Yossi Levy & Co., Attorneys at Law

Established in 1992, Yossi Levy & Co. (“YL”) is amongst Israel’s most prominent and cutting-edge law firms, with a team of 35 partners and associates providing services to major Israeli and international companies, government authorities and public entities, with extensive experience, know-how and legal insights in the fields of energy, infrastructure and project finance, administrative law and tenders, corporate law and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), non-profit associations, competition and antitrust law, complex administrative and commercial litigation, class actions, planning & zoning, real estate, and communications.

YL 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, Dun’s 100 and BDI Code.

Update on the merger between Salomon Lipschütz & Co. and Yossi Levy & Co. - effective as of April 1^st, 2025 - the two law firms are joining forces to create one of the largest and leading law firms in Israel. The merger forms a larger, stronger, more connected, and more diverse law firm, with nationwide presence and over 100 lawyers at our clients’ service across a wide range of legal fields, and offers a broad and high-quality service, combining expertise and professionalism to provide comprehensive, innovative, and complete legal services - a One Stop Shop.

Practice Areas

Project Finance, Energy & Infrastructures
YL is recognized as one of Israeli leading law firms in the field of financing and execution of infrastructure and energy projects, with direct involvement in Israel’s most significant and high-profile projects over the past two decades. In the desalination sector, YL represented the Israeli government in tenders for the construction of Israel’s largest desalination plants, including Ashkelon, Palmahim, Hadera, Sorek, and Ashdod plants. YL has also counseled on major tenders in the field of water purification and absorption for Shafdan (Dan region water reclamation project) and Mekorot, playing a key role in securing the future of Israel’s water resources.

In the transportation sector, YL counsels on the Fast Lanes Project of Highway 2, provides legal counsel to Israel’s leading private operators in public transportation tenders across various areas nationwide, and more. YL also represented Israeli government in the Carmel Tunnels and Highways 431 and 531 projects, and counseled Bank Hapoalim and other Israeli and international lenders of the northern section of Highway 6 (Sections 7-13).

In the ports & aviation sector, YL represented the Israel Airports Authority in tenders for the construction of the international airport in Timna and advised on the establishment and operation of the new private seaports in Ashdod and Haifa.

In the energy sector, YL represents the developers of the Gilboa pumped-storage hydroelectricity project (Israel’s first pumped storage facility) and additional projects in Kochav Hayarden and Manara. YL also represented Clalit Healthcare Services in a project to establish cogeneration power plants at its hospitals and medical centers, and advised Shikun & Binui and Edeltech on the financial closing of the acquisition of the Ramat Hovav power plant for over NIS 4.5 billion.

In the natural gas sector, YL represented lenders in the Yam-Tethys project and advised on the financing of natural gas distribution networks in central and southern Israel.

Competition and Antitrust
YL is a prime destination for public and private businesses and governmental companies that seek counsel and representation across every aspect of antitrust, competition and concentration law. YL provides ongoing representation to Israeli government ministries, statutory bodies, and leading government-owned companies, as well as public companies and private companies, including Electra Group, Clalit Healthcare Services, LG Group, General Electric, Supergas, Cornish, Granot, and others. YL offers ongoing legal counsel, drafts legal opinions, drafts and executes internal compliance programs and counsels on complex transactions with regard to competition-related aspects. Additionally, YL is highly experienced in representing its clientele in civil, administrative, and criminal proceedings before the Israel Competition Authority and all court instances in Israel. YL was also involved in the enactment of the Concentration Law. YL’s team includes the former head of the Competition Tribunal and a de facto Supreme Court Justice, Mr. Jonathan Adiel, who acts as a counsel to YL.

Tenders and Administrative Law
YL specializes in the fields of tender law and administrative law. YL provides legal counsel to a wide range of public and private entities, including statutory corporations, government ministries, municipalities and municipal corporations, institutions of higher education, and government-owned companies, including the Israel Water Authority, Second Authority for Television & Radio, Netivei Israel, NTA, Israeli Ministry of Defense, EAPC (Europe Asia Pipeline Company), Oracle (Israel & Global), Yuvalim Ashdod, Tel Aviv University, Weizmann Institute of Science, Clalit Healthcare Services, Inter-University Computation Center, Kiryat Bialik Municipality, AID Partners, Elco-Electra Group, Afcon Construction, and many others. YL holds extensive experience in counseling tender committees in tender processes, both domestic and international, and was involved in the legislative amendments to the Mandatory Tenders Regulations.

 Corporate Law & Transactions
Renowned for handling complex local and cross-border commercial matters, YL acts for public and private companies, local and international, in multiple transactions, including setting up joint ventures and start-ups, capital ventures, M&As and more. In an ever-growing pipeline of work, YL has represented Elco-Electra Group in many transactions, including the acquisition of Hofrei HaSharon Group, the acquisition of the lift company Tzom, and the acquisition of P.K. Generators, Talmenia, and Inbar Solar Energy. YL also advised Electra Consumer Products Group in transactions such as the acquisition of the Mahsanei Hashmal retail chain, ACE retail chain operations and its subsequent sale to Kedma Capital, Daikin and Huawei franchises in Israel, the acquisition of Shekem Electric Duty Free and Solar Sensei, and acquisitions of Israel franchises of international fashion, leisure, travel, and sports brands such as Columbia, Adidas, and others. In recent years, YL has led complex M&A transactions at over NIS 3 billion (aggregated).

 Complex Administrative and Commercial Litigation & Class Actions
YL’s litigation expertise encompasses commercial litigation and complex dispute resolution, corporate law, international arbitrations, antitrust and competition law, administrative law and public tenders, class actions, derivative claims, administrative petitions, real estate and planning and zoning law, labor law, consumer protection law, communications law, and more - across all court instances in Israel. Among other matters, YL represents international corporate giants in complex claims, including General Electric in one of the largest lawsuits in Israel’s history involving claims amounting to billions NIS, and Oracle Global in an administrative petition regarding one of the largest tenders ever issued in Israel for cloud and computing services. YL also represents Israeli government ministries, statutory corporations, government-owned companies, and private and public companies in administrative petitions, tender processes, class actions, and commercial disputes amounting to hundreds of billions of NIS, including Netivei Israel in arbitration proceedings valued at over NIS 1 billion, Israel Railways, Ayalon Highways, and others.

Planning & Zoning
YL’s planning & zoning team has an outstanding experience in this field, including commercial, public and residential projects. Over time, YL has achieved significant expertise in land expropriation totaling hundreds of kilometers, accompanying municipal planning, registration of land consolidation, handling depreciation claims amounting to billions of NIS and representing its clients before the planning authorities and other administrative courts and tribunals. Among its clientele, YL represents Netivei Israel, Ayalon Highways, NTA, Israel Railways, Kiryat Bialik Municipality, Jerusalem Transportation Master Plan Team, and others.

Real Estate
YL has an extensive expertise in all aspects relating to real estate, counseling real estate developers and construction companies through all aspects of commercial, public and residential projects. YL is also involved in many groundbreaking real estate transactions, complex sales transactions, combination transactions, sharing agreements, urban renewal and registration of condominiums. Additionally, YL accompanies transactions in the agricultural sector, tax-related matters and financing transactions.

Communications
YL provides ongoing legal counsel with respect to telecommunications, internet and IT, both locally and internationally, to its clientele, including the Second Authority for Television & Radio and leading hi-tech companies.

Non-profit Associations & Public Benefit Companies
YL has decades of expertise in representing and accompanying non-profit 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 lifetime, including with regard to establishment of the association, drafting its article of association and bylaws, registration in the Registry of Associations and providing ongoing legal counsel and representation before various authorities.

United Arab Emirates Desk
YL has acquired a unique expertise in providing legal services within Israel on behalf of companies and investment funds from the United Arab Emirates. In collaboration with local partners, YL also accompanies Israeli entrepreneurial companies on investments and real estate transactions in UAE, as well as Israeli tech exporters operating in Gulf countries.