Lawyers

Itai Basis

Itai Basis

Work Department

Municipal taxation

Position

Adv. Itai Bassis is a partner and head of the Municipal Taxation Department at Firon Law Firm.

Itai has extensive experience and expertise in municipal taxation, covering all its aspects, including general property tax, levies and charges, civil and administrative litigation on various issues involving cumulative amounts of billions of shekels. This includes achievements and objections regarding property taxation, administrative appeals, and various civil claims before a wide range of judicial instances, including professional appeals committees, arbitrations, and mediations, as well as dispute resolution processes involving relevant factors and in various courts (magistrate, district, and supreme).

Among other things, Itai specializes in legal support, representation, and consultancy on various issues related to local government, editing and accompanying tenders, drafting urban planning legislation, and participating in other legislative processes. Furthermore, Itai specializes in in-depth and complex legal opinions on various municipal issues.

Over the years, Itai has gained extensive experience representing authorities and entities from Dan to Eilat in his role as a founding partner in a law firm specializing in representing authorities in this field. His clients include local authorities, including national and regional organizations of local government (including municipalities, local and regional councils, settlements, and kibbutzim), urban companies, economic companies, water and sewage corporations, and more.

In addition to his expertise and experience in municipal taxation, Itai has rich experience in construction law, including representing employers and organizations from major players in the Israeli economy in the field of labor law, representing private and public companies in commercial litigation before various instances, and representing leading entrepreneurial and contracting companies in construction litigation.

In addition to his legal knowledge and branch experience, Itai has broad interdisciplinary education in management and finance, which adds to his deep and comprehensive economic understanding when examining complex issues in this field.

Itai is one of the leading attorneys in the country in the field of municipal taxation, thanks to his extensive and diverse experience accumulated over the years, which has provided him with extensive and varied professional knowledge, while emphasizing the legal, strategic, and business needs of his clients. He offers immediate availability and provides comprehensive and in-depth legal assistance on the best possible terms.