The employment and labour law practice at Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm reaches into many sectors, notably pharmaceuticals, high-tech, and manufacturing, and engages heavily with local government bodies across Israel. Offering a comprehensive package of services, the group handles the employment law elements of M&A, transactions, collective and individual labour relations, day-to-day advice for employers, and various types of litigation. The team is co-led by a team of three: experienced employment law counsel Dganit Lapidor Singer, disputes specialist and Ministry of Labour alum Michal Markovitz-Blachar, and Menachem (Hemi) Lapidor, who boasts vast experience working with employers in the public sector, such as municipal corporations, public institutions, and local authorities. Associate Noor Ibrahim routinely appears before the courts, and Ariel Shanon and Nitzan Mendel are active across a litany of advisory matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Michal Markovitz-Blachar is a very good lawyer. She is responsive, efficient, and practical. She is also a nice person to work with.'

  • 'Ariel Shanon is a good lawyer who is very helpful and responsive.’

Key clients

  • Federation of Local Authorities in Israel
  • FC (Flying Cargo) International Transportation
  • Neuman Steel Industries Group Ltd.
  • Municipality of Jerusalem
  • R.H Electronics Ltd.
  • The Mehadrin Group
  • Gesher Israel Employment Rehabilitation Services
  • Breath of Life International Ltd.
  • Hof HaSharon Regional Council
  • Kiryat Ata Municipality
  • Jerusalem Religious Council
  • Doral Energy Group
  • Yad2 Ltd
  • NewMed Energy
  • Tadiran Batteries Ltd
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
  • Orbotech Ltd.
  • The Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation
  • Ormat Systems Ltd.
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Israel Ltd.
  • Neuroderm Ltd.
  • MUSA – Eretz Israel Museum Tel Aviv
  • Advanced Vision Technology (A.V.T) Ltd.
  • AON Reinsurance
  • Battery Ventures Israel Ltd.
  • Tevel Aerobotics Technologies Ltd. investment

Work highlights

  • Represented the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel, providing ongoing counsel and promoting their interests in the Knesset and government bodies, including handling a restraining order related to teachers' union sanctions, interpreting municipal employment laws, and advising on budgetary pension calculations for teachers.
  • Represented Teva in various labor and employment matters, including advising on employment agreements, relocations, terminations, organisational changes, compliance with labor laws, dispute management, compensation policies, and handling claims of sexual harassment.
  • Advised The Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Corporation on employment agreements, organisational changes, contractor agreements, service audits, and employee terminations, enforcement, employment of women, work hours, vacations, and salary issues.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Noor Ibrahim
Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Menachem (Hemi) Lapidor, Dganit Lapidor Singer, Michal Markovitz-Blachar