Guy Tsabary Law Office

Guy Tsabary Law Office specializes in defamation, privacy protection, and the prevention of sexual harassment and abuse. Advocate Guy Tsabary, at the head of the boutique office, provides personal legal representation and support to plaintiffs and defendants in various proceedings, including criminal cases on these issues. The office is characterized by finding creative solutions and thinking outside the box while considering the specific characteristics and interests of each client and case.

Focus on Defamation

The office is active in the field of defamation. Some cases are highly publicized, and the legal activity often includes complex and sensitive cases - including defamatory publications dealing with false accusations of sexual offenses, among others. The office has achieved significant successes in this field, with some cases closely tied to daily political realities. Successful representation in defamation cases, especially those involving false accusations of sexual offenses, has garnered considerable media attention. In addition to its focus on defamation and privacy protection, Adv. Guy Tsabary also deals with contract enforcement, debt collection, execution and insolvency, neighbor disputes, and more.

Adv. Guy Tsabary, Owner and Founder

Adv. Tsabary has been a member of the Bar Association since 2014 and has gained extensive experience over the years in exercising the rights of his clients against harmful publications on social media and the Internet, in print and broadcast media, in the context of business disputes, and more.

Adv. Tsabary brings not only exceptional legal experience but also years of journalistic experience as a producer, editor, and news presenter for various media outlets, including Galei Zahal (including in the reserves), editorial and presenting positions on the radio editions of News 10 Radio, editorial roles at Ynet and Ma’ariv newspaper, and as a desk chief at Channel 2 News. His wide journalistic background and thorough knowledge of the Israeli media enable him to formulate optimal strategies for dealing with offensive publications, preventing their recurrence, and a relentlessly pursuit to obtain justice from the various courts. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the College of Management Academic Studies.

Selected Cases

False Accusations of Rape - The office represented plaintiffs in defamation lawsuits against a defendant who posted on Facebook accusing them of rape. Furthermore, the defendant reiterated these accusations in media interviews. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, and the defendant was ordered to pay the office’s clients a total of nis114,570.

Representation of an Extra-parliamentary Movement Against a Newspaper - the office represented a non-party political organization and its spokesperson in a defamation lawsuit against one of the most popular daily newspapers in Israel and its political commentator. The Magistrate’s Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and ordered the defendants to pay them nis125,000. The office continued to represent them in an appeal filed by the defendants to the District Court, which was dismissed.

Identification of Those Responsible for Disseminating Defamatory Advertisements from Fictitious Profiles - the office represented a client in a lawsuit against an individual who spread false advertisements and baseless accusations of rape and sexual assault against young girls on Facebook. The defendant distributed the defamatory advertisements through fictitious. Thanks to a request filed by the office, and despite the defendant’s opposition, the court ordered Facebook to provide identifying information about the fictitious accounts. The information obtained as a result of the order proved that the defendant was the one who carried out the advertisements.

Accepting an Appeal and Canceling a Defamation Defendant’s Charge - the firm represented a client in a defamation lawsuit that was partially accepted against him in the Magistrate’s Court, alleging that he defamed a colleague at a workers’ committee meeting. The firm appealed the verdict to the District Court in Lod, where the compensation awarded in the previous court was annulled, in such a way that the plaintiff was required to return to the client the full amount of money he had paid and in addition ordered her to pay him expenses in the amount of NIS 15,000.

Representation of Plaintiff in Defamation Lawsuit (and Counterclaimed) - The plaintiff represented by the office filed a lawsuit for monetary compensation and an injunction prohibiting future publications against three women – two of whom accused him of rape, and one disseminated and shared the allegations on social networks. The lawsuit was partially successful: one of the defendants was ordered to compensate the client with nis5000, and additionally, a restraining order was issued prohibiting further publication of the allegations against the client. The counterclaim against the client was dismissed.

Representation of Plaintiff in Defamation Lawsuit Against Facebook Operator and Well-Known Media Channel - The client was falsely accused of being a “convicted pedophile” and “convicted of the worst crimes” in a news article published in violation of a previous injunction against publication. The article was published without seeking a response from the plaintiff and was based on false publications on the Facebook page whose deletion was required by virtue of two rulings. META was sued for defamatory publications, which it refused to remove. The lawsuit is ongoing in the Petah Tikva Magistrate’s Court.