Shiffman Sterling & Co.

Shiffman Sterling & Co. law firm specializes in real estate law with an emphasis on urban renewal. The firm was founded due to the merger of the activities of attorney Marc Shiffman and Itay Sterling. The firm’s team ensures personal, professional, and uncompromising service while providing close legal support to each client. Client’s success is the cornerstone of the firm, which strives tirelessly to deliver the best results. Shiffman Sterling & Co. offers a comprehensive range of legal services, emphasizing creativity and uncompromising professionalism, tailored to the unique needs of each client. More than 40 joined years of experience, the firm’s team provides personal and meticulous treatment, ensuring thoroughness and a personalized legal perspective. The office of Shiffman Sterling & Co. focuses on efficiency alongside thoroughness and believes that close cooperation with the client is the key to success.

Management of the Firm

At the head of the firm are partners and founders, attorney’s Marc Shiffman and Itay Sterling. Attorney Shiffman, with 24 years of experience in real estate, specializes in urban renewal, planning, and construction. He is considered one of the pioneers in urban renewal in Israel, representing numerous projects since 2008. Attorney Itay Sterling has more than 10 years of extensive experience in real estate in Israel and specializes in complex real estate transactions. Attorney Sterling accompanies the firm’s clients through every stage of the transaction and all its aspects. Attorney Danit Gaon, a lawyer in the firm, has extensive experience in civil-commercial law, including real estate law.

Real Estate

The firm provides full support in transactions and legal issues, from the initial stages of the deal to its completion. The firm’s expertise lies in diverse services such as complex real estate transactions, all types of urban renewal, representing entrepreneurs and contractors, large-scale commercial and residential projects, construction service agreements, partnership dissolution procedures, partnership agreements, combination agreements, handling of purchase and sale agreements, banking escort agreements, registration of rights and/or comments in the various land registers and registration of condominiums and more. The firm’s staff has deep and diverse experience in real estate alongside its expertise in complementary fields such as Tax laws, planning and construction laws, agreements between developers and local authorities, financing agreements, and more. This combination allows the firm to provide complete legal services, adhering to the highest professional standards. The firm offers its clients personal, professional, and creative support based on the personal skills of the firm’s team in managing real estate transactions.

Urban Renewal

The firm’s team is highly experienced in accompanying urban renewal projects from inception to successful completion. The firm is counted among the most active firms in Israel in this dynamic and complex field. The firm’s partners’ rich knowledge in planning and construction, accompanied by their experience in dealing with municipal authorities and negotiation managing, allows the firm to assist its clients in overcoming all the challenges involved in promoting various urban renewal projects.

The thorough service provided to apartment owners includes assistance and support to the condominium representative in selecting the appropriate developer; negotiating with the developer and determining collateral and guarantees to ensure the execution of the project; representing the apartment owners in drawing up an agreement with professional counselors (Building inspector, tax counselor, insurance councilor etc.) on their behalf; accompanying throughout all project stages, from planning to condominium registration, and legal advice regarding the transfer of new apartments to apartment owners.

Wide Range of Comprehensive Services

In addition to the firm’s specialization in urban renewal, it offers a wide range of legal services in real estate, including complex real estate transactions, representation of entrepreneurs and contractors, handling purchase, sale, construction and sharing agreements, partnership dissolution procedures, combination agreements, and banking support.

Planning and Construction

The firm’s team has extensive experience and broad knowledge in all aspects related to planning and construction law. Attorney Marc Shiffman, who leads this field in the firm, has gained specific expertise in representing Hod HaSharon’s Planning and Construction Committee as well as accompanying the Tel Aviv Municipality’s Construction Revenue Division. The firm represents its clients in various proceedings before the Local and reginal Planning and Construction Councils and committees, and Provincial Appeal Committees.
The firm’s extensive experience enables it to provide its clients with professional and efficient representation in all matters related to planning and construction, including section 197 depreciation claims, development levies and agreements, administrative appeals, plan promotion, opposition to plans, licensing procedures, change of land use, land development and compensation claims.