Benjamini & Co. acts for corporate entities and individuals in a broad range of transactions, with strength in M&A, real estate, and employee taxation, among other areas. Yair Benjamini, who is an international tax expert with particular strength in Israeli-US nexus transactions, co-leads the practice alongside Sagiv Ron, a key real estate expert, and Michal Richulsky, who heads the firm’s indirect tax practice, and is highly experienced in litigation. Core team members include Doron Elmekiesse, who is additionally qualified as a chartered accountant, Shahar Strauss, who covers income tax, and Nofar Zigdon.

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  • 'Yair Benjamini is a very talented tax lawyer.'
  • 'Yair has a lot of experience.'

Key clients

  • Mandiant Inc.
  • Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)
  • Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT)
  • Kardan Real Estate Enterprise and Development Ltd.
  • Dimri in the City– TAMA 38
  • Yaaz Building & Development Co Ltd.
  • Almog Group Ltd.
  • Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)
  • Kfir Geva
  • Starry Group
  • Rotem Shani Construction Company

Work highlights

  • Advising Danaher on Israeli tax-related matters relating to its spinoff of its environmental and applied solutions segment into Veralto, a separate public company.
  • Acting for Fortinet Group in relation to the tax aspects of the reorganization of Israeli activities, as well as the sale of an Israeli company.
  • Advising Starry Group, a multinational group, with operations in Hong Kong, Singapore, Europe, the US and Israel, on transfer pricing issues, a cross-border transaction and many other issues.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Yair Benjamini, Sagiv Ron, Michal Richulsky

Other key lawyers

Shahar Strauss, Nofar Zigdon, Doron Elmekiesse