Barak – Git – Mistriel – Leabovich Attorneys at Law

Barak – Git – Mistriel – Leabovich, Attorneys at Law, is a leading law firm in the fields of local government, planning and zoning, the various aspects of administrative law, and civil and administrative litigation, with an emphasis on a pro-active approach and a comprehensive solution for the client’s needs, from both the legal aspect and the strategic aspect. The firm, which was established in 2004 by Advocates David Git and Michal Barak, currently includes a staff of 14 lawyers.

The firm provides legal services in the various aspects of local authorities’ law and municipal taxation planning and zoning and betterment charges, litigation, administrative law, amendment and enactment of by-laws and property rates orders, petitions to the Supreme Court (Bagatz), geographic commissions of inquiry, strategic consulting, and commercial law, and has an extensive experience in legal, business, and public conduct.

The firm offers legal and business tools in many diverse practice areas, with attention to initiative, originality, professionalism, proficiency, excellence, and determination in achieving its goals. The professional excellence for which the firm is renowned results from the personal relationships and trust between the firm and its clients. The firm’s clientele includes local authorities, statutory entities, and other various clients.

Practice Areas

Local Authorities Law and Administrative Law
The firm specializes in comprehensive legal counsel to local authorities in complex legal cases, in local government law including in administrative litigation, administrative appeals, Bagatz applications, legal opinions and agreements preparation, all from in-depth thought and strategic planning and an understanding of the client’s needs.
The firm represents numerous local authorities in Israel, including some of the largest and leading ones, and also entities such as drainage authorities and more.

Municipal Taxation
The firm has been representing in thousands of legal proceedings that concern city tax and development levies and is considered to be a leading and high-quality firm in representing local authorities in this Practice area, including in the field of legislation and amendment of by-laws and property rates orders.
The firm manages complex litigation cases for the local authority and participated in dozens of principle rulings and decisions that were made by the courts on municipal taxes and in general. Our office has special expertise in enacting municipal bylaws that impose development levies and in providing guidance throughout the entire process until the bylaws are approved.

Class Actions
The firm represents numerous local authorities in class actions that have been filed against them and has extensive knowledge and reputation in this Practice area. The firm’s extensive experience in this field led to the dismissal of numerous class actions that were filed against local authorities in numerous issues.

Planning and Zoning and Betterment Charges
The firm specializes in Planning and Zoning legal counsel to Planning and Zoning Commissions. The firm believes in creative thinking and its Planning and Zoning Department is involved in precedential and principal issues in this field.
The firm provides local commissions with legal counsel such as opinions, handles appeals on betterment and planning and zoning issues, objections and petitions, 197 claims, legal support in representation vis-a-vis deciding appraisers and more.

Tender Law and Civil-Commercial Law
The firm advises the local authorities on strategic principle matters vis-a-vis large entities and/or commercial companies, including in arising disputes, and in its Tender Law Practice, it also serves as an advisor to RFT Committees of corporations that were founded through legislation. The firm’s lawyers are experienced in preparing various RFTs, including complex BOT RFTs. The firm has extensive experience in drafting agreements and representation in agreements formulation negotiations, from a broad perspective of the client’s needs and experience in strategic representation vis-a-vis large companies and entities.

Geographic Commissions of Inquiry
The firm serves as a legal counselor for representation in borders commissions and provides comprehensive strategic legal counsels, from the application stage, through the representation of the local authority in the commission and up to defending or criticizing the decision in legal proceedings including Bagatz proceedings.

Court Representation
The firm specializes in representation before tribunals, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution proceedings, in various types of civil claims, commercial issues, administrative law including tender law, municipal tax, betterment and development levies, class actions, tort claims, tenant protection, possession and use of real estate and other civil-commercial law areas.