Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s real estate practice finds favour for providing ‘top legal counselling but within a boutique-style friendly environment’. The team draws together extensive experience in the urban renewal and hotel segments, while it also handles real estate finance transactions on behalf of banks, institutional lenders, and private equity funds. Gilad Maoz, Yoav Zahavi and Erez Gurion co-lead a team that is ’comprised of deal-makers, not deal-breakers’.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘A strong and professional team, responds quickly and efficiently and to the point. We work mainly with Tal Leibusher Dahan, who is excellent: highly professional, pleasant and hospitable, and available like no other.’
  • ‘The team is professional, with fast response times. Lawyers know how to negotiate very well.’

  • ‘A one-stop-shop, super knowledgeable and connected, offering top legal counselling but within a boutique-style friendly environment. The team is comprised of deal-makers, not deal-breakers. Gilad Maoz, especially, but all of them, really.’

Key clients

  • The Fattal Hotels Group
  • The Brown Hotels Group
  • AMPA Capital
  • Azorim
  • ILDC (Israel Land Development Company)
  • Ken HaTor
  • Marathon Real Estate Enhancement Fund
  • The White City
  • Israir Airlines
  • Mercantile Discount Bank
  • Leny Group
  • Bank Leumi
  • Bank Hapoalim
  • Discount Bank
  • Migdal Insurance
  • Ayalon Insurance
  • Altshuler Shaham
  • Bareket Capital
  • Archimedes Real Estate Finance
  • The Tshuva Group
  • Gazit Globe
  • Plaza International
  • Rotshtein Real-Estate
  • Avnei Derech
  • The Mivne Group
  • Dor Chemicals
  • B.S.R Group
  • Ruby Capital
  • Bait Yerushalmi
  • Noga
  • Canadian Yizum
  • Erez Alon Entrepreneurship and Construction
  • Eshkol Investments & Financing
  • Premium Capital Group
  • Nes Ammim organization
  • Lifestyle Group
  • Yuval Yarin Dead Sea
  • M & D Real Estate
  • Pereh Hotel
  • Shikun & Binui
  • Leader Top Capital

Work highlights

  • Advising RIA Investments on all real estate matters connected to the planning and building of a high-rise building in Jerusalem, and also on a long-term management and licence agreement with the Marriott Group.
  • Advising White City Group on the formation of a joint venture with Phoenix Insurance Company and Isrotel, connected to the acquisition, renovation and operation of six hotels in Rome, for a total investment of NIS1.7bn.
  • Advising Israir Airlines on all of its international transactions, including on the acquisition of 25% of the share capital and bonds of nine Greek companies owning and operating five hotels in Greece.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gilad Maoz, Yoav Zahavi, Erez Gurion

Other key lawyers

Tal Leibusher Dahan, Golan Laihtman, May Fima