Yossi Levy & Co., Attorneys at Law

Established in 1992, Yossi Levy & Co. (YL) is amongst Israel’s most prominent and cutting-edge law firms. YL specializes in project finance, infrastructures, energy, tender law, competition & antitrust, corporate law, transactions and M&A, litigation, administrative law, class actions, planning and zoning, real estate and communication law. With a team of 40 partners and associates providing services to major Israeli and international companies, governmental authorities and public entities, YL achieved extensive experience, know-how and legal insights and is consistently recognized as a top tier law firm in various disciplines by prestigious Israeli and international legal guides such as Legal 500, Chambers Global, Duns 100 and BDI Code.

Practice Areas

Project Finance, Energy & Infrastructures– YL is a prominent law firm in the fields of project financing, energy & infrastructures. YL was involved in the largest national infrastructure projects of the last two decades, including highways, desalination plants, mass transit and energy projects. In the field of desalination plants, YL represented the Israeli government in Tender bid for the building of seawater desalination facilities in Ashkelon, Palmachim, Hadera, Sorek and Ashdod. In the field of transport, YL is currently accompanying the paving and construction project of the Eastern Railroad, one of the major projects currently carried out in Israel for the establishment of modern mass transportation infrastructure.

Additionality, YL represented the Israeli government in the construction and operation of the Carmel Tunnels in Haifa and the construction of highway No. 431 and 531. YL also accompanies Bank Hapoalim and other Israeli and foreign funders in the establishment of the northern section of the Cross Israel Highway (sections 3 and 7) and the winning bidder consortiums of the Fast Lines project. YL accompanied Israel Airports Authority in tenders concerning the construction of the Timna International Airport and Israel Ports Company in the privatization of the Ashdod and Haifa sea ports. In the field of energy, YL represents a Chinese company acting as the EPC contractor of the pumped storage facility in Kokhav Hayarden and the construction contractor of the pumped storage facility in Menara. YL has advised Bank Leumi in its funding of the 440MW power plant in Mishor Rotem and Bank Hapoalim and other Israeli and foreign funders in their funding of the 121MW solar thermal power plant in Ashalim. YL accompanies the project commisioners of the 300MW Gilboa pumped storage facility (Israel’s first pumped storage project). In the field of Natural Gass, YL accompanied the Funders who provided loans to the Israeli partners in the Yam Tethys natural gas reservoir located offshore Israel and the banks and financial institutions who funded the establishment of the natural gas networks in the central and southern regions. Furthermore, in 2020 YL represented Shikun & Binui and Edeltech in their financial closing for the purchase of Ramat Hovav Power Plant at a value of NIS 4.5 billion.

Antitrust and Competition– YL is one of the most leading and experienced law firms in Israel in the antitrust, competition and concentration fields. YL provides ongoing legal counselling for public entities, governmental companies, government offices and statutory entities and private companies regarding its operations, that seek counsel and representation across every aspect of antitrust, competition and concentration law, such as Israel Airports Authority, Elco, Electra, Yeinot Bitan, Carrefour, Clalit Healthcare Services, LG, General Electric, Supergaz, Cornish, Granot and more - all feature an extensive list of clients that benefit from YL’s successful track record of appearing before the Competition Authority and its Tribunal, as well as the District Court and the Supreme Court. YL also specializes in class actions, civil claims and criminal and administrative proceedings relating to competition. Furthermore, YL was involved in the enactment of the Law for Promotion of Competition and Reduction of Concentration-2013 (Israel). YL’s antitrust and competition team includes the former head of the Israeli Competition Tribunal and a de-facto Supreme Court Justice, Mr. Jonathan Adiel, who acts as a counselor in YL.

Tenders and Administrative Law– YL gained high expertise in tender and administrative law. YL provides legal services to numerous private and public entities, including statutory and governmental authorities, municipalities, municipal corporations, higher education institutions and governmental companies, such as Israel Airports Authority, the Water Authority, the Second Authority for Television & Radio, Netivei Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Oracle Corporation (Israel & global), Yuvalim Ashdod, Tel Aviv University ,Weizmann Institute, Clalit Healthcare Services, Inter-University Computing Center, Kiryat Bialik Municipality, AID Partners, Elco-Electra Group, YSB Group etc. YL holds extensive experience in counselling to tender committees and in accompanying hundreds of tender processes, both domestic and international. In addition, YL specializes in tenders law and regulations, as well as in corporate governance guidelines, and is involved in drafting legislative guidelines regarding the amendments to these regulations.

Corporate Law & Transactions– YL gained extensive experience in counselling on complex commercial matters locally and cross-border. YL also known for accompanying M&A transactions and providing ongoing corporate counselling for public entities and private companies, locally and internationally in multiple transactions, joint ventures, start-ups and capital ventures. YL’s strategy is to focus on strategic planning, in-depth legal analysis and providing comprehensive customized solutions for its clientele. YL has represented Elco and Electra group (including subsidiaries) in a long and diverse list of transactions, including the acquisitions of F.K. Generators and Hofrey HaSharon. YL also accompanies Electra Consumer Products group and provides it with ongoing legal services, including in the purchase of Pay&Go chain store, Ace chain store (including its subsequent sale to Kedma Capital), the Israeli franchisees of Daikin Industries, Huawei, Sa`ar (Columbia Sportswear), Shekem Electric Duty Free, Solar Sensei, Adidas and more. Furthermore, YL represented the shareholders of DSNR in the sale of their shares, Elco C&S in the acquisition of Compax International (93) and the Afsek Group in various international transactions. YL also accompanies Tradomatics group (dealing with algo trading) in many transactions. Moreover, YL represented the buyers of the controlling stake in Modgal Metal and the shareholders of Ein-Tal Center in the sale of their shares to Novolog. In 2023 YL accompanied M&A deals worth over NIS 2 billion.
Complex Administrative and Commercial Litigation &

Class Actions– YL’s litigation expertise encompasses corporate litigation, tenders’ law, antitrust and competition, class actions and administrative petitions relating to planning and zoning, labor law, consumer law and telecoms, before all courts and tribunals. Among many clients in this field, YL provides counseling to international corporations in complex lawsuits, such as General Electric in one of Israel’s largest cases amounting to billions of NIS and Oracle Corporation in administrative petition as part of one of the largest and most central tenders published in Israel for cloud computing services. YL also represents Netivey Israel in arbitration proceedings amounting to billions of NIS, the Israel Airports Authority in various litigation cases with respect to Ben Gurion International Airport valued at hundreds of millions of NIS, Governmental and statutory authorities and private entities in administrative procedures and tenders.

Planning & Zoning– YL’s planning and zoning team has an outstanding experience in legal matters relating to this field, alongside profound knowledge in construction matters, including commercial, public and residential real estate. Over time, YL has achieved significant expertise in land expropriation encompassing hundreds of kilometers, accompanying municipal planning procedures, facilitating land consolidation registration, handling depreciation claims amounting to billions of NIS and representing clients before the planning authorities and the administrative courts and tribunals. YL represents numerous clients in this field, including Netivey Israel, Kiryat Bialik Municipality, Netivey Ayalon and The Jerusalem Transportation Master Plan Team.

Real Estate– YL possesses vast expertise in all facets of real estate, offering counselling to real estate developers and construction firms across the spectrum of commercial public and residential projects. YL also involved in many groundbreaking real estate transactions,complex sales transactions, combination transactions, sharing agreements, urban renewal and registration of condominiums. In addition, YL provides legal counselling in the aspects of real estate taxation procedures and represents clients in financing real estate transactions and agricultural transactions.

Communications– YL provides ongoing legal counselling with respect to telecommunications, internet and IT, both locally and internationally, to its clientele, including the Second Authority for Television & Radio, communication companies and leading hi-tech companies. YL also accompanies its clients in regulation and telecommunications licensing processes, including representation before authorities and legislators. furthermore, YL has unique experience in drafting agreements between international parties in the fields of telecommunications, internet and IT.

Non-profit Organizations & Profit Associations– YL has decades of expertise in representing and accompanying non-profit organizations, associations and public benefit companies, such as the IDF Disabled Veterans’ Organization, the IDF Disabled Veterans’ Fund and the Friends of the IDF Disabled Veterans’ Organization, from the moment of their establishment and throughout their lifespan, including with regard to establishment of the association or organization, drafting its article of association and bylaws, registration in the Registry of Associations and providing ongoing legal counselling and representation before various authorities.