Arguably best known for for its record in administrative law, including constitutional litigation, ES Shimron, I Molho, Persky & Co also represents a broad range of companies, government entities and individuals in civil and commercial disputes. Michael Rabello, who specialises in constitutional and administrative law, co-heads the group alongside David Shimron.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A highly professional and service-oriented team, with a strong approach. Lawyers are honest and modest.'

  • ‘Lawyers maintain very good collaboration and display patience and openness to hear our needs. Very professional.’

  • ‘Yitzchak Goldstein and Shai Ganor are very professional, personal, and straightforward.’

  • ‘ES Shimron, I Molho, Persky & Co is a prestige law firm in Israel. It has a unique combination of litigation practice, business understanding, and experience.’

  • ‘The lawyers in ES Shimron, I Molho, Persky & Co have class and integrity, but they play hard and aggressive in court.’

  • ‘The practice is of small-to-medium size, and as such, lawyers are able to provide a high-level client relationship and interaction. In general, there is a strong emphasis on attention to detail, obtaining a deep understanding of the given subject matter, and acting in an ethical and fair manner. ’

  • ‘Our main interaction was with Shai Ganor and Yitzchak Goldstein. We found both to be of high intellect, with forensic attention to detail and a high work ethic. They were able to take on large tasks and attempted to reduce risks through thorough research and studying the subject matter.’

Key clients

  • The State of Israel, Ministry of Justice
  • Likud Political Party; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
  • Lexan Israel
  • The Salesians of Don Bosco
  • Old Knesset House
  • The United States Government
  • Heftziba Group
  • Karta Central Jerusalem Development Company
  • MIGAL - Galilee Research Institute
  • Yad Vashem
  • Azorim Construction (1965)
  • Cellcom Israel
  • Gal Emerald Group
  • Tafnit Construction Management
  • Ashra – The Israeli Foreign Trade Risks Insurance Corporate
  • Golan Telecom
  • Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s; CFC Underwriting
  • Channel 9
  • The Shopping Channel
  • UJA New York Federation
  • Mr. Shalom Maidenbaum
  • Mr. Guy Naggar
  • Adv. Itamar Biton

Work highlights

  • Represented the Likud Party and MK Amihai Shikli in an election appeal to the Supreme Court, against the Knesset's Central Elections Committee Chairman's decision.
  • Represented the previous owners of Lexan Israel (the owner of the Princess Hotel in Eilat) in an appeal in the Supreme Court of Israel in a breach of contract claim against Bank Hapoalim and the Isrotel hotel chain.
  • Represented the Old Knesset House in civil litigation against the State of Israel seeking compensation of NIS150m for the expropriation of the client's property.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David Shimron, Michael Rabello

Other key lawyers

Isaac Molho, Shai Ganor, Roman Kogan, Ofek Bruck, Yitzchak Goldstein