Zeev Liond & Co., Advocates

The boutique law firm Zeev Liond & Co. is one of the most prominent and well-known law firms in Israel in the fields of media & internet law, defamation, privacy law and intellectual property and highly reputable for its litigation services. Alongside complex litigation cases, and class actions, the firm also provides corporate and commercial law services, including in M&A transactions, and has vast experience representing clients in real estate ventures.

Zeev Liond has been heading the firm since 1991. The firm’s clients include prominent media outlets in the written and broadcast press, media professionals, commercial websites, companies in the printing industry, purchasing groups and entrepreneurs in the real estate field. Among the professional values emphasized by the firm of meticulousness and thoroughness alongside high availability and fast service, is also the ability to delve into each client’s specific needs, to be able to provide the client with the desired results.
In addition to its specialization in the fields of media, journalism and copyright law, the firm also deals with commercial law and class actions, real estate ventures, purchase groups, evacuation and construction, inheritance and estate law, family capital management and intergenerational transfer, sports law and more.

Zeev Liond, Advocate – Founder and Managing Partner

Advocate Zeev Liond completed his internship in 1976 at the by the late Shmuel Tamir, the former justice minister, who later became his partner. Advocate Zeev Liond has extensive and vast experience in various litigation fields, handling complex cases involving: commercial disputes and corporate law, administrative law, corporate issues, liquidation of partnerships, antitrust, defamation, copyright, licensing, planning and construction, the fuel and gas sector, class actions and more. During his years of practice, he has been providing legal advice in large scale commercial activities in many areas, including mergers and acquisitions, complex engagements in various media fields, both in the print and digital media, as well as Real Estate transactions and provided legal representation in various planning and building matters before the courts and various judicial instances. Advocate Zeev Liond holds a LL.B. from Tel Aviv University.

Areas of Practice

Journalism, Internet and Media Law – The firm has extensive experience in the field of journalism and media, including providing full and tailor made legal and media strategies to its clients. In addition, the firm provides ongoing legal advice to a variety of media bodies, including printed and on-line newspapers, television channels, websites and more, in many legal areas, including representation in petitions to revoke gag orders, defending reporter’s privilege, freedom of information petitions, libel suits, copyright and trademark claims, representation before the Antitrust Authority and the Knesset committees. the firm also provides legal advice regarding media regulation, consumer protection laws commercial activities, to the printed press, online platforms and various digital media projects.

Defamation and Libel – The Firm has been consistently ranked as one of Israel’s leading law firms in the field of libel and defamation. The firm has extensive experience in dealing with libel and defamation suits. The firm regularly represents publishers and media professionals who require proactive legal counseling in the field of content in general and particularly in the field of defamation and libel, from the initial stage of formulating the journalistic content to the final stage of publication. The Firm also represents plaintiffs, including prominent public figures, in the field of defamation and libel, providing them with close and personal counsel in the legal and media spheres.

Intellectual Property – The firm is one of the most known in Israel in the field of copyright and is ranked as one of the outstanding leading boutique firms in the area of intellectual property. The Firm represents large media bodies in the printed, digital and broadcasted press, as well as various news websites, social networking web sites, publishing companies, artists and entrepreneurs. The firm’s involvement in this field is reflected both in representation before the courts and providing ongoing legal advice in, among others, contracts, complex content agreements, licenses and professional opinions for media bodies.

Real Estate, Planning, and Construction – In the real estate field, the firm offers counsel in complex real estate projects, buying procedures, planning, marketing and sale of hundreds of housing units, including bank financing, re-zoning procedures, contractor’s performance agreements, etc. The firm Is also involved in urban renewal projects & Tama 38, and represents clients in hearings before planning and building committees, appeal committees, administrative tribunals, etc.

Litigation – The firm has been providing litigation services and representation before all judicial instances for several decades, including representation before the Supreme Court, the Knesset committees, appeals’ committees, and planning and building committees. The firm’s litigation practice spans many disciplines, ranging from commerce, corporate law and arbitration, control struggles between shareholders, antitrust matters, administrative petitions, planning and building laws, as well as litigation in the fields of journalism, media and intellectual property, class actions, and other legal areas such as taxation, sport, inheritances and bequests, oil and gas.

Commercial Law – The Firm provides ongoing legal advice to various corporations and businesses, including acquisitions of companies, mergers, investment agreements, etc. The firm also provides ongoing legal counsel to companies, businesses, and websites in various commercial transactions, particularly complex and extensive strategic investments. The legal counsel is provided from the initial phases of the transaction, and spans from the negotiations and due diligence, up to the actual completion of all facets of the transaction, including representations before the Antitrust Authority. Among others, the firm represents and advises its clients in sales and acquisitions of corporations and their shares, founders’ agreements, investment agreements, commercial marketing cooperation agreements, mergers, commercial agreements in various fields, computing services, commercial messages (‘Spam Law’), and printing agreements, marketing and distribution agreements and agreements designated for websites, social networks, and digital services, such as terms of use and privacy policies.