Mayerson Reuven and Co. Law firm

Mayerson, Reuven and Co. Law firm is a female lawyers firm specializing in the field of Labor Law. This boutique firm makes sure to act as a limited and meticulous firm, with specifically picked staff, quality legal service and clients. Thus, the firm enables an organizational conduct that is not branched, while providing available and comprehensive service, on top of a personal care by the partners in each case the firm is trusted with. The firm’s customers enjoy the added value of the partners’ personal involvement, their unique expertise and first class legal service. The firm provides leading legal services in all matters of labor law, collective negotiations, in complex litigation cases conducted in labor courts, civil courts and other proceedings such as mediation, arbitration and procedures in the state comptroller office, as a comprehensive service package fitted personally to each client.

Areas of Expertise

Consultation and legal representation to public and private employers in collective procedures
The firm provides legal services to public and private employers in all aspects of collective law. Among others, the firm handles collective negotiation including signing collective agreements, crisis and work disputes management, representation during strikes and protective strikes, in parties requests in collective dispute and in applications for Provisional relief, in structural changes and recuperation procedures.

Consultation and legal representation to public and private employers in the private sphere
The firm provides legal services to public employers, among them government offices, local authorities, government companies and statutory corporations, as well as private employers in all aspects of employment and engagement with independent contractors. Among others, the firm provides legal services in regard to employees rights and terms of employment, representa-tion in hearings, suspension and termination procedures, legal services to start-up companies, representation in procedures according to The Equal Opportunity Act and according to the Equal Pay to Male and Female Workers act.

Legal representation in tribunal and civil courts
The firm handles complex litigation cases in labor courts and civil courts including in the High Court of Justice, starting from building the strategy and up to the verdict, including conducting settlement negotiations inside and outside the court, petitions to the High Court of Justice, and representation in mediation and arbitration procedures.

Legal services for senior executives and directors, among others, in employment rights and benefits and in termination procedures
The firm represents senior executives in the Israeli economy, in private and public corporations, in ensuring their rights within employment agreements and maximizing their rights within termination procedures.

Legal services in privatizations, mergers and change of employers, and conducting due diligence for mergers and acquisitions
The firm provides legal services in merger and acquisition procedures, in privatizations and change of employers, and conducts due diligence as for employment rights, in those transactions.

Legal services and consultation to trade unions and workers’ unions, including initial organization
The firm provides legal services to trade unions and workers’ unions from the stage of establishment.

Legal services and representation in diverse legal procedures, including procedures in front of the state comptroller, the commissioner of women’s employment, the commissioner of equality, the Finance Ministry’s Director of Wages and enforcement proceedings by the Ministry of Labor.

Prominent legal precedents

Among the prominent legal precedents and innovations attributed to the firm, one can mention the precedential ruling of the superior labor court in the matter of continuity arrangements for rights of employees at the National Insurance Institute (Milman vs. insurers and state). In addition, the court ruled the state is obligated to negotiate with the Ministry of Defense office workers’ union regarding the consequences of changes in wage and expense components for employees abroad. Beyond that, one can mention the groundbreaking decision of the Magistrate’s Court, in which it was determined that the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo, as a services consumer, must be held liable for the employer tax imposed on the contractor; the Histadrut labor federa-tion -engineers’ union vs. Mekorot, where the court denied Mekorot’s request for outright dismissal, and the Histadrut labor federation - Jurists union vs. The state of Israel, where the superior labor court accepted the union’s appeal and ordered the case to be returned to the regional court.

The firm’s Staff

Attorney Tal Mayerson
Attorney Tal Mayerson is of unique expertise and vast experience in representation of public organizations, in providing legal services in major procedures in large organizations, in manag-ing complex litigation cases, and setting legal precedents. Attorney Mayerson was involved in managing negotiation and drafting the collective agreements signed during the process of privatization of Israeli Military Industries and governmental subsidiary company “Ashot Ashkelon”. Attorney Mayerson represents large public and private employers in the Israeli economy. Among the rest, Attorney Mayerson represents the Israeli public Broadcasting Corporation “Kan 11” in legal collective procedures and in private cases.

Attorney Yafit Reuven
Attorney Yafit Reuven has extensive experience in leading and managing complex litigation cases in labor law, as well as commercial-civic law, including company law, contract law, real estate and intellectual property. Attorney Reuven represents a variety of clients including companies and individuals, local and international organizations, employers and employees and officers in corporations. Attorney Reuven represents Israeli and international companies, including large construction companies, energy companies, High-Tech firms and individuals, service companies and contractors, embassies, local authorities, senior officials in public organizations, governmental companies and private firms.

Attorney Hagar Geyari Bezalel
Attorney Geyari Bezalel has an extensive experience in the world of labor law, as well as in tenders law, contract law, administrative law and more. Attorney Geyari Bezalel provide legal services to international shipping companies, Israeli and international pharmaceuticals firms, major importers in the Israeli economy, leading trading companies and start-up companies. Attorney Geyari Bezalel represents public and privet organizations, companies and senior employees in ongoing legal consultation, litigation in labor courts, merger and acquisition proce-dures and different legal proceedings.