Investments play a considerable role in international capital transfer as well as in the regulation of investment relations - in the rational organization of economic processes, maintenance of balance of interests of investors and their contractors.

Presently, investments in real estate, which meet the expectations of investors proved to be an attractiveinvestment option. A considerable amount of risks related to the imperfect legislative field, unexpected variations in state policy and, sometimes, unconscientious actions of participants may cause problems in the process of investment activities.

Konnov & Sozanovsky's lawyers perform legal support of real estate transactions and possess thorough knowledge and wide experience in field of investing in the real estate objects. Our specialists help clients choose optimal instruments of real estate investment, conduct analysis of risks, related to participation in concrete investment programs, represent clients’ interests in the state bodies, regulating the capital market and stock exchange.

Russia’s dynamic and stable economic development makes it a very attractive target for investment. Thus, according to the words of the head of experts’ administration by the president of the Russian Federation Alexaldr Dvorkovich, the volume of the capital investment to Russia increased by 20%.

The volume of the direct foreign investment into the economy of the Russian Federation only during 9 months of 2007 amounted to USD 40 billion. By comparison, the total volume of investment amounted to 30 billion rubles, as current Russian Federation president’s assistant Igor Shuvalov communicated.

Meeting the market demand for foreign capital, a huge number of Russian and overseas investment companies operate in the Russian Federation at the present moment.

Notwithstanding the fact that real estate and construction remain the most attractive for investment, investors are starting to pay attention to the other spheres of economy. The availability of a wide range of investment products is accompanied by considerable risks, connected with the unpredictable actions of the authorities, at times, connected with the negligent attitude of the investment relations’ participants, as well as an imperfect, excessively bulky legislative base.

The federal law “On Foreign Capital Investment in the Russian Federation” which is the fundamental legislative act in the area of foreign investment regulation contains voluminous regulations, referring to the other legislative acts, without aggregate analysis of which, the determination of foreign investment legal regime is impossible.

Konnov & Sozanovsky’s lawyers, carrying out, particularly, legal support of companies’ activity in the different market segments, possessing deep theoretical knowledge and large practical experience in the investment domain in the real estate objects, as well as in the other branches. Our experts assist clients in selection of optimum instruments of investment implementation, conduct analysis of the risks connected with the participation in the particular investment programmes, and represent clients’ interests with the institutions regulating equity market and stock exchange.

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