Daria Chueva

Counsel

- - daria.chueva@birchlegal.ru

About

Daria advises Russian and foreign clients on land, urban planning, and contractual legislation in the field of real estate drawing from her extensive experience in conducting comprehensive due diligence in said field. She also supports transactions with warehouse, retail, office real estate, cultural heritage objects, and land plots of various categories, including transactions for the purchase and sale of real estate, commercial lease agreements, and contractor agreements.

In addition, Daria advises clients on project financing and the acquisition of assets using borrowed capital, including the structuring of loan agreements and security documentation for transactions, as well as on wide range of regulatory issues.

Daria also provides support for large-scale and priority investment projects, integrated development projects, domestic and cross-border M&A transactions in addition to the creation and operation of mutual funds.

Experience

  • advising a technological leader of the Russian oil and gas market (top 3 largest oil producers in the Russian Federation) in a number of M&A transactions on the acquisition of gas station networks in various regions of the Russian Federation
  • providing legal support for the acquisition of a wagon fleet (more than 6,000 wagons) by Russia's largest vertically integrated grain holding with export logistics and grain trading assets combined
  • advising YIT on the sale of its Russian assets to Etalon Group at all stages of the transaction, including structuring the deal, conducting due diligence, organizing a tender, preparing the transaction documentation and closing
  • advising Johnson Matthey, the world's largest manufacturer of automotive catalysts, in a transaction for the sale of Russian assets at all stages of the transaction starting from it's structuring and preparing the transaction documentation, including corporate and financial and security documentation, to obtaining the approval of the transaction from the Government Commission and closing the deal
  • providing comprehensive legal support for the sale of two Purmo Group subsidiaries engaged in the production and sale of radiators to an investment company from the Russian Federation, including organizing a tender, conducting due diligence, drafting and preparing transaction documentation in the corporate and financial-security segment, as well as coordinating the transaction with the Government Commission

Education

2018Lomonosov Moscow State University, Master’s Degree in Law (with honors)
2016Lomonosov Moscow State University, Bachelor’s Degree in Law (with honors)

Languages

  • English
  • Russian

Career

2022–pres.Counsel / Principal Associate / Senior Associate, BIRCH LEGAL
2021–2022Associate, Eversheds Sutherland
2018–2021Associate, leading Russian law firm
2017–2018Junior Associate, KPMG

Media

Topical problems in the regulation of land plot turnover: from the acquisition of rights to seizure

BIRCH’s real estate practice continues its series of webinars covering the most pressing problems related to the use of land plots and structuring of real estate transactions.

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26 March 2025
Prevalent problems in implementing comprehensive territory development projects

During the webinar, we will provide an overview of the most pressing issues that arise today when complying with the CTD regulations in practice.

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19 November 2024
Real estate deals in 2024: answers to the most pressing questions

The lawyers at BIRCH LEGAL have picked out today's most pressing problems in the sector and are ready to share the solutions they've refined throughout their practice.

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23 May 2024

Testimonials

Daria was personally mentioned as a leading lawyer in Corporate and M&A, Real Estate and Construction, Energy and Natural Resources in the Pravo300 Legal Rating 2024