Ms Maayan Hammer-Tzeelon > Herzog Fox & Neeman > Tel Aviv, Israel > Lawyer Profile

Herzog Fox & Neeman
Herzog Tower
6 Yitzhak Sadeh St.
Tel Aviv 6777506
Israel

Work Department

Employee Incentive Schemes
Labour and Employment Law
Labour and Employment

Position

Partner

Career

Maayan Hammer-Tzeelon is a partner in the firm’s Labour and Employment Law practice. Maayan advises local and international clients on a wide range of labour and employment law matters. Maayan was presented with the 2018 Client Choice award, which recognises law firm partners around the world that stand apart for the exceptional client care they provide and the quality of their service.

Areas of advice include:

  • Ongoing advice with respect to all aspects of employment relations, including: employee recruitment, employment terms and conditions, compensation and retirement packages, HR policies, prevention of sexual harassment, equal opportunities in the workplace, adaptation of international documents to Israeli law, and termination of employment;
  • Drafting and negotiating agreements, including: employment agreements, separation agreements, various compensation packages, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, and consultancy agreements;
  • Advising, providing legal opinions and representing clients in proceedings in which public entities undergoing structural and organization changes, with respect to various scenarios that arise in relation to employee rights;
  • Advising on international transactions, mergers and acquisitions, organizational changes and privatizations, including, conducting due diligence, assessing legal risks, drafting employment-related provisions for all transaction documents, advising on aspects relating to the change of employers, and preparation of new employment agreements which include special retention packages for employees upon completion of the transaction;
  • Advising on all aspects of the legal requirements and customs in Israel in relation to employee relocation from Israel to abroad and vice versa;
  • Providing legal opinions to international clients, including leading international law firms, on the Israeli legal aspects of different employment-related procedures conducted on a world-wide basis;
  • Advising employers whose labor relations are governed by collective bargaining agreements in relation to all of the implications of engaging in collective employment relationships, including: assistance and guidance in negotiating, drafting and interpreting collective bargaining agreements, collective arrangements and internal policies;
  • Representing clients in different litigation proceedings in all courts, including with respect to individual litigation, collective employment disputes, social security matters, as well as arbitration and mediation proceedings.

Languages

Hebrew, English

Memberships

Israel, 2007

Education

Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, LL.B and BA (Business Administration) (cum laude), 2006

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Employment

The employment department at legal giant Herzog Fox & Neeman is well-known for its comprehensive labour law offering and attracts an impressive client roster that includes some of the world’s largest multinationals and international organisations. The extensive team provides day-to-day assistance on the full gamut of labour law considerations and compliance matters, as well as services in litigation and dispute resolution, pensions, collective and individual disputes, and trade union issues. The group also advises on the employment law aspects of major local and multi-jurisdictional transactions, an area where Liat Shaked-Katz has expertise. Also in the team are key litigator Chagai Vered and Moria Tam-Harshoshanim, who is experienced in a litany of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Haya Ehrman has a strong track record in handling collective bargaining negotiations and strike actions brought by the some of the country’s blue-collar workforces, and Maayan Hammer-Tzeelon‘s practice encompasses transactional work, as well as comprehensive non-contentious guidance for employers.