Lawyers at Herzog Fox & Neeman ‘understand real estate at a very high level’. Alongside its work for real estate investors and developers, the group leverages its strong corporate practice to excel in representing multinational corporations on their local real estate needs, including in major lease transactions and construction agreements. Ariel Flavian contributes three decades of experience in representing local authorities and urban corporations across the full range of construction projects. Tsouriel Picard co-heads the department, together with Flavian, and is noted for his expertise in the leasing of large-scale commercial complexes. The team also draws on newly made-up partner Rani Hirsh as well as an impressive pool of associates, including Idan Yehuda and Dan Mandelbaum.

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Testimonials

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‘My experience with the team at HFN has been uniformly excellent. It is a pleasure to work with the firm. Dan Mandelbaum is extremely creative, thoughtful and responsive. I would recommend him to anyone doing a complicated real estate transaction in Israel.’
‘My main contact was associate Itai Rotem: he was always responsive and available and good at explaining the issues and looking for solutions.’
‘We work on a regular basis with Herzog. For our office lease agreement we hired the firm to provide professional guidance. We were assigned to Itai Rotem, who studied the agreement, brought his professional knowledge, went into detail, prepared discussion points, and accompanied us to all meetings.’
‘The real estate department in Herzog has been providing my company with the highest level of professional and personal service for many years. The lawyers who work with us understand real estate at a very high level and are also characterized by excellent personal skills.’
‘Tsouriel Picard heads our team. He is one of the most prominent lawyers in Israel in the field of real estate. He has experience, extensive and varied knowledge, and an excellent personal ability to solve complicated cases and compromise between parties even in complex or demanding situations.’
‘We work in many transactions with associate Dan Mandelbaum, who controls the transaction at a detailed level and provides a highly available service. He shares the client's business aims and supports them in a holistic way, while providing a real feeling of security.’
‘A leading Law firm in Israel. We appointed the team through interviews and a detailed RFP process. It has a good reputation in the market and it was recommended by several industry leaders as one of the best law firms. It has been confirmed during our projects execution that we made the right selection.’
‘Itai Rotem demonstrated strong negotiations skills during many rounds of complex negotiations. Excellent cooperation, responsiveness and very professional legal knowledge and expertise. A very client-oriented approach, making sure that every decision and plan are tailored to the client's needs.’

Key clients

Intel Israel
Mobileye
Rapyd
WeWork Israel
Nice
Wix
Reality Investments fund
Rothstein Real Estate
Azrieli Group
Elbit Systems
The Israel Museum
The Phoenix Insurance Company
Rambam Medical Center
Assuta Medical Centers
Menora Mivtachim Insurance Group
Bar Ilan University
Yellow Tree Real Estate
Mivtah Shamir Energy
Dan Real Estate
Asden Group
Farkash Group
Reisdor Group
Tzifha International
New Era Real Estate Development and Project Management ltd.
Igi Izaki Group
Ganey Ben Zvi
Nof Carmel – Shagrawi Group
Kochav
Baran Group
Luzon Group
Gabay Group
Adama Makhteshim
Balila Group
Nadav B. Logistics
Y.D. Barazani
Reut NPO
Bnei Zion Cooperative Village Agricultural Association
Aviv & Co. Group Real Estate 1963
Isracard
Mega Or
The Academic Center for Law and Business
Netafim
Vishay Israel
Paz Oil Company
Levinsky College of Education
Amot Investments

Work highlights

Advised Reality Investments Fund on several transactions, including on an agreement for the purchase of rights and a combination agreement regarding a 60-acre property located in Tel Aviv.
Represented Intel Israel in a construction agreement with Solel Boneh, according to which Solel Boneh undertook to build Intel’s new campus in Haifa.
Advised Rotshtein Real Estate on all its projects and transactions, including on the construction of hundreds of housing units, the construction of logistics centres and numerous urban renewal projects.