Ilya Aleshchev

Partner

Expertise

Corporate/M&A
Securities
Investment Attraction
Corporate structuring of business
Complex legal valuation of busines
International Commercial Transactions
Real Estate
Private Wealth Management
Family and succession law

Education

Nottingham Trent University, UK, LLB
Pericles ABLE, LLM in American Law, honors diploma
Moscow State University of Commerce (presently known as Russian State University of Trade and Economics) honors diploma
Widener Summer Law Program in Advanced Concepts in US Corporate Law, Widener University, Delaware, US, honors diploma
Continuing his LPC program at The University of Law, London, UK

Has fluent command of English language, holds ILEC Certificate.

Areas of Expertise

Ilya Aleshchev specializes in corporate law and M&A transactions, investment attraction, corporate structuring of businesses and due diligence of businesses. Ilya advises business owners on investment and structuring of personal assets in Russia and abroad, CFC legislation, securities transactions, and supports the creation of family and inheritance funds. Ilya Aleshcheev has more than 20 years of legal practice experience.

Industry expertise

Ilya advises leading Russian and international banks, family offices, major development and construction companies, IT companies, trading and manufacturing companies, etc.

Professional expertise

Before joining AT Lawyers, Ilya was with Russian Law Firm, where he worked in projects that involved business acquisition, corporate restructuring and conveying legal due diligence.

Professional recognition

Recommended by Chambers & Partners Europe as a leading lawyer in advising private clients.
Recommended by the international Legal500 rating as a leading lawyer in advising private clients.

Expert activities and professional associations

As a member of a working group of the Ministry of Justice, Ilya Aleshchev participated in the development of legislative provisions on succession funds, succession contracts and joint wills of spouses.
TRACE Anti-Bribery Specialist Accreditation – TASA.
A member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, UK.
Member of the Expert Council of the ‘Corporate Lawyer’ magazine.
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Projects

Represented a Russian businessman in complex cross-border litigation in connection with the division of marital property, including proceedings in Russia, the Bahamas and the USA (the case was recently considered by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation).

Advising a Russian businessman, whose ex-spouse has moved to the UK, on possible claims she may bring under English law to claim part of her property, drafting a separation agreement and agreeing the terms of financial security.

Drafting and approval of documents setting out the relationship between the client, a Russian organization, and a German partner in a joint project with a state corporation and a German partner, including the establishment of a corporate structure, financing relationships, ensuring the performance of obligations by the parties, etc.

Legal due diligence for a Russian investment company in the acquisition of a property complex in the Leningrad Region (including land plots of various categories, as well as real estate objects encumbered with third-party rights) for the purposes of implementing a project on comprehensive development of the territory.

Legal due diligence of acquisition of rights to land plots in Moscow for construction of an office complex.

Drafting and approval of documents formalizing relations on the lease of premises in an office center under construction.

Representing a Western investment company specializing in real estate in negotiations with a major Russian trading company on the lease of premises in a shopping center in Nizhny Novgorod; drafting and approval of a preliminary agreement, short-term and long-term contracts, etc.

Analysis of a shareholders' agreement of a Cypriot company owning shares in a Russian organization and drafting a legal opinion on its compliance with Russian law and enforceability.