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Sergey Lubimov is a recognized international expert in commercial, industrial, residential real estate, and construction.

Sergey has over 25 years of experience in the industry, working for renowned international law firms and large investment companies/family offices. He has extensive experience in structuring and providing comprehensive legal support for real estate acquisition and disposal transactions, leasing, comprehensive real estate legal expertise, joint venture formation, and real estate investment support in Russia, Europe, the UK, the US, and other jurisdictions. Sergey has extensive experience in negotiating and drafting documentation for real estate and construction transactions in various jurisdictions. Sergey also has significant experience in project financing. He is recommended by the leading international rating The Best Lawyers. In 2024, the Russian rating "Pravo-300" recommends Sergey in the field of "Real Estate, Land, Construction," and the federal rating "Kommersant" recommends him in the categories "Construction and Real Estate" in 2023 and 2024. Sergey is also included in the list of the 100 most influential people in the commercial real estate market CRE-100 2023-2025, ranking 7th in the prestigious rating.

SERVICES
AND PRACTICE AREAS

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION

Practices

REAL ESTATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Industries

EDUCATION

Higher School of Economics, Economist, 2014
Moscow State Open University, with honors, Lawyer, 2003

CLIENTS
AND PROJECTS

A PRIVATE INVESTOR

Structured and supported a transaction involving a private investor’s purchase of 100% of shares in the company that owns the ViVa shopping centre in Moscow, including preparation of a purchase and sale agreement, an option and other contractual documentation

nordgold

Advised Nordgold, an international gold mining company, on the construction of infrastructure for the first Lero-Karta underground gold mine at the current Lefa deposit in Guinea, and provided full legal support in preparing the contractual documentation for the project, including EPC contracts and commercial contracts for the mine infrastructure (supply contracts, service contracts, leases, etc.)

FSK GROUP

Advised FSK Group, one of the largest developments and construction companies in Russia, in connection with the RUB 11 billion acquisition of a group of companies owning major real estate assets. The acquisition is being made in order to implement a development project for the construction of a multi-billion-dollar multifunctional residential complex along with social, utility and other related infrastructure

MAGNIT PJSC

Advised Magnit PJSC, a food retail giant dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and Moscow Exchange, on the acquisition of rival supermarket chain Dixy with a focus on real estate

А1

Advised A1 Capital Limited and a group of private investors on the sale of real estate assets, including a large number of land plots comprising a single territory, in a corporate transaction for the purpose of subsequent implementation of one of the largest residential and social infrastructure construction projects in Moscow