Lior Shaby, Law Office and Notary

Lior Shaby, Law Office and Notary is one of Israel’s leading and most highly regarded boutique law firms. The firm specializes in complex litigation, commercial-civil law, and defamation law, combining the extensive experience of its founder and head, who brings over 17 years of frontline legal practice, with creative strategy and groundbreaking legal innovation. The firm provides a comprehensive legal framework to leading clients in the Israeli market, including prominent commercial companies, businesspeople, non-profit organizations, and international clients, alongside representing celebrities and public figures in high-profile legal proceedings, as well as private clients. The combination of extensive experience, in-depth knowledge, and the uncompromising professionalism for which Adv. Lior Shaby and his firm are renowned, results in the firm’s proven success and numerous achievements over the years. As a boutique firm, the added value for its clients stems from its focused expertise and the exclusive handling of each case directly by the head of the firm.
Each client receives close guidance from Adv. Lior Shaby, who is personally involved in every detail and at every stage of the legal process. This approach ensures a deep understanding of each client’s unique legal issue, while providing accessible and professional service of the highest standard. Direct handling by the head of the firm enables tailored legal solutions based on extensive experience and proven achievements, leading to the attainment of optimal results for the firm’s clients.
The firm’s significant strength lies in the combination of its focused expertise in commercial litigation and defamation law with innovation and creativity, enabling efficient and precise case management. The firm’s philosophy holds that legal success begins with a thorough understanding of the client’s needs, mapping out transparent courses of action, and defining clear objectives to achieve the best possible outcome.

Expertise in Defamation and Privacy Law

One of the firm’s core practice areas is defamation law. In an era where information can be disseminated at the click of a button, protecting one’s reputation has become a significant challenge. The firm specializes in managing claims that require a delicate balance between freedom of expression and the right to a good name, with a particular focus on the digital arena and social media. The firm’s team is skilled in handling cases of “shaming” on Facebook, WhatsApp, and other social networks, as well as in representing and defending defendants through arguments such as truth as a defense, good faith, SLAPP claims, and expressions of opinion. The firm provides guidance from the initial consultation stage through representation in court and maintains extensive experience representing public figures in highly sensitive defamation cases.
The handling of such cases is based on a deep understanding of the public implications associated with legal proceedings. In addition, the firm specializes in privacy protection cases, providing broad legal defense against violations of privacy, intrusion into personal life, and breaches of privacy protection laws in both physical and digital spaces.

Civil-Commercial Litigation

The firm maintains extensive expertise and vast experience in litigation and complex civil and commercial disputes, including contract law, corporate law, large-scale monetary claims, interim relief and injunctions, business disputes, contract rescission, arbitrations, claims under Section 191 of the Companies Law (minority oppression), personal claims against officers, directors and controlling shareholders, business crisis management, and more. Adv. Lior Shaby is a skilled litigator with the experience and capabilities required to manage large-scale, complex cases involving extensive legal material efficiently, with the goal of achieving the best possible outcome in court. The firm’s reputation regarding litigation is built on a combination of professionalism and uncompromising advocacy in the courtroom, alongside precise legal planning for each case, enabling the distillation of complex legal issues into proven success for its clients.

Digital Fraud and Complex Legal Collections

As a dynamic and innovative boutique firm, Lior Shaby, Law Office and Notary specializes in advanced technological fields, including digital commerce fraud and legal issues surrounding online fraud, representing clients from Israel and abroad in such cases, with numerous successes in this field. The firm also operates a unique legal collections department that focuses exclusively on complex cases involving significant financial scopes. The firm adopts a selective approach in choosing collection cases, allowing for optimal allocation of resources and in-depth handling of each matter.

Adv. and Notary Lior Shaby - Founder and Owner

Adv. and Notary Lior Shaby, the firm’s founder and head, is a highly experienced legal professional known for his high level of expertise, thoroughness, and unwavering dedication to his clients. Admitted to the Israel Bar Association in 2009, he holds an LL.B. degree and a notary license from the Ministry of Justice. He also brings additional expertise as a certified mediator accredited by the National Mediation Institute and contributes from his experience as an active member of professional committees of the Israel Bar Association in the fields of litigation, enforcement, arbitration, and mediation.
Adv. Lior Shaby ensures continuous updating of legislative and case law developments through professional training, based on the understanding that law is a dynamic field requiring constant learning. His professional approach combines legal determination and a drive for success in court with openness to practical alternative solutions such as mediation and arbitration, when these serve the best interests of his clients, while maintaining full transparency and professional integrity throughout.
With nearly two decades of professional experience in litigation, Adv. Lior Shaby has developed unique expertise in appearances before all judicial instances. His experience includes managing large-scale, complex cases involving millions of shekels, requiring deep legal knowledge as well as creative strategic thinking and out-of-the-box solutions.