Geller, Hahn-Markowitz, Prag, Schwab, Ziv, Danan & Co. - Law Offices

Geller, Hahn-Markowitz, Prag, Schwab, Ziv, Danan & Co. Law Offices has been one of Israel’s prominent law firms, specializing in debt collection and insolvency, for the past three decades. The firm, which was established in 1990 by Advocates Moshe Geller and Mordecai Hahn-Markowitz, specializes in creditor-only representation in debt collection proceedings including bankruptcies, company liquidations, and receiverships.

The firm has its main branch in Kfar-Saba and additional branches in Ashdod and Jerusalem and Be’er Sheva. The firm has grown significantly over the past few years and it currently employs more than 100 administrative employees and 20 lawyers.

The firm represents some of Israel’s largest organizations, both public and private, including commercial banks, mortgage banks, insurance companies, local authorities, hospitals, communications companies, utilities, government agencies and more. Each of the firm’s clients has a dedicated administrative and legal team whose size is tailored to the client’s needs. The firm has a debt collection call center which closely supports the collection of debts due to its clients.

The firm has two departments engaged in debt collection: one handling large and complex debts including foreclosures, bankruptcies, liquidations, etc., and the second which handles smaller scale debts and includes designated teams that perform debt collections over the phone.

The firm believes in community service and each partner provides pro bono services for those in need.

The firm has an ISO 27001 standard for information security in legal services.

The Partners

Adv. Sharon Ziv – General Manager Owner and Partner since 2003 – Serves as CEO of the firm including its Kfar Saba, Ashdod and Jerusalem and Be’er Sheva extensions. He has an LL.B. from the College of Management (2002), a B.A. in Management and Sociology from the Open University and an LL.M. from Bar Ilan University (2009). Sharon has managerial experience in senior roles in the private sector, vast managerial and legal experience in enforcing collection, communication companies, local authorities, insurance companies, tort and litigation. He serves in the reserves (at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel) in the Human Resources Corps in the Human Resources Division as a Human Resources Officer and Casualty Notifier.

Adv. Yaron Schwab, Owner and Partner – became a partner in 2003. Yaron is responsible for serving several of the firm’s banking clients and heads the vehicles liquidations department. He has an LL.B. from Bar-Ilan University (1997) and graduated from the Advanced Capital Markets Analyst course of BAU. He has vast legal experience in banking law, collection enforcement, real estate and real estate taxation.

Adv. Shelly Ido, Partner – became a partner in the firm in 2019. Shelly manages the teams of the Banking Department. She has an LL.B. from Netanya College (2009) and graduated from a mediation course of the National Mediation institute. Shelly has vast legal experience in banking law and in insolvency, receiverships and bankruptcies law, she specializes in civil-commercial lawsuits and litigation. Shelly is a certified notary and certified to prepare lasting power of attorney.

Adv. Einat Kazis-Peretz, Partner – became a partner in the firm in 2020. Einat manages the collection teams in the Companies and Authorities Department and is responsible for the firm’s control and finance matters. She has an LL.B. from the academic program of the College of Management and an M.B.A. from the Ono Academic College with a specialization in IT Systems (2015). She is certified to prepare Lasting Power of Attorney. Einat has vast legal experience in civil-commercial law, insolvency laws and litigation.

Adv. noga varda – Partner in the Ashdod branch of the firm since 2020.
Graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the Academic Center for Law and Business and has a mediator certificate. She is therefore qualified to issue a durable power of attorney. Noga has extensive professional experience in the fields of banking law, foreclosure, real estate, insolvency and litigation.

Adv. Mordecai Hahn-Markowitz – Consultant and founder, who, together with attorney Moshe Galor (Geller), founded the firm in 1990.

Adv. Adi Prag – Consultant, Partner in the firm since 1995.

Adv. Gilat Danan – Consulting Partner at the Ashdod Branch.

Adv. Moshe Geller (Gal-Or) – Founder is not active in the partnership.