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Tatyana Yakovleva

Counsel, Head of Real Estate. Land. Construction. Practice

Infrastructure and PPP Real Estate. Land. Construction

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+7 (495) 374-74-61

tatyana.yakovleva@verba.legal

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Languages

Russian, English

Tatyana specialises in the construction and operation of real estate assets, as well as the legal regulation of the use of natural resources, including forestry, land use, subsoil use and water use, and environmental protection. She has extensive experience conducting comprehensive legal due diligence of major companies, real estate assets and industrial facilities of various types. Her projects have covered more than 60 constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Tatyana prepares legal opinions on urban planning regulations and land and property relations, and advises on real estate and construction transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

She is an expert member of the jury for the Moscow and national CRE Awards in the ‘Real Estate Consulting and Management’ category.

Selected Experience

Legal Due Diligence (LDD) and Assessment of Development Potential

Tatyana advised:

A company belonging to the Natsproektstroy infrastructure holding on the legal due diligence of the Orbital business centre, which was under construction in Moscow’s Khoroshyovsky District, and the acquisition of a future asset;

A client implementing domestic and inbound tourism development projects, including projects financed from public funds, on assessing the development potential of sites intended for future mountain and eco-resorts and tourism clusters in more than 50 constituent entities of the Russian Federation as part of the national project ‘Tourism and Hospitality Industry’. Notable projects included Three Volcanoes Park, Konduki, Lago-Naki, Abrau-Durso, Zavidovo Park and Sheregesh;

Holders of investment units in a closed-end mutual investment fund on the legal due diligence of a logistics complex in the New Moscow administrative territory, comprising industrial and warehouse buildings, administrative and retail premises and utility infrastructure;

A major dairy producer on the legal due diligence of agricultural land plots and co-ownership interests in such plots, with a total area exceeding 1,600 hectares in Kostroma Region;

A leading player in the viticulture and winemaking market, which owns vineyards and a full-cycle winery in Krasnodar Krai, on the legal due diligence of more than 400 hectares of agricultural land and assessment of its suitability for viticulture and winemaking;

A major industrial holding specialising in the consolidation and development of chemical and petrochemical businesses through a cluster-based model on the legal due diligence of assets belonging to a group of companies producing high-performance rubber, aviation fuel and sports petrol. The review covered more than 1,000 real estate assets, including hazardous industrial facilities such as spherical storage tanks, cooling towers and pipelines located in the Republic of Bashkortostan;

A regional project support fund on determining the legal status of land plots covering more than 15 hectares on the Baltic Sea coast in Kaliningrad Region, assessing the feasibility of construction and other activities, identifying infrastructure restrictions and preparing a roadmap of pre-investment activities;

A leading global player in the pipe market on the legal due diligence of assets belonging to one of the key industrial enterprises in Sverdlovsk Region. The enterprise operates an industrial complex producing processed aluminium and magnesium alloys for the aerospace, oil and gas, nuclear power, shipbuilding and engineering industries, among others;

A major industrial holding specialising in the consolidation and development of chemical and petrochemical businesses through a cluster-based model on the legal due diligence of land plots and unfinished construction assets relating to a future grain processing complex for amino acid production in Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, as well as advising on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the company owning the assets;

An investor on assessing the development potential of land owned by the investor within the historic settlement of federal significance of Plyos, Ivanovo Region, including an analysis of the legal regime applicable to cultural heritage sites and their territories;

Investors on the legal due diligence of cultural heritage sites in central Moscow and St Petersburg, the legalisation of attic floors and measures to adapt historic buildings for modern use;

An all-Russian public organisation and a charitable foundation on assessing the legality of locating a memorial complex in Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol Krai;

The owners of companies within the Natsproektstroy infrastructure holding on comprehensive legal due diligence of group companies specialising in the construction of road, railway and energy infrastructure;

A commercial bank ranked among Russia’s three largest financial institutions on comprehensive legal due diligence of the assets of a leading integrated road and airfield construction company. Its activities include the construction of airport terminal facilities, bridges, overpasses, underground and elevated pedestrian crossings and hydraulic structures;

A leading manufacturer of medium- and large-sized polymer packaging on vendor due diligence in connection with the sale of an equity interest in the company. The review included production and warehouse facilities in several Russian regions and was aimed at enhancing the asset’s investment attractiveness;

A commercial bank ranked among Russia’s three largest financial institutions on comprehensive legal due diligence of the assets of a group of 19 companies whose principal activities include geological exploration, geophysical and geochemical surveys of mineral resources and the replenishment of the mineral resource base. The work also included preparing transaction documents and advising on changes to the group’s management structure;

Two major retail chains on the legal due diligence of more than 500 real estate assets located in Moscow, St Petersburg, Perm and Zabaykalsky Krais, and Ryazan, Irkutsk, Tula and Volgograd Regions and the Republic of Buryatia. The review was undertaken to support geographical expansion through the opening of retail outlets at the sites under review and the expansion of ready-meal production facilities;

A subsidiary of a Russian multinational state-owned energy company on analysing the legal regime applicable to land plots for their inclusion in a project to establish a mountain tourism centre in Estosadok, Adler District, Sochi;

Formalisation and Disposal of Assets

Tatyana advised:

The concessionaire on securing land rights for the construction and subsequent operation of the Moscow–St Petersburg High-Speed Railway (HSR-1), including the implementation of land rights arrangements provided for in the territorial planning documentation, such as compulsory acquisition, easements and leases;

A leading residential and commercial property developer on the acquisition of land plots in Moscow for the subsequent creation of employment-generating facilities and obtaining the relevant incentives;

A management company specialising in infrastructure projects on the acquisition of some of the earliest surviving sanatorium and resort complexes in Russia, located in Kislovodsk and Pyatigorsk, for subsequent reconstruction and new construction, taking into account the historical and cultural character of the cities;

An investor on transactions involving the acquisition of land plots and buildings and structures located on them, as well as the re-registration of lease rights to a forest plot on the Black Sea coast within a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, for the subsequent construction of a sanatorium and resort complex;

A major transport and logistics group in connection with the acquisition of JSC CRPI, one of Russia’s largest transport and logistics holdings;

The purchaser in the acquisition of OJSC Vladmorrybport and several affiliated companies forming a port group that is a leading fish cargo handling operator in Russia and ranks among the country’s top five container terminals;

The national postal operator of the Russian Federation in investigating the reasons, legal grounds, acquirers and circumstances surrounding the termination of the Russian Federation’s ownership rights to certain real estate assets;

A major agricultural enterprise in Kursk Region on transactions involving the acquisition of co-ownership interests in agricultural land plots;

An investment company investing in the chemical and petrochemical industries and selected polymer processing segments, on the acquisition of a paint and coatings production facility following the withdrawal of its Finnish owner from Russia;

One of the world’s largest fast-moving consumer goods manufacturers, established almost 100 years ago, on the acquisition of real estate within the Navoi Industrial Development Complex special industrial park in the Republic of Uzbekistan for an investment project involving the construction of a cosmetics and household chemicals manufacturing facility;

JSC CRPI, one of Russia’s largest transport and logistics holdings, on the acquisition of an equity interest in Eurasian Fish Centre LLC, which is implementing one of the priority projects of Primorsky Krai: the development of a fishing port on Nazimov Peninsula in Vladivostok;

A project company established by a state-owned bank on the acquisition of a shipyard’s real estate assets and the preparation of options for the acquisition of future assets.

Structuring and Support for Investment Projects

Tatyana advised:

Three major South Korean companies on a joint venture project involving Russian businessmen for the construction and subsequent operation of a marine terminal in Primorsky Krai, parts of which were to be located on land, in internal maritime waters and in the territorial sea;

A major investment fund with more than USD 10 billion in committed capital on the establishment of joint ventures with a Russian bank for the construction and subsequent operation of hotel complexes and related infrastructure in Primorsky Krai, Kaliningrad Region and Kemerovo Region as part of the national project ‘Tourism and Hospitality Industry’;

A leading textile materials manufacturer on the expansion of its production facilities, including the reconstruction of existing production buildings, acquisition of adjacent land plots from state ownership, construction of new facilities and amendments to Moscow’s Land Use and Development Rules;

A leading seed breeding and production company on a project to establish an agro-industrial complex based on an existing production facility in Kostroma Region, including the construction of a laboratory for developing new potato varieties;

A major integrated oil and gas company on a project to establish an industrial park within the special economic zone in the Republic of Tatarstan;

A leading Russian industrial holding on structuring and implementing a project to construct supporting infrastructure for a gas chemical plant in the Svobodny Priority Development Area, Amur Region, using the Far Eastern concession mechanism. The work included developing optimal project organisation models and providing legal support at every stage;

A major integrated oil and gas company on preparing and approving territorial planning documentation for the construction and reconstruction of pipelines and the establishment of zones with special conditions of use;

An investor on developing an action plan for the construction of a bell tower in the Central District of St Petersburg based on the drawings and models of a renowned 18th-century architect;

A company belonging to a group led by a major global pipe market player on participation in a competitive selection process for the right to enter into a Special Investment Contract (SPIC) for the construction of an industrial facility in Volzhsky, Volgograd Region. The project involves a modern complex for the production of high-quality hot-rolled and cold-rolled flat stainless and corrosion-resistant steel products. The work also included preparing and negotiating a design services contract and advising on the performance of technical customer functions in developing the principal design and technical solutions;

JSC DonBioTech on the completion of construction of a grain processing complex for amino acid production in Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, including the preparation of an EPSS contract;

JSC GTLK on a project to establish the largest cluster-based ship repair complex in the Arctic. The work included legal due diligence of the existing port infrastructure within the project area, exploring options for transferring third-party assets required for the project, and advising on berth reconstruction and new construction;

A client implementing domestic and inbound tourism development projects, including projects financed from public funds, on the acquisition of assets such as health camps, sanatoriums and other facilities owned by companies, enterprises and institutions for subsequent reconstruction, demolition and major repairs;

A leading transport industry player on assessing the feasibility of implementing an integrated development of non-residential buildings within a port infrastructure area and removing obstacles to the project;

The management company of a closed-end mutual investment fund on excluding the trust management territory from the boundaries of an integrated development area;

A property development group specialising in residential and commercial real estate on the possibility of participating in a project company through a closed-end mutual investment fund;

A group of companies investing in high-tech projects on bringing former chemical weapons destruction facilities in the Udmurt Republic into economic circulation for the purpose of establishing a special economic zone or introducing another preferential regime. The proposed arrangements were intended to enable industrial investors to benefit from incentives when implementing investment projects;

A Russian investment and development company with a strong social focus and one of the major developers in the Moscow Region on a project to raise investment through the issuance of digital financial assets (DFAs) and the preparation of agreements with investors.

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

Tatyana advised:

The management of a group of companies engaged in the extraction, processing and beneficiation of various minerals on mitigating risks associated with the location of a mining and processing plant on forest land in the Volga Federal District;

One of the largest private investment companies, which also participates in socially oriented projects, on developments in the reform of land, water, forestry and subsoil legislation;

A quartz sand extraction and processing company in appellate and cassation proceedings in a dispute with a regional forestry ministry concerning compensation for damage caused to forests when a land plot was leased for subsoil use. The work included analysing the lawfulness of the land allocation and the damage calculation, collecting additional evidence, substantiating the involvement of co-defendants and developing alternative strategies for protecting the client’s interests;

A soda ash manufacturer on developing a defence strategy and pursuing an out-of-court settlement in a dispute concerning additional environmental pollution charges exceeding RUB 6 billion;

A chemical manufacturer on matters relating to the disposal of production and consumption waste and the preparation of draft waste generation standards and disposal limits;

The management of an Australian coal mining and export company on assessing the consequences of the forced suspension of its subsoil use operations in the context of sanctions.

achievements

Ratings and Awards

Tatyana is endorsed by Russian ratings, including: Pravo-300, Kommersant, Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Pravo-300 in the nominations: Agribusiness and Agriculture, Land Law, Real Estate, Land, Construction (Advisory High Market), Natural Resources, Environmental Law

Kommersant in the nomination: Environmental Law

Rossiyskaya Gazeta in the nominations: Real Estate and Housing & Utilities, Pro Bono