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Law Firms - Taxation Law
Alter Attorneys at Law
A lter Attorneys at Law is the leading tax
law firm in Israel, exclusively handling
tax law. The firm provides tax counsel-
ing to Israeli and foreign clients and specializes in
consultancy and legal representation before Israeli
authorities and courts. The firm was founded in
1990 by the late Dr. Avi Alter, and today is owned
by six partnerswho have been part of the firmsince
its inception. The firm has been listed for many
years as the top Israeli tax firm by international
companies (such as the Legal 500 and Chambers)
and Israeli rating agencies.
Practice Areas
The firm provides tax consultancy to Israeli and
foreign clients and specializes in legal represen-
tation before Israeli authorities and courts, in all
areas of tax including: income tax, international
tax, VAT, corporate tax, real estate and trusts. The
firm has a proven record including approvals for
tax postponements and reductions by the author-
ities and Supreme Court precedent tax rulings.
Clients
With a reputation as Israel’s leading tax law firm,
the firm serves as a professional address for
lawyers, accountants and tax advisors seeking
answers to tax issues requiring creative solu-
tions. The firm represents clients with interna-
tional activities and obtains approvals from the
tax authorities in Israel and abroad. As part of its
uncompromising commitment to confidentiality,
the firm maintains client confidentiality and se-
crecy and does not reveal names of clients.
The Firm Staff – Commitment to Excellence
Anat Tenne, Adv. CPA Senior and Managing Part-
ner - (LL.B. and B.A., Accounting summa cum
laude, Tel Aviv University) Specializes in all tax
law and is considered one of Israel’s leading ex-
perts. She has successfully handled hundreds of
transactions and issues with the tax authorities
and obtained tax settlements, before and after
deals, resulting in minimal tax payments by the
client. Adv. Tenne is particularly involved in capi-
tal settlements, trusteeships, international tax,
sales of operations and holdings and settling
conflicts with the tax authorities. Adv. Tenne lec-
tures in various forums on tax and publishes tax
law articles and responses in the media.
Amichai Pery, Adv. (Acc.) - Senior Partner – (LL.B.
and B.A. Accounting Tel Aviv University) Special-
izes in income tax, international taxation and
employee remuneration (options, shares, share
plans, etc.). Adv. Pery has planned, set up and
supported hundreds of holding structures and
overseas activities including tax settlements with
the authorities. Adv. Pery specializes in find-
ing arrangements for non-Israeli source income
for individuals, trusteeships, foreign holdings,
and planning for new immigrants and foreign
residents. Adv. Pery is highly experienced in sup-
porting overseas activities including handling
foreign tax authorities, especially with respect to
US taxation. Adv. Pery is a combat pilot (reserve)
in the Israeli Air Force.
Nir Horenstein, Adv. (Acc.) - Partner – (LL.M. &
M.B.A. summa cum laude, Tel Aviv University)
Specializes in real estate tax, VAT, income tax
and litigation in courts. Adv. Horenstein has co-
authored the books “Real Estate Tax Reform,”
and “Tax Reform in the State of Israel,” and
writes a weekly column in “Globes” on real es-
tate tax. Adv. Horenstein represents individuals,
corporations, local authorities, and acts as an
Israel advisor in tax for international firms.
Udi Shostak, Adv. (Eco.) - Partner – (LL.B. and
B.A., Economics summa cum laude, Tel Aviv Uni-
versity) Former lecturer at Tel Aviv University and
Ramat Gan College, Adv. Shostak has authored
many articles in the media and professional peri-
odicals. Adv. Shostak specializes in international
tax, planning and setting up holding structures
and activities for multinational groups, support-
ing Israelis operating in Africa, overseas trustee
and financial arrangements, web marketing and
sales activities, tax options and controlling own-
ership in mergers and splits, and VAT.
Helena Ben-Baruch, Adv. (Acc.) - Partner – (LL.B.
and B.A., Accounting, Tel Aviv University). Adv.
Ben-Baruch specializes in capital market tax, trust
tax, international tax, mergers and splits. Adv.
Ben-Baruch has co-authored a book on capital
market tax and written articles on various taxes.
Adv. Ben-Baruch advises on tax issues for multi-
national corporations, banks, investment and in-
surance companies, mutual funds, VC funds and
real estate developers. Adv. Ben-Baruch has been
a party to precedent approvals and arrangements
with the tax authorities for company structure
changes, employees’ options, tax on securities
revenue, and income from abroad, capital gains,
foreign and returning resident tax etc.
Shlomi Regev, Adv. (Acc.) - Partner – (LL.B. and
B.A., Accounting summa cum laude, Tel Aviv Uni-
versity) Specializes in international tax, planning
and setting up holding structures and activities
for international operations, tax covenants, sup-
porting and managing cases before foreign tax
authorities, employee remuneration tax, trust
taxation, foreign and returning resident, new im-
migrant tax. Adv. Regev has been a party to ob-
taining precedent approvals and arrangements
from authorities for international tax, employee
remuneration and controlling owner tax, return-
ing and foreign resident tax, foreign company tax
etc. Adv. Regev advises and supports Israeli and
multinational corporations with respect to Israeli
and overseas tax, especially US tax.
Yehuda Lieblein, Adv. (LL.M., M.B.A., .) Spe-
cializes in Litigation practice in which he handles
all aspects of trial and appellate work concerning
tax disputes with the tax authorities. Adv. Lieblein
has joined Alter Attorney at Law in 2011, after a
long and fruitful practice as a supervisor of tax cas-
es at the Fiscal Department in the state Attorney’s
office, representing the state, before the Supreme
Court and District Courts, in civil and criminal tax
cases concerning all types of taxation. Responsi-
ble for dozens of precedents in all tax fields, such
as Pi Glilot, Pazgas, Katz & Lapid, Rubinstein.
8 Shaul Hamelech Blvd., Tel Aviv 6473307
Tel: 972-3-6966633
Fax: 972-3-6966663
Amichai Pery
Senior Partner *
Helena Ben-Baruch
Partner
Ehud (Udi) Shostak
Partner
Shlomi Regev
Partner
Anat Tenne, CPA
Senior & Managing
Partner *
Nir Horenstein
Partner
* See Top Executives Profiles - Page 582