RockBridge Legal specialists conduct in-depth legal due diligence of real estate before its planned acquisition to identify potential legal and regulatory risks and liabilities, as well as to determine the feasibility of the property’s use for the client’s intended purpose. The analysis covers the basis for registration and acquisition of ownership rights, encumbrances (mortgages, servitudes), land register entries, and compliance of the territorial plan with development intentions, determining development possibilities. This assessment serves as the basis for structuring the transaction, allows for timely identification of issues, and structures transactions to protect the client’s legal and commercial interests and ensure compliance with applicable laws and territorial planning.

Depending on the client’s needs and the type of project, in-depth legal due diligence may be carried out in a team with environmental specialists, technical specialists, construction experts, etc.

RockBridge Legal provides full-cycle support for property acquisition and divestment processes – from transaction structuring, financial modeling to documentation preparation, closing, and registration of ownership rights in the Land Register. The firm’s expertise also includes complex transaction models, including sale and leaseback, lease-purchase, and real estate development projects involving the contribution of real estate to the share capital of a company.

RockBridge Legal attorneys assist in planning and implementing both simple and complex land and building consolidation or division transactions – from evaluating the concept to entries in the Land Register. We prepare all necessary agreements and applications, coordinate the transaction structure with involved parties, municipalities, and other institutional participants.

If the acquisition of property involves its division, consolidation, or the creation of building rights, our team works with surveyors and other technical specialists to ensure accurate cadastral data and a legal, commercially sound solution for the client.

RockBridge Legal prepares mortgage agreements for the needs of financiers or clients. We carefully coordinate the scope of collateral, the procedure for execution and use, adapting the agreement to the commercial structure of the specific transaction.

Our attorneys review the contract terms offered by credit institutions, identify potential risks (e.g., early repayment, changes in interest and commissions, additional collateral requirements), and, if necessary, negotiate amendments. We also provide full support in the mortgage registration and cancellation process in the Land Register.

RockBridge Legal prepares servitude agreements for the establishment of roads, utility lines, or other rights for both new constructions and development projects, as well as for the regularization of existing properties, paying special attention to the content, term, and compensation mechanisms of the servitude.

We conduct negotiations with neighbors and other rights holders, and ensure the proper formalization and registration of servitudes in the Land Register to avoid future disputes.

RockBridge Legal prepares building rights agreements for both developers and landowners, structuring long-term cooperation to ensure that construction, financing, and property rights issues are clearly regulated for the entire project duration. We define the content of building rights, the term, the compensation procedure, the fate of buildings and improvements after the contract term expires, and coordinate the contract terms with financiers and the requirements of other involved parties.

RockBridge Legal also provides legal support in regulating real estate lease and rental relationships – from standard lease agreements to complex long-term commercial leases and “build-to-suit” or “sale-and-leaseback” projects. We develop and review lease agreements, participate in negotiations, and ensure their registration, paying special attention to the balance of risks between tenant and landlord, termination and renewal mechanisms, expense allocation, security measures, and other practical aspects crucial for the long-term stability of lease relationships.

RockBridge Legal provides full-cycle support in construction law matters – from land use and planning to commissioning of the building and warranty obligations. We help ensure that the project complies with territorial planning, construction, environmental, cultural heritage, and safety requirements, as well as decisions of municipalities and supervisory institutions.

Our lawyers participate in the development of the project structure together with architects, designers, and technical consultants to ensure that legal risks (e.g., challenging permits, construction complaints, liability for defects) are identified and mitigated in a timely manner.

RockBridge Legal develops and reviews design, construction, general contracting, subcontracting, supply, and “turnkey” (EPC/EPCM) contracts, including those based on international standards (e.g., FIDIC).

We help manage contractual relationships throughout the construction period – delays, extensions of deadlines, penalties, additional works and cost adjustments, documentation requirements. If disputes arise regarding work quality, deadlines, or payment, RockBridge Legal represents clients in negotiations, mediation, arbitration, or general jurisdiction courts.

RockBridge Legal specialists help develop the correct transaction structure for both acquisition transactions and the subsequent use of real estate. Our team performs transaction analysis and determines the VAT application procedure, as well as the resulting tax liabilities in both construction contracts and property divestment cases.