AOi – Abadi, Oiknine & Co.

AOi – Abadi, Oiknine & Co. Advocates, was founded in 2023 by attorneys David Abadi and Michael Oiknine, following decades of leading successful practices in one of Israel’s largest firms, with the purpose of establishing a firm that is unique in the Israeli legal landscape. The firm is home to attorneys of the highest caliber who share an unwavering commitment to professional excellence and a passion for what they do. The firm places clients at the center and provides them with solutions of the utmost quality, tailored to meet their needs, and based on deep familiarity and close relationships.

The attorneys at Abadi, Oiknine & Co. have extensive expertise in multiple areas of civil, corporate and commercial law, including in representing clients in complex transactions, providing ongoing legal counsel, and in providing representation in litigation and dispute resolution procedures.

Areas of Expertise:

Corporate and commercial law – the firm’s corporate and commercial law department supports the firm’s clients, both in transactions and general corporate representation, providing ongoing advice and representation in a variety of agreements (including franchise, distribution, founders, rental, investment, licensing, entrepreneurship, and joint venture agreements).

Commercial-civil litigation – the firm’s litigation department’s team has extensive experience in managing complex disputes in the field of commercial-civil litigation (including in real estate, contract, infrastructure, and corporate law disputes) involving hundreds of millions of Shekels, including claims related to complex technological projects and disputes involving complex accounting and economic aspects, shareholder disputes and corporate control struggles. The team represents its clients before all judicial instances, and in mediations and arbitrations, including ICC arbitrations.

Mergers and acquisitions – the firm’s attorneys have many years of experience accompanying local and international M&A transactions in various fields, including transactions involving foreign companies and multinational corporations.

Construction litigation – the firm’s team has extensive experience representing clients and managing contractual claims with respect to complicated construction and infrastructure projects, including BOT, PFI, and PPP projects, involving billions of Shekels. Among the Firm’s clients are entrepreneurs, project developers, lead contractors, and subcontractors in various fields.

International commercial law – the firm’s team has extensive experience counseling and representing foreign clients in international transactions and their operations in Israel. Among the Firm’s clients are international corporations, technology companies, airlines, and chemical supply chain management companies.

Administrative litigation – the firm’s team has extensive experience representing clients and managing proceedings in administrative litigation, including tender procedures in infrastructure, regulation and communication (from the tender stage to representation in administrative petitions).

Privacy protection and information security – the firm advises companies from all sectors of industry in Israel and around the world, providing counsel on regulations in their respective fields of operations, and represents them in cases of privacy violations (before the Privacy Protection Authority attached to the Ministry of Justice and before all judicial instances). Among the Firm’s clients are banks, insurance agencies, pharmaceutical companies, aviation companies, fashion chains and more.

Labor law – the firm represents and counsels clients in labor disputes, lawsuits, arbitrations, and mediations, and also assists employers’ organizations in formulating employment policies and drawing up contracts and labor agreements. The labor law department has a unique specialization in hearings and dismissals, the rights of pregnant women and maternity leave, sexual harassment and molestation, and disciplinary procedures. The professional team specializes in collective labor relations, including managing negotiations with employee organizations and representation in various judicial instances.

Non-profit organizations – The firm has extensive experience in counseling non-profit organizations, public benefit companies, voluntary organizations, and non-governmental organizations, as well as founders of such organizations and social entrepreneurs, including citizens and foreign non-profit organizations.

Accessibility – The firm’s team assists clients in complying with regulatory accessibility requirements. The assistance includes policy formulation and implementation, employee training, and representation in litigation and class actions.

Regulation – the firm regularly represents its clients before governmental bodies. The firm’s team closely monitors legislative procedures, advises clients regarding the consequences of legislation on their businesses, helps prepare in advance for expected changes in relevant regulations, and plans a strategy to promote desired changes. In addition, the Firm represents in administrative enforcement procedures.

Intellectual property – the firm represents clients in Israel and the international arena in legal proceedings related to protecting trademarks, designs, copyrights, trade secrets, and patents, including the submission of applications for trademark registration, renewal of registrations, and their ongoing maintenance.

Capital management and intergenerational transfers – the firm’s team provides a wide range of services – from financial and retirement planning to handling legal aspects of intergenerational asset transfers, such as drawing up wills and lasting powers of attorney, financial agreements, intergenerational gift transactions, planning family trusts, solutions for family members with special needs, and a variety of solutions to preserve family wealth in terms of taxation, management costs and the prevention of future conflicts.

Class actions – the firm counsels in class actions in various fields, including consumerism, accessibility, insurance, banking, securities, environmental quality, labor law and more. The Firm is well experienced in dealing with complex cases with far-reaching economic and legal consequences.