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markets. The firm advises clients on a wide range
of real estate transactions, including acquisitions
and sales, leasing, land use, secured financing,
debt restructuring, investment and ownership
structures, and development and construction.
The firm renders services in all aspects of real
estate, from the initial stage of land purchase,
contact with the planners, advisors and project
managers, occupation of projects, sale and own-
ership listings.
China and East Asia Practice - The firmhas unique
and extensive experience working on matters re-
lated to the Chinese market for over 20 years. The
firm represents leading Israeli corporations, insti-
tutions, high-tech companies and venture capital
funds, in their PRC-related matters.
Energy and Infrastructure - Meitar’s energy and
infrastructure practice covers a wide range of
fields in the energy sector, including electricity,
natural gas and renewable energy ventures, and
infrastructure projects. The firm’s services include
negotiation and drafting of power purchase agree-
ments, natural gas and other fuel purchase agree-
ments and other energy project agreements. The
firmalso advises on governmental regulation and
tenders related to the energy sector, including re-
newable energy projects, from the inception of the
venture through completion of the project.
Regulatory and Antitrust - Meitar attorneys are
frequently called upon to advise clients on the
various regulatory environments in Israel. Regu-
latory issues may arise in the course of M&A or
investment transactions, financing transactions
for regulated companies, energy transactions
and other commercial transactions. The firm
regularly advises clients on matters relating to
compliance with antitrust and competition law,
including with respect to monopolies, restraints
of trade and mergers and acquisitions. The firm
works with some of the world’s largest interna-
tional law firms on the Israeli antitrust filings for
major multinational merger transactions, and on
assessing transactions under the laws of other
jurisdictions. The firm regularly represents clients
before a wide variety of Israeli Government agen-
cies, including the Bank of Israel, the Antitrust
Authority, the Israel Tax Authority, the Ministry of
Telecommunications, the Ministry of Health, the
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor (including
the Office of the ChiefScientist and the Investment
Center), the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of
Finance, theMinistry of Environmental Protection,
the Ministry of National Infrastructures, the Israel
Securities Authority, the Government Companies
Authority, Ministry of Agriculture, Government
Export Institute and the Commissioner of Capital
Markets, Insurance and Savings.
Insolvency, Creditors’ Rights andWork-Outs - Our
firm has extensive and varied experience in han-
dling companies in crisis and has been involved
in numerous cases of insolvency, receivership and
stays of proceedings of importance in the Israeli
economy. Attorneys in the firmhave and currently
serve as appointees (liquidators, receivers or trust-
ees in stays of proceedings) in complex cases of
insolvency.
Homeland Security, Cyber, Defense and Aero-
space (Aviation Law) - The firm takes a lead role
in the commercial and regulatory aspects of trans-
actions for Israeli and international clients in the
Security, Defense and Aerospace (Aviation Law)
fields. Also, the firm represents technology com-
panies engaged in the development of offensive or
defensive cyber platforms and is fully acquainted
with the full technological background of these
industries.
Labor Law - Meitar’s Labor Law practice special-
izes in all matters related to employment and labor
law policies and procedures. The firm represents
clients in all legal aspects regarding employ-
ment related matters and taxation. The firm’s
work includes handling the labor law aspects of
M&A transactions and privatizations, including
employment-related due diligence and employee
transfer issues. As a part of the firm’s Labor Law
services, the firm represents clients in Immigra-
tion, Foreign Expert and Relocation matters. The
team offers legal advice and guidance on the
complex process of relocating foreign experts to
Israel or abroad.
Environmental Law - Representation of leading
entities in this field, large industrial companies,
companies in the areas of fuel and transporta-
tion, water and sewage companies, local sewage
authorities. The firm assists in preparing surveys
of hazards and preparing companies for extreme
scenarios in the environment area.
Planning and Construction - The firmhas a strong
practice in providing advice on planning and con-
struction regulation for some of Israel’s largest
real-estate ventures and infrastructure projects.
The department represents clients in all statutory
procedures for the approval of zoning plans, and
appears before all planning authorities and courts
of law. In addition, the department has vast experi-
ence in advising clients on the tax aspects of real
property development, including betterment and
development levies assessed by Israeli planning
authorities. We also have expertise in land expro-
priation proceedings and representing clients in
impairment claims arising out of administrative
actions.
Involvement in the Community - Meitar Liquornik
Geva Leshem Tal has a long tradition of commu-
nity involvement and of using legal expertise to
serve disadvantaged members of society. The
firm grants each year stipends for law students
of Ethiopian heritage in honor of its founding
partner, Zvi Meitar. The firm provides pro bono
legal services to Or Yarok, the Association for Safer
Driving in Israel. In addition, volunteers from our
office provide educational tutoring for kids in Jaffa
as a part of “Psagot” organization.
Clifford Felig
Ofer Freilich
Gidi Frishtik
Adi Fremder
Judith Gal-Or
Alon Gellert
Talya Gerstler
Dan Geva
David S. Glatt
Amos Goren
Oren Gross
Shaul Grossman
Haim Gueta
Michael Haberman
Asaf Harel
Renelle Joffe
Yochi Kadir-Paz
Maya Kahanoff
Yael Kalman
Dror Kedem
Simcha Koevary
Ram Landa
Raanan Lerner
Dr. Israel Leshem
Maya Liquornik
Alon Magen
Tali Menashe
Tamar Migdal
Boaz Mizrahi
David Mirchin
Yoram Movshovitz
Yoav Nahir
Jonathan M. Nathan
Dr. Yoav Oestriecher
Assaf Oz
Ron Peleg
Livian Segal
Eran Shimony
Dana Peleg-
Slobodkin
Noam Tzur
Yankie Pfeffer
Sivan Ramot
Michael Rimon
Eyal Rosovsky
Yoav Sade
Keren Sadeh
(Mizrahi)
Alon Sahar
Yuval Sasson
Gilad Schiff
Hodiya Schnider
Tomer Sela
Dan Shamgar
Tomer Shani
(Schwartz)
Noam Sharon
Keren Shitrit
Hila Silverstein
Dalia Tal
Giora Unger
Nadav Weisman
Yael Weiss
Dana Yagur
Pinni Yaniv
Alon Yoeli
Efrat Ziv
16 Abba Hillel Silver St.,
Ramat Gan 5250608
Tel: 972-3-6103100
Fax: 972-3-6103111
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