Over the past year, S. Horowitz & Co kept busy advising on a range of real estate transactions, new development projects and urban renewal work. The firm’s signature litigation expertise also lends itself well to planning and zoning disputes. Avigail Kastiel ‘is a master in negotiation’ and co-heads the team alongside Leor Nouman.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The service given is of the highest level. The first thing to point out is its uncompromising professionalism, coupled with the highest level of skill and competence. The team also has deep knowledge both of all the relevant legal issues and of the business environment in which we operate.’

  • ‘Avigail Kastiel is a brilliant lawyer. She has enormous knowledge in commercial law and is a master in negotiation.’

  • ‘The team has a lot of experience and knowledge. Lawyers are people you can consult with, provide good advice, have good manners, and are loyal and professional, particularly Leor Nouman and Moshe Zilberberg.’

  • ‘The team provides quick responses and original methods to close the deal. They possess vast knowledge and are respected by peers.’

Key clients

  • 260 of Kikar Hamedina landowners and the Committee of Landowners in Kikar Hamedina in Tel Aviv
  • Strauss Group
  • Paz Oil Company
  • BST Group
  • Readymix Industries (Israel)
  • Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Hadassah Medical Relief Association
  • Bank Hapoalim B.M.
  • Scientists of The Weizmann Institute of Science.
  • Zohar & Zafrir Sharbat
  • ICL Group
  • ICR Israel Canada Reem Holdings
  • Tomer Coco Investments
  • A. Lofo Entrepreneur Supervision & Construction
  • Rights holders in the Railway Complex in Tel Aviv known as Complex3 in a Portion of Parcel25 in Block6950
  • The Cohen brothers
  • Representing the rights holders in land located at Goldin Street in Rehovot
  • China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Israel Branch)
  • The rights holders in existing buildings located at 17 and 21 Smuts Street in Tel Aviv

Work highlights

  • Representing more than 260 rights holders in relation to the NIS5 bn joint development of the Tel Aviv square, Kikar Hamedina.
  • Representing Bank Hapoalim in various proceedings related to the collection of debts amassed by the Kahtan real estate group totalling more than NIS1bn.
  • Advising Paz Oil Company on establishing a dedicated real estate company, by founding a subsidiary to which its properties will be transferred.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Avigail Kastiel, Leor Nouman

Other key lawyers

Moshe Zilberberg