Ze’ev Scharf & Co.

Ze’ev Scharf & Co., Law Offices specializes primarily in complex civil-commercial litigation and is one of Israel’s leading law firms. The firm is headed by Adv. Ze’ev Scharf - one of Israel’s most respected and experienced litigators, who has been responsible, inter alia, for the shaping well-known and significant legal precedents across various areas of law. Adv. Ze’ev Scharf has nearly 40 years of experience in litigation and commercial-business law.
The uniqueness of the Ze’ev Scharf & Co. law firm - a boutique firm that focuses on a limited number of high-quality, complex and principled cases, which are litigated primarily before Israel’s highest judicial instances: Ze’ev Scharf & Co. represents leading companies in Israel and abroad (including international companies in selected cases), as well as prominent businessmen and other senior public figures, who are at the heart of economic activity in Israel and internationally.
Given the unique nature of the cases handled by Ze’ev Scharf & Co., their scope, complexity and sensitivity, each case receives the utmost attention. Every matter is managed by a dedicated legal team with, with Adv. Ze’ev Scharf personally involved at all stages of the case.
The professional counsel and representation provided to the firm’s clients are founded on extensive legal knowledge, unwavering commitment, creativity, and the substantial experience of Adv. Ze’ev Sherf, the firm’s partners, and its attorneys.
Among the firm’s clients are leading financial institutions, including banks, insurance companies, provident funds, and mutual funds, as well as their senior executives. The firm also represents high-tech companies, fuel and energy companies, chemical and petrochemical corporations, real estate, development, construction, and infrastructure companies, aviation companies, and others.

Practice Areas

Complex civil-commercial litigation in Israel and abroad: Ze’ev Scharf & Co. Law Firm specializes in managing complex disputes in the civil and commercial arena before all judicial instances. The firm also operates in the international arena, handling cross-border disputes, coordinating and assisting representation in multiple jurisdictions, and accompanying litigation proceedings conducted abroad by foreign counsel.
Corporate Law and Capital Markets Litigation: The firm also specializes in corporate disputes and control struggles, providing counsel and representing corporate groups and officers in various corporations. In addition, the firm has extensive expertise in derivative actions, shareholder and partner disputes, and other proceedings relating to corporate and securities law.
Class Actions and Derivative Litigation: Ze’ev Scharf Law Firm focuses on representing defendants, large corporations and corporate officers, in a wide range of class actions and derivative claims filed in Israel, including in the fields of corporate and securities law, consumer law, and more.
Real Estate Litigation, Administrative Law, and Defamation: Ze’ev Scharf & Co. also handles landmark cases involving real estate rights (ownership, leasehold interests, usage and possession rights), administrative petitions and petitions to the High Court of Justice, matters concerning energy and public tenders, private criminal complaints, defamation claims, and additional complex proceedings.
Family and Estate Law: Ze’ev Scharf & Co. has extensive experience in litigation and legal counseling in complex disputes relating to family and estate matters, including inheritance disputes, conflicts concerning the validity or revocation of wills, enforcement of prenuptial and marital agreements, and disputes regarding property division and balancing of resources. The firm also assists clients in drafting complex prenuptial and divorce agreements.

The Firm’s Team and Partners

In addition to Adv. Ze’ev Scharf, the firm’s team includes five senior partners with extensive experience in managing complex civil and commercial litigation cases, seven associate attorneys, and four legal interns.
Adv. Sharon Hale-Gilad has over 30 years of experience in handling and representing complex and diverse disputes, among the most prominent in the Israeli economy, including family and personal status matters, real estate rights, civil financial claims, administrative petitions, and petitions to the High Court of Justice.
Adv. Sharon Ben-Haim brings approximately 30 years of extensive experience in handling, inter alia, derivative actions and class actions, shareholder disputes and control struggles, securities law cases, defense of executives and controlling shareholders, insolvency proceedings, and more.
Adv. Eran Ozeri for nearly three decades, has handled complex civil-commercial matters requiring broad legal expertise and understanding, with substantial experience in corporate law, contracts, intellectual property, real estate, and personal status law.
Adv. Ran Riff has approximately 30 years of professional experience and handles large-scale, complex disputes, including cross-border disputes, regarding civil financial claims, derivative and class actions, real estate and family law disputes, arbitrations, administrative petitions, and petitions to the High Court of Justice.
Adv. Tomer Waizel has nearly 20 years of experience handling large-scale, complex, and multifaceted disputes, including corporate control battles, claims concerning the liability of directors and officers, derivative and class actions, civil financial claims, and partner disputes. Adv. Waizel also serves as the firm’s Managing Partner.
The firm’s partners represent leading major corporations and prominent business figures among Israel’s top-tier economic leadership, and have been involved in shaping significant legal precedents.