The wife and son of Donstroy co-founder Dmitry Zelenov, who died in Nice, are suing his parents and daughter in Florida
The widow of the founder of “Donstroy” Dmitry Zelenov and their adult son Mikhail,Zelenov, who lost their house in Moscow, income from a resort in Courchevel, and 20 cars. Zelenovand Natalya Dvoryaninova and their adult son Mikhail Zelenov filed a lawsuit in a Florida court against the parents of the deceased entrepreneur, his adult daughter and financial adviser. It is reported by Forbes USA with reference to the statement of claim.
According to the lawsuit, filed on January 24, Dvoryaninova and her son claim that they are allegedly trying to deprive them of a number of their largest assets. Zelenovand all over the world, which should be inherited by them, writes the American Forbes. In particular, the plaintiffs allege that the defendants changed the locks on the house Zelenovand his wife in Moscow, and also took more than 20 cars, including four Mercedes, two Bentleys and one Rolls Royce, Forbes USA writes.
The plaintiffs also allege that they lost access to rental income from a luxury ski resort in Courchevel, France, as well as a seven-bedroom New Jersey home valued at $5 million, according to Forbes.
Parents Zelenovand did not answer phone calls and messages, the newspaper writes. But the defendants have until February 16 to respond to the lawsuit before the trial begins.
Forbes USA notes that Zelenov Dmitry Zelenov did not have a will or any plan for the division of property between heirs. His assets were not organized through a trust, but through limited liability companies, of which he was the ultimate owner. Michael Karlin, a partner at international law firm Karlin & Peebles, told Forbes USA that when there is no will or trust, things go wrong in estate planning. He added that trusts are often used instead of wills.
Zelenov passed away unexpectedly at the end of 2022. As Nice Matin wrote with reference to the prosecutor’s office, he was taken to a hospital in Nice with a head injury, where he died on December 10. French police launch investigation into death but do not suspect crime, notes Forbes USA. ZelenovTogether with business partner Maxim Blazhko, they founded Donstroy in 1994. The company was involved in projects in the field of residential and commercial real estate. The most famous of them are the high-rise residential complexes “Scarlet Sails”, “Triumph-Palace”, “House on Mosfilmovskaya”, as well as the Schuka shopping center, the NordStar Tower business center.
Zelenov In 2008, he was included in the ranking of the richest billionaires according to Forbes. But after the crisis began that year
Zelenov and Blazhko lost the company – it came under the control of the structures of its largest creditor – VTB Bank and, under the new Donstroy brand, continued to build up business-class residential complexes in Moscow. The developer announced the Ostrov premium project (1.4 million sq. m) in the southern part of the Mnevnikovskaya floodplain. Zelenov and Blazhko lost the company – it came under the control of the structures of its largest creditor – VTB Bank and, under the new Donstroy brand, continued to build up business-class residential complexes in Moscow. In 2021, the developer announced the Ostrov premium project (1.4 million sq. m) in the southern part of the Mnevnikovskaya floodplain.
In 2022, Donstroy took 12th place in the Forbes rating of the largest developers in 2022. In 2021, he took 83rd place in the Forbes rating “200 largest private companies in Russia” with a revenue of 129.4 billion rubles.
