Arseny’s key areas of practice include real estate advisory and dispute resolution. He represents the interests of Russian and foreign investors in the acquisition of land plots and industrial, residential, office and warehouse properties located on such land.
Arseny’s experience in a specialised department of the Government of Moscow, where he headed the litigation and judicial representation team, enables him not only to advise public authorities on matters relating to the allocation and formalisation of land plots for the implementation of significant projects under concession agreements and integrated territorial development programmes, but also to represent private clients in disputes with state authorities, including challenges to land use and development regulations, claims for recognition of title to unauthorised constructions, and disputes relating to the establishment, clarification and alteration of land plot boundaries.
Selected Experience
Legal advisory
Arseny advised:
Russian and European companies in the pulp‑and‑paper, brewing, and cosmetics industries on legal due diligence of their assets;
Public‑authority bodies on the allocation of land plots for the construction of power‑generation facilities within an investment project to develop one of the world’s largest copper deposits;
A state‑ownedcorporation in the nuclear‑energy sector on pre‑investment analysis of land plots within a project to construct shipbuilding yards in the North‑West and Far‑East federal districts;
the largest developer in the Moscow region on legal due diligence of assets (land‑bank, ongoing and prospective projects) in connection with an acquisition transaction;
one of the largest Russian banks on legal monitoring and advisory services within credit‑financed projects for the construction of a polyurethane‑foam factory, a data‑centre facility, and livestock farms;
majordevelopers on advisory and legal due diligence of real‑estate assets within residential and office‑building projects;
a Russian‑based holding on the transaction‑related transfer of real‑estate assets from an individual connected with unfriendly states.
Real‑estate disputes
Arseny advised:
a case before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation challenging the Rules of Land Use and Development of Moscow City;
an out‑of‑court settlementof a dispute between the owner of a complex of historical buildings and the Moscow City State Inspection for Oversight of Real‑Estate Use, regarding bringing the objects into compliance with technical‑accounting documentation;
implementation of agreements on complex‑territory development in the New Moscow area (TINAO), including disputes on compelling parties to perform contracts, allocate land plots, and rehouse residents;
a case before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on redistribution of land plots;
a case before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on vindication of land plots to federal ownership, complicated by geodetic expertises and the restoration of plot boundaries taking into account the established development as of 1970.
achievements
Ratings and Awards
Arseny is recommended by the Pravo‑300 ranking in the categories: Land Law, Real Estate, Land, and Construction (high‑market advisory), and Environmental Law.