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Eli Wilchek

Eli Wilchek

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Real Estate: Zoning & Planning

Israel

13 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Panning & Zoning, Real Estate

Career

Eli Wilchek, head of planning & zoning practice and a member of the firm's executive committee, is a prominent attorney in Israel specializing in planning and zoning law and the municipal field (local authorities). He represents major institutions and leading businesses in these areas and serves as legal counsel for several local committees and authorities.

Adv. Wilchek also regularly provides comprehensive legal advice and services to municipalities, planning committees, public bodies, contractors, real estate developers, and private individuals on matters related to zoning approvals, property development, public procurement, and more.

Adv. Wilchek interned with Justice Menachem Alon of the Supreme Court of Israel and later for Justice Michael Cheshin. After four years at Naschitz Brandes Amir, he was appointed legal counsel to the Netanya Municipality, a role he held for three and a half years until establishing Cohen, Wilchek & Co. Other roles include approximately four years as legal counsel to the Southern District Planning & Building Committee and two and a half years as legal counsel to the Tel Aviv District Committee.

Education

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

LL.B. (cum laude)

1986

University of Pennsylvania

LL.M.

1989

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Israel, US- New York State

Languages Spoken

Hebrew, English

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Real Estate: Zoning & Planning - Israel

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Eli Wilchek is based in Ramat Gan, where he specialises in municipal law. He regularly acts for public bodies on dispute resolution and construction mandates.

Strengths

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  • Eli Wilcheck provides a very high level of client service, creativity, sophistication and commercial awareness.

    Real Estate: Zoning & PlanningChambers Global Guide

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Israel

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