Particularly well-positioned to handle contentious work, S. Horowitz & Co’s signature litigation offering marks it as a key contender for complex planning, zoning and construction disputes. Among its key clients in this sphere, the team represents Paz Oil company in various petitions and claims, as well as Lime & Stone Production Company and Readymix Industries (Israel). On the non-contentious front, the group advises on an array of planning approvals, licensing and other regulatory matters. The department is led jointly by litigators Amir Caspari and Asaf Rentsler.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Key clients
- The Committee of Landowners in Kikar Hamedina in Tel Aviv
- China State Construction Engineering Corporation
- Paz Oil Company
- Lime & Stone Production Company
- Readymix Industries (Israel)
- Sonol Israel
- The Orthodox Palestine Society of Holy Land (Jerusalem and East Section)
- ICR Israel Canada Reem Holdings (formerly Minrav Projects)
- Scientists of The Weizmann Institute of Science.
- Village ("Moshav") Bnei Zion
- Rights holders in the Old Train Station ("HaTachana") complex in Tel Aviv
- Carasso Trade Centers
- Municipality of Kafr Qasim
- Rani Zim Shopping Centers
- Gan Hashichmim
- Israel Electric Corporation
- Gate to Israel
- Israel Land Development - Urban Renewal
- Dead SeaWorks
- Oron Group
Work highlights
- Representing all the rights holders of a private property in Kikar Hamedina in the planning and execution of the joint development project of a luxury residential complex of more than 450 units in three towers.
- Representing Paz Oil Company in several petitions and claims relating to planning and zoning matters, totalling tens of millions of NIS.
- Advising ICR Israel Canada Reem Holdings on a transaction with Samwood Construction and Kim Lustigman for the acquisition of the rights of Samwood and Lustigman in the second phase of a real estate project in Jerusalem, valued at $373m.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Amir Caspari, Asaf Rentsler