Harary - Lifschitz & Babish, Law Firm

HLB - Harary-Lifschitz and Babish Law Firm is one of the leading firms in Israel in the field of labor law. The firm provides cutting edge services in the field of labor law, as well as business and strategic thinking, alongside professional legal counsel, while adapting to the operational and commercial world of every client. The firm specializes in the representation of employers from various sectors and industries in all matters pertaining to labor law. The firm’s founders, Attorney Rachel-Harary Lifschitz and Attorney Na’ama Babish, are renowned and reputable labor law lawyers in Israel, standing out among the largest firms in the field.

Representing Leading Companies and Groups

Since its establishment in 2020, the firm has accompanied and represented numerous Israeli leading companies and groups, providing them with comprehensive services, including prevention and internal regulation processes, handling complex crises in collective and individual labor relations, in addition to representation in legal proceedings in various legal forums. Attorney Rachel-Harary Lifschitz and Attorney Na’ama Babish bring a unique voice to the field, offering creative and practical solutions tailored to the clients’ specific needs. The secret to the firm’s reputation lays in the trust between the firm and its clients, leading it to the forefront of Israeli and international rankings from its inception.

One Stop Shop

The firm’s clients today include leading companies and corporations from all sectors, including insurance and capital market, plastics, pharmaceuticals, energy, cellular and communications, retail, transportation and vehicles, construction, urban renewal, education and academia, municipal services, non-profits, government companies, and public entities, traditional industrial factories, service companies, among others. The firm maintains specific knowledge and experience regarding advising and accompanying technology and hi-tech companies (in various stages of development). The firm frequently collaborates with leading firms dealing in different areas of knowledge, such as commerce and taxation, offering its clients a comprehensive package as a “One Stop Shop”, all while maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs for its clients.

The Founders Partners

Attorney Rachel Harary-Lifschitz, Founding Partner
Attorney Harary-Lifschitz specializes in the field of labor law, both private and collective. Attorney Harary-Lifschitz maintains extensive experience in resolving complex disputes and handling complicated and unique legal issues. She also specializes in international companies and employers whose activities are overseas. Attorney Harary-Lifschitz has vast experience and in-depth knowledge of the various aspects of the labor market and advised leading groups and start-up and technology companies regarding representing and strategically advising pertaining to labor law and commercial law issues, for years. Attorney Harary-Lifschitz is considered a unique expert in the field of sexual harassment prevention and handling complaints of sexual harassment and is a sought-after external investigator. She is a member of the Labor Law Committee of the Bar Association, and the Israeli Association of Labor Law and Social Security, and is a popular lecturer in leading forums pertaining to labor law matters, as well as at university.

Attorney Na’ama Babish, Founding Partner
Attorney Na’ama Babish is renowned as a leading and creative attorney in the field of collective labor law, regarding the management of pioneering organizations and the representation of workplaces with a cooperative labor relations system. Attorney Babish deals, among other things, in advanced cooperative issues and complex disputes, including individual disputes.
Attorney Babish is known as an impressive litigator who presents innovative and creative thinking that leads to exceptional victories. In addition, Attorney Babish provides clients with comprehensive legal counsel regarding labor law, including ongoing and current counsel. Attorney Babish is a member of the Israeli Association of Labor Law and Social Security and lectures in professional development and conferences organized by the Coordination Bureau of the Bar Association.

Areas of Activity

Collective Labor Relations - Including initial organization stages, accompanying and advising in collective bargaining processes and drafting collective agreements, managing communication with the workers’ organization throughout the collective agreement, including termination processes, organizational changes (mergers and acquisitions, or conversely, layoffs), settling differences of opinion, responding to various demands, counseling, and representation in cases of labor disputes, strikes, and more.

Drafting Employment Agreements - Preparing employment agreements adapted to the different types of positions in the organization (including senior executives), drafting confidentiality documents, drafting loan/car documents, drafting intellectual property and copyright protection documents, preparing incentive and reward plans for employees and managers, preparing regulations and advanced policy documents in various matters, including sexual harassment, computers and privacy, abuse, and more.

Ongoing Legal Support and Consulting - The firm provides comprehensive service that is tailored to the clients’ needs, including support and consult pertaining to the construction of employment mechanisms, support in termination procedures, preparation of various legal opinions, preparation of equal pay reports (by gender), support and consulting in crisis procedures, providing solutions to various regulators, drafting advance notices and employee correspondence, counsel regarding complex forms of employment, obedience surveys, consulting on issues related to remote employment, and more.

Legal Representation - Representation in all relevant legal courts, including arbitration and mediation procedures in the field of labor law. Representation in all proceedings including class actions, injunctions, financial claims, etc., representation before the Ministry of Labor in various procedures (administrative, criminal, and civil), representation in cases of sexual harassment and workplace abuse and more.

Sexual Harassment and Workplace Abuse - The firm maintains a unique specialization in these fields. The firm provides counsel to supervisors of the prevention of sexual harassment in inquiry procedures, counsels the management in case of a sexual harassment or abuse complaint. The firm holds a training course for supervisors of the prevention of sexual harassment and provides examination services as external supervisors.

We provide consultation to C - level executives at crucial career junctions during their employment and career development journey, including in new employment, termination of employment and retirement.

Dispute Resolution through Mediation - The firm provides dispute settlement services through mediation.