Daria Sonina is a Senior Associate at the Moscow office of Capital Legal Services and is part of the Project Finance and Public-Private Partnership practice team.

Daria’s area of specialization is legal support of comprehensive investment projects implemented mostly on a concession model, including drafting concession agreements, general contractor agreements and direct agreements with financing organizations, development of appropriate project financing structures.

Daria also has experience in providing support for procurement procedures regulated by procurement laws, acquiring title to public and private land parcels, including change of their category and/or permitted use, advising on entering into lease agreements, sale and purchase of commercial and industrial facilities, including participating in negotiations concerning the terms and conditions of contracts.

Daria joined Capital Legal Services in 2016. Prior to joining Capital Legal Services, she worked over 6 years in the legal department of an international consulting firm in the practice providing support for major investment projects, including real estate and construction projects.

Areas of Law:

• Project finance and public-private partnership
• Real estate and construction
• Corporate law
• Contract law
• Labor law

Education:

• Moscow State University, Law School (2009), diploma with honors
• Moscow State University, Law School (2012), PhD in law
• Queen Mary University of London (2014), LL.M.

Languages:

• Russian
• English
• German