The law firm of Lipa Meir & Co. offers a full range of civil, corporate and commercial legal services. The firm provides fast, high-quality and cost-effective legal services to both domestic and multinational clients and has over the years broadened its areas of expertise and specialization through recruiting high-quality and experienced lawyers. The firm is currently comprised of some forty four (44) attorneys, of which sixteen (16) are partners.

The firm is committed to and routinely delivers legal services of the highest quality, in a prompt and cost effective manner, and by striving to expand the areas of expertise and specialization it can offer to its clients, thus serving as a full-service “one-stop-shop”, which more and more local and international clients are interested in retaining.

Lipa Meir & Co. focuses on building a dedicated core of professionals whose principal philosophy is to serve as advocates to the clients of the firm and ensure their success within the Israeli business environment. Consequently, since its formation, the firm has been at the forefront of the business and legal developments in the State of Israel and members of the firm have been involved in legal matters affecting individuals and companies from the United States, various European jurisdictions, Asia, Latin America and many other jurisdictions.

Lipa Meir & Co. provides a personalized attorney-client relationship based on a recognition of and responsiveness to each client’s unique concerns and requirements. The professionals and staff of the firm are guided from the very beginning of their careers at the firm to develop original and/or creative legal solutions that will enable the firm’s clients to compete in what has become a highly competitive “global village” and to succeed in the international business arena.

Over the years, the firm’s members have contributed to many major transactions affecting the Israeli economy. The firm served as counsel in numerous significant international and domestic deals, transactions and litigation cases, such as the debt restructuring of the largest HMO in Israel, the largest cooperative restructuring in Israel, major and cross-the-board debt reorganization schemes, several well publicized acquisitions of publicly traded companies where the firm served as buyers’ or sellers’ counsel, IPOs, state-of-the-art financial product (Wall Street Type) investments, representation and rendition of advice to international and local (including the State) clients in large-scale infrastructure transactions and projects, e.g. the sale of trains, power plants/turbines/solar energy installations and desalination plants and securing franchises from a number of international brands in the retail business.
 
Today, the firm’s commitment to provide the highest quality legal services on a cost-efficient basis has earned it the reputation of one of the country’s most reputable business law firms.

Business leaders – corporate and financial institutions and individual entrepreneurs alike – seeking innovative solutions and legal structures continue to turn to Lipa Meir & Co. for effective legal counsel in a rapidly changing business environment. The firm strives to be on the cutting edge of significant trends and developments in the business world including advanced technology and manufacturing, taxation, e-commerce, Intellectual Property and Internet law, global telecommunications and large-scale infrastructure transactions and projects.

Many of the firm’s clients are active in national as well as international markets. The firm’s diverse client base includes both, private and public companies, prominent banking and financial institutions, investment houses, the largest HMO in Israel, insurance companies, multinational corporations, leading Israeli companies in the business of retail and wholesale distribution, technology and computers, telecommunication, media, PR, infrastructure and energy, land development and construction corporations, utilities and real estate, as well as governmental and other corporate entities, authorities and public bodies and Kibbutzim. The work environment at Lipa Meir & Co. is based on diligent work effort, collegiality, teamwork, community involvement and a commitment to the profession. Members of the firm are active in numerous civic activities in Israel.

Departmental Division

The firm comprises several departments, in accordance with areas of specialization, the three principal of which are: a Litigation Department that engages in a wide variety of commercial litigation, headed by Advocate Alon Pomeranc; a Commercial Department engaged principally in M&A’s (local and cross-the-border), Corporate, capital market, liquidation, bankruptcy and debt reorganization schemes, insurance, Banking, tenders etc., headed by Advocate Uzi Mor; and a Real Estate Department, headed by Advocate Israel Aziel, which places emphasis on real estate transactions, in particular large scale transactions initiated by land developers.

The firm also boasts sub-departmental specialties, including PPP & BOT projects, Infrastructure and Energy, intellectual property, environmental law and labor law practices.

Practice Areas

The firm’s business practice includes the following practice areas:
Administrative and Regulatory Law; Antitrust; Banking Law; Bankruptcy, Liquidations and Debt Reorganization Schemes; Biosciences; Corporate and Securities; Energy Law; Entertainment Industry; Estate Planning and Trust Administration; Environmental Law; Energy; Financing & Refinancing; Financial Restructuring; Health Care Law; Infrastructure Projects; Insurance; International Trade; Intellectual Property; Kibbutzim and Non-Profit Organizations; Labor Law; Litigation (incl. ADR); Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Law and Policy; Projects Finance; Real Estate; Renewable Energy; Tax Law; Technology; Telecommunications; Tenders; Venture Capital; White Collar Criminal Defense.