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Yuval Levy & Co

YUVAL LEVY HOUSE, 8 NESS ZIONA STREET, TEL AVIV 63904, ISRAEL

Tel:: Work +972 3 517 2303
Fax:: Fax +972 3 516 4185

Web:: www.yuvalaw.co.il
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The firm

Since the firm’s establishment in 1973 by Prof Yuval Levy, one of Israel’s top litigators, Yuval Levy & Co has expanded greatly in size and fields of practice, while maintaining the professional parameters upon which it was founded. The firm now comprises nine partners and 19 associates, as well as articling clerks. The professional legal staff hold degrees from top-ranking Israeli and American universities, and many graduated with honours, hold graduate degrees, have served as teaching assistants, or have otherwise excelled, and are recognised, in their fields.

The firm represents a myriad of domestic and international clients, and enjoys a strong reputation in banking and finance, litigation, cross-border M&A and capital markets, corporate law, the credit card industry, environmental law, energy projects and real estate. As the sole Israeli member of the Legal Network International, Yuval Levy & Co provides representation to its clients in key geographic markets, utilising lawyers uniquely qualified and positioned to assist in all aspects of international and foreign law. The firm is associated with Guangda Law Firm, headquartered in Guangzhou, China. The firm’s partners have been recognised consistently in the last few years by Dun & Bradstreet, and are regularly cited in Israeli media and professional publications.

Areas of practice

Commercial litigation: the firm’s litigation practice handles high profile cases, many with precedential impact, in the fields of corporate and finance law, class action lawsuits, mass tort claims, shareholders’ disputes and entrepreneurial property disputes. Its members appear in all courts and forums in Israel, and represent major Israeli financial institutions and international corporate bodies. Members appear before the Supreme Court of Israel on a regular basis. The firm is consistently ranked highly by Israeli and international league tables in this field.

Banking and financing: Yuval Levy & Co provides legal counsel to several leading banking and financial institutions in Israel, and serves as general counsel to PayPal and Leumi Card Ltd. The firm has extensive experience in appearing before governmental entities, such as the Bank of Israel, Anti-Trust Authority, the Ministry of Justice, Authority of Anti-Money Laundering, at Knesset committee hearings, Supervisor of Banks, the Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority, etc.

Corporate: the firm specialises in mergers and acquisitions, representation of investors and start-ups, and serving as ongoing legal counsel for various corporate entities. Attorneys have advised lenders and borrowers on international financing projects.

Cross-border M&A and capital markets: the firm is ranked highly by Israeli and international league tables in this field. The team has acted in some of the largest transactions on the Israeli market and regularly advises on M&A and public offerings of Israeli and multinational companies.

Technology: Yuval Levy & Co focuses on IP protection, licensing arrangements, and research and development projects.

Real estate: the firm has a thriving property practice, with its reputation steadily growing in ‘start-to-finish’ representation of property entrepreneurs in large projects – the building of malls, hotels, and residential and commercial properties. The litigation aspect of the firm’s property practice touches on contractual aspects (disputes between purchasers and sellers, and between entrepreneurs and tenants) and criminal aspects (urban planning law violations).

Energy: the firm represents companies in all stages of energy plant erection, transactions for purchase of electric power, financing deals, and obtainment of requisite permits from requisite governmental authorities.

Environmental law: the firm consults companies on local and international aspects of environmental law and climate change, as well as formulating agreements, preparing professional opinions, carrying out due diligence, advising on reporting obligations to the Israel Securities Authority, and preparing risk management, EMS and EHS programs and sustainability policies. A large portion of the firm’s work includes representation before state and local authorities in regard to licensing and compliance obligations.

Languages
English
Hebrew

International groupings Legal Network International (an association of independent law firms)

Number of lawyers 28

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