Alert: Rosreestr property register — expanded investigative use against state-related entities Effective: July 2027
A procedural development in Russia has broadened the scope under which the Rosreestr property register may be accessed and relied upon as an investigative tool in recovery proceedings brought against state-related entities. Creditors pursuing Russian real property assets held by or through entities with state participation should treat this development as material to any active or planned enforcement strategy.
Foreign creditors and distressed investors with live or prospective recovery claims against Russian counterparties that carry direct or indirect state participation are most directly affected. Under the prevailing approach, state-related entities have historically benefited from procedural limitations on third-party access to Rosreestr data. The current development narrows those limitations in the context of enforcement and asset-tracing proceedings, making registered real property holdings — including those held through intermediary structures — more readily available as a documentary basis for creditor claims in Russian court proceedings.
Creditors with existing judgments or arbitral awards against state-related Russian counterparties should review whether Rosreestr data, including records of recent transfers or re-registrations, may now be engaged more directly in their proceedings. Enforcement counsel should assess three steps: (1) confirm whether the relevant counterparty qualifies as a state-related entity under the applicable Russian law definition; (2) identify real property assets registered in the counterparty's name or in the name of connected entities in Rosreestr; and (3) evaluate whether any recent registration events — disposals, re-registrations, or pledge entries — are relevant to preferential transfer or asset-dissipation arguments.
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— Elizaveta Razina Senior Lawyer, Practice Lead — IP Enforcement, Vetrov & Partners vetrovpartners.com/razina/
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