Firm Profile > Gissin & Co., Advocates > Tel Aviv, Israel
Gissin & Co., Advocates Offices
Habarzel 38B
TEL AVIV 6971054
Israel
Gissin & Co., Advocates > The Legal 500 Rankings
Restructuring and insolvency Tier 2
Gissin & Co., Advocates is best known for its expertise in debt arrangements and cross-border insolvency proceedings. In a standout matter, Guy Gissin recently acted as the foreign representative of Urbancorp, a Canadian company, following its collapse only four months after a bond issuance in Israel. Yael Hershkovitz has recently handled major public and private debt settlements recently for a wide range of clients, including the bondholders of IDB, Brookland and Africa Investments.
Practice head(s):
Guy Gissin; Yael Hershkovitz
Testimonials
‘Creative, service-oriented, very experienced and reliable.’
‘Guy Gissin is a forceful litigator on the one hand and a very practical and creative negotiator on the other hand. This unique combination proves to be an essential catalyst in achieving productive solutions to complex situations, conflicts and problems.’
‘Yael Hershkovitz is very talented and has a comprehensive knowledge of insolvency law.’
Key clients
Be Communications Ltd.
Hermetic Trust
Reznik Paz Nevo Trusts Ltd.
Mishmeret Trust Ltd.
Bondholders of Africa Investments Ltd.
Bondholders of Brookland Upreal BVI
Bondholders of Starwood West BVI
Internet Gold Lines Ltd.
Elag Group US 2019 bondholders
Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration Tier 5
Gissin & Co., Advocates is a popular choice for shareholders in disputes relating to the distribution of illegal dividends, as well as representing directors in control battles. Yoel Freilich leads the department and has experience in all areas of commercial litigation, while Guy Gissin handles restructuring and insolvency proceedings.Practice head(s):
Yoel Freilich
Other key lawyers:
Guy Gissin
Testimonials
‘The most remarkable advantage of the legal department is the professionalism of the team. they are familiar with the applicable law and cooperate directly with the management of the company and open to its approach and strategy of the file‘.
‘The professional attitude, seriousness and accuracy in their answers and in dealing with legal issues are a significant difference between them and other offices we have worked with in the past.’
‘The firm offers first-class legal services combined with a personal and friendly attitude and reasonable pricing. It is not too big, so you personally know who is doing the legal work for you and on the other hand, not too small so it produces professional legal work.’
‘Gissin is undoubtedly a very competent and respectful law firm, with very impressive capabilities in litigation and arbitration, especially in corporate disputes and general commercial issues.’
‘Mr. Guy Gissin and Mr. Yoel Freilich are both very knowledgeable, competent and reliable litigators.’
‘The litigation department delivers a consistently high-quality service, wide experience and constantly searching for creative and effective solutions to legal disputes. The combination of wide knowledge and diving into details makes the firm pleasant to work with.’
‘Mr. Yoel Freilich and Mr. Guy Gissin bring a unique combination of professional and personal touch. They are always aware of all the wide aspects of the cases well as all the small details. Brilliant and creative litigators.’
‘Gissin & co. uses many smart innovative techniques regarding its knowledge of its business clients.’
‘Guy Gissin and Yoel Freilich stand out and shine in the legal business world, as smart and fast thinkers. Strategy and tactics are strong tools used by these partners. Their human skills are very high with intelligent moves and integrity like no other.’
Key clients
Shlomo SIXT Group
Menorah Mivtachim Insurance Ltd
Max Israel Ltd
Ten Oil Co Ltd
Cannomed Medical Cannabis Industries Ltd
Mr. Ran Poliakine
Mr. Yoram Levinson
Nanox
Illumigin Ltd
Afcon Holdings Ltd
Mr. Gil D. Blutrich
Entertainment Town Ltd.
Mr. Lewis C. Pell
Layam Group
Gissin & Co., Advocates > Firm Profile
The firm: Gissin & Co was founded in 1994, and has been involved in all of the largest and most high-profile bondholder debt settlements in Israel. Adv Gissin is consistently recognised as one of the most influential Israeli lawyers in this field, personally responsible for many legal precedents.
The firm’s litigation department has extensive experience in corporate and securities disputes and it handles complex and high-profile security holder’s claims, officers and directors’ liability, shareholders disputes etc.
The firm is a pioneer in the field of Israeli cross-border restructuring and debt settlements, and was responsible for a significant legal precedent by the Israeli Supreme Court, allowing the liquidation process of a foreign company issuing bond in Israel, to be conducted in Israel. The firm was recognised as a foreign representative and conducted significant foreign proceedings in the US and Canada by virtue of Adv Gissin’s role as the Israeli court-appointed officer, including in the recent case of Urbancorp Inc., a Canadian company that issued NIS180m bonds in the Israeli Stock Exchange, and collapsed shortly thereafter.
Areas of practice
Restructuring and debt settlements: the firm is constantly rated as a top-tier firm, leading restructuring and debt settlements in Israel, and has been a key player in most of the Israeli significant bonds debt settlements during the last decade.
Commercial, corporate and securities litigation: the firm handles commercial litigation focusing on corporate and securities law, IP, corporate governance – including controlling shareholder disputes, directors and executive liability and class actions.
Insolvency – liquidations, receivership and recovery: the firm has extensive experience in receivership, liquidations, and recovery of companies in distress, as well as supporting related proceedings of insolvency, representing creditors, shareholders, banks, and corporations. The firm’s partners are frequently appointed by courts as liquidators, receivers, trustees, etc.
Commercial international transactions: the firm conducts vast international and commercial legal activity in various fields such as real estate and hi-tech. Such activity includes handling large-scale transactions such as investments, sale and finance of assets managed by the firm. Over the past year, the firm handled significant transactions in Canada, the US (New York and Tennessee), Cyprus and Netherlands and East Europe.
Class actions: the firm has extensive experience in the field of securities class actions in Israel, representing both corporations and plaintiffs. The firm has taken part in many complex and significant Israeli cases relating to the Israeli securities law and regulations.
Capital markets: the firm accompanies diversified capital markets activities on behalf of institutional investors, corporations and bond trustees. The firm provides counsel on securities law and regulations, corporate governance issues, controlling shareholders transactions, officers’ liability etc. The firm was appointed in 2015 as joint supervisor of Delek Drillings – Limited Partnership, the largest Israeli gas partnership.
Corporate finance: the firm has extensive experience in various corporate finance transactions such as credit facilities, loans, guarantees, syndication agreements, factoring etc. The firm has special expertise in advising foreign and Israeli clients regarding the regulatory aspects of the securities structure and the creation, registration and enforcement of securities in Israel.
The firm is in the forefront of those legal fields and recognised for its creative legal activities, initiating and obtaining legal precedents.
The firm’s clients include trustees of bondholders, leading institutional investors, public and private companies, and international hedge funds.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Restructuring and debt settlements | Guy Gissin | ||
| Restructuring and debt settlements | Yael Hershkovitz | ||
| Commercial, corporate and securities litigation | Yoel Freilich | ||
| Commercial, corporate and securities litigation | Tzvi Valach | ||
| Insolvency (liquidations, receivership and recovery) | Guy Gissin | ||
| Class actions | Yoel Freilich | ||
| Class actions | Tzvi Valach | ||
| Commercial international transactions | Guy Gissin | ||
| Commercial international transactions | Yael Hershkovitz | ||
| Capital markets | Guy Gissin | ||
| Capital markets | Yael Hershkovitz | ||
| Corporate finance | Yael Hershkovitz |
Lawyer Profiles
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Yoel Freilich | Senior Partner, Head of the Litigation Department. | View Profile |
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Guy Gissin | Founder and Managing Partner.Major (res.), at the Israeli Navy, was a partner… | View Profile |
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Yael Hershkovitz | Partner, Head of the Corporate and Finance Department | View Profile |
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Tzvi Vallach | Litigation Partner | View Profile |