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Industrial construction, commercial law and sanctions regulation for complex project delivery and cross-border work.

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Industrial Construction

Legal support for EPC projects

Commercial Law

Contract structures, commercial project architecture and protection of the parties’ interests

Sanctions Regulation

Advice on US, UK and EU sanctions restrictions

Expertise / Industrial Construction

Industrial Construction and Project Finance

We advise on project finance, industrial construction and oil and gas projects with a close focus on contract architecture, lender requirements and the delivery logic of EPC projects.

The practice covers financing structures, credit documentation, EPC contracts and related forms, as well as legal support for industrial and cross-border projects at every stage of preparation and execution under Russian and English law.

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Structuring and finance

  • Advising on the attraction and structuring of project finance for the implementation of EPC projects.
  • Working with banks and financial institutions on financing terms for infrastructure projects.
  • Reviewing and negotiating finance documentation, including English law transactions.
  • Structuring and negotiating security arrangements, including English law security packages.

Oil and gas and industrial projects

  • Legal support for oil, gas and mineral extraction projects, as well as LNG production projects both onshore and offshore.
  • Drafting and supporting domestic and cross-border, short-term and long-term commercial arrangements.
  • Assisting with the preparation and conclusion of drilling contracts.
  • Supporting agreements related to development, supply, processing and sale of raw materials.

Contracting and engineering

  • Drafting and negotiating equipment, goods and materials supply contracts, including take-or-pay arrangements.
  • Preparing basic engineering and FEED documentation contracts.
  • Supporting EPC, EPCM and other infrastructure construction contracts.
  • Preparing turnkey EPC contracts, including risk analysis and adaptation of FIDIC forms to the applicable law and lender bankability requirements.
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating construction contracts, project survey documentation and related project documents.
  • Developing international contract models such as BTO, DBO and DBFO with appropriate risk allocation.
Expertise / Commercial Law

Commercial Law

At Stuarts Legal, commercial law is not an abstract contracts practice. It is about agreements and obligations that support industrial, infrastructure and EPC projects and operate in cross-border trade.

We help clients structure contractual relationships under Russian and English law so that they are both legally robust and commercially workable, with clear allocation of obligations, timing, liability, change procedures and position-protection mechanisms.

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Matters we handle

  • Supply contracts, construction contracts, engineering and survey contracts, services agreements and other commercial arrangements.
  • Negotiation of key commercial terms and allocation of liability between the parties.
  • Structuring obligations in project and production environments.
  • Claims and pre-dispute work arising from contractual breaches.
  • Preparation of legal positions for negotiations, performance and disputes.

What the client receives

  • A clear structure of obligations and responsibility zones, with drafting that commercial teams can understand and use.
  • Contract language that can be performed in practice and defended if challenged.
  • Reduced ambiguity on timing, scope, quality and the consequences of breach.
  • A legal position that supports the project’s business objective instead of obstructing it.

Real estate and development

  • Advising on lease regulation and negotiation of lease terms for retail, office and warehouse assets.
  • Preparing standard lease documentation and structuring lease transactions at different stages of project readiness.
  • Contract support for development, urban planning and investment projects, as well as management of commercial real estate, hospitality assets and apartments.
  • Structuring real estate transactions with tax, corporate and regulatory considerations in mind.
  • Supporting asset deals and share deals involving real estate-owning entities.
  • Conducting due diligence of real estate assets and their holding structures.
  • Advising on joint ventures for development projects and real estate management.
Expertise / Sanctions Regulation

Sanctions Regulation

Sanctions law and regulatory risk.

We advise on disputes, compliance, foreign trade, reputational issues and regulatory status where sanctions directly affect assets, payments, business structures and performance obligations.

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How we unblocked more than USD 1 million in assets held with Credit Suisse How to obtain equipment ordered in the United States under sanctions
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Sanctions law and regulatory risk

  • Supporting challenges to restrictive measures and applications for removal from international sanctions lists.
  • Representing Russian investors in disputes with foreign financial institutions, including matters involving blocked assets.
  • Handling disputes with foreign counterparties concerning non-performance caused by sanctions restrictions.
  • Acting in court and arbitral proceedings, including proceedings in foreign jurisdictions.

Sanctions compliance and risk management

  • Comprehensive sanctions risk diagnostics and development of risk maps.
  • Review of corporate structures, contractual relationships and financial flows for sanctions compliance.
  • Counterparty due diligence with a sanctions focus.

International databases and reputational risk

  • Review and correction of data on beneficial owners, directors and senior management in international databases, including LSEG World-Check, Nexis Diligence and Dow Jones.
  • Support in reducing reputational risk and correcting inaccurate information.

Export control and foreign trade

  • Advice on export control issues.
  • Support in obtaining export licences and related permits.
  • Legal analysis of foreign trade transactions for sanctions exposure.

Assets and financial restrictions

  • Assistance in asset unblocking procedures for corporate and private clients.
  • Structuring solutions to mitigate the impact of sanctions.

PEP and regulatory status

  • Advising on Politically Exposed Person (PEP) status.
  • Supporting review and correction procedures relating to PEP status in international databases.

We engage at any stage and structure solutions that reflect both the legal and commercial objectives of the project under Russian and English law.

Close work with technical and commercial specialists, including designers, engineers, logistics teams, project managers and financiers.

A clear understanding of legal, commercial, technical and financial risk in construction projects, combined with deep integration with the project team.

Experience with project lenders, including VEB.RF, export credit agencies and foreign creditor syndicates.

Work under both Russian and English law. Experience on projects exceeding EUR 11 billion.

Key Contact

Elena Stuart
Elena Stuart
Managing Partner,
Head of the Industrial Construction Practice
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