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Law Firms - Taxation Law
U. Barzily Law Offices
l e a d i n g e x ecu t i v es
Ehud Barzily Adv. CPA
Karin Zuckerman Adv.
Ofer Rachmany Adv.
Vered Meller Adv. (Eco.)
Yarden Avidani-Akirav Adv.
Tal Sasson Adv.
Sivan Mamana Adv.
Itzik Chuyoon Adv.
Yaniv Barzily Adv.
Adv. Ehud Barzily
Founder *
U. Barzily Law Offices is one of Israel’s
leading law firms specializing in taxa-
tion. Founded in 2001, the firmoffers
domestic and international clients comprehensive
advice on all aspects of taxation. The firmprovides
the highest quality services and has extensive
professional know-how and broad experience
in this area. The firm, located near the Ramat
Gan Diamond Exchange, serves private clients
including Israelis and foreign residents, new im-
migrants and returning Israelis as well as private
and public companies in Israel and overseas in
all fields including: high-tech and industry, com-
merce and services, tourism, acquisition groups,
real estate investment funds (REIT), real estate,
infrastructures and transport, non-profit organiza-
tions, local authorities, government corporations
and cooperatives.
Practice Areas: Taxation Law
Real Estate Law: Udi Barzily served as Chairman
of a subcommittee as part of the Rabinovitz Com-
mittee that discussed special arrangements for
real estate law. The firm is involved inmany areas
of real estate law in the area of real estate taxa-
tion and handles all aspects of taxation related
to complex real estate deals, exchange, clearing
construction and combination deals, purchasing
groups, restructuring, dissolving cooperatives,
purchase tax, sale and betterment tax, and deals
involving agricultural land and the ILA.
International Taxation: Ventures in Israel and
abroad, opinions regarding the art of double taxa-
tion, consultation of international holding struc-
tures, cooperationwith a wide range of offices and
colleagues around the world, and more.
New Immigrants and Returning Residents: As-
sistance to foreign residents, new immigrants, in
light of tax law reforms - amendments 168 - tax
benefits under the law.
Trusteeships and RepresentingTrustees and Ben-
eficiaries: Following new arrangements in the law
on the subject since 2006 and with many issues
still not regulated in the sector, the firm is working
through legal activities to resolve them.
Representing Public Companies and Supporting
PublicOfferings: U. Barzily represents public com-
paniesinprovidingprofessionalopinionsattached
to prospectuses. The firm represents active REIT
funds (real estate funds operating in Israel). As
part of this work, the firmhas been involved in the
legislative process and its application.
Individual & Company Taxation: Income tax;
capital market; VAT; international taxation; tax
covenants; capital gains tax; structural changes
– mergers, splits and acquisitions; employee’s
options plans; investments center. Among other
things, the firmwrites professional opinions, pro-
vides advice and representation before the tax
authorities, courts and judicial bodies and litiga-
tion on tax topics. The firmhas amajor reputation
based on its proven success and fundamental
precedent rulings obtained on tax topics.
CriminalTax Investigations: The firmobtainswide
experience regarding tax investigations with the
income tax, VAT and Customs investigating teams.
This experience is highly important at the first
stage of the investigation.
The Firm’s Activities
All the firm’s activities are conducted with com-
plete discretion as a basic principle. The firm’s
activities include consultancy, accompanying
transactions, professional opinions, discussions
with the various tax authorities andwith assessors
(including in the preliminary stages, submitting
and handling wills), pre-rulings, and litigation
before various courts and tribunals and manag-
ing court disputes in all judicial bodies, civil and
criminal. The firm’s structure enables all clients
to receive direct contact with lawyers specializing
in all aspects of taxation, and provides clients
with an uncompromising commitment to reach
the best solution for their tax problems through
excellence and dedication.
Innovative & Creative Solutions
The firm excels in finding effective solutions and
efficient tax strategies or complex financial trans-
actions. This creative, innovative and thorough
approach is taken by the firm regarding taxation
combined with a deep understanding of the op-
tions available to clients in relation to frequently
changing taxation legislation.
The Firm’s Management
Udi Barzily , LL.M. (summa cum laude) and CPA.
He served in the Income Tax Commission for
over 10 years in many senior positions: Deputy
Commissioner, Income Tax Authority (96-00);
Manager, Real Estate Betterment Tax (96-99);
Legal Advisor, Income Tax Authority (99-00).
He was several times a candidate to become
Income Tax Commissioner (Head of the Tax Au-
thority). In 2000 he resigned from public service
and served as a Partner with Meitar, Liquornik
& Geva before opening his firm. He served on
public committees, which discuss tax reforms
and participated in both Rabinovitz Committees
serving as Chairman of the subcommittee, which
discussed international taxation and lowering
taxes in Israel, took part in preparing legisla-
tion for negative income tax and taxation law
for new immigrants and returning Israelis. He
serves as Chairman of the public committee for
the reform of local taxes. He was also a member
of the tenders committee of M.I. Holdings, which
discussed the privatization of Bank Leumi and
Israel Discount Bank, and Chairman of the Public
Council of the Israel Sports Betting Board.
Karin Zuckerman, Adv, LL.B. Academic Center for
Law and Business, Ramat Gan. Coordinator, the
Committee for Municipal Rates Reform. Author of
articles in the professional and economic media.
Karin has been with the firm since 2007.
Ofer Rachmany, Adv, LL.B. Law Tel Aviv Univer-
sity 1997; B.A. Joint Major Hebrew Language
and Literature, and Political Science, Bar-Ilan
University; International Tax Law, LL.M., ITC Le-
iden, Holland
EU Law, LL.M., Leiden University, Holland.
Worked in the leading CPA and law firms en-
gaged in international taxation, and worked in
the field in The Netherlands.
Vered Meller, Adv. (Economist), LL.B. and B.A.
in Economics, Tel Aviv University; M.B.A. in fi-
nance and marketing, Bar Ilan University. Worked
in the Leading CPA firm engaged in taxation.
Vered has been with the firm since 2009.
7 Menachem Begin St., Ramat Gan 5268102
Tel: 972-3-6116262
Fax:972-3-6116266
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