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Law Firms - White Collar
Kosteliz & Co. Law Office
Kosteliz &Co. LawOffice is a leading-edge,
flourishing, highly professional firmpro-
viding legal services for white-collar of-
fenses, civil-commercial law, and real estate. The
firm is headed by Adv. Yaron Kosteliz, one of the
most respected lawyers in the field, described
as “One of Israel’s stars in the white-collar crime
field” (Globes: 9.3.2014).Since its establishment,
the firm’s law teamand leader have succeeded in
achieving exceptional results while the firm has
grown swiftly. This is reflected in the clients that
choose the firm, Israel’s key figures and promi-
nent businesses, and the unprecedented legal
results that the firm obtains for clients.
The Firm’s Clients
The firm’s clients include former ForeignMinister
Avigdor Liberman, businessmenMichael Cherney
and Jacky Ben-Zaken, Bat Yam Mayor Shlomi La-
hiani, global accounting firm Ernst & Young (Kost
Forer Gabbay & Kasierer), Berman Bakery, Ayalim,
Israel Land Development, and more. These and
many other clients receive a holistic package of
solutions encompassing representation, consul-
tancy and business management.
About the Firm
Kosteliz & Co. has many years of experience, pre-
cious knowhow and special expertise combined
with a personal, caring, transparent and fully dis-
creet approach. The firm’s lawyers respect the
client’s time and privacy, and are careful to remain
in constant contact and be immediately available
to respond professionally on all issues.
Adv. Yaron Kosteliz
Adv. Yaron Kosteliz is the firm’s founder and
senior partner with an LL.B. and LL.M. (summa
cum laude) and MBA (Hons), all from Bar-Ilan
University. At 29 he was ranked in “Globes” G
magazine 40-40 list of young leaders (2006)
and has been named on the outstanding lists of
The Marker (2008), Ma’ariv (2011, 2013), and
Nana10 (2014).
Milestones
From 1999-2005, Adv. Kosteliz was senior as-
sistant to then Chief Military Prosecutor Col.
Einat Ron (today President of the Central District
Magistrates Court). Among other things Adv. Ko-
steliz was military prosecutor in the trial of five
political conscientious objectors, in the trial of
conscientious objector Yonatan Ben Artzi, and
the request of Prisoner X Mordechai Kedar for a
retrial. Adv. Kosteliz acted for the Chief Military
prosecutor on fundamental questions of military
law in the Supreme Court and appeared many
times in the Military Court of Appeals on a range
of legal criminal issues. In 2005, Adv. Kosteliz
became a partner at Dr. J. Weinroth & Co. and in
2014 founded Kosteliz & Co. Law Office.
Adv. Yoav Segal
Adv. Yoav Segal specializes in litigation litigation
and resolving disputes, commercial contracts,
real estate deals and routine legal consultancy.
He was a member of the editorial board of the
legal periodical “Alei Mishpat” edited by Tel Aviv
District Court Judge (present position) Rahamim
Cohen. Since qualifying in 2002, Adv. Segal’s
practice has included large-scale litigation cases
including civil suits and arbitrations, administra-
tive petitions, class action suits, and representing
defendants in white collar offenses and major
proceed-ings. Adv. Segal was a member of busi-
nessman Michael Chernoy’s defense team in the
“Bezeq” affair in which Chernoy was acquitted
of all charges, and the “Eilat” affair in which the
State withdrew its charges against Chernoy. In
addition to his litigation cases, Adv. Segal also
handles a range of multi-million real estate deals,
both commercial and private. Adv. Segal is also
experienced in providing routine consultancy to
commercial companies on variousmatters includ-
ing labor, contracts, regulation and municipal
matters. In 2002, he joined Dr. J. Weinroth & Co.
where he became a partner in 2008. In 2014, he
founded Kosteliz & Co. Law Office.
Outstanding and Renowned Legal
Achievements
RepresentingMichael Cherney, who was accused
of conspiring with businessman Gad Zeevi to
fraudulently purchase 19.6% of Bezeq’s shares
and obtain a $643 million loan by concealing his
involvement in the deal. Advs. Kosteliz and Segal
have represented Cherney since 2005. In October
2015, the Tel Aviv–Yaffo District Court acquitted
Chernoy of all charges after a 10 year-long case
in which the testimonies of Advs. Ram Caspi, the
late Yigal Arnon, Gad Naschitz, and Mr. Shlomo
Pyotrokovsky were heard. The state did not appeal
the ruling. Representing Yaakov Efrati, former
Israel Land Authority (ILA) head in the Holyland
case (Salt Indus-tries) who was then accused of
receiving a bribe from the Bank Hapoalim Chair-
man Dani Dankner to approve Salt Industries un-
dertaking a deal with the ILA worth hundreds of
millions of shekels. Adv. Kosteliz personally rep-
resented Efrati who was acquitted by the district
court after legal proceedings. The State is not ap-
pealing the ruling. Representing Avigdor (Yvette)
Liberman, then ForeignMinister and leader of the
Yisrael Beitenu party. Adv. Kosteliz represented
Liberman in the “straw companies” affair and ap-
pointment of Ambassador Zeev Ben Arieh, and
represented him in a range of areas including
High Court of Justice proceedings, lawyer-client
immunity proceedings, a hearing before the Attor-
ney General, andmore. In the “straw companies”
affair, the Attorney General was persuaded in the
hearing to close the case without charges. In the
appointment of the ambassador, Advs. Kosteliz,
Weinroth and Edrat represented Liberman who
was unanimously acquitted. Representing Jacky
Ben-Zaken in the Manofim affair (on appeal to
the Supreme Court) and the Ben-Eliezer affair.
Representing Berman Bakery and its former CEO
in the bread cartel affair. The owners and CEO of
Israel’s largest bakeries including Berman, Angel,
and Deganit Bar were accused of forming a price
cartel. Adv. Kosteliz is representing Berman and
its former CEO. Representing Eli Abugani CPA,
Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer, Ernst & Young Is-
rael in the fiscal affair. Eli Abugani was an auditing
partner at the accounting firmand was accused of
alleged fraud on NIS50million in taxes for clients.
The court accepted Adv. Kosteliz’s arguments of
“abuse of process” and cancelled two of the three
charges. In 2015 the third indictment was also
retracted and the charges were cancelled.
KOSTELIZ & Co.
Law Office
Esta b l i s h e d
2014
L i n e o f B u s i n ess
Legal Services in the White Collar Offences
and Civil Litigation
Law y e r s
Ayelet Cohen
Lea Segal
Evgeny Traspov
Simcha Albachari
Shani Rozen
Yoav Segal
Managing Partner
Yaron Kosteliz
Founding Partner *
B.S.R. Tower 3 (31st floor),
5 Kinnereth St., Bnei Brak
Tel: 972-3-7671500
Fax:972-3-7671501
* See Top Executives Profiles - Page 582