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CBA - Charcon, Ben Ami, Asher & Co.
Charcon, Ben Ami, Asher & Co. is one of
Israel’s largest and leading commercial
law firms rendering comprehensive legal
services in the full range of commercial-civil law as
a one-stop-shop law firm. The firm is consistently
ranked, year after year, as one of Israel’s recom-
mended law firms in the broad spectrum of its
practice areas.
Personal attention. One of the firm’s outstanding
strong characters concerns its personal attention
and availability to its clients. The firmbelieves in le-
gal representation by referring to clients as equals,
ensuring the best results on each and every case
–while clients still receive accessible and attentive
legal services.
Human capital is one of the firm’s distinct advan-
tages. Over the years, the firm has developed a
team of skilled lawyers among a broad spectrum
of practice areaswith gained knowledge frommany
years of professional experience. The firm’s lawyers
work in professional groups with the experience
and leadership of senior partners supporting over-
all legal activities and navigating their clients with
a sure hand.
Senior Legal Leadership. The firm’s senior partners
Ilan Charcon, Shahar Ben Ami and Idan Asher have
been at the top of Israel’s legal sector in their prac-
tice areas for years, headed Israel Bar Association
committees, and lectured at academic institutions,
conferences and professional training programs.
Broad spectrum of clients. The firm’s legal team
supports clients from all parts of Israel’s business
and public sector; from holding companies to de-
velopers and contractors, governmental companies
and large and leading local authorities, including
major public entities.
“No place is too far.” The firm maintains a profes-
sional network, and keeps close contact with corre-
spondent firms, external legal consultants in Israel
and abroad, including the firm’s US office.
Our Practice Areas
1) Real Estate Department – Ranked as a market
leader by Israeli and international professional
ranking directories since its establishment, the
department specializes in a broad range of con-
sultancy services to real estate entities including
contractors, developers, construction and develop-
ment companies, housing companies and more.
2) Infrastructure & Project Finance –For many
years, the firm supports major projects in Israel
while providing comprehensive, full legal consul-
tancy throughout all stages of the projects – from
planning stage through financial closing, taxation
and legal solutions to environmental and regula-
tory issues.
3) Planning & Construction – One of Israel’s lead-
ing most experienced departments in this area.
The firm holds many years of rich familiarity and
experience in supporting leading entities in a range
of complex projects, allowing the department to
acquire its prestigious reputation from Israeli and
international ranking guides.
4) Energy Department – The firm has unique ex-
pertise in this complex sector and assists clients in
leading development activities, including guidance
with respect to regulation, international activities
and development of legal strategies.
5) Environment Department –The firmholds a one
of a kind department in thismultidimensional field.
The department represents Israel’s largest local
authorities, water and sewage corporations, puri-
fication and wastewater plants and more.
6) Banking & Finance – The firm has many years of
expertise in this field as well as a profound under-
standing of the banking realm, including regulatory
procedures, leading to personally rendered adapt-
ed services that allowplanning of futuremeasures,
economic and financial understanding.
7) Commercial & International Department – The
firm provides a broad spectrum of legal services
supporting commercial activities in Israel and
abroad. The firm’s holistic approach and business
understanding create a high level of expertise in
handling commercial issues.
8) Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution –
The firmholdsmanyyears of experience and proven
success in conducting complex legal proceedings
before all law courts in Israel. The department has
acquired many legal achievements including legal
precedents and breakthrough rulings.
9) ClassActions – The firm leads litigation practices
with a combination of acquired experienced as part
of conducting class actions suits and allowing the
firm to harness themost effective tools in represent-
ing defendants and plaintiffs, especially in prevent-
ing the approval of class action suits.
10) Labor & Employment Department – The firm
specializes in supporting local authorities, gov-
ernment companies, municipal corporations,
NPOs, city associations, and private clients. This
department has rich experience in collective and
individual legal consultancy.
11) Debt Settlements, Receiverships & Liquida-
tions– The firm’s expertise in the Israeli commercial
sector is its key to the ability to provide first tier legal
services inmanaging and supporting companies in
crisiswhile focusing on recovery and providing cre-
ative solutions that help the company to succeed.
12) Telecom & Media – The firm provides ongoing
legal consultant on communications and media
matters, including with respect to companies that
are subject to restrictions by regulators. The firm
provides legal representationwith regard to legisla-
tion and regulation.
13) Administrative Law – The firm is well known
as leader of this practice area, leading legal rep-
resentation for government agencies including
government companies, ministries and local au-
thorities. Among others, the department displays
unique expertise in the legal field of public and
private tenders.
14) Municipal Law – A major component of the
firm’s legal work, the department provides compre-
hensive, interdisciplinary legal support tomany lo-
cal authorities and acts on numerous diverse cases,
including petitions to the Israeli Supreme Court.
15) Taxation – The firm provides a broad range of
tax services on all aspects of business operations,
especially commercial, international, municipal,
real estate and individual taxation.
16) NPOs and Cooperative Associations – The firm
provides support and consultancy to a range of co-
operative associations andNPOs from their internal
management to their conduct towards authorities
and financial entities.
Esta b l i s h e d
1997
L i n e o f B u s i n ess
One of Israel’s largest law firms,
leading in the areas of real estate,
planning and construction, local
authorities, infrastructure and
project finance
23 Bar Kochva St., Bnei Brak 5126002
Tel: 972-3-5662808
Fax: 972-3-5662801
Shahar Ben Ami
Founding Partner *
Idan Asher
Senior Partner *
Ilan Charcon
Founding Partner *
l e a d i n g e x ecu t i v es
Ilan Charcon
Schahar Ben Ami
Idan Asher
Limor Menashe Berko
Tzili Akiva-Rappaport
Kokhava Gazba-Heres
Nurit Cohen-Katzav
Shaham Keren
Aviv Maoz
Rotem Arbiv-Kopelinkov
* See Top Executives Profiles - Page 582