Ahikam Shuster – Law Firm

Ahikam Shuster – Law Firm practices in the fields of tenders, infrastructure and projects, environmental law, and administrative and civil litigation arising from these areas of practice. Founded by Adv. Ahikam Shuster, the firm comprises a seasoned and highly professional team of attorneys with extensive experience in their respective fields.
The firm is committed to professional excellence and to the efficient advancement of legal processes in order to achieve optimal solutions for its clients. Its longstanding familiarity with regulatory authorities, judicial tribunals, and public bodies enables the firm to provide clients with practical insight and effective legal strategies.
The firm’s distinctive working methodology is based on clearly defined strategies developed in close coordination with clients, alongside a commitment to presenting a comprehensive assessment of the opportunities and risks involved in every legal proceeding. The firm’s clients include leading public and private entities with whom it has established long-term relationships, and whose growth and success constitute a source of pride for the firm.

Practice Areas

Tenders, Infrastructure and Projects

The Firm advises on tenders totaling hundreds of millions of shekels each year, from the preliminary stages of the tender process through tender design and formulation to the selection of the winning bidder. The firm provides comprehensive legal services throughout the tender process, including contractual arrangements and representation before judicial tribunals.
The firm has extensive experience in drafting and managing complex tenders, with particular expertise in the water, wastewater, and waste treatment sectors. It also advises private entities participating in tenders and competitive proceedings, including during the implementation of awarded tenders and related legal proceedings.

Examples: Tenders for the development and supply of technological systems and IT services, including billing systems, GIS systems, project management systems, and CRM systems; Tenders for the provision of a wide range of services, including labor-intensive services; Procurement tenders in diverse sectors; Tenders for the privatization of public services in the fields of education and welfare; Concession tenders. The firm represents leading private-sector entities participating in some of the most prominent public tenders in the Israeli market.

Infrastructure and Projects

Ahikam Shuster - Law Firm advises public and private entities on infrastructure, construction, and development projects. The firm is involved in and advises on large-scale projects totaling billions of shekels.

The firm provides comprehensive legal services relating to all aspects of a project, including regulatory and licensing matters, tender and procurement procedures, commercial agreements relating to the project and its financing, and representation before judicial, professional, and administrative tribunals. The firm possesses practical experience in advising infrastructure, development, and construction projects and maintains a deep understanding of the professional and engineering aspects associated with such projects. The firm specializes in all regulatory aspects relating to infrastructure, particularly water, wastewater, drainage, waste sorting and disposal facilities, and sanitation systems. The firm accompanies projects in these sectors from the preliminary planning stages, through statutory planning procedures, and up to project completion and operation.

Examples: BOT and DBOT tenders for the establishment and operation of waste sorting and treatment facilities;  DBOT tenders for rental housing and affordable housing developments; BOT and DBOT tenders for water improvement, water reclamation, and wastewater reuse projects; Tenders for mining and quarrying concessions; Advising development management companies and municipal corporations in large-scale neighborhood development projects totaling tens of thousands of residential units.

In the field of infrastructure financing, Adv. Ahikam Shuster advised on the umbrella agreement between the Israel Land Authority and the Municipality of Rishon LeZion for the construction of approximately 21,000 housing units and infrastructure development valued at approximately NIS 6 billion; the umbrella agreement between the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the Municipality of Ashdod for infrastructure development valued at approximately NIS 6.5 billion; and the umbrella agreement between the Israel Land Authority and the Municipality of Yehud-Monosson for the construction of approximately 7,500 housing units, 650,000 sq.m. of employment areas, and infrastructure development valued at approximately NIS 1.5 billion.

Administrative and Civil Litigation

Ahikam Shuster Law Firm possesses extensive experience in administrative and civil litigation, particularly litigation arising from the firm’s areas of practice. The firm’s attorneys have been involved in dozens of landmark judgments and precedent-setting decisions within its fields of expertise.

Administrative Litigation: Legal representation before all judicial instances on behalf of private entities, public bodies, municipalities, and government companies. The firm advises and represents clients in administrative petitions relating to tenders, municipal matters, and regulatory issues. The firm also possesses unique experience in proceedings before the Water Tribunal concerning water production and supply licensing matters.
The firm’s administrative litigation clients include some of Israel’s leading public and private entities.

Civil Litigation: Representation in complex contractual disputes, construction contract disputes, disputes relating to municipal services, claims concerning municipal levies and charges, and class actions. A substantial portion of the cases handled by the firm involve disputes between public authorities and private entities within the field of private law. In these matters, the firm’s unique perspective is reflected through its in-depth understanding of the conduct of public authorities toward the private sector, alongside its familiarity with the practices and operational methods of contractors and developers in their dealings with governmental authorities.

Environmental Law

The firm possesses unique expertise in advising private and public entities on environmental projects and initiatives and maintains extensive knowledge of the regulatory frameworks governing water, wastewater, drainage, and waste management. In addition, the firm’s attorneys have experience in advising projects and initiatives involving the coastal environment and the specific regulatory aspects applicable thereto.

Examples: Wastewater treatment and wastewater reuse projects; Surface runoff collection and infiltration projects; Water improvement and desalination projects; Commercial activities and transactions in the waste management and sanitation sectors; Projects involving the establishment of waste sorting, recycling, and landfill facilities; Landfill rehabilitation projects; Mining and quarrying projects; Projects relating to the protection of the coastal environment.

Adv. Ahikam Shuster, Founder and Owner

Adv. Ahikam Shuster is recognized as one of Israel’s leading attorneys in the fields of tenders, infrastructure, local government, and litigation arising from these areas. He possesses unique expertise in development agreements and infrastructure financing arrangements. Adv. Shuster has played a central role in groundbreaking developments in both the infrastructure and local government sectors. He has advised on infrastructure projects with an aggregate value of billions of shekels and has participated in transformative processes in local government, including municipal levies and charges, the reform of the water and wastewater sector from its inception, the establishment of dedicated public corporations, and initiatives involving the privatization of municipal services and the creation of joint ventures with the private sector.