About

Ben Yair, Wagner, Reznik (BYWR) – Law Office

BYWR is a leading and highly experienced boutique law firm specializing in all aspects of civil-commercial law. All firm partners are senior attorneys with over 20 years of professional experience in the field.

Operating as a One Stop Shop, the firm provides a comprehensive commercial-legal umbrella under one roof. The firm’s clientele includes corporations and companies operating in Israel and abroad, publicly traded companies, industrial plants, real estate development firms, retail and franchise chains, as well as companies in the logistics, entertainment, and leisure sectors.

Our Vision: To provide comprehensive, personal, and highly confidential solutions tailored precisely to the needs of each client—large or small—while combining deep legal expertise, creativity, innovation, and rich professional experience that are highly esteemed by judges and peers alike.

Core Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation & Crisis Management: Longstanding expertise in managing complex business disputes, financial and declaratory claims, complex arbitration and mediation proceedings, interim remedies, temporary and permanent injunctions, and representation before all judicial courts and tribunals. (The department is headed by Advocate and Notary Oren Ben Yair).

Corporate & Commercial Law: Ongoing legal counsel for corporations and companies in their day-to-day commercial activities, including drafting various engagement agreements, founders' agreements, company formation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), franchise agreements, and legal support for commercial retail chains. (The department is headed by Advocate Shmuel Reznik).

Execution (Hotsa'a Lapa'al) & Debt Collection: A leading department ranked at the top of professional ratings for 3 consecutive years. The firm is directly connected to the court and execution systems, achieving exceptionally high collection rates compared to the market standard. (The department is headed by Advocate Guy Wagner).

Artist Representation & Music Productions: A unique and market-leading specialization for nearly 24 years. The firm represents many well-known artists in Israel, production companies, and manages the legal aspects of numerous music productions and festivals.

Real Estate & Property Law: Rich experience in the Israeli real estate market, regularly providing ongoing counsel and representation in sale and purchase transactions for the firm's clients.

Labor Law: Strategic counsel and handling of all aspects of human resource employment for both private and public companies, as well as employees. Services include litigation, drafting employment and vendor agreements, internal investigations, and counsel regarding sexual harassment prevention and privacy issues.

Intellectual Property: Specializing in all aspects of IP issues, protecting Israeli and international brands, and resolving rights-related disputes.

Inheritance & Estates: Drafting wills, handling objections to wills or inheritances, estate administration, obtaining probate and succession orders, and representing parties in inheritance disputes.

Leading Partners

Adv. and Notary Oren Ben Yair | Managing Partner & Head of Litigation

Year of Certification: 1999

Academic Education: LL.B. from Cardiff University; LL.M. from Bar-Ilan University.

Expertise & Activity: Specializes in complex commercial litigation and business-commercial counsel for Israeli companies locally and globally, drafting agreements, labor law, and resolving shareholder and partner disputes.

Public Roles: Serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the public company "Opel Balance", a judge in the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Israel Bar Association

(Tel Aviv District) and is listed on the Israel Bar Association's recommended arbitrators panel.

Adv. Guy Wagner | Senior Partner & Head of Execution & Debt Collection

Year of Certification: 2001

Academic Education: LL.M. from Bar-Ilan University.

Expertise & Activity: Possesses rich experience in litigation, bills and notes law (promissory notes), and debt collection, holding numerous achievements and legal precedents in bills and notes law.

Public Roles: Serves as the Acting Chairman of the Execution Committee Forum of the Israel Bar Association. Previously served as a public representative on the Appeals Committee under the Local Authorities (Sewerage) Law until 2013.

Adv. Shmulik Reznik | Partner & Head of Corporate Department

Year of Certification: 1997

Academic Education: LL.B. from the University of Leicester, England.

Expertise & Activity: Specializes in commercial law, ongoing corporate legal support, and business counsel. Renowned as a leading expert in providing legal counsel to clubs, bars, and restaurants from their inception stage.

Additional Background: Second generation of well-known legal professionals.