E. Orbach, Law Offices

E. Orbach, Law Offices is a boutique law firm. The firm’s founder, attorney Eran Orbach, has over 20 years of experience in representing clients in real estate transactions and lawsuits. The firm specializes in all aspects of real estate, including representation in large and complex real estate transactions in Israel, consulting and representation in real estate investment and development transactions overseas (in large-scale projects), legal oversight of construction projects and representation in large and complex litigation cases in disputes related to real estate. In recent years, the firm has been listed as one of the leading and prominent law firms in the field of real estate in Israel in the leading professional rankings. Each client of the firm is treated with professionalism and personalized guidance. Using this approach, the firm provides its clients with the best service and finds the best solutions, whether to facilitate a transaction or resolve a conflict. Among the firm’s clients and Eran Orbach’s clients (to date and in the past) are Electra Group, Canada Israel Group, B.S.R Group, Isras-Rasco Group, Effi Capital Group, WXG Group, Amot Group, Bank Leumi, large purchasing groups, and many others.

Real Estate Transactions in Israel

The firm represents and accompanies its clients in every aspect of all types of real estate transactions: The preliminary stages of the project or of the transaction include conducting adequate inspections, formulating the structure and format of the transaction, and entering into agreements for the purchase of the land. The planning and licensing phases of the project, considers all legal aspects involved in these phases. The process of drafting all the contracts required for the launching of the project and its marketing, which includes agreements with consultants-planners, contractors, resellers, purchase agreements for buyers or rental agreements, financing agreements with banks and various financing institutions, and other relevant documents. Legal assistance is provided from the foundation and the first stages of the project through its completion and populating process. The firm deals with real estate purchase and sale transactions, real estate construction transactions, real estate investment transactions, and real estate management, both in the residential real estate sector and in the income-producing real estate sector (offices, commerce, and shopping centers). Accordingly, the firm’s clients include some of the largest real estate companies in Israel, major purchasing groups (with hundreds of members), and private entrepreneurs/investors operating in the real estate field.

Disputes (Litigation) in the field of Real Estate

The firm has substantial experience and expertise in the representation and management of litigation cases relating to the real estate sector. This expertise includes, among other things, advising regarding disputes and potential disputes in the stages prior to litigation proceedings in various courts, in order to prevent litigation or to be prepared for it in an optimal manner. A significant part of the disputes in which the firm represents its clients are disputes between developers/owners and contractors who build for them in large-scale projects (both in representing developers/owners and contractors), including urban renewal projects and disputes between purchasing groups and the group administrators and/or the contractors who set up the project for the group. Furthermore, due to Attorney Orbach’s extensive experience in the aforementioned fields, he has been appointed in recent years as an arbitrator and mediator in such disputes.

Investment Transactions and Real Estate Development Overseas

The firm uniquely specializes in accompanying major investment transactions and real estate development abroad, both in terms of the scale of the relevant land, which sometimes amount to thousands of dunams, as well as regarding the financial volumes involved, and in terms of the size and scope of the projects. Attorney Orbach manages the professional relationships with the local law firms and with the client’s various other professional advisors abroad and he is a part of a the top leading team which assists the client with the transaction/project.
As part of his expertise, Attorney Orbach developed an extensive network of collaborations with various business entities in foreign countries, and the firm has ongoing working relationships with accounting firms, law firms, and various financial and regulatory bodies abroad. The extensive work with the international market includes comprehensive assistance, including the purchase of the rights in real estate located overseas, their development and improvement, supervision of complex projects at their various stages as well as their sale to third parties. This, in close cooperation with the leading local or international law firms and with other professional institutions in the relevant countries.

Purchasing Groups

The firm has also a unique specialization in representing purchasing groups and Group Buying Organizers, including major Israeli purchasing groups, both in terms of the groups’ size (which in most cases number hundreds of members) and in terms of the value of the projects established by them, which can amount to billions of NIS. These huge volumes “produce” significant challenges, in terms of both legal and business aspects, as well as in terms of financial and administrative aspects of these projects. Clients of the firm benefit from attorney Orbach’s extensive expertise and experience dealing with these challenges. Representation of the purchasing groups includes assistance in the phase of negotiating the agreement between the parties, involvement during the phase of setting up and executing the project and participation in the phases of the completion of the project and the internal financial balances between the group’s members. Among other things, the representation entails regular provision of ongoing consultations to the group’s members, initiators, and managers, as well as to other professional individuals who accompany the group, along with legal representation in disputes (including lawsuits) between the aforementioned parties.

Arbitrations and Mediations

Arbitrations and mediations are areas where Attorney Orbach has demonstrated his expertise and extensive experience. Since 2021, he has taken on the role of arbitrator and mediator, specifically focusing on disputes within the real estate sector. Attorney Orbach’s appointment as an arbitrator or mediator in relevant cases is carried out with the mutual agreement of the conflicting parties. This choice is guided by the parties’ recognition of Attorney Orbach’s profound knowledge of real estate matters, particularly within purchasing groups and client-contractor relations.
Attorney Orbach approaches the management of arbitration under his purview with precision. He strives to facilitate discussions and resolve conflicts between parties while maintaining a keen awareness and constant consideration of the project’s specific needs. This approach ensures an optimal outcome despite the existing conflicts between the parties involved.