Amit, Pollak, Matalon

Firm Details

Managing Partners: Racheli Guz-Lavi, Yoav Etzyon

Chairman: Yonatan Altman

Number of partners: 58

Number of lawyers: 128

Languages: English, Hebrew, French, Arabic, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, German

Firm Overview

Established in 1956, APM operates under the same core ethos upon which it was founded: in-depth knowledge of its practice areas, creativity, flexibility of thought, and uncompromising dedication to clients.

APM provides comprehensive legal advice across commercial, civil, and public law.

The firm is recognized for its multidisciplinary approach and practical, business-oriented advice. The firm’s teams combine seasoned lawyers with motivated and talented young attorneys, working collaboratively to deliver solutions tailored to clients’ needs. APM understands the importance of lawyers who can integrate legal insight with an understanding of clients’ business realities.

As one of Israel’s largest law firms, APM has developed an extensive network of local and international contacts across a wide range of sectors, enabling the firm to facilitate business opportunities for its clients. The firm places strong emphasis on cross-border work, reflected in its teams’ diverse backgrounds, local and international experience, and qualifications to practice in multiple jurisdictions.

Practice Areas

• • Arbitration & Mediation
  • AdTech & Media
  • AgroTech
  • Banking & Finance
  • Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
  • Capital Markets & Securities
  • Class Actions
  • Compliance
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Cyber
  • Environment
  • FinTech
  • FoodTech
  • Fund Formation & Representation
  • Gaming
  • Global Markets
  • Hi-Tech, Technology & Venture Capital
  • India and East Asia Practice
  • Infrastructure, Energy & Project Finance
  • Insolvency & Restructuring
  • InsurTech
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor & Employment
  • Life Sciences
  • Litigation, Dispute Resolution & Class Actions
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Municipal Tax
  • Patents
  • Planning & Zoning
  • Privacy & Data Protection
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Regulation & Technology
  • Startups
  • Tax
  • Technology, Internet & Compliance
  • Telecommunications, Media & E-commerce
  • Tenders Law
  • Travel-Tech
  • Urban Renewal

Main Areas of Practice

Corporate and M&A:

APM advises on the full range of M&A matters, including public company mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings.

Contacts: Ian Rostowsky, Stephen Barak Rozen, Yoav Etzyon

Emails: [email protected] ; [email protected], [email protected]

Capital Markets:

The firm advises public companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and AIM on ongoing reporting, IPOs, and regulatory compliance matters.

Contacts: Daniel Marcovici, Giora Gutman

Emails: [email protected] ; [email protected]

Hi-Tech, Venture Capital & Private Equity:

APM represents domestic and international venture capital and private equity funds, technology companies, and entrepreneurs on investments at all stages, as well as on the formation of funds and investment vehicles.

Contacts: Ian Rostowsky, Yoav Etzyon

Emails: [email protected] ; [email protected]

Banking & Finance:

APM advises on complex financing transactions in Israel and abroad, including financings involving banking consortia, investment houses, insurance companies, and other institutional investors, as well as the structuring of financial instruments.

Contacts: Yoav Etzyon, Ori Avigad, Sharon Lubezky Hess

Emails: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]

Arbitration and Litigation:

APM represents clients in litigation, arbitration, and mediation proceedings before a wide range of courts and tribunals, including international forums.

Contact: Erez Haver

Email: [email protected]

Litigation, Dispute Resolution & Class Actions:

APM represents plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of disputes, with particular experience in class action litigation.

Contacts: Doron Levy, Sharon Lubezky Hess, Boaz Edelstein, Ephraim Ofek Aharon

Emails: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]

Bankruptcy, Litigation & Reorganization:

The firm represents creditors (including financial institutions and banks) and debtors in restructuring, reorganization, and complex domestic and cross-border insolvency proceedings.

Contact: Erez Haver

Email: [email protected]

Real Estate & Construction:

APM represents developers, contractors, investors, and companies on real estate transactions in Israel and abroad, including acquisitions, permitting, financing, and completion of sales. The firm also advises on urban renewal projects, including NOP 38.

Contacts: Amitai Erlich, Ori Avigad

Emails: [email protected] ; [email protected]

Planning & Zoning:

APM advises on complex planning matters, including master plans and permits, urban renewal, betterment charges, planning damage claims, appropriations, municipal taxation, exemptions and reliefs, and restrictive covenant matters.

Contacts: Yuval Gal-On, Salam Hamed, Dan Or

Emails: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]

Taxation:

APM advises on Israeli and international tax matters, including local and offshore structures, tax rulings, and exemptions. The firm has published a leading Israeli treatise on international taxation.

Contacts: Doron Levy, Racheli Guz-Lavi

Emails: [email protected] ; [email protected]

Employment & Labour:

APM advises primarily employers on all aspects of employment and labour law, including day-to-day counselling, workforce restructurings, M&A transactions, and the design and implementation of compensation and incentive plans. The firm has significant experience in collective labour relations, including collective bargaining agreements, negotiations with employees’ representatives and trade unions, and representation in labour disputes. APM represents clients before labour courts and tribunals.

Contacts: Einat Carmi Barak, Shani Ashkenasi

Emails: [email protected] ; [email protected]

Intellectual Property:

APM advises on IP development and commercialization, licensing, and trademark prosecution. The firm enforces rights in patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs, and trade secrets.

Contacts: Ian Rostowsky, Omer Carmel

Emails: [email protected] ; [email protected]

Investment Funds:

APM advises fund managers and investors on the structuring and establishment of private funds, including fund terms, tax planning, fundraising (local and cross-border), investor negotiations, and portfolio investments.

Contacts: Maya Issacharov, Ian Rostowsky

Emails: [email protected] ; [email protected]

Privacy, Cyber & Information Security:

The firm provides legal and technological counsel on privacy and information security, supports ISO/SOC certification processes, and maintains a dedicated incident response team for cybersecurity matters.

Contact: Itamar Cohen

Email: [email protected]

Key Clients

APM advises a broad client base, from Israeli businesses to multinational corporations with operations in Israel. Clients include Fortune 500 and other international companies, banks and financial institutions, venture capital and private equity funds, emerging growth companies, investor groups, government entities, and individuals.

Website: http://www.apm.law

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +972 3 568 9000

Fax: +972 3 568 9001

Head Office:

APM House, 18 Raoul Wallenberg, Building D

Ramat Hachayal, Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv District, Israel 6971915