About

Additional branch - 46 HaNachshonim St., Ariel

Areas of expertise

Taxation, finance, white collar and money laundering

Our office deals with all areas of law that also concern financial and accounting aspects, and accompanies businesses from A to Z, both in the civil and criminal aspects. The firm's partners have experience exceeding 20 years of work in the field, during which they have accompanied thousands of businesses, business owners, families, executives, senior officials, employees and others in all questions that arise in this field and in other related fields. The firm offers legal solutions for business owners, as well as consulting and planning services in complex taxation issues, which include combinations of tax laws in Israel and tax laws abroad, including matters related to money laundering, voluntary disclosure and work with banks regarding money transfers from and to Israel.

The legal services include representation in assessment hearings, drafting legal expert opinions, preparing professional reviews, providing ongoing tax consulting, as well as accompanying taxpayers and representation in investigations, arrests, assessment hearings at the assessor's office and at VAT or real estate taxation stations, at the police, at the prosecutor's office and in court in all types of legal proceedings , as well as performing actions to release bank accounts from freezing and reversing confiscations made during investigations related to money laundering, reducing and canceling financial sanctions, including filing an appeal and representation in courts in these matters and representation in issues of seizure and confiscation of property in civil and criminal proceedings. The firm represents clients in the criminal field for all financial crimes, including fraud, forgery, theft, and bribery.

Corporate law, insolvency, bankruptcy and execution office

Our office accompanies companies, non-profit institutions, partnerships as well as other entities, including startups and software and development companies, from their establishment stages to the execution of exits and special investment routes. Similarly, the firm represents senior officers in the corporation, shareholders and controlling shareholders in any matter to which the corporation is a party, such as sale of shares, sale of the corporation's activities, other structural changes - transfer of assets between shareholders and the corporation, mergers, splits, purchases, allocation of shares and/or options, partnership dissolutions and dispute resolution, as well as any other action in the corporation's share capital.

Additional legal services are provided to the corporation's board of directors and/or partners in the partnership, as well as to the executive committee. The legal support provided by the firm includes advice in all the different areas of law to which the corporation is a party, including preparation of commercial contracts, support of the corporation in its establishment and/or liquidation, representation of shareholders and corporations in lawsuits, dissolutions, freezing of proceedings, rehabilitation of companies, ongoing work with banks, partner disputes, insolvency proceedings of individuals - treatment of dishonored checks, delay and/or freezing of proceedings, reduction of debts, removal of foreclosures, creditor arrangements, collection of debts and temporary orders, management of legal proceedings for realization of a note or opposition to realization, etc.

Real estate, real estate development, contracting projects

Our firm engages in a wide range of activities in the field of real estate and provides comprehensive legal support in all areas related to the real estate industry, starting with the management of negotiations and ongoing legal support in the creation of the deal and ending with the execution of the deal. The legal support includes support for contracting companies and first-hand apartment sales from a contractor, consulting in complex combination transactions (developers or land owners), full legal support in financing issues, lending banks, Pinui Binui, NOP transactions, second-hand transactions, etc. The legal support includes providing a comprehensive package of tax planning relevant to the transaction, including in all matters concerning the reports of appreciation tax, income tax and VAT, objections, and appeals  in any legal proceeding and in any judicial court.

Our office also handles transactions in Judea and Samaria, registration of condominiums, drafting of sharing agreements, dissolution of partnerships as part of partner disputes, legal due diligence and analysis of escrow reports and zero reports, dealing with financial entities and/or private and institutional investors. Our office provides full legal representation in all legal proceedings and in all legal courts, including in disputes between owners, financial claims and temporary remedies, dissolutions of partnerships in real estate, claims relating to registrations of rights, inheritances, construction defects, division of property and claims regarding real estate transactions in the territories of Judea and Samaria that require knowledge and expertise specific to this specific region.

Labor and Employment Law

Our office advises and accompanies corporations and other institutions in all procedures related to labor law and has experience in accompanying and representing employers and employees, drafting work procedures in accordance with the protective laws while responding to innovations and updates that take into account the needs of the employee thus reducing exposure to lawsuits from employees. Our office provides a special service to labor issues in the Judea and Samaria region in general and the employment of Palestinian workers in particular - a field that requires special expertise and specialization. Similarly, our office accompanies corporations in all matters concerning the employment of foreign workers.

As active accountants, the firm's partners offer services such as reviewing the wages and slips issued to employees, similar to the work of a wage inspector, as well as providing taxation services pertaining to retirements and/or recruitment within senior officials' employment contracts.The legal support provided by the firm in this area includes drafting employment agreements and retirement agreements for senior employees and corporate officers, providing legal support in all matters related to the exercise of the employee's rights, legal support in proceedings at the Labor Court, representation in proceedings prior to the filing of a lawsuit including hearing procedures, check on payslips for rights and payments, as well as civil claims within the framework of employer-employee relations and/or class action claims.

This assistance is done according to areas of occupation and specializations, which also include high-tech companies, contracting and staffing companies, industrial plants and foreign companies (based abroad).

Family law

Our office handles financial disputes within the extended family unit - business, financial, actuarial, real estate disputes, partnership agreements and partnership dissolution. The delicate nature of these conflicts guides our office in trying to find creative solutions while balancing the various needs of the family members and leading to a consensual solution that will save the parties costs and heartache.

Furthermore, our office handles the preparation of wills, including photographed wills or those that require special documentation, while maintaining discretion, manages legal proceedings in objections and disqualification of wills in courts, handles inheritance orders and distribution of property and is appointed from time to time as estate administrators. The attorneys at the office are skilled in preparing a lasting power of attorney. At the same time, lawyers in the office are appointed as office holders in various positions by virtue of the Guardianship Law, the Trust Law and the Mission Law associated with the management of private capital and the administration of property in the interest of beneficiaries and its distribution, etc.

Dispute resolution

Our office has a number of lawyers who serve as mediators and/or arbitrators in various commercial cases and/or in civil cases in which there are financial/real estate/accounting/legal disputes. The mediators are certified professionals and experienced in resolving disputes in all areas of law and their integration, while maintaining and balancing respect between parties through compromise and finding a solution that is accepted by all parties without the need for legal proceedings.

The 10 attributes that set apart our office

1. Many years of experience working with the tax authorities and similar bodies - many years of work inside and outside the system give uniqueness to the legal approach given to each case.

2. The partners are the only ones who handle the taxation matters concerning the clients and require creative solutions - the relationship is personal and the guidance is provided by senior retirees of the tax system in Israel.

3. Extensive knowledge and proficiency in tax laws, money laundering, corporate law and real estate law, as well as in civil and criminal fields, does not require additional experts to be incorporated into the process.

4. The interaction of the office in the activities of the professional bureaus (Bar Association and accountant's Association) in relation to the tax authority allows us to be updated, and to deal with the required problems quickly and efficiently.

5. Regular collaboration with dozens of accounting firms in all areas of economic-financial-accounting activity, gives the firm's team a broad business insight and the integration of tax planning in business.

6. At the same time, our team specializes in real estate, commercial, corporate, civil and criminal law - a specialization that allows us to refine the link between the commercial aspect of transactions and the taxes and their planning while maximizing tax savings.

7. Providing continuous assistance to lawyers specializing in family law, insolvency and corporations, helps us find the best alternatives for obtaining a tax advantage, in each and every transaction.

8. Being a boutique tax office allows us to focus and delve into special and innovative tax issues that usually affect the consumer only at later stages.

9. Our expertise that combines criminal tax aspects in our various businesses in the field of taxes and money laundering gives our office uniqueness and advantages where specialization in investigative audit is required.

10. The partners in the firm serve as senior lecturers in higher education institutions and professional associations and take an active part in training young lawyers and accountants, which provides a broad view of every issue handled by the firm.