We are pleased to inform you that this year, in a highly competitive environment, Sirota & Partners once again confirmed its position in the federal ranking of top law firms in the Real Estate and Construction practice area according to Pravo.Ru.

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Summarizing almost 20 years’ experience in assisting clients to manage complex real estate projects, Sirota & Partners have contributed to the chapter of The Construction Disputes Law Review which was recently published on the website and in pdf-format is also available at the following link.

Partner of the bureau Artem Sirota and senior associate Ekaterina Ivanova gave an interview to Mr. Andrey Egorov for the “Civilistics” Magazine. Based on the analysis of particular cases, they discussed the legal nature of the cancellation fee, the admissibility of its reduction, the structure of the lessor’s losses in case of the lease termination, as well as the abuse of rights by the landlord during the pandemic.

The text of the interview was published in the “Civilistics” Magazine, the video of the interview is available here.

Artem Sirota made a report at the Pravo.ru conference “Construction in 2021: legal problems and their solutions”. In his report Artem focused on drafting lease agreements during the COVID-19 pandemic. In his report Artem explained how to draft lease agreements with preventing adverse consequences for a tenant (such as currency fluctuations), and how the pandemic affects the conditions of the use of premises. In respect of the need to reduce rent due to the non-use of premises during the pandemic, Artem suggested providing for the partial rent reduction in a lease agreement if the certain number of employees cannot be present in a premises.

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We are glad to inform you that the Legal 500 EMEA 2021 Rankings has recognized Sirota & Partners as one of the leading law firms in Europe, Middle East and Africa in Real Estate and Construction practice. Sirota & Partners has been distinguished as a law firm “focused on solving clients’ tasks and bringing them to the final point”; the firm’s team “is always in touch, efficient”. The partner Artem Sirota was also recognized as a specialist, whose work for clients “is always done professionally and on time”.

Sirota & Partners also have contributed to Russia chapters in the Legal 500 Comparative Guides devoted to Real Estate and Construction law.

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