Shekel & Co.

Senior Partner

Ofer joined the firm in 1996, and has extensive expertise in various tax areas, with emphasis on real estate taxation, VAT and income tax. Ofer also has a deep understanding of commercial law and real estate law.

Ofer provides ongoing tax support and advice to large and prominent entities in the Israeli economy, such as banks, insurance and credit card companies, health funds (HMOs), institutions of higher education as well as companies in the fuel, gas, energy, communications and automotive sectors, along with private clients. Ofer handles and represents clients in obtaining tax arrangements and litigates complex tax cases.

In this context, he offers advice, support and tax pre-planning for transactions, provides opinions on complex tax issues, and manages pre-ruling proceedings, assessment hearings and objections across the various tax fields. Throughout his years of practice, Ofer has become a seasoned tax litigator in both district courts and the Supreme Court of Israel, having managed and handled numerous tax cases that have established precedent-setting rules in the areas of income tax, real estate taxation, and VAT.

Ofer serves as Chairman of the Direct Taxes Committee of the Israel Bar Association as well as a member of the Income Tax and Real Estate Tax committees of the Israel Bar Association. He also lectures periodically in various forums and publishes articles on tax-related issues in professional journals.

Hebrew, English

Israel Lawyers Bar

L.L.B., Tel Aviv University, 1996; B.A. in Accounting, Tel Aviv University, 1996; LL.M. (summa cum laude), Tel Aviv University in cooperation with Berkeley University, 2009.