Ben Ari Fish

The Ben Ari Fish law firm celebrates 91 years since its establishment. The law firm operates in the city of Haifa, in a one-of-a-kind conservation stone building that combines old and new, called “Beit Adam”, and named after the late Adam Fish. The firm has about 33 lawyers. The law firm is consistently included among the leading law firms in Israel, in the professional rankings (DUNS 100 and CofaceBDi) in the various areas of law.

Practice Areas

Public and Administrative Law - Specializing in litigation and providing ongoing counsel to local authorities, public bodies, and private clients. This encompasses various areas such as tenders, environmental law, freedom of information, business licensing, budgeting, and any matter related to the exercise of legal powers.
Education and Higher Education - The firm boasts extensive expertise spanning many years in all legal facets concerning Israel’s higher education system. Specializing in litigation and legal counsel, providing tailored advice to educational institutions and leading establishments of higher learning.
Local and International Commercial Law - Handling mergers and acquisitions while integrating experts in the fields of contracts, corporations, IP, taxes, real estate, and labor law. Providing ongoing support for private, public, government, family companies, defense industry firms, life science companies, and businesses involved in projects throughout Asia.
Civil and Commercial Litigation - Specializing in civil and commercial litigation, representing a diverse range of clients including public and private entities, corporations, and individuals, while handling complex legal proceedings across all areas of civil and commercial law.
Tender Law - Offering legal counsel and representation in tender law matters, assisting public bodies, commercial and private clients, government companies, and local authorities. Our services include guiding tender processes and participating in tender committees.
Planning and Construction - Providing counsel and support, including assistance with licensing procedures and representation before planning institutions. advising local committees and planning teams, offer guidance on transactions under NOP 38 and urban renewal projects, and represent clients in petitions related to planning and construction.
Local Authorities, Municipal Taxation, and Water and Sewage Corporations - Consulting and represent local authorities, water corporations, and taxpayers. specializing in municipal taxation, fees, and development levies, as well as financing municipal infrastructure and water law.
Labor Law - Providing litigation and legal advice to both employers and employees on collective and individual law issues. Our services include representation in privatization and recovery proceedings, drafting collective agreements, handling collective disputes, employee hiring and termination, labor tender laws, professional secrecy, sexual harassment prevention, disciplinary proceedings, employment of foreign workers, agreements with staffing contractors, and class actions.
Criminal and Disciplinary Law - Representation of suspects and defendants in white-collar offenses, environmental law, involuntary manslaughter, providing advice to corporate governance, on the issue of workplace safety in a criminal aspect, assistance with the preparation of enforcement plans, representation in planning and construction offenses, and business licensing.
Real Estate - Representation of private clients and corporations in all types of real estate transactions. Urban Renewal - Representation of tenants and entrepreneurs in NOP 38 construction projects and eviction-construction projects. We provide support throughout all project phases and offer legal advice in dealings with planning authorities.
Inheritances, Wills, Inheritance Disputes, Intergenerational Transfer, and Family Capital Management - The firm drafts wills, powers of attorney, and agreements between heirs, and manages estates. handling proceedings before the Registrar of Inheritance Matters and represent clients in legal disputes, including complex inheritance cases.
Competence and Guardianship - Providing representation for appointing guardians, drafting lasting powers of attorney, and appointing decision-making supporters.
Environment - Handling environmental class actions and civil and criminal lawsuits, representing entrepreneurs and associations in the field.
Non-Profit Corporations - The firm offers ongoing legal advice for non-profit corporations, covering registration and management aspects.
Accessibility - Providing counsel, employee training for service accessibility, and representation in legal proceedings related to accessibility for organizations and public bodies.
Defamation - Representing business, public, and private clients in ongoing consulting and legal proceedings for advertising across all platforms. Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice - Providing ongoing legal representation for personal injury and medical malpractice cases, including assistance with the exercise of legal rights in these areas. This includes filing tort claims for personal injury, work accidents, and road accidents.
Privacy Protection Law and GDPR - Providing legal advice on privacy protection law, assistance in implementing information security regulations and GDPR, drafting data transfer agreements, and representing cases before privacy authorities.
Arbitration and Mediation - The firm’s senior lawyers serve as mediators and arbitrators in legal disputes. Activities for the Community - Handling cases of public interest and precedent-setting nature on a pro bono basis.

Activity for the community

Providing free legal services (pro bono) to individuals and organizations, in cases with a matter of public importance.

Consultant: Moshe Parzenchevski, Gilat Vizel-Saban.
Associates: Irit Hocherman, Shay Notkin, Ronen Shklarsh, Shiran Drezner, Anat Lazar, Rotem Piterman Gingold, Sharon Eliyahu Max, Tamar Ginzburg, Luna Halloun, Shir Sasson-Metzger, Sapir Telumak, Berta Levin, Rebecca Fuhrmann, Libi Horowitz, Danit Biton, Omri Adrai, Omer Highbloom, Lior Malka.