MOi – M. Oiknine & Co., Advocates

MOi – M. Oiknine & Co., is a leading law firm that practices all aspects of civil-commercial law, including commercial and administrative litigation, dispute resolution, complex transactions, and ongoing legal counsel. The firm was founded by Advocate Michael Oiknine following a long and distinguished career, including leadership roles at one of Israel’s leading law firms. The firm was established with a clear vision: to create a professional, sharp, and effective legal home that provides its clients with a combination of broad and in-depth professional expertise, genuine understanding of each client’s specific needs, and the personal attention of a boutique firm. The attorneys at M. Oiknine & Co. possess deep expertise across a wide range of civil and commercial legal fields, including in providing ongoing legal counsel, representation in litigation and dispute resolution proceedings, and representing clients in complex transactions.

The firm’s litigation team has extensive experience representing clients and managing complex civil and commercial disputes across a broad spectrum of legal areas, including real estate, contract law, construction and infrastructure, including contractor claims in large-scale construction and infrastructure projects, corporate law, complicated technology-related disputes, and matters involving complex financial and accounting aspects, such as shareholder disputes and corporate control battles. The litigation team also specializes in representing clients and managing disputes in the field of administrative law, including in relation to competition and tender procedures in the infrastructure, regulatory, and communications sectors – from participation in tenders and proceedings before tender committees to representation in administrative petitions.

The firm’s commercial team has many years of experience representing companies, entrepreneurs, and investors at all stages of business activity – from establishing new ventures and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, through ongoing legal counsel and day-to-day legal support, to handling complex investment and M&A transactions. The team has extensive expertise in managing cross-border transactions involving foreign companies and multinational corporations, as well as in structuring complex deals tailored to each client’s specific needs. The firm’s clients include leading companies and businesses across all sectors of the economy, including finance and investments, construction and infrastructure, high-tech, energy, gas and fuel, import, export and distribution, real estate, medical cannabis, government tenders, and more.

Adv. Michael Oiknine - Founding & Managing Partner

Before founding the firm, Adv. Oiknine was a senior partner in one of Israel’s largest law firms. “The Best” magazine listed him as one of Israel’s most promising litigators, and he has been consistently recognized for his excellence in international rankings such as the Legal 500. Adv. Oiknine has vast experience in managing complex disputes in scopes of hundreds of millions of Shekels, and over the years has managed a wide range of civil-commercial and administrative lawsuits, including in the fields of real estate, infrastructure, corporate law, technology, shareholder disputes and proxy fights, and more. Over the years he has appeared before all legal tribunals including the Supreme Court. He holds an LL.B. (cum laude) from the Academic Center of Business and Law and an LL.M. (commercial law) from Tel Aviv University.

Practice Areas

Civil-Commercial Litigation – the firm has extensive experience in managing complex disputes in the civil-commercial litigation field (including real estate, contract law, and corporate law), in scopes of hundreds of millions of Shekels and before courts of all levels, up to the Supreme Court, and in arbitrations, including ICC and lawsuits in complex technological projects and disputes that involve complex accounting and economic matters, shareholder disputes and proxy fights.

Construction Litigation – representation in complex lawsuits concerning intricate construction and infrastructure projects with an accumulated scope of billions NIS, including PFI, BOT and PPP projects. The firm’s clientele includes developers, project owners, primary contractors and subcontractors.

Administrative Litigation – Representation of clients in administrative proceedings, including infrastructure and communications related public tenders, and in various regulatory matters.

Corporate and Commercial Law – The firm provides comprehensive legal counsel and support on all aspects of commercial and corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, financing and investments, strategic partnerships, founders’ and shareholders’ agreements, and ongoing legal support to companies and commercial entities in their business activities and in corporate governance matters. The firm has extensive experience representing Israeli and international clients in complex transactions, including significant cross-border transactions, and in handling sensitive and urgent commercial matters. The firm advises clients across a wide range of industries, including high-tech, fuel and energy, investments, real estate, logistics, government contracting, defense export, and more.

Class Actions – advising and representing clients in class actions in various matters including consumer goods, capital markets, environmental protection, accessibility, labor law and more, with unique expertise in managing large-scale, complex and high-profile cases.