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Balter, Guth, Aloni & Co.
Balter, Guth, Aloni & Co. (BGA), one of
Israel’s leading law firms, consecutively
ranked by Dun & Bradstreet as one of the
largest firms in Israel. The company comprises
of 93 attorneys, including 19 partners and has
branches in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Tibe-
rias and works closely with the Wall Street firm
Hertzfeld & Rubin.
BGA specializes in civil law and provides clients
in its various departments, personal and com-
prehensive service. The lawyers in the litigation
department appear in the largest andmost promi-
nent trials in the country, in the fields of commer-
cial law, corporate law, labor law, agriculture and
water, class actions, planning and construction,
expropriation, compensation for impairment way
planning, infrastructure, insurance and torts.
Approach: New clients are assigned a BGA partner,
who is responsible for their affairs and coordinates
the appropriate handling for the relevant topicwith
BGA’s experts in the various professional depart-
ments. BGA’s size and diversity is such that it can
immediately enlist an adequate number of attor-
neys to handle urgent matters, such as restraining
orders, petitions to the High Court of Justice, and
business deals that must be completed within a
short time. The firm’s policy is to provide personal
and general care to each client. The firm finds it
important to fully cooperate with the client in order
to allow for maximum results.
Clients: BGA represents large and medium-sized
commercial clients, including Fortune 500 corpo-
rations, banks, industrial plants, pharmaceutical,
Internet, real estate and insurance companies as
well as hotels. The Firm represents public and
government bodies, major Israeli cities, local
authorities, infrastructure bodies, kibbutzim and
moshavim, and Christian Orders.
International Activities: The Firm is involved in in-
ternational activities in the US, Canada, Europe,
Chaina and Japan. The Firm is affiliated with some
of the leading law firms in the world and is amem-
ber of Consulegis - an international association of
lawyers with over 150 member offices.
Languages: The staff is fluents in Hebrew, English,
French, Arabic, German, Romanian, Russian, Yid-
dish, Italian and Armenian.
The Firm’s Departments
The firm operates through professional depart-
ments including experts in the following areas:
litigation and class actions, project financing,
commercial law, torts and insurance, planning
and building, real estate, taxation, IP, labor law,
Hi-Tech, cooperative associations, water and ag-
riculture, international trade, environment and
energy law, Christian orders, companies, banking
and finance, liquidations, bankruptcies, receiver-
ship, trusteeships and wills.
Commercial Law Dept.: Involved in the full spec-
trumof commercial and corporate law, represents
corporations and other entities in a range of trans-
actions, such as raising capital, spin-offs, M&As,
corporate restructuring and privatizations. The
Dept. is engaged, inter alia, in planning, imple-
menting and supporting deals, including ongoing
advise on the structure of the transaction, negotia-
tions, due diligence and formulating agreements
to complete the deal.
Litigation Dept.: Represents clients in courts in all
areas of civil law, including corporate law, securi-
ties, executive liability, contract law, construction
and real estate.
Class Action Dept.: Represents clients in class-
action suits in various fields.
Taxation Dept.: Handles all Israeli tax-related is-
sues, both local and international, including in-
come tax, VAT, land/property taxes, the law for the
encouragement of capital investment and other
indirect taxes. The Dept. advises foreign entities
regarding tax implications of investment in Israel,
as well as counseling Israeli firms that have busi-
ness abroad. It plays a leading role in planning and
structuringM&A activities, and arranging employ-
ment benefits.
Real Estate Planning & Zoning Dept.: Handles a
range of real estate deals, purchasing shares in
land corporations, financial arrangements and
guarantees for real estate projects. The Depart-
ment accompanies real estate transactions from
initiation, including the planning stage, land
rezoning, land development, tax planning, con-
struction of the project and the sales. The Depart-
ment is engaged in preparing zoning plans and
accompanying large infrastructure bodies, such
as Netivei Israel (National Transport Infrastructure
Company Ltd.) and Israel Railways, in the plan-
ning and construction process. The Department
represents planning and zoning authorities (local
committees) and handles related expropriations
and compensation matters.
Agricultural Trade Dept.: Engaged in counseling,
supporting and representing corporations operat-
ing in the agricultural sector, including Kibbutzim,
Moshavim, regional corporations, central asso-
ciations, regional councils and local committees.
The representation includes land transactions,
enlarging settlements, promoting contacts with
investors, developing and implementing various
projects related to agricultural land, and rezoning
for construction of residential, commercial, indus-
trial and tourism projects.
Torts & Insurance Dept.: Represents the largest
insurance companies in Israel in insurance and
torts claims, specializing in professional liability
of doctors, lawyers, accountants, architects, engi-
neers, surveyors and planning and building com-
mittees. The firm represents Avner Co. in principle
and large claims.
Infrastructure Dept.: Specializes in railways,
highways, power stations, water and sewage
companies and garbage sites – from planning,
approval in planning institutions and authori-
ties, to tenders, implementation of the instal-
lation and its commercial realization. The Dept.
has set up regional water authorities to maxi-
mize exploitation of resources, desalination
plants, wastewater purification plants, pumping
stations and pure water systems for agriculture.
Contribution to the Community
The firm’s attorneys volunteer on a weekly basis
at the “Chabad Garden City” school in Jerusalem
and at the “Shoreshim” school in Tel Aviv in the
framework of “Shiur Acher” organization.
Esta b l i s h e d
1974
L i n e o f B u s i ness
Attorneys At Law; Specializing in Most Areas
of Civil and Commercial Law, Providing Clients
with Personal, Comprehensive Services through
Specialized Departments
L a n g ua g es
Hebrew, English, French, Arabic, German,
Romanian, Russian, Yiddish, Italian &
Armenian.
96 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv 6789140
Tel: 972-3-5111111
Fax: 972-3-6246000
Ehud Guth
Senior Partner *
Moshe Balter
Senior Partner *
* See Top Executives Profiles - Page 582