Ami Osnat is a partner in the firm’s litigation department, as well as an arbitrator and a mediator. For his entire professional career, both as an associate and as a partner in a number of Israel’s leading law firms, Ami has worked in the various areas of commercial law, in labor law and in administrative law. Inter alia, Ami has been involved in consulting and in drafting and advising, on large and complex agreements and tenders and has handled intricate international contracts and provided representation to large entities in complex legal proceedings. Ami has served as advisor for several municipalities, such as Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Nazareth Ilit, Kalansawa and Jaljulia, as well as for various official bodies and governmental corporations. He acts as legal advisor to various office holders in the public sector and also lead a banking team working on complex banking issues, including financial transactions vis-a-vis banks. For many years, Ami was a senior lecturer in administrative law at Tel Aviv University as well as teaching, inter alia, corporate law, labor law, contract law, jurisprudence and business law for MBA students. From 1988 until 1994 Ami taught administrative law (as chief lecturer in this field) at Bar Ilan University, and since 1995, has held the position of associate lecturer (comparable to Professor) at the Faculty of Law at Haifa University. Ami has published numerous legal articles in many professional periodicals, mainly in the field of administrative law. In 2012, Ami was awarded the title of “Distinguished Professional” by the Israel Bar Association.
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Amichai Azulai is a partner at M. Firon & Co., handling the activity of the firm’s Be’er Sheva branch. Amichai specializes in all aspects of real estate law. He is an expert in handling complex projects and intricate transactions involving real estate and construction, whether residential or commercial. His experience spans across a project’s entire lifecycle, starting with the financing stage, through the array of agreements between the contractors, tenants and additional parties to the project and concluding with final registration at the Land Registry. As the Firm’s Be’er Sheva resident partner, Amichai represents some of Israel’s leading real estate companies in their diverse activities in the southern region of Israel, while fully utilizing his local expertise and his in-depth familiarity of the area. His wealth of experience of over fifteen years in the South, particularly in Be’er Sheva, imparts his advice with much legal, practical and strategic added value. In parallel to his real estate legal activities, Amichai is a family law and personal status expert. In this connection, Amichai’s rich professional record boasts appearances before all instances of Israel’s civil and religious courts, including the Supreme Court. Moreover, he specializes in insolvency and bankruptcy.
Asher is a partner in the firm's capital market department. Prior To joining the firm in 2019, Asher served in several prominent positions in the Israeli capital market. Asher started his professional career at the Corporations Section of the Israeli Securities Authority where, for about 7 years, he lead a in a senior position in charge of corporate governance. His capacity, Asher was responsible for all aspects of corporate governance relating to the work of the ISA, both regarding the ongoing supervision of public companies and with regard to the legislative process, the publication of policy positions and in supporting cases of enforcement. The tasks associates with that position at the ISA include an advisory role on all corporate governance for the Capital Market Authority, the Companies Authority, the Bank of Israel and the Ministry of Justice. As part of his work at the ISA, Asher served as a member of various public committees, including: the Committee for the Enactment of the Law for Senior Office Holders’ Salaries, the Committee for the Enactment of Amendment 20 to the Companies Law, the project to mitigate regulation, corporate governance for government companies. After leaving his role at the ISA, Asher worked in the capital markets department of a leading Tel Aviv firm, where he regularly acted as advisor to Israeli corporations listed on the Stock Exchange and to institutionalsequence trading corporations, including with regard to the construction of offering structures, providing of legal advice and rendering of services with the relevant regulatory bodies. Adv. Asher has extensive and diverse experience in all areas of the capital market, from guiding companies in their initial public offerings, through to mergers, acquisitions and structural changes, private offerings and tender offers, and up to corporate financing, stakeholder transactions, compliance with the reporting obligations and rules of corporate governance. In addition, Asher specializes in the implementation of complex offerings (securitization) and structured products offerings. In addition, Asher represents various companies and entities vis-a'-vis different regulatory bodies, such as: the Bank of Israel, the Capital Market Authority, the Ministry of Justice and the ISA. His representation includes, inter alia, representing clients at administrative proceedings and in the obtaining, operating licenses and permits, obtaining judicial opinions on various issues, providing representation in legislative process relating to clients’ activities, etc.
Avi Moreh is a partner in the firm’s Commercial Law Department. Avi represents clients in a range of commercial transactions, including cross-border transactions, joint ventures, intellectual property, M&As, corporate, etc. Avi also has vast experience in ongoing consultation and representation of business, industrial corporations, infrastructure enterprises and stakeholders and construction contractors. Avi has served as an arbitrator and mediator in various commercial cases, including shareholder, commercial and intellectual property disputes.
Avia Ben Ari is a partner at M. Firon & Co., responsible for managing the firm’s branch in Haifa. Avia specializes in a range of legal disciplines, with a focus on real estate, banking and finance, and administrative law. For over two and half decades, Avia has been practicing at the forefront of these areas, with an expertise in managing intricate real estate projects throughout all their stages, starting with the land acquisition, through the financing of the project and the construction, to selling and marketing the property. Moreover, Avia has a special expertise and vast, practical experience in all aspects of financing and fund raising. As the overseer of the Firm’s Haifa branch, Avia represents M. Firon & Co. clients whose business activity is in the north and the center of Israel, providing them with excellent legal services. Her clientele includes some of the most active real estate enterprises in the north, as well as Israel’s largest commercial banks, municipalities in the north and many more. Her clients are provided with ongoing and timely legal advice throughout all their activities, from ongoing work to ad-hoc corporate strategic events.
Barak Keynan is a partner at M. Firon & Co. and heads the planning and zoning practice at the firm. Barak boasts more than a decade of experience in the forefront of Israel’s real estate market. He is particularly seasoned in handling complex transactions, and has over the years represented commercial companies, real estate investors and private owners, both as sellers and as purchasers, in real estate transactions valued at more than NIS 1 billion on aggregate. Barak is vastly experienced in handling all types of assets, from private and public lands of many acres to commercial assets situated in prime locations, his services typified by efficiency and value creation. Furthermore, Barak specializes in all matters of planning and zoning in Israel. He renders ongoing legal services to private and commercial entities, as well as to institutions and private owners, with regard to all types land development proceedings, drawing on his many years of experience in appearing before all planning authorities, including local planning and zoning committees. Barak handles, inter alia, objections, appeals, administrative appeals and other intricate proceedings held by planning committees, and takes pride in advancing complex and large scale projects over the years, traversing planning-related and other obstacles. During 2015 Barak was appointed co-Chairman of the planning and zoning committee of the Israel Bar Association (Tel Aviv District).
Baruch Shugol is a partner at M. Firon & Co. Baruch is one of the most seasoned, outstanding and valued attorneys in the biotech and pharmaceutical fields in Israel, and a trusted legal advisor to large-cap corporations in Israel and abroad. Over the span of the past four decades he has handled vital commercial issues in the pharmaceutical domain, some of which are considered major milestones in the global pharmaceutical industry. Baruch’s legal work encompasses all the commercial, scientific and legal elements involved in the pharmaceutical field. One of many testimonies to his work capacity is his close involvement and counsel in the Smith Kline Beecham merger with Glaxo Wellcome, one of the largest mergers in pharmaceutical history, which conceived the biggest pharmaceutical company in the world at that time. Baruch’s knowledge and proficiency span across all the commercial aspects required for the operations of pharmaceutical companies, starting with research and development, through commercial agreements and antitrust, to litigation and representation in court. Aside from providing comprehensive legal services to some of the largest and most prominent pharmaceutical companies in the world, Baruch is widely known for his strategic activity in this industry, utilizing his long-standing professional experience. Demonstrating this ability is his membership of the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Institutional Review Board (Helsinki Committee), which is responsible for clinical trials and has an overall crucial impact on the future of the pharmaceutical market. In addition, he serves as the legal counsel for "Pharma Israel", an umbrella organization of pharmaceutical source companies in Israel, which incorporates dozens of Israeli and international pharmaceutical enterprises. Furthermore, Baruch formerly served in a number of senior managerial positions in various pharmaceutical companies, including Marketing Manager of Teva’s Pharmaceutical Division. On top of Baruch’s activities in the pharmaceutical domain, he is an expert in the field of biotech, having represented a wide range of biotech companies in their local and overseas operations. Moreover, he is a leading attorney in the areas of receivership, liquidation, litigation and arbitration and over the years has been actively involved in complex proceedings thereof, representing a myriad of companies and institutions, including some of Israel’s largest banks.
Ms. Dana Firon Gross is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on commercial law and real estate. Dana advises some of Israel's leading corporations on a wide range of matters, from ongoing commercial and legal affairs to strategic events in the life of the corporation. Dana offers her clients profound understanding of commercial and legal issues, together with a natural knack for business. Dana’s practice has led her to develop unique knowledge on handling complex and sensitive transactions that involve mixed elements from different disciplines, such as real estate, taxation, regulation, finance and more. Dana regularly advises companies from all industry sectors, including real estate, finance, hospitality, health and commodities. Her experience and skills allow her to successfully advise a wide range of companies at the forefront of the Israeli economy, with her advice often incorporated in the client’s decision-making process.
Dana Biran is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on real estate and urban renewal (TAMA 38). Dana is among Israel’s leading and most seasoned attorneys in the field of urban renewal, with over a decade of experience. She has unique expertise in projects such as TAMA 38 and vacate-and-build, handing projects valued at hundreds of millions of shekels. One of the pioneering attorneys practicing urban renewal in Israel, Dana has advised on highly intricate, longstanding projects, many of which lasted many years and included significant challenges, legal and other. Furthermore, Dana handles a vast range of sale and acquisition transactions, including acquisition groups and combination transactions, while demonstrating outstanding proficiency in planning and zoning, real estate finance and taxation. Likewise, she specializes in commercial properties, real estate development and various commercial properties. Dana’s clientele comprises publicly traded construction companies, contractors, real estate developers and private land owners. She represents her clients in dealings with all parties and stakeholders in the project, among them banks and other financing entities, planning and zoning authorities, municipalities and various municipal factors, as well as tenants and private individuals who are involved in the project.
Danny Kabir is a partner at M. Firon & Co., leading the practice of class actions at the Firm. Danny is one of Israel’s top class action attorneys, representing clients before all instances of the Israeli courts, including the Supreme Court. Over the years, Danny has handled high profile class action suits filed against some of the most prominent Israeli enterprises, as well as against foreign companies. In addition to class actions, Danny has vast, multifaceted experience in the full range of civil litigation, including contractual claims, administrative law, suits involving tenders, intricate financial claims, labor law suits and torts. He also handles arbitrations. Danny’s clientele includes leading companies and corporations, both local and foreign, in multiple industry sectors including insurance, health, construction, infrastructure, communication, tourism and food.
David Hamou is a partner at M. Firon & Co., heading the firm's commercial litigation department. David has years of experience in large scale, intricate disputes, specializing in all disciplines of commercial and civil litigation, including in arbitration and mediation. His professional resume includes hundreds of appearances before all instances of the Israeli courts, including the Supreme Court. His clientele comprises Israel’s largest and most prominent private and publicly traded companies, which benefit from trusted legal representation in sensitive disputes, some valued at tens and even hundreds of millions of shekels. David's fields of expertise include real estate claims, financial claims, arbitrations and mediations, lawsuits between companies and corporations, and more. He is particularly knowledgeable in claims pertaining to complex PPP, BOT and PFI infrastructure projects, many of which often introduce precedential questions, both legal and commercial. David's services are not limited to existing legal proceedings, but also encompass ongoing legal advice to companies as means of preventing future lawsuits. Among his clientele are publicly traded companies and some of Israel's most renowned entities in the fields of construction, transportation, communication, distribution, insurance, public administration and more. In addition, David represents international companies and foreign business people in disputes pertaining to their business operations in Israel. He advises longstanding clients, the relationships with some of whom date back many years, on all their business disputes, as well as new clients seeking ad hoc representation in specific legal proceedings.
David Ya’acobi is a Partner in the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Department. As a business-oriented attorney, David is highly accomplished at executing intricate M&A, investment, license and a vast array of other commercial transactions, including some of the most eminent transactions in the Israeli market, valued at billions of NIS, with an expertise in advising on international transactions, handling all commercial law aspects thereof. David represents some of the local and international largest and most prominent enterprises and takes pride in having an in-depth business understanding.
Dora Mer is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on commercial, corporate and labor law. Dora's main fields of practice are general corporate & commercial law and labor law. Dora's practice focuses on advising corporate clients in the fields of telecommunication and homeland security on contractual and commercial matters involving complex and long-term projects. Her practice includes activities requiring cooperation with lawyers in several countries in order to meet clients' needs. Dora counsels corporate clients on a wide range of business issues, such as corporate transactions and compliance with legal requirements on a day-to-day basis. Dora possesses expertise in negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including purchase, lease, distribution, service, OEM software development and licensing, electronic systems subcontractor, infrastructure contracting, and escrow arrangements. Dora has negotiated and concluded agreements vis-à-vis international entities including telecommunications operators in Israel and abroad.
Efrat Rand is a partner at M. Firon & Co. focusing on commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. Efrat specializes in all aspects of commercial litigation and represents clients before all court instances, including the Supreme Court, as well as in arbitrations and mediations. Efrat consistently represents some of the largest, most well known commercial companies in the country in their business disputes. Over the years, she has successfully represented clients in complex business disputes worth hundreds of millions of shekels, including many cases involving complex legal issues. Efrat has nearly three decades of experience in managing conflicts pertaining to all legal disciplines, including commercial contracts, malpractice, conflicts between shareholders, liquidation and receivership, dissolution of real estate partnerships, labor laws, defamation and more. This wide range of expertise, coupled with Efrat’s unparalleled performance in the courtroom, give her the ability to devise the optimal solutions for the client, combining well-rounded legal strategy with tangible commercial benefits. Efrat represents clients from a broad spectrum, among them industry leaders in real estate, project development, insurance, healthcare, construction and consumer products. Her legal activities over the years have produced numerous achievements, including precedential rulings.
Eitan Tzafrir is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on administrative law, constitutional law and regulation. Eitan has extensive knowledge and experience in representing and consulting some of Israel’s leading companies and organizations in various areas of regulation. Previously, Eitan served as a senior professional advisor to the Israeli Cabinet Secretary and as the Chief of Staff to the Minister of Communications, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Eitan was involved in various complex reform processes in the Knesset and government, and with various regulatory authorities. During these roles, Eitan was in charge of the government's agenda of intergovernmental processes, as well as professional relationships with ministers and their offices. In addition, Eitan was responsible for formulating the Government Secretary's position for responding to petitions to the High Court of Justice, preparing the agenda of Cabinet meetings, and formulating of government decisions, their coordination with government agencies and monitoring their implementation. Prior to that, Eitan acted as a strategic consultant and was the editor in chief of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Law Faculty magazine "Hafakulta". On top of the aforesaid, Eitan is also active on the public and social levels, serving as a member of the Friends of the Meir Medical Centre, in Kfar Saba. Eitan previously acted as one of the founders of the “Moreshet” program which was designed to rebuild the infrastructure of national heritage and was a member in the committee of claims for compensation for freezing construction in Judea and Samaria areas in Israel. Eitan was the head of Tzafrir & Co. Law Offices until joining M. Firon & Co. in 2016.
Eldad Firon is a partner at M. Firon & Co. focusing on a variety of fields, among them energy and natural resources, corporate funding and international business law. Eldad Firon has decades of extensive experience representing both Israeli and foreign companies, all leaders in their fields, in their activities in Israel and around the world. His professional activities include advising on enormous international projects in the fields of energy, natural resources and infrastructure. It was in this framework that Eldad, among other activities, took part in recent years in the establishment of crude oil refineries and petrochemical plants, as well as in the laying of infrastructure and gas lines and the signing of various agreements for gas sales. A significant portion of Eldad Firon’s professional activities takes place overseas in transactions with the most senior players and entities in the market, both government and commercial. Alongside his extensive work in the field of energy, Eldad Firon specializes in the area of inter-state corporate business financing in all of its aspects. In this framework, Eldad Firon has put forth creative legal solutions for national debts of countries to private companies and other countries, particularly focusing on South American countries in this respect. Among Eldad Firon’s clientele are leading Israeli and foreign companies. He has been providing his clients with professional and timely legal advice for many years, focusing on all aspects of commercial law and perfectly tailoring his services to the client's specific needs.
Eran Presenti is a partner at M. Firon & Co., heading the intellectual property department. Eran has nearly two decades of rich experience at the forefront of intellectual property in Israel and abroad. Over the years, he has represented some of the country’s top enterprises in intricate legal matters and has managed a broad portfolio of intellectual property assets, both locally and around the world. Eran is one of Israel's most renowned intellectual property attorneys, having earned an excellent reputation while serving as head of the intellectual property department at M. Firon & Co., and formerly as head of a top intellectual property boutique firm. Eran specializes in all facets of modern intellectual property law, including copyrights, patents, trademarks and designs, as well as in complementary aspects such as computer law and defamation. Likewise, he is an expert at managing intellectual property disputes, having won many precedential rulings by Israeli courts over the years. Furthermore, Eran has vast experience in intellectual property commercialization, including sales and acquisition of rights, distribution licenses and more. He also provides his clients with prospective advice on intellectual property matters, aimed at averting breach of IP rights, in order to avoid legal exposure. A substantial portion of Eran’s practice is channeled to the international arena. He advises well-known foreign enterprises on their Israeli operations, as well as Israeli companies with worldwide operations in the field of intellectual property commercialization. Eran also represents M. Firon & Co. at the INTA (International Trademark Association), an international trademark-focused organization, and he is a member of ALAI, an international organization for the protection of literary and artistic assets. Eran’s clientele includes multinational enterprises, private and publicly traded companies, as well as creators, inventors, start up companies and distinguished artists. In addition, he represents organizations that manage and protect copyrights, in the fields of music, film and television. TheMarker magazine signified Eran as one of the most prominent intellectual property attorneys in Israel.
Eytan Epstein is one of the senior partners at M. Firon & Co. Eytan received his law degree from the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University (LL.B. 1984) and, after being admitted to the Israel Bar in 1985, he worked in DG IV (Competition) in Brussels. He had established his law firm in 1989 which merged with M. Firon & Co. in 2015. Eytan served as lecturer and Assistant Professor at the Tel-Aviv University Law School and teaches EC Competition and International Trade Law at the Tel-Aviv Business College. Eytan served as a member of the Governmental Committee for the preparation of Israel towards the European Union (1992), the Foreign Trade Committee of the Israel Industrialists’ Association, the Foreign Trade Committee of the Israel CPA Association and the Foreign Trade Committee of the Israel Chambers of Commerce. Eytan is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and had served until recently as Co-Chair of the International Sales Committee. As of 2002, Eytan is listed in the Law Library Research publication of the International Who’s Who Competition Lawyers [www.whoswholegal.com]. In 2008 Eytan was a member of a special task force formed by the IBA to comment on the Draft Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines issued by the European Commission. Eytan is the representative of the Israeli Bar to the IBA, serves as acting Chair of the Israel Bar Association's Antitrust Committee and is its representative to the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) with respect to all economic and antitrust issues. Eytan practices corporate, commercial and trade law, and specializes in antitrust law. He has extensive experience dealing with competition issues before the Israeli Restrictive Practices Authority, and represents Israeli and foreign clients engaged in airline, telecommunications, insurance, computers, pharmaceuticals, retail and other industries. Eytan is the author of the chapter on Israel in the Oceana Digest of Commercial Laws of the World (Kluwer Law, 2000), of the chapter on Israel in Warranties and Disclaimers (Kluwer Law and the IBA, 2002), of the chapter on Israel in Mergers & Acquisitions (Law Business Research, 2003) and of the chapter on Israel in The Private Competition Enforcement Review (Law Business Research, 2008). Eytan has published numerous articles on antitrust and on the legal environment of Israel’s foreign trade.
Adv. Gafnit Lagziel Shababo is a partner in M. Firon & Co. Gafnit joined the firm in 2018 by virtue of the merger with the firm of Poliakov & Lagziel Shababo Gafnit has extensive experience and expertise in all aspects of real estate law, planning and zoning, including representation of private clients in real estate transactions and representation of developers and contractors as well as in handling urban renewal projects (including under National Outline Plan (NOP) 38). Gafnit supports her clients throughout all stages of the real estate transaction, from its initial stages, including negotiations regarding sale or purchase, carrying out relevant title and other due diligence reviews, drafting the legal documents, and registration of the transaction. In transactions under NOP 38, Gafnit provides legal assistance from the initial stage of obtaining the tenants consents (either on the part of the developer or the tenants), through the implementation of the agreement between the developer and the tenants, including but not limited to compliance with the required collateral requirements, dealing with the banks involved, issuing permits, appointment of supervisors, reporting for real estate taxation purposes, representation of the contractor in the sale of new apartments, registration of the house as a condominium, support of the contractors and subcontractors in commercial proceedings and litigation proceedings and so forth. In addition, Gafnit has experience in litigation before various instances, inter alia, in connection with the planning and zoning aspects related to NOP 38 projects. Gafnit's litigation experience is diverse and includes representation in audit cases,representation of mayors and heads of certain municipalities as well as of political figures and office holders, and representation in protection of whistleblowers cases.
Adv. Galit Golan-Rottem is a partner in the labor law department of M. Firon & Co. Adv. Galit Golan-Rottem practiced as a lawyer and partner in the boutique Labor Law firm Tamar Golan & Co. which merged with M. Firon & Co. in January 2017. Adv. Galit Golan-Rottem has an extensive experience in all aspects of Labor law. Galit has acquired particular experience in managing collective dispute. Adv. Golan – Rottem represents employers including Government ministries and the largest entities in Israel in all labor aspects. Adv. Golan-Rottem has considerable experience in the field of pensions and represents our clients in different litigation matters regarding this issue. Adv. Golan-Rottem also specializes in disputes regarding harassment matters and represents our clients in both criminal and civil proceedings regarding these matters. Adv. Golan-Rottem provides on-going consultation to both private and public entities, inter alia, hi-tech companies and investment funds.
Gilad Lipshitz is a partner at Firon Law Firm in its Real Estate department. For more than a decade, Mr. Lipshitz has been accompanying some of the largest and most prominent real estate and industry companies in Israel in a broad spectrum of urban renewal, development, income-producing real estate, and industrial and residential real estate transactions. Mr. Lipshitz has built his extensive experience over the years from his involvement in several dozens of projects (a significant portion of which have been projects involving millions of shekels or more), including thousands of urban development and renewal residential units (urban renewal, supplemental land, National Master Plan 38 projects of all types), many of which (such as those pertaining to demolition and construction projects) he handled throughout all stages of the project, starting with engagement with the landowners, by way of working on all of the planning phases, drafting financing agreements with the financing entities, representation vis-à-vis main contractors, and up through delivery of the units and registration of the project as a condominium. Mr. Lipshitz’s clients are the spearhead of urban development and renewal companies. Moreover, Mr. Lipshitz has acquired rich experience in representing tenants and landowners in extensive projects, including joint real estate and urban renewal ventures. He also frequently represents companies and developers in joint ventures and complex and extensive real estate transactions, including combination transactions, sale and purchase of industrial and profit-generating properties, transactions involving the Israel Land Authority’s lands, and transactions for profit-generating properties (shopping centers, malls, etc.). In addition, Mr. Lipshitz represents contracting and industrial companies, and over the last several years, he has worked with industrial giants, including the defense industry, in large-scale agreements and transactions, some of which are of the largest, most complex, and significant project transactions ever conducted in the Israeli market. Mr. Lipshitz is renowned as an exceptionally determined and thorough attorney with sharply developed business sense and skill in promoting his clients’ interests with unparalleled professionalism, dedication, and tenacity. Mr. Lipshitz’s interpersonal skills, coupled with his professionalism and in-depth business acumen, give him the ability to learn and understand each client’s unique needs, affording his clients a significant advantage in all facets of his legal services.
Gili Riesel is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on real estate. For the past two decades, Gili has accumulated extensive experience in real estate law, representing top companies in wide-ranging commercial and residential projects. She specializes, among other things, in the acquisition of commercial properties, combination transactions, land selling, as well as advises on intricate construction projects, such as TAMA 38. Gili’s expertise spans across all aspects of a real estate project, including planning, financing and taxation. Her legal proficiency is accompanied by rich, practical experience in dealing with a multitude of issues which tend to arise during a project’s life-cycle, such as dissolution of real estate partnerships. Gili provides legal services to some of Israel’s leading construction companies, real estate developers, contractors and private entities. On top of her position at the Firm, Gili has been volunteering at the “Ladies’ Circle” Association for the past 12 years, where she provides legal support and advice.
Gili Naor Elias is a partner at M. Firon & Co. focusing on real estate. Gili specializes in complex transactions and real estate projects for both residential and commercial purposes. Her activities traverse the entire spectrum of real estate transactions, from handling complex and high-end real estate transactions, to drafting elaborate agreements with contractors, tenants and financiers, through to accompanying large scale commercial and residential construction projects. Gili’s clientele includes prominent Israeli construction companies, as well as contractors, private landowners, real estate developers and more. Gili in uniquely positioned to advise her clients on construction projects, including, among other things, projects in the field of urban renewal and TAMA 38. Her resume includes a variety of commercial real estate projects, some of which are worth hundreds of millions of shekels. Her in-depth understanding the real estate sector grants Gili the ability to handle any transaction or real estate project while making a specific and significant contribution to the deal, such as the elimination of bureaucratic barriers, the effective dealing with municipal authorities and the optimal resolution of real estate tax issues. Prior to joining Firon & Co., Gili worked, over the course of two years, for a number of leading companies in the field of real estate where she gained expertise and learned the secrets of the trade inside and out. In addition to her work at the firm, Gili is an examiner for the Israeli Bar Association's admission exam and sees her role there as a medium for contributing to the education of future lawyers.
Guy is a partner in the labor law department of M. Firon & Co. Guy Golan interned and practiced as a lawyer and partner, since 2001, in the law firm of Tamar Golan & Co. which merged with our firm in January 2017. Guy has developed extensive expertise and experience in, the all aspects of the field of labor law. He has acquired particular experience in the management of collective bargaining agreements in the public sector requiring his involvement in some of the most significant collective disputes in the Israeli economy. On a day to day basis, Guy provides ongoing consultation regarding individual and collective employment law and has an almost unique familiarity with all the collective bargaining agreements and practices in Israel’s medical sector. It is in this context that he has been involved in many of the most important and precedent-setting proceedings in the sector. Guy has considerable experience in issues relating to the process of terminating the employment of senior managers and employees in both the public and private sectors. In this framework he continues to represent some of Israel’s largest employers in legal proceedings arising from dismissals and which are held in a variety of contexts - labor courts, disciplinary committees and various legal instances including courts of arbitration. Guy is very familiar with the office of the Director of Wages at the Ministry of Finance, and of the interaction required between public/professional entities and the Director. Guy also provides ongoing consultation to private entities. This has included providing ongoing support to Deloitte for many years.
Hedva is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on litigation. Hedva has rich, diverse experience in representing private and publicly traded companies, partnerships and individuals in commercial and civil litigation of all disciplines. She is also seasoned in providing ongoing legal advice to commercial clients on a broad spectrum of civil-commercial matters. Over the years, Hedva has represented some of the most eminent private and publicly traded enterprises in the market in sensitive, intricate, and large scale legal disputes, appearing before all instances of the Israeli courts, including the Supreme Court. She also appears before quasi-judicial bodies on a regular basis, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings. Her first rate services are not limited to existing commercial disputes, but also cover the client's ongoing activity in furtherance of preventing future lawsuits. She takes pride in her high rate of success in handling legal cases, a direct consequence of her utmost proficiency, goal orientated approach and client attentiveness. Hedva focuses on high-profile cases of factual and legal complexities pertaining to all commercial and civil disciplines, including corporate law, contract law, real estate and construction, capital markets, administrative law, labor law, intellectual property and more. Her clientele comprises eminent companies from various industries, among them construction, communications, industrial, capital markets, insurance, distribution, medicine and hi tech. Furthermore, Hedva is in charge of the pro-bono work that is carried out by the Firm.
Hedva Cohen-Haramaty is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on commercial litigation. Hedva has over 15 years of extensive experience in representing clients before all court instances, including the Supreme Court, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings. She handles disputes pertaining to all legal disciplines, and over the years has successfully handled complex commercial and administrative claims of great significance, both legal and commercial. She also handles criminal suits in the field of business licenses. Hedva is uniquely specialized in claims relating to financial law, capital markets, real estate and labor law. She has accrued dozens of appearances before the financial department of the District Court, and daily engages in litigation pertaining to securities, finance and banking law, as well as in capital reductions and company revivals. Her clientele includes some of the largest and most prominent companies in Israel, among them hotel chains, construction companies, financial institutions, trade and distribution companies and more. Hedva interned at the Supreme Court, under the Honorable Judge Eliyahu Matza, as well as at the law firm of S. Horowitz & Co. On top of her work at the Firm, Hedva has lectured at a number of universities in Israel on commercial law and was a member of the editorial board of the “Studies in Law” law journal.
Hila Rosen-Glickstein is a partner at M. Firon & Co. Hila was previously with Epstein, Chomsky, Osnat & Co. and Epstein, Knoller, Chomsky, Osnat, Gilat, Tenenboim & Co. Hila advises clients in Israel and overseas with regard to commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, international cross-borders transactions, raising capital and investments, joint ventures, and distribution, agency and services agreements. Hila also support domestic and international clients in their ongoing business activities. Hila was the National Tennis Champion of Israel 3 times prior to the year 2000 when she commenced her academic studies. She also represented Israel in international tennis tournaments throughout the world and was a member of Israel's national "Federation Cup" tennis team for 11 consecutive years.
Ilan Kremer is a partner in the firm's real estate department. Ilan specializes in commercial real estate, combination transactions, TAMA 38, acquisition groups and rents. In addition, he handles land tax, planning and zoning and bank financing. Ilan joined the firm in 2008.
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.
tzchak (Itzik) Blau, who has been specializing for nearly 30 years in all aspects of commercial law, especially in capital markets - corporations and securities, joined M. Firon in 2018 with his team. Formerly, he has been a partner for many years in a leading Tel Aviv Firm, and then for over a decade, led a part of a private boutique firm which comprised of 15 lawyers. Itzik has been prominent for many years as a commercial lawyer with diverse abilities, enabling him to offer a full and comprehensive solution to his clients in all aspects of commercial law. These capabilities are embedded in a combination of legal understanding and professionalism at the highest level, together with a thorough business, financial and accounting understanding. All this has brought Itzik to be an inseparable part of the strategic thinking team of each of the senior managements of his clients, including leading Israeli and international corporations, and above all to be recognized as their outstanding confidant. In his decades of practice as a lawyer, Itzik has accompanied and taken part in a wide range of transactions and business activities of his clients in Israel and in many other countries all over the world, in America, Europe and Southeast Asia, including public offerings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, debt arrangements, financing transactions, real estate transactions and many other business collaborations, all of which position Itzik as a leading lawyer with extensive legal and business experience.
Kiyan Blal is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on commercial transactions and the expansion of the firm's services to the Arab sector in Israel and abroad. Prior to joining M. Firon & Co., Kiyan completed his internship at the District Court of Nazareth under the supervision of the Honorable Justice Dr. Nava Appel Danon, specializing in corporate law, bankruptcy and liquidation processes, and tenders. Kiyan is mainly involved in cross-cultural and multilingual cases, specializing in the international commerce, International transactions, corporate law, commercial litigation and startup companies. Further, Kiyan has been intimately involved in high profile international commercial litigation in New York. Kiyan also heads the firm's branch in Nazareth, as part of the continuing success of the firm in catering to the needs of clients located in north Israel with a focus on clients from the Arab sector. Kiyan focuses on nurturing close relationships with his clients, thus becoming their reliable advisor and confidant.
Lihi Cohen-Dembinski is a partner in M. Firon & Co., specializing in family law. Prior to joining as a partner in the firm, Ms. Cohen-Dembinski was the owner of her own boutique family law firm which was consistently ranked by the local legal ranking guides, DUNS and BDI, as one of the most prominent in family and divorce law. Ms. Dembinski specializes in litigation before the Family Court, rabbinical courts, and various appellate courts, on issues ranging from divorce, support, visitation, and parental estrangement through partnership dissolution, balancing of resources, goodwill, guardianship, estate management, will contest, and kidnapping (Hague Convention), as well as litigation regarding continuous power of attorney. Similarly, she has special expertise in drafting prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, domestic harmony agreements, and, alternatively, handling divorces, as well as preparing joint life and divorce agreements, wills, and continuing powers of attorney. Having trained in various areas of expertise over the years in Israel and abroad, Ms. Dembinski is a qualified mediator as well. Since 2009, Ms. Dembinski has been writing a legal column for the Globes newspaper. She also coauthored the book, “The Israeli Guide to Divorce,” in 2003 and was co-host, with Professor Amos Rolider, of the podcast “Divorcing Well” in 2018.
Adv. Lior Poliakov joined the firm of M. Firon & Co. as a partner in 2018 with the merger of his firm, Poliakov & Lagziel Shababo. Lior specializes in commercial law and commercial litigation. Lior's clients in the field of commercial law include foreign companies operating in Israel and in various countries around the world, start-up companies, companies engaged in the development and assimilation of technology, as well as companies operating in the field of internet and virtual currencies. In the field of commercial litigation, Lior is involved in leading complex and varied litigation cases before various instances. Lior is a member of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Haifa Bar Association.
Lior Bar-Nir is a partner in the firm's International Corporate and Commercial Department. Lior specializes in the fields of Cross Border Transactions and Trade, Mergers and Acquisitions and Financing. Lior represents companies in Israel and abroad in all their commercial activities. His fields of expertise include, inter alia, mergers and acquisitions, complex sales transactions, investment and loan agreements and international commercial agreements of all kinds.
Adv. Matan Spektor is a partner in the Firm’s Administrative Law, Tender and Regulatory Law Department. Adv. Spektor works in the field of litigation, primarily in the field of administrative law, tenders, planning and construction, but also has experience in the field of civil law. Matan has expertise in all aspects of administrative litigation, including the filing of petitions to the High Court and petitions against decisions by administrative authorities, with particular know-how when representing companies in proceedings to overturn financial sanctions imposed by State authorities such as the Consumer Protection Authority, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Standards Institute and other entities with similar powers. Matan also deals extensively with tenders, with a particular emphasis on international infrastructure tenders, planning and construction, business licensing, and is also involved in files involving civil and commercial litigation. In the context of his work, he represents a broad cross-section of clients which includes Israeli companies, international corporations, local authorities and government companies, as well as private individuals. Matan graduated with honors on his bachelor’s degree course at the University of Haifa, where he majored in political science. He also completed his bachelor’s and master’s degree studies in law, with distinction, at the College of Management.
Mazor Matzkevich is a partner at M. Firon & Co., heading the competition, antitrust and regulatory affairs department. Ms. Matzkevich practice focuses on all aspects of antitrust including the criminal aspects and the evolving segment – concentration and the food law. In addition Ms. Matzkevich advises corporations through all phases of white collar crime investigations, including corruption and bribery investigations in Israel and around the world. After her mandatory internship at the District Attorney's Office in Jerusalem, where she represented the State of Israel in criminal and civil proceedings, she was admitted to the Israeli Bar in 1998. Ms. Matzkevich then joined the Israel Antitrust Authority and between 1999-2002 led the Authority's criminal practice. In 2001 she was appointed Head of the Authority's Criminal Section. While holding this position, Ms. Matzkevich supervised the Authority's prosecutors in criminal cases. She herself represented the Authority in litigation proceedings at the District and Supreme courts. Ms. Matzkevich personally led the key criminal cases of the Authority, including the first case in which prison sentences were imposed on cartel members. Ms. Matzkevich was also responsible for the Authority's regulatory activity in sectors such as professional organizations, water and environment. Between 2001-2002, she also served as the legal counsel of the Authority's Procurements and Tenders Committee. In 2002 Ms. Matzkevich was admitted to the New York State Bar, and in 2003 she joined the Federal Trade Commission's North East Regional Office as a staff attorney. During her six years tenure at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Ms. Matzkevich practiced both antitrust and consumer protection law. She was the lead counsel or co-counsel of merger and non-merger cases involving various industries, including high-tech, retail, pharmaceuticals, agro-chemistry, energy, hospitals, and food. Ms. Matzkevich was part of the FTC's litigation team in the cases of North Texas Specialty Physicians and Whole Foods/Wild Oats. She also took part in the Intel investigation (regarding its conduct relating to AMD). Ms. Matzkevich's consumer protection practice at the FTC included investigation and trial of false advertisements, fraud, telemarketing regulation, and privacy cases.
Moshe Brenner is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on civil and commercial litigation and leading the labor law practice at the firm. Moshe is one of Israel’s top labor law attorneys. His professional experience includes hundreds of appearances before labor courts and the managing of complex arbitration and mediation proceedings relating to employee and employer rights. Moshe specializes in all aspects of the Israeli labor law, with particular expertise in resolving labor disputes. His labor law clientele are some of the largest employers in the market, including hotel chains, international pharmaceutical corporations, financial institutions, industrial companies, and transportation companies. On top of his extensive labor law activities, Moshe handles a broad range of commercial claims and disputes, while representing enterprises of all types and industries. Over the years, Moshe has led large-scale commercial claims before all instances of the court, including the Supreme Court, and has greatly contributed to a number of rulings of high significance to the Israeli economy as a whole. Moshe advises his clients throughout the entire course of a dispute, starting with the pre-lawsuit strategic legal planning, through the legal proceedings handled before the courts and the implementation of the legal rulings in a manner that is most effective for the client.
Adv. Zer-Kavod is a partner in the Firm’s Administrative Law department. Naama has more than 20 years experience in Civil-Commercial law, with particular emphasis on Administrative law, including representing of corporations in various legal instances such as the Supreme Court and the Administrative Appeal Courts. Naama provides ongoing legal support to public and private sector corporations, as well as to non-profit organizations, including by providing opinions on complex legal issues and by writing, following-up and assimilating compliance andenforcement programs, writing procedures and accompanying corporations in crises. Naama has auditing expertise and many years experience in representing entities which are being audited by the State Comptroller's Office to minimize their exposure in the framework of the published reports and to ensure their proper ompliance with administrative regulations. In addition, Naama assists the audited bodies in the process of rectifying deficiencies. In this area, Naama has successfully represented many audited entities, including some of the largest and best known government and hybrid companies in Israel, well-known public figures and municipal organizations (such as KKL, the Post Office, NTA, EAPC, IAI and others). In addition, Naama has considerable experience in working with the Audit Commission at the State Prosecutor's Office, vis à vis various Knesset committees and government ministries. Naama provides representation to entities with the Israel Land Authority , having gained great experience working with this Authority in representing organizations such as the Airports Authority and the Israel Post Office, over a period of many years. Prior to joining the Firm in 2018, Naama was a partner in the law firm Gideon Fisher & Co. As well as her professional work, Naama volunteers in the organization – Shiur Aher – and has worked as a volunteer coordinator for legal studies at a school in Binyamina for more than a decade, as well as teaching school pupils in the 6th Grade on Fridays.
Nir Perets is a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department. Nir specializes in complex commercial and civil claims pertaining to, inter alia and the insurance. Nir’s expertise encompasses all dispute resolution proceedings, and includes experience in appearing before the various courts, and in mediation and arbitration proceedings outside the walls of the court. In addition, he worked in a security position in the Office of the Prime Minister for over a decade.
Oded Ofek is a partner at M. Firon & Co., heading the department of capital markets: investment and institutional entities. Oded specializes in the representation of investment and institutional entities before various control and regulatory bodies in the capital market and is considered to be one of Israel’s leading attorneys in this field. Oded represents the country's largest investment houses in ongoing legal matters and in the resolutions and settlements before relevant regulators, including the Israeli Securities Authority and the Commissioner of the Capital Markets, Insurance and Savings, in the Israel Ministry of Finance. Having been advising some of the most important organizations and private clients in the capital market for years, Oded regularly appears before government agencies, government committees, special committees designed to examine changes in legislation and before Israeli Knesset committees. Oded takes pride in his contributions to the day-to-day legal activity of investment houses and investment brokers, as well as to the laying out of extraordinarily significant legislative arrangements and guidelines in the capital market, while creating tremendous value for his clients. Oded specializes in a number of legal disciplines, including securities law, corporate law, commercial law, commercial litigation, media law and in business crisis management. Having accumulated special expertise and immense practical experience, Oded is frequently invited to lecture before various organizations and entities on the subjects of capital market and securities. Some of Oded’s clients include mutual fund managers, trustees, provident fund managing companies, investment advisors and portfolio managers. Further, Oded represents the Israeli Mutual Fund Managers Association, which incorporates all mutual fund managers in Israel, the Capital Market Trustees Association, which incorporates all bond trustees, ETF trustees and fund trustees in Israel, as well as the Tel Aviv Brokers Association (TBA) in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, which incorporates all non-bank stock exchange members. In addition to his position at M. Firon & Co., Oded serves as a member of the Capital Market and Securities Committee and the Investigations and Security Committee in the Israel Bar Association. Oded is an IDF reserves commander officer (at the rank of a Captain) at the Investigation Unit of the Military Police Corps and he presently serves as an investigations officer at the Internal Investigations Unit of the IDF Military Police Corps.
Ohad Jarach is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on commercial, administrative and civil litigation. Ohad specializes in a number of legal disciplines, including municipal tax, planning, zoning and financial disputes with a particular focus on administrative law and tenders. Ohad is a seasoned litigator, having represented clients before all instances of Israeli courts, including the Supreme Court, as well as in various arbitration proceedings. He also advises clients prior to commencement of legal proceedings, offering strategic advice on how to best promote their interests. Within the framework of his municipal expertise, Ohad handles municipal tax, levies and tenders for municipalities, as well as the full range of appeals and petitions related to planning and zoning. In addition, he has extensive experience handling large and complex contractual claims, including disputes amongst shareholders. Ohad represents leading Israeli companies from the insurance, construction, communications and health sectors and has a strong reputation for resolving complex and sensitive issues to the client’s satisfaction.
Omer Tikolsky is an partner in the firm's capital markets: corporate and securities department. Omer represents publicly traded companies and reporting corporations in all capital markets matters, handling, inter alia, periodic and immediate reports, public and private offerings, tender offers, shareholder disputes and capital markets litigation, as well as corporate law and securities law matters. Furthermore, Omer handles commercial law issues, including agreements pertaining to investments, management, employment, shareholders and services.
Or Levy is a partner in the firm’s labor law department. Or Levy interned and practiced as a lawyer since 2008, in the law firm of Tamar Golan & Co. which merged with our firm in January 2017. Or has developed extensive expertise and experience in all aspects of labor law. Or has extensive experience in the management of negotiations of collective bargaining agreements. Among other things, she has represented Israel’s Transportation Company in prolonged negotiations toward signing a general collective agreement. Or has also represented the organization in the process of extending the collective bargaining agreement into an extension order. Or was also involved in proceedings regarding injunction aimed at preventing strikes in the workplace in the health sector. Additionally, Or has expertise in the field of pension and social benefits. Or also provides on-going consultation to employers with regard to re-organization processes, sexual harassment and maltreatment and abuse in the workplace. Or has vast experience in criminal and administrative proceedings brought up against employers by the Ministry of Labour and Social Services. Or also provides ongoing consultation to private entities, including high-tech companies, factories, transportation companies and associations.
Oren Tenenboim is a partner in the firm’s litigation department. Oren specializes in the conducting and management of complex litigation (before all judicial instances), in arbitration and mediation processes, in civil, commercial and administrative law. Oren was a lecturer at the Buchman Faculty of Law at the Tel Aviv University, where he taught the Israel Political System course (headed by Prof. Gad Barzilai), and a Contract Law course lecturer (headed by Dr. Eli Bukaspen) at IDC Herzliya Law School. Oren did the first half of his internship at the Supreme Court (under the guidance of the late Honorable Justice Dov Levine).He completed the second half of his internship at the law firm of Bach, Arad, Sharf & Co. Oren, where after being admitted to law, continue to work as an associate and later as a partner, until the death of Adv. Bach and the firm’s dissolution. A short time thereafter, Oren joined EKT law firm commercial litigation team until joining M. Firon & Co. by virtue of the firms' merger in 2015. Additionally, Oren is a qualified mediator (Tel Aviv University).
Ran Firon is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on commercial litigation. Ran specializes in all facets of commercial litigation, with vast experience in advising on complicated cases and in representing some of Israel’s largest and most eminent commercial enterprises. He is vastly knowledgeable in all dispute resolution proceedings, possessing a proven track record in appearing before all instances of the courts, as well as in mediation and arbitration proceedings. Ran is known for providing tailor-made legal services to his clients. He excels in formulating creative solutions for existing disputes, as well as in providing preventative advice aimed at averting disputes or preparing for them, in cases where they are deemed inevitable. His work combines both macro-level management of each case according to a predefined legal strategy, and micro-level management characterized by flawless proficiency of the factual and legal details of a case. Furthermore, Ran is endowed with an impeccable commercial understanding and is familiar with his clients’ business operations to perfection. These allow him to represent his clients both in the framework of a legal proceeding and outside of it. Ran has manifold experience in representing enterprises of varying sectors, including construction, tourism, fashion, technology and consumer goods. His clients benefit from comprehensive, timely and dedicated legal advice throughout the entire legal proceeding, including on disputes conducted overseas which pertain to international commercial activity.
Raphael Melman is a partner at M. Firon & Co., heading the corporate and commercial department. Raphael is one of Israel’s most renowned and well-respected attorneys in the field of commercial law, having been representing some of the leading and largest enterprises in Israel for many years. Raphael has extensive experience in advising companies on all aspects of their business activities, from their day-to-day operations to strategic events, including commercial agreements of all types, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and more. In addition to his commercial law practice, Raphael has a rich and practical resume in real estate, infrastructure and tourism, with over three decades of accumulated experience in providing legal support for prominent, large scale transactions and projects. Raphael is also seasoned in a broad range of associated and complementary areas to the projects he handles, such as zoning and planning, real estate taxation, administrative law, tenders and corporate law. Raphael represents some of Israel’s key, leading enterprises and entities. His clientele includes real estate developers, hotel chains, healthcare providers and additional public and private entities with nationwide real estate properties at a collective value of billions of shekels. Raphael’s clients benefit from comprehensive legal services that encompass all aspects of a project, starting with the planning and regulatory stages, through the management and execution of construction, to taxation, regulation, and if necessary, litigation. Alongside his remarkably vast experience, Raphael takes pride in the personal relationships he forms with his clients, typified by maximal responsiveness on his part and up-close, intimate involvement in their business activities. Moreover, Raphael has direct conversance with the myriad of regulatory and municipal bodies, as well as business entities, in the real estate, planning and zoning realms. The above-mentioned, along with his great expertise, facilitate his clients in implementing large-scale, complex projects in the most effective and productive manner. In addition to his work at the Firm, Raphael is a retired combat navigator in the Israeli Air Force
Ravit Koren is a partner in the firm's Commercial Litigation Department. Ravit specializes, inter alia, in class actions pertaining to all disciplines. Ravit served as a teaching assistant in a civil procedure course of Prof. Alon Klement and the honorable District Court Justice Rami Amir (2011-2014). In addition, she served as an acting director of Prof. Alon Klement's Class Actions Clinic (2012) and as a teaching assistant in a constitutional law course of Prof. Yoram Rabin (2010-2011). Furthermore, Ravit volunteered in Perach organization, serving as a project manager (2007-2009).
Adv. Raz Nizri is a partner in the firm, and heads of public law, crisis management and regulation at Firon Law Firm. Throughout his career, Adv. Nizri has established himself as one of the most highly regarded deputy legal advisors and is considered a leading candidate for providing legal consultation to the government. In his previous roles, he was instrumental in providing expert advice on some of the most critical legal issues facing the country. During his tenure as a senior deputy legal advisor to the government, a position he held until 2011, Adv. Nizri played a crucial role in addressing a wide range of significant legal issues, such as the Harpaz affair, the Greek island affair, the trials of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Moshe Katsav, as well as ministers Haim Ramon, Tzachi Hanegbi (the political appointments affair), Avraham Hirchson and Shlomo Benizri, Knesset members Azmi Bishara and Yehiel Hazan (the double voting affair), Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, the Anat Kamm-Uri Blau affair, the Barak Foundation affair, the Mizrahi affair (secret surveillance in the police); the Glatt-Berkovich affair (the theft of the Cyril Kern case), Elhanan Tannenbaum, and Mordechai Vanunu. He also played a vital role in coordinating legal advice on issues such as secret surveillance in the Shin Bet and the police, targeted killings, Nohal Shachen (lit. neighbor procedure, advance warning that is given by IDF to civilians before a building is targeted), handling incitement and rebellion, providing legal guidance in the disengagement plan and other matters. As deputy attorney general for criminal law, a position he held until June 2017, Nizri was responsible for providing legal counseling to the government and various public bodies on issues related to law enforcement tools, determining legislative policy in the criminal field and interpreting it; coordinating between government ministries, formulating policy and consolidating professional consulting and legislative actions in the aforementioned fields, particularly with the Ministry of National Security, the police, the Shin Bet, the Israeli Prison Service and the IDF.Top of FormBottom of Form In this role, Nizri worked with the attorney general and the attorney general’s office on handling cases and addressing criminal issues under the authority of the attorney general. He was involved in several high-profile cases, including an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sara Netanyahu cases, as well as cases involving ministers Aryeh Deri, Haim Katz, Silvan Shalom, and Avigdor Lieberman, Knesset members Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Isaac Herzog and Faina Kirschenbaum, Judge Yoram Danziger, Rabbi Dov Lior, Shula Zaken, Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, Ephraim Bracha, Gal Hirsch, the Prisoner X case, national security cases, and more. Additionally, he participated in meetings of the political-security cabinet on behalf of the attorney general, including cabinet discussions on Operation Pillar of Defense and Operation Protective Edge, as well as in ministerial committees and Knesset committees on various security and criminal issues. In January 2017, Nizri was appointed to simultaneously serve as the deputy attorney general of public-constitutional law. In this role, he was responsible for providing legal counseling to the government and various public bodies, as well as accompanying and promoting legislation. This included laws related to fundamental rights and human rights, family law and religious courts, social law, education and higher education laws, health laws, the adaptation of legislation in Judea and Samaria, equal opportunities at work and for people with disabilities, and more. He frequently participated in government meetings as a representative of the Attorney General, addressing legal issues that were discussed. Among the main projects overseen by the department headed by Nizri: the draft of Basic Law: Legislation, Basic Law: Israel – The Nation State of the Jewish People, amendments to the Basic Budget Law (discipline), Reform of the Civil Procedure regulations, The Privacy Protection Bill (enforcement powers), pension arrangements for security agencies, a bill on the death penalty for terrorists, placing cameras in geriatric hospitals, the Sperm Bank Bill, adoption and surrogacy regulations, alimony reform, the special education reform, the declaration of Ariel University as a university, amendments to Basic Law: The Government regarding the rotation government, the “increases of the Chief of General Staff,” the mediation pensions, and more. In May 2018, in addition to his position as deputy attorney general of public-constitutional law, Nizri was appointed as deputy attorney general of management and special duties. In this role, he was responsible for managing the Consulting and Legislation Department, one of the two central headquarter units under the attorney general. He helped formulate processes and work theory, lead planning and control organization processes, centralized annual work plans, and more. Additionally, he assisted the attorney general in sensitive and complex issues, including providing assistance in criminal cases involving public figures that reach the advisor’s decision. At the beginning of 2020, with the outbreak of the coronavirus, Nizri was appointed, on behalf of the Attorney General, as the head of the legal system that accompanied the fight against the virus. In this role, he participated in meetings of the Corona Cabinet and other forums, and was responsible for the legal accompaniment of all legal issues that arose in relation to the state’s efforts to prevent the spread of the virus, both in legislative procedures and regulations on the subject, and in ongoing advisory issues. Nizri also headed the legal team that handled all legal issues related to the Knesset election systems in recent years, including the 4 election systems for the 21st Knesset elections to the 24th Knesset elections.Top of FormBottom of Form Attorney Nizri holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Political Science with honors, as well as a Master’s degree in Law with honors from Bar-Ilan University. He qualified as a lawyer in 2001. He is also a lecturer at Tel Aviv University on various legal issues in different forums.
Renato Jarach is a partner at M. Firon & Co., heading the administrative law and tenders litigation department. Renato is one of Israel’s most seasoned and esteemed attorneys in the areas of administrative, public and constitutional law. His vast experience includes 16 years of service at the State Attorney’s Office, where he reached the coveted position of Head of the High Court of Justice Litigation Department. Upon completion of his senior public tenures, Renato shifted his focus to the private sector and has since accumulated three decades of hands-on experience in representing leading enterprises in their business relationships with governmental and municipal agencies and authorities. This unique, twofold experience, incorporating perspectives from both the public and private sectors, gives Renato an exclusive ability to handle elaborate administrative matters with unparalleled professionalism among his Israeli colleagues in this area of practice. Renato’s impressive resume includes hundreds of appearances before the Supreme Court, district courts and magistrate courts, alongside appearances before planning & zoning committees and other tribunals. He specializes in the full spectrum of administrative litigation and over the years has handled a myriad of petitions against different administrative authorities, including petitions of assorted constitutional matters, in the areas of tenders, real estate planning & zoning and many more. Likewise, Renato practices civil litigation concerning intricate legal issues. In addition to his respected work before the bench, Renato has a rich practice in the area of tenders. This practice includes actual representation of tender bidders throughout all the stages of a tender, representation of tender committees in government-owned companies, as well as targeted advice on various legal matters, provided to both tender bidders and tender issuers. Renato’s clientele includes prominent private and publicly traded companies in Israel, governmental and municipal ministries agencies and authorities, different quasi-governmental bodies, senior public entities, as well foreign business people and enterprises operating in Israel.
Ron Genat is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on commercial law. Ron is vastly experienced in providing legal services to key companies and entities in the market, in all aspects of their activities. In this framework, Ron has been serving as an internal legal advisor at one of the largest and leading defense companies in Israel for the past several years. Ron’s legal practice encompasses all of his clients’ commercial activities, ranging from labor law, to formulating commercial agreements, handling clients’ assets and representing them before relevant authorities and regulatory bodies. A partial list of Ron's fields of expertise includes commercial law, real estate, construction, infrastructure, finance, labor law, securities law and corporate law. In addition to his ongoing commercial work, Ron is one of the top and most distinguished attorneys practicing aviation law in Israel, and he has been serving as a legal advisor of the Israeli Airline Pilots Association for over a decade. Ron handles both ongoing and strategic matters of aviation law, ranging from representing pilots before the relevant authorities and their employers, to activities pertaining to the Israeli Knesset and contacts with the regulator. In this framework, Ron handles matters of legislation and regulation in connection with aviation law, and takes pride, inter alia, in his contribution to the formulation of the Aviation Law (2011), Israel’s central law for regulating the activity of aircraft operators.
Rona Zamshteigman is a partner in the firm's commercial litigation department. Rona specializes in representation of local and international companies, nonprofit organizations and individuals before various courts as well as arbitration tribunals and mediation procedures. Rona is highly experienced in handling civil and commercial cases, including, inter alia, complex matters in fields such as corporate and contract law; administrative law and tenders; class actions and aviation law. During her studies, Rona spent a semester in Temple University's Law school, in Philadelphia, USA. Rona is a member of the IBA –International Bar Association. Rona interned and worked as an associate in EKT and joined our firm by virtue of the firms' merger in 2015.
Ronen Ketzef is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on litigation. Ronen has nearly three decades of vast experience in the representation of Israeli and multi-national corporations tangled in legal disputes, while handling all types of claims and proceedings, before all instances of Israeli court, including arbitrations. His list of clients includes some of the largest and the most eminent private and publicly traded companies in the market, seeking legal representation in highly sensitive and intricate legal disputes, at times valued at tens and even hundreds of millions of shekels. Ronen specializes in a number of legal disciplines, including civil, commercial and criminal litigation. Over the years, he has handled legal conflicts of all types and in all areas of commercial law, including real-estate, capital market, insurance, banking, pharmaceuticals, technology and advertising. Furthermore, Ronen has extensive experience in class actions of all types. Some of his other areas of legal expertise include intellectual property, corporate law, antitrust and business contracts, as well as administrative law, specifically tenders. Ronen also specializes in military law and he formerly held a line of senior positions in the IDF Military Advocate General’s Office, including the position of a military prosecutor.
Ronen Maor is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on real estate. With almost two decades of professional experience at the forefront of real estate in Israel, Ronen provides, among other things, comprehensive advice on intricate real estate and construction transactions and projects. His services span across the project's entire life cycle, including the initial contact between the land owners and the developer, the planning by the regulatory bodies and committees, the drafting of bank loan agreements, the formation of the contractual array for marketing, the drafting of construction agreements and the registration of the project’s proprietary rights. Ronen is a true expert on real estate project funding, representing some of the largest institutional investors in Israel in loan and credit transactions for companies and developers. Likewise, he specializes in real estate taxation and he regularly represents clients before the Tax Authority. Ronen is known for his skillful proficiency in different planning and zoning procedures, including objections, appeals and advancing urban construction plans. Ronen is seasoned at supporting a vast range of residential and commercial real estate projects, representing some of Israel’s top-rated real estate companies, contractors and private developers. Over the years, he has advised on large-scale real estate projects, at times encompassing thousands of residential units. On top of the aforementioned, Ronen has extensive knowledge and experience in handling different commercial transactions.
Ronit Sutton Salkind is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on commercial litigation. Ronit is an expert in managing commercial disputes before all instances of the Israeli courts, including arbitration and mediation proceedings. Some of the legal disciplines she specializes in include consumer protection, environmental protection, communications, securities & corporations, defamation, banking and administrative law. Furthermore, Ronit is richly and exceptionally experienced in class actions and in recent years has accrued a notable number of achievements in the dismissal of large-scale claims against her clients, while fully protecting their commercial rights and interests. As a part of her diverse proficiency in the field of dispute resolution, Ronit is a certified mediator, with over a decade of accumulated knowledge in mediation. Her arbitration expertise, coupled with her vast knowledge and activity in arbitration, allow her to provide her clients with precise solutions for their needs, regardless of the legal forum deliberating their cases. Ronit’s clientele includes some of the most prominent companies in the market, spanning a broad spectrum of industries, such as insurance, transportation, import, distribution food and more. Moreover, Ronit is an active member of the Israel Bar Association and of other professional institutions. She serves, as a chairperson of the Class Action Committee of the Bar Association and a member of the executive committee of the Academic Center for Law & Business.
Sarah Presenti specializes in Intellectual property, trademark and design patents, counseling in areas of domestic and international copyright and licensing, civil and commercial law and litigation. Author of "The Law of Copyright" 1990, which is the leading reference/text book on Copyright Law in Israel; a new addition which includes the Copyright Law 2007 was published in 2008; Represented the government of Israel in Diplomatic Conferences of international institutions engaged in Intellectual Property matters, like WIPOPart of the firm's IP department.
Sarit has an expertise in the practice of mergers and acquisitions, and is a leader in the field of cross-border complicated large-scale transactions. Sarit represents Israeli and international corporations, public and private companies, equity funds, individuals and venture capitals in a variety of local and international transactions. In addition, Sarit is the leader of the Firm’s activities of in China and manages all long term collaborations of our Firm with Chinese leading law firms. Among the matters which she handles in recent years, Sarit represents Chinese corporations that operate in Israel, including private investors, private equity funds and governmental equity funds, in various M&A transactions, in different business areas, such as, digital health, plastic industry, cosmetics, car industry, etc. Sarit also represents Israeli corporations operating in China, and as such, she has the knowledge and the expertise in the establishment of foreign entities in China, advising and accompanying in the establishment of joint ventures in China, establishment of incubator organizations in China, accompanies corporations that operate in the hi-tech industry, medical device and life sciences ventures, including in the transfer of technology to China (including technology subject to grants from the Israel Innovation Authority). In light of her significant activity in the Chinese market, Sarit has developed extensive in-depth knowledge with Chinese law, with the ability to overcome any cultural-business obstacles between east and west that often arise in M&A cross-border transactions, and overcomes exceptionally the challenges that accompany any activities in China. Sarit lectures in various forums, including leading academic institutions, on mergers and acquisitions and on investments of Israelis in China and investments of Chinese corporations in Israel and writes articles on these issues. Sarit serves as the chairperson of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Tel-Aviv District of the Israel Bar Association.
Sasi Menahem is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on civil litigation. Sasi specializes in handling intricate, high-stakes, civil and commercial claims, pertaining to a myriad of legal, financial and professional aspects. In particular, Sasi has a unique expertise in handling complex construction claims, including BOT infrastructure projects, as well as commercial and residential real estate projects. Furthermore, he is vastly experienced in handling dissolution of real estate partnerships and complex multi-party claims that require specific expertise. Sasi’s clientele includes a wide range of commercial companies and entities, such as real estate and infrastructure enterprises, contractors, manufacturers and distributors, as well as private businesspeople. He also represents Israeli companies operating overseas, requiring representation and counsel relating to dispute resolution. Sasi’s legal activities are characterized by a profound understanding of his clients’ operations, as well as by utmost proficiency of the minutiae of the various cases he handles. This understanding, combined with his rich, specialized experience, allow him to resolve the most complex, long-lasting disputes, while attaining creative and productive outcomes for his clients.
Shiri Lind is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on commercial law. Shiri represents some of the most prominent companies in the market, advising them with regard to their commercial activity in Israel, as well as overseas. She is an expert in formulating intricate commercial agreements including, among other things, distribution and retail agreements. Her resume includes managing commercial transactions for large Israeli companies of diverse industries, and providing regulatory as well as general legal advice on their ongoing commercial operations. Furthermore, Shiri has extensive expertise in advising various entities in the media and telecommunications domain, including famous creators and performers, media firms and production companies. Likewise, Shiri specializes in family wealth management and represents high net-worth individuals and families, Israeli and foreign alike. She is highly experienced in structuring creative legal solutions to preserve clients’ assets, both locally and overseas. In addition, she specializes in all aspects of personal law in Israel and is proficient in all aspects of prenuptial agreements, divorce agreements, wills, estates, trusts, endowments, heirs and more. In parallel to the abovementioned, Shiri extensively practices immigration law, advising foreign clients seeking to immigrate to Israel, as well as returning residents who hold various assets in Israel and abroad. She has rich experience in representing clients before all institutions and authorities involved in the Aliyah process, including the Ministry of Interior, the Tax Authority, embassies and more. Shiri handles all stages of the process, starting with planning the move to Israel and its effect on the client’s assets, through handling the property during the course of the immigration, to arranging the client’s status and assets at the conclusion of the process.
Shirley Dahan is a partner at M. Firon & Co., with extensive experience in commercial law, and expertise in corporate, M&A, start-ups and international trade. Shirley serves as a legal advisor of different entities, including international organizations, engaged in a large variety of business fields and operations. Shirley provides her clients with comprehensive legal services, starting from day-to-day matters of the corporate operations and management, through various agreements and large and complex international transactions. Shirley has also represented foreign and Israeli clients in some of the major anti-dumping cases in Israel. Through the years, Shirley focused on providing legal services to start-up companies in various fields, including cyber, cellular, healthcare and green energy, in all stages of the company's life-cycle, including the seed stage, R&D and protection of intellectual property rights, review of the basis and legality of the intended operations, launch of business operations, investments, shareholders relationships, joint ventures and M&A transactions. Shirley also serves as a legal advisor of investors, including private funds, during due diligence reviews and investment transactions.
Sivan Narkiss Kremer is a partner in the firm's corporate and commercial department. Sivan joined the firm as an intern in 2006.
Sivan Atias is a partner in the firm's real estate and infrastructure department. Sivan advises on projects and transactions pertaining to real estate, including on project finance and tender aspects.
Adv. Golan is a partner in Firon and heads its labor law department. The law firm of Adv. Tamar Golan & Co. - which was recognized as one of Israel's leading labor law "boutique" law firms – was founded by Tamar Golan in 1984. In January 2017, the firm merged with M. Firon & Co. Over the years, Adv. Golan has provided legal services to a variety of clients, in complex situation, negotiations and cases, including in their interaction with labor unions and the Ministry of Finance as well before all instances of the Israeli courts and in ADR proceedings. Adv. Golan has been at the forefront of complex and precedent-setting proceedings and has been involved in some of the most significant and important collective-bargaining negotiations in the Israeli economy. In representing major organizations in the food industry, Adv. Golan has played a prominent role in shaping precedential rulings and case law, including by the Supreme Court, on the legal aspects of termination of relationships between large organizations and their distributors and other service providers. Over the years she has also been actively involved in representing the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance in several disputes with the Attorney General's office. Adv. Golan has recently represented the Organization of Travel Companies in Israel, which is made up of some hundreds of travel companies – primarily in the field of public transport – in its collective bargaining negotiations with Israel's foremost labor union. The successful completion of said negotiations brought about a dramatic change in the transport sector. Adv. Golan has wide experience in the field of pensions, with regard to both veteran and new funds, and with the changes that have been introduced by virtue of expansion orders and by new guidelines by the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Department of the Ministry of Finance.
Tamar Firon-Smorodinsky is one of the senior partners at M. Firon & Co., heading the firm’s infrastructure, projects and real estate departments. Tamar is one of Israel’s most prominent and valued infrastructure and projects attorneys, as well as a pioneer in the PPP (Public-Private Partnerships) arena. Over the years, she has accrued unparalleled experience in advising on complex infrastructure projects, including PPPs, BOTs and PFIs, pertaining to the establishment of light rails, subways, ports, roads and more. A trusted attorney of some of Israel’s leading enterprises, Tamar handles infrastructure projects throughout their entire lifespan, starting with applying for a public tender or preparing the tender on behalf of its initiator, through financing the project and to its onsite execution. She has a special expertise in financing PPP projects, having represented her clients in intricate transactions involving banks and other financial entities. Furthermore, Tamar is an expert real estate attorney, representing Israel’s top contractors and construction companies. Over the past several years, she has advised on large scale residential and commercial real estate projects, in addition to varied public-sector projects involving complex real estate and land aspects. Her list of clients includes Israeli as well as foreign publicly traded companies, who benefit from superior legal and business advice on their local and worldwide real estate projects. Having been extremely active at the forefront of the real estate and infrastructure sectors in Israel for many years, Tamar also possesses considerable expertise in project finance. She advises a wide range of financial bodies, including Israel’s largest banks, in project financing transactions, while leveraging her vast hands-on experience and her capacity for risk assessment of each project. Likewise, Tamar represents Israeli and foreign investors in real estate and projects, supporting their business activities in Israel and around the world.
Tammy Wagner is a partner in the firm's capital markets - corporate and securities department. Tammy represents publicly traded companies in all capital markets matters, including ongoing advice to companies in various legal aspects pertaining to their commercial activities and their activities in the capital markets. Additionally, Tammy has extensive experience in international M&A transactions, sales transactions, investment and loan agreements, and commercial agreements, including international commercial agreements of all types.
Timor Pesso is a partner in the firm's infrastructure and project finance departments. Timor focuses his practice on public-private partnerships and other project financing transactions in several industries, including energy (from both conventional and renewable sources), transportation and water. Timor regularly represents project companies, sponsors, banks and other financial institutions in the development, financing, refinancing, construction, and operation of infrastructure and energy projects. Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Timor was a partner in a project finance department in a leading law firm and also served with the Military Advocate General of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) for several years. During this time, Timor gained extensive legal experience in the fields of civil, administrative and international law.
Varda Lavon-Berman is a partner at in the firm's real estate department. Varda's main field of practice is real estate and she has experience and expertise in all aspects of real estate, planning and construction, and has represented companies and individuals in highly complex real estate transactions. Over her many years of professional experience, Adv. Lavon-Berman has handled large scale real estate projects and planning and construction projects; residential and commercial. In addition, Adv. Lavon Berman represented clients before various authorities such as : the tax authorities, the planning and construction office, appeals committees, civil courts, betterment levy's proceedings, etc.The legal services which Adv. Lavon-Berman provides, include, inter alia, the drafting of agreements such as sales agreements, construction contracts, supervision and finance agreements, combination and consideration transactions, “Pinui-Binui” (reconstruction), rental agreements (private, commercial, protected), tenancy agreements, gifting agreements, development agreements, management agreements, marketing agreements, and more. Adv. Lavon-Berman provides legal advice at all stages of a transaction – commencing with her participation in commercial negotiations, coordinating and making preliminary inquiries with the different authorities, including the Israel Land Authority, the Israel Tax Authority, planning authorities and the Land Registry office – and continuing up to the completion of the transaction. Due to the complexity of the field, Adv. Lavon-Berman strives to ensure that the solutions offered to client are compatible with the specific requirements of each and every client. Adv. Lavon-Berman also specializes in civil litigation in those areas and provides representation, at the relevant instance, in claims for declarative judgments, expropriation, evacuation, etc.
Yael Natan-Tishbi is a partner at M. Firon & Co., focusing on real estate. Yael has more than a decade of experience at the forefront of real estate in Israel. Her clientele includes some of the country’s most prominent private and publicly traded real estate companies, which are responsible for the development of major nationwide projects. Yael also represents private clients, including foreign companies, in their large-scale real estate transactions. Over the past several years, she has advised on sizable real estate transactions and projects encompassing hundreds of residential units, some valued at hundreds of millions of shekels. Yael specializes in promoting the establishment of both residential and commercial projects, including office buildings. In addition, she is seasoned in advising on an extensive range of real estate endeavors, including combination transactions and acquisition groups. Yael has a unique expertise in handling the sales and acquisitions of luxury homes, and over the years has represented affluent business people, Israeli and foreign alike, in transactions for properties valued at tens of millions of shekels. Moreover, Yael has ample experience in handling agricultural land and provides advice to both commercial companies and private clients on projects and ventures in all related aspects thereof. These include handling zoning and planning procedures, tailoring the contractual array between all parties to the project, and managing the project's construction and marketing. On top of the aforesaid, Yael specializes in financing real estate projects and transactions. She is also an expert on real estate taxation, and renders comprehensive advice to commercial clients on their ongoing business operations.
Adv. Yariv Kesner is a partner at Firon and head of the firm’s Hi-Tech, Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds department. Adv. Kesner specializes in the representation of technology driven ventures, from start-ups to established tech companies, investors (funds and private investors) board and senior management members. Yariv’s clients cover various fields of technology and life sciences, vast majority of them with extensive international operation. Yariv has wide experience in representing technological initiatives at all stages of their corporate development and corporate financing. In addition to assisting start-ups with their day-to-day business, Yariv expertise in all aspects of commercial and technology transactions including development agreements, software escrow agreements, contractual arrangements with universities and research laboratories, cross border growth, corporate financing including venture capital and venture lending transactions, joint ventures, licensing, data protection and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Yariv advises Private Equity Funds regarding their incorporation and operating methods as well as fund-raising from limited partners, negotiating side letters and ongoing advice to the general partner. In addition, Yariv advises funds in connection with all sorts of equity and financing transactions of the funds’ portfolio companies including the realization of the holdings of the funds and all sorts of M&A transactions in such companies. Yariv is involved in socio-business initiatives in the field of hi-tech, such as the WonderFounder initiative, which aims to promote technological ventures founded by women.
Yomi Nachman is a partner in the firm's Real Estate Department, and is a significant and leading part of the Urban Renewal team. Over the years, Yomi has accumulated rich experience and extensive expertise in both representing entrepreneurs and representing tenants in urban renewal projects (TMA 38 and evacuation construction) and in general in real estate transactions.
Yossi Halevy is a partner at M. Firon & Co., leading the insurance law practice. One of the prominent insurance attorneys in Israel, Yossi serves as the legal counsel for the country's largest insurance entities. He also represents the largest insurance companies before the Knesset, the Insurance Commissioner, the Ministry of Finance and other government entities.
Adv. Zvi Firon, one of Israel’s finest and most eminent attorneys, is the head of M. Firon & Co. For more than three decades, Adv. Firon has been managing an exceptionally manifold and multifaceted law practice, specializing in all disciplines of commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, antitrust and taxation. Adv. Firon is highly seasoned in representing international corporations, publicly traded companies and leading clients in diverse transactions, both in Israel and worldwide. Thus, over the years, he has advised on transactions valued at multibillions of dollars. His practice has a distinct international flavor that stems from his unique experience in managing transactions all over the world (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa). Furthermore, Adv. Firon is regarded as one of Israel’s top litigators – he has appeared before all instances of the Israeli courts and has taken part in the setting of numerous precedents by the Supreme Court. Additionally, Adv. Firon has vast experience in managing arbitrations, both local and international. Due to his business savviness and his invaluable experience, Adv. Firon often serves as a vital member of some of his clients’ strategic steering committees, advising his clients over many years and even decades on all aspects of their activities. Adv. Firon’s outstanding proficiency is also apparent to international and Israeli legal ranking guides, who regularly rank him as one of Israel’s top M&A and dispute resolution attorneys. On top of the aforesaid, Adv. Firon is also active on the public and social levels, serving as the Chairman of the Board of the Israeli Chamber Orchestra, a member of the Board of Directors of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and previously as the Chairman of the National Council of the Israel Bar Association.