Natural Resources / Energy

Mining is a growing strategic sector of Russian economy which is attractive for investors. CLS provides comprehensive legal support for transactions in this sector.

Our services:

• Structuring foreign investment into Russian natural resources
• Due diligence of companies engaged in use of subsoil rights
• Advice on corporate structuring for acquisitions of companies engaged in extracting natural resources, including oil and coal, for example
• Advice on antitrust issues concerning natural monopolies and companies holding dominant positions on a market
• Drafting agreements for companies engaged in mining, minerals exploration, development and extraction, and cooperation agreements, operator agreements, and agreements for geological studies
• Advice on use of land plots and subsoil blocks
• Advice on required authorizations and compliance certificates, and the regulation applicable to operating hazardous industrial facilities
• Advice on license agreements, amendments to license agreements, and relicensing issues
• Interaction with state authorities to obtain licenses and permits
• Tax advice for companies engaged in extracting natural resources
• Advice on construction, reconstruction and maintenance of energy facilities
• Advice on environmental risks associated with exploration and development of natural resources
• Advice on industrial safety in the course of minerals exploration and development
• Dispute resolution pertaining to subsoil use and development of other natural resources
• Defense of client interests in the course of administrative, court and arbitration proceedings