Support for Foreign Local Investment Projects

• Organization of meetings with the regional decision-makers, participation in negotiations
  
  
• Comparative analysis of the local administrative capabilities and investment climate
  
  
• Assessment of local legal and tax regulation (e.g. applicability of incentives)
  
  
• Project co-ordination
  
  
• Preliminary comparative analysis of alternative sites
  
  
• Evaluation of attractiveness of alternative sites
  
  
• Preliminary project structuring and preparation of a preliminary action list
  
  
• Site due diligence
  
  
• Negotiations with regional and municipal authorities
  
  
• Negotiating available incentives
  
  
• Drafting and negotiating Investment Agreements
  
  
• Producing corporate documents
  
  
• Forming charter capital
  
  
• Human resources matters
  
  
• Issues, connected with legal status of foreigner at the territory of the Russian Federation
  
  
• Invitation letters
  
  
• Working permits
  
  
• Business and working visas
  
  
• Legal structuring of the transaction
  
  
• Negotiating site acquisition terms and conditions
  
  
• Deal closing, title registration with the State register
  
  
• Advising on the development of the town-planning documents
  
  
• Advising on Technical Specifications (TUs) for connection to local infrastructure facilities (electricity, water, etc.)
  
  
• Checking of pre-project documentation
  
  
• Advising on Environmental Impact Assessment
  
  
• Advising on State Environmental Examination of the Location of the Facilities
  
  
• Advising on selection of tendering for a licensed design company
  
  
• Negotiating contractual terms and conditions
  
  
• Advising on obtaining proper official approvals for design documentation from environmental, sanitary, fire, architectural and other authorities
  
  
• Advising on State Examination of the design documentation
  
  
• Advising on selection of tendering for a General Contractor
  
  
• Negotiating contractual terms and conditions
  
  
• Advising on proper issuance of a construction permit
  
  
• Advising on commissioning of the facilities constructed
  
  
• Negotiating the terms and conditions of sales and installation contracts
  
  
• Arranging for customs clearance of imported machinery
  
  
• Applicability of customs incentives
  
  
• Arranging for proper registration of the facilities erected with the State register
  
  
• Protection against consumer claims
  
  
• Certification issues
  
  
• Environmental and sanitary issues
  
  
• Labour issues and dispute resolution
  
  
• Sales and supply contracts
  
  
• Distribution security
  
  
• Transportation issues
  
  
• Utility services supply
  
  
• Tax advice