A delegation from Pepeliaev Group law firm has made a further business visit to China. Our team included Senior Partner Rustem Ahmetshin, Partner Yuri Vorobyev and Head of Real Estate and Construction Practice Natalya Stenina.
Seminars were held for representatives of Chinese business community in Beijing (21 May) and Shanghai (20 May) under the auspices of Russia's Trade Representation in China.
Pepeliaev Group's senior partner Rustem Ahmetshin told those who attended the seminars about the development of the economic relationship between Russia and China. He emphasised the growing turnover in trade and increasing investments in Russian assets by Chinese businessmen. He also made mention of the tax incentives that are being offered to investors in different regions of Russia and of the benefits that companies receive when they become residents of Special Economic Zones.
During the seminars Head of Real Estate and Construction Practice Natalya Stenina dwelt on the most relevant matters of regulation of construction companies' work in Russia. Natalya explained what parties are involved in construction relationships, what is the role of the general contractor and what are the main stages of construction of a real estate item.
Pepeliaev Group partner Yuri Vorobyev focused on real estate disputes. He highlighted the main problems which foreign companies face, described their most common mistakes and explained the ways to solve them.
Representatives of major Chinese businesses attended the seminars. After the seminars the participants asked Pepeliaev Group's representatives questions on opportunities to work together and to invest in Russia.
Pepeliaev Group is a leading Russian law firm offering the full range of legal services in all regions of Russia, most former Soviet countries and abroad. Over 160 lawyers in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Krasnoyarsk, as well as in Vladivostok and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (within the alliance with Russin & Vecchi), provide legal assistance to over 1,500 companies operating in various industries. 50% of these are international corporations implementing long-term investment projects in Russia.
