Weiss, Porat & Co

Weiss, Porat & Co. is a leading commercial law firm that offers a wide range of legal services. The firm has established a diverse domestic and international client base and a substantial international practice.

Its areas of expertise include various fields of business, commercial, civil, domestic and international law, including cross-border transactions, M&As, corporate law, technology transfer agreements, licensing, joint ventures, banking law, investment law, energy law, real estate and zoning laws, biotechnology law, employment law and labour law, intellectual property law, litigation, arbitration (including international arbitration and ICC arbitration) and debt collection.

Weiss, Porat & Co. has extensive experience in legally and commercially accompanying foreign and international companies and investors in their engagement with Israeli companies and in Israel, and has successfully advised and represented many international companies in various cross-border transactions and cases.

The firm specialises in cross-border transactions and many of its attorneys are members of both Israeli and foreign bar associations.

The firm has extensive experience in working with Japan and Japanese clients. Clients include companies from various sectors including IT, electronics, communications, trading, software, investment and banking, food and industry as well as governmental agencies.

The firm’s experience of working with Japan (Japanese spoken) is unique in the Israeli environment and makes it in many cases a contact point between companies and business people from Japan and Israel.

Weiss, Porat & Co. has extensive experience in working with East Asia and with companies and institutions from Japan, Korea, China, India, Taiwan and more.

Weiss, Porat & Co. assists foreign and multinational companies in setting up their operations in Israel including corporate structuring, tax, employment matters and more.

Weiss, Porat & Co. advises foreign companies and multinationals on their investments in Israeli technology companies, start-ups, venture capital funds and other businesses.

Weiss, Porat & Co. is working with leading hi-tech firms, as well as start-ups and venture capital funds.

Weiss, Porat & Co. dispute resolution team represents its clients in litigation and arbitration cases, many of which involve international aspects. The firm has extensive experience in local and international arbitration including institutional and ICC arbitration as well as ad hoc arbitration.

Weiss, Porat & Co. has unique experience in international trade and trade protection matters, particularly the Israeli Trade Levies Law, dumping, safeguard levy, WTO agreements (World Trade Organisation agreements), including proceedings involving the trade levies commissioner, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Trade Levies Committee and the courts.

The firm accompanies foreign and international companies in their infrastructure projects in Israel. It provides ongoing consulting for such companies with respect to the legal aspects of their operations and projects in Israel including tenders, contracts, taxation, permits and visas, labour law and more. It advised foreign companies carrying out large-scale projects for Israeli Electric Corporation (IEC), Israel Natural Gas Lines (INGL) and others.

The firm advises local and international non-profit organisations regarding their legal, regulatory and corporate matters.

The firm has extensive experience in the field of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and assisted living. It represents the national association of tenants of CCRC and assisted living in Israel, tenants committees and thousands of residents, including reviewing agreements and protection of tenants’ rights.

The firm provides its clients the expertise and capabilities of experienced attorneys together with creativity, dedication and personal service.

Offering creative, professional and custom-designed legal advice together with business understanding and international perspective, the team assists clients in achieving their business objectives.