deeply into business specifics, which is especially important for real estate, construction and infrastructure projects. 

We advised:

A Non-Profit Foundation

in connection with construction of a mountain recreational cluster in Russia’s South, including advising on land, water, forestry and environmental legislation, preparing the contractual framework, assisting in obtaining town-planning permits and the status of a Free Economic Zone establishment

A Leading Developer in the Moscow Region

in connection with involvement of a foreign investor in a project to renovate a historic building in the centre of Moscow, including structuring the transaction and conducting a legal due diligence

One of the Oldest Film Production Companies

with public ownership in connection with a project to sell a significant amount of land and real estate in Moscow in exchange for upgrading of the facilities used

A Leading Medical Clinics

in connection with a transaction to acquire an office building and land plot in the centre of Moscow, including conducting a legal due diligence of the asset and the seller company

Titanaktiv

Russia's biggest titanium dioxide producer, as part of a project to acquire four chemical companies, including conducting a legal due diligence of more than 50 real estate properties, among other things analysis of leases, encumbrances and restrictions, litigation and technical documentation

Russian Hydrogen

a major chemical company, as part of a project to acquire a baking soda ash manufacturer, including conducting a legal due diligence of the real estate

A Leading Development Company

in connection with a legal due diligence of real estate assets, production assets and land rights in three transactions: (1) for acquisition of stakes in a real estate operator chain, (2) for investment in a company group focusing on management of apartment buildings, and (3) for purchase of a construction material plant

A Holding Company

focusing on management of real estate and infrastructure facilities, on conducting a legal due diligence of more than 300 buildings and 200 land plots as part of a project to purchase manufacturing and generating companies engaged in electricity sale and transmission

Roza Khutor

on acquiring real estate assets of the “My Russia” Cultural and Ethnographic Centre, including conducting a legal due diligence and developing a transaction structure

A State Construction Corporation

in a dispute over improper performance of construction work, including in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

Team

Alexey Koulagin
Counsel — Real Estate and Construction