With significant strength in litigation, AYR – Amar Reiter Jeanne Shochatovitch & Co is regularly engaged by clients for assistance in criminal labour law matters, while also advising on mitigation, contracts, collective bargaining negotiations and consultation of executive remuneration programs, employee benefits and incentives. Former Chief Justice of Israel’s National Labour Court Yigal Plitman is noted for his expertise in mediation, arbitration and conflict resolution, while Helit Simchoni’s broad practice spans the private and public sectors, including tech companies, workers’ committees and educational institutions. With focus on social security and workplace discrimination, Eli Beloshevsky is also recommended.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘We are highly satisfied with their knowledge, response times and service.’

  • ‘We work with Helit Simchoni, head of labour law, and are very happy.'

  • ‘Highly professional.’

  • ‘We have a great working relationship with this team.’

  • ‘The team of AYR layers are very professional, dig in into the problems and can always find solutions.’

  • ‘Helit Simchoni is a professional, intelligent, high-level specialist in employment relations.'

  • 'We recommend Eli Beloshevsky for his employment expertise.'
  • 'Libi Shoud Eldar is intelligent, persistent and very professional.'

Key clients

  • Primekss Israel Ltd
  • Partner Communications Company Ltd.
  • Niv Raz Management and Investment Company (1995) Ltd.
  • Kavim Public Transportation Ltd
  • Sion Biotext Medical Ltd
  • Seach Medical Group
  • ITC - Israel Tech Challenge
  • Sagi Danan
  • Issta Group
  • Ackerstein Group
  • Gaon Holdings Group
  • Ono Academic College
  • Shenkar College
  • Mody Import and Marketing
  • Lemonade Tech
  • Sigma-Aldrich Israel
  • Agan Aroma & Fine Chemicals Ltd
  • Bartan Holdings and Investments Ltd
  • Dror Ortho Design Ltd.
  • Telecall Group Ltd.
  • Itai Rochman and Moshe Krieger of Reindir Energy Ltd.
  • Lighting Warehouse
  • Cybecs
  • Diamond Capital Management Services Ltd.
  • Micha Levy
  • Ortal Tourism & Recreation Ltd
  • Maccabi Haifa Football Club
  • Lasova
  • Itzik the Great

Work highlights

  • Represented Ono Academic College in proceedings related to unionising of the college’s employees in a workers’ union, including an urgent filing for injunction to prevent the use of a video of the college’s president Professor Yaron Zelicha, in a way that implies that Professor Zelicha encourages joining the union.
  • Represented Micha Levy, the former CEO and senior shareholder of Shalom Hotels Ltd., in lawsuits relating to the termination of his employment.
  • Represented travel agency company Issta in a claim by employees who were sent on unpaid leave due to the Covid pandemic.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Helit Simchoni

Other key lawyers

Yigal Plitman, Eli Beloshevsky