Groman & Co., Law Firm

Groman and Co., Law Firm, is one of Israel’s leading firms in fields of real estate and urban renewal, focusing on evacuation and construction sites. In addition, the firm maintains a litigation department experienced in court appearance of all instances, which partook in the creation of legal precedents and substantial laws. Over its many years of activity, the firm accumulated vast experience, liaisons, knowledge and expertise in the various fields of the real estate sector and was actively involved in a wide variety of Israel’s largest transactions. The firm has been representing apartment owners and developers in urban renewal projects for over 17 years, including: Recruiting apartment owners for the project, mapping the existing residents of the complex, and properly providing solutions for their needs. • Advice and counsel regarding choosing the developer for the project, including drafting legal documents and holding a tender for developers, thus maximizing value for tenants. • Advice and counsel regarding choosing the developer for the project, including drafting legal documents and holding a tender for developers, thus maximizing value for tenants. • Assisting with the analysis of rights and comparing offers from various developers. • Legal advice and counsel throughout legal negotiations, while representing the right holders’ interests. • Accompanying contracts and the signing of them by right holders regarding detailed urban renewal. • Drafting agreements with the apartment owners’ professional advisors. • Examining bank documents which the right owners will be signing, as required by the developer’s accompanying bank, while maintaining the right holders’ interests. • Regular response to legal questions regarding the project. • Assisting dispute resolution between right owners and the developer. • Holding documents, securities and bank sureties in trust. • Legal accompaniment of the existing apartments’ evacuation. • Supervision of actions taken by the developer’s representatives, including during examination and registering owners’ rights at the land registry office. The firm’s team is a leader in maximizing values for the residents, while being attentive, empathetic, and sensitive to their needs. The firm maintains profound understanding of the entrepreneurial side, including the commercial aspects of Pinui-Binui transactions. This holistic view enables the firm to safely lead homeowners to interact with quality developers with applicable offers, and to implement the project in the best possible way.

Simultaneously, the firm specializes in the representation of Israel’s leading developing companies and construction companies, including public companies in all stages, including:

• Managing all due diligence in negotiating with right owners. • Managing agreements with right owners. • Legal accompanying in all city-building plan and building permits. • Managing all bank financing and project financing related matters. • Drafting all agreements with executing contractor and project advisors. • Managing the drafting of sale agreements to the project’s apartment purchasers. • Managing rights’ registration for right owners and the developer’s unit purchasers.
The firm’s longstanding familiarity with decision makers as well as its vast and successful experience regarding projects in intricate complexes, enabled it to achieve its position at the top of the ranking tables.

Managing over 330 Urban Renewal Projects – Prominent Experience

The firm’s team of professional accounts for 20-employees, of which 12 are lawyers who acquired knowledge and expertise, while leading Israel’s most complex real estate projects, facilitating them efficiently due to creativity, assertiveness, high intelligence, etc. To date, the firm has participated in over 330 of Israel’s most significant urban renewal projects, throughout the country. The firm’s uniqueness stems from its ability to finalize projects quickly and effectively. The firm’s highly qualified personnel analyzes the interests and understands the personalities of all parties involved in the project, thus enabling them to quickly achieve a solution agreed upon by everyone.
Adv. Ziv Groman, the firm’s owner, is one of the pioneers of the urban renewal field in Israel, and a sought-after lecturer and commentator regarding various real estate matters. Simultaneously, he was selected as one of the 70 influential people in the urban renewal field for 6 consecutive years by Magdilim. Groman has a successful podcast in 102FM radio station, called “Building Success”, in which he renders his real estate and urban renewal related accumulated knowledge and legal experience accessible. At the same time, Groman is one of Israel’s leading arbitrators regarding real estate disputes.

Select Prominent Projects Nationwide

Ramat Gan – Accompanying 203 apartment owners and commercial area owners in an evacuation and construction project in Yeda Am Bruria Anne Frank complex, near the Stock Exchange and Savidor center train station.
Tel Aviv – Accompanying 128 apartment owners in an evacuation and construction project in Mahal and Motza complex, in which approx. 330 apartments will be built.
Tel Aviv – Accompanying 96 apartment owners in an evacuation and construction project in Neve Ofer neighborhood, in which approx. 264 apartments will be built.
Petah Tikva – Representing the tenants in a huge evacuation and construction project in Rothchild complex, Bahar Brothers and Ringlebloom.
Givat Shmuel – Accompanying 112 apartment owners in Ben Gurion complex (under construction).
Netanya – Accompanying apartment owners in Yirmiyahu Halperin complex in Netanya (pending population).

Litigation Department – 100% Success in Legal Representation of Apartment Owners

Our firm’s litigation and dispute resolution department, which leads legal and business proceedings in courts and through arbitration and mediation proceedings, including against uncooperative tenants in many projects, both in NOP 38 projects and in evacuation and construction projects. In fact, the firm has set several legal precedents over the years which revolutionized Israel’s urban renewal arena. The management of litigation cases is performed at the highest and most efficient standards while achieving the client’s objectives.

Real Estate Taxation

The firm offers substantial experience in the field of real estate taxation, providing comprehensive professional legal support for developers, contractors, landowners, and investors while striving for optimal results.