The Planning, Construction and Municipal Taxation Department in our firm is one of the largest and leading in Israel in its field, and has extensive experience in end-to-end legal representation – from supporting complex projects in their initial stages, through representation in all legal instances and managing complex negotiation processes. All this, while ensuring excellence, professionalism and determination to achieve the best result for each client. As part of a leading firm that provides comprehensive legal solutions as a One Stop Shop, the department is fully integrated into the comprehensive treatment of projects and supporting clients from the private, public and business sectors.

The department is regularly ranked in the leading international and local guides – Legal500, ChambersGlobal, BDI and Dun & Bradstreet – as a leader in its fields of practice.

The department is headed by Attorney Sharon Patel, a senior partner, who is considered one of the most prominent experts in the country in the fields of planning and construction and municipal taxation. Attorney Patel has led precedent-setting and wide-ranging legal achievements for diverse clients over the years, and is ranked by the international guide Legal 500 as a "Leading Partner". Two additional partners work alongside him in the department:

Attorney Eyal Theodore Sharon, who coordinates the planning and construction field. Attorney Sharon served as Chairman of the District Appeals Committee for Planning and Construction and the District Appeals Committee for Compensation and Improvement Levy in the Central, Haifa and Northern Districts, prior to joining the firm, and is considered one of the most prominent lawyers in the field.

Attorney Talia Balzer, who coordinates the municipal taxation field. Adv. Balzer, who began her career at our firm, is considered one of the most prominent lawyers in the field, and is ranked by the international guide Legal 500 as a "Next Generation Partner".

The department's services in the field of planning and construction

The department provides comprehensive legal advice and support in the field of planning and construction law, while combining in-depth regulatory knowledge and proven experience in handling some of the largest and most complex cases in Israel. The service includes representation before planning authorities, appeal committees and the courts, handling objection proceedings, legal representation in connection with excessive use, representation in connection with improvement levy charges, accompanying planning and licensing proceedings, legal representation in all statutory proceedings for the approval of master plans and city building plans (Tevaot), legal representation in expropriation proceedings and compensation claims, and more. The firm accompanies entrepreneurs, contractors, institutional bodies and private clients with the aim of promoting processes efficiently, professionally and maximizing the planning and legal result.

The department's services in the field of municipal taxation

In this field, the department provides comprehensive legal services - including handling property tax charges, development levies, establishment fees, construction fees and other mandatory payments. The lawyers in the department accompany clients in complex legal proceedings with significant precedents, with cumulative billing volumes of billions of shekels. The department Represents government bodies, industrial and real estate companies, banks, high-tech companies, academic institutions, private entrepreneurs and more – while striving, professionally and thoroughly, to achieve significant savings and exceptional billing reductions over the years.