Haim Levi & Co., Law Offices and Notary

Haim Levi & Co., Law Offices and Notary is a boutique office specializing in taxation, civil and criminal law, and white-collar crimes, particularly economic crimes.
The office is among the leading firms in Israel in taxation and white-collar crimes and is ranked as one of the leading boutique offices in the field.
The office provides its clients with various legal services, employing professional creativity, dedicated service, and uncompromising quality in all matters related to tax law, representation before the tax authorities, and real estate tax authorities.
Additionally, the office provides tax consulting and planning and accompanies its clients through administrative procedures and legal proceedings.
The office represents clients in a wide range of assessment procedures, investigations by the Tax Authority, and investigations into offenses under the Anti-Money Laundering Law and related laws. It also provides representation in voluntary disclosure procedures, ransom procedures, financial settlement proceedings, and assists financial service providers.
The office is entrusted with representing its clients in everything related to tax offenses and offenses against the Anti-Money Laundering Law, including criminal proceedings involving investigations by the authorities, including special investigation units (Lahav 433) on behalf of the Israel Police and “Yahalom” Unit in the Tax Authority, as well as civil proceedings associated with various investigation cases.
Adv. Haim Levi has appeared in all the different courts for nearly 25 years, with numerous successes in large and significant cases in the Israeli economy. He is known as an accomplished litigator and attorney who successfully negotiates agreements and favorable plea bargains for his clients. Advocate Levi has a proven ability to close investigation cases and achieve favorable plea bargains for his clients in negotiations with prosecutors and before the court, and he specializes in criminal mediation.
The office’s seniority, rich experience, and proven successes in complex research cases and procedures, such as the release of seized property in the scope of hundreds of millions of shekels, have contributed to its excellent reputation and added value for its clients.

Areas of Expertise

Taxation

The office specializes in tax law - income tax, VAT, real estate taxation, international taxation, and representation before the National Insurance Institute, in aspects of civil and criminal tax law. It provides tax consulting and tax planning, as well as legal services regarding the taxation of individuals, companies, associations, partnerships, non-profits, and other entities, representing its clients in all legal and administrative proceedings and tax authorities, both in civil and criminal matters, including requests for administrative fines, appeals, voluntary disclosure proceedings, and pre-ruling taxation proceedings. The office’s unique specialization in tax law results in a comprehensive view of all the procedures accompanying the assessment and investigation. The office strives to close all the procedures, both civil and criminal, achieving optimal results for its clients, given the office’s specialization in both fields.

White-Collar Crimes

The office handles all aspects of offenses under the Anti-Money Laundering Law and economic offenses, including representation in investigations by various authorities, and special investigation units such as Lahav 433 by the Israel Police, and “Yahalom” Unit by the Tax Authority.
The office represents, advises, and accompanies its clients in investigations and indictments related to offenses under the Money Laundering Prohibition Law, and it provides legal representation to companies and individuals with controlling interests and executives in corporations subject to reporting obligations.
The office has extensive experience regarding property seizure and confiscation procedures, including temporary injunction before the various courts. It also offers ongoing legal advice and representation before the relevant institutions, including the Anti-Money Laundering Authority and the Capital Market Authority.

Real Estate

The office provides legal representation to landowners and buyers, entrepreneurs, contractors, and private clients, in diverse real estate transactions, including sales, combination, NOP 38 transactions, and building evictions. It accompanies and provides legal representation to its clients from the phase of transaction feasibility assessment, drafting of partnership agreements between landowners, commercial negotiations, support and funding agreements, and dealings with various authorities concerning transaction execution, until completion and registration of rights.

Litigation

The office is entrusted to provide civil litigation services in financial disputes and commercial claims.

Adv. Haim Levi - Founder of the Office

Advocate Haim Levi is one of the leading lawyers in Israel in the field of tax law, with extensive knowledge of the Tax Authority and vast experience in representing clients before the various investigative bodies, including the Israel Tax Authority and the Israel Police, and in search and arrest proceedings in extensive investigations, applying his deep expertise. His rich experience includes representing clients in complex asset forfeiture proceedings, involving hundreds of millions of shekels, and guiding entrepreneurs and contractors in the real estate sector through complex transactions.
Adv. Levi is a member of the Bar Association’s committees in the field of taxation - income tax, real estate taxation, indirect taxes, and in the taxes committee (criminal), publishes articles relating to taxation and lectures before professional forums.
Adv. Levi has a bachelor’s degree in law and has served as a certified notary and tax consultant since 1995.