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Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co.

Law Firm

Profile

Founding Year 1988
Address 17th floor, The Museum Tower, 4 Berkowitz St., Tel Aviv 6423806 - View Map
Phone 03-7770111
Fax 03-7770101
Email [email protected]
Company Website www.ebnlaw.co.il
   
   

Managers

Giora Erdinast, Founding Partner, Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co.

Giora Erdinast

Founding Partner

Doni Toledano, Managing Partner, Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co.

Doni Toledano

Managing Partner

About Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co.


Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co. is a premier full-service law firm, one of Israel's most prominent and fastest growing law firms with over 160 lawyers across multiple practice areas and disciplines. Our first-class pedigree, international training and hands on experience regularly earn our firm pivotal roles in some of the most complex, pathfinder and high-profile transactions and legal proceedings conducted in Israel.

The firm is consistently ranked as a top tier firm by Chambers Global, Legal 500, IFLR1000, Mergermarket and the Israeli ranking guides, and thus recognized as an Israeli “go to firm” for a client roster across the spectrum of many sectors, ranging from multinational corporations and businesses, private and public companies listed on domestic and international stock exchanges, high-profile entrepreneurs and inves-tors, Israel’s leading real estate companies, hi-tech companies in all stages of growth, financial institu-tions, private equity, venture capital and other investment funds, infrastructure and energy companies, telecom and service providers, TV channels and many more.
The vast knowledge, professionalism and commitment to providing exceptional service to our clients, is frequently rewarded, and have earned us the title of ‘Israel Banking and Finance Law Firm of the Year’, 2022, (IFLR Europe), ‘Israel Law Firm of the Year’, and also ‘Israel M&A Legal Adviser of the Year’ (Mer-germarket).

Areas of Practice

Commercial Litigation
The firm plays a central role in the legal proceedings of the most substantial business disputes in Israel, act-ing for prominent local and international parties. The firm’s litigation practice covers a broad range of commercial law fields, including disputes relating to corporate control, communications, public tenders, disputes between shareholders, banking, and bankruptcy. The firm has developed a successful track record in managing and resolving class actions, for both plaintiffs and defendants.

Mergers and Acquisitions
Ranked in Tier 1 in Legal 500, the firm is a market leader regarding complex and cross-border transactions in the local and international markets, including mergers and acquisitions, investment agreements, financing agreements, and entrepreneurship. The firm has taken part in some of the largest milestone M&A trans-actions in Israel in recent years.

Real Estate
Ranked in Tier 1 in Real Estate in Legal 500, we have cemented our national reputation as one of the elite firms in residential, urban renewal and National Outline Plan 38 (TAMA 38), commercial, office towers, hotels, senior housing and other projects that are transforming the Israeli landscape. Our wealth of planning and zoning expertise also obtains the green light for highways, infrastructure and large-scale renewable energy projects. Comprising over 30 lawyers with experience that spans multiple decades, we act for the most active real estate developers and construction companies, associations and purchase groups, landowners and other parties.

Planning and Zoning
Ranked in Tier 1 in Planning and Zoning in Legal 500, we have worked hard to earn our national reputation as one of the elite specialist groups in planning and zoning. Clients benefit from our 360-degree under-standing of the planning and zoning processes and how the local authorities work, as we also represent a number of local authorities in planning and construction matters, with particular expertise in better-ment levies, development fees and other levies. As such, we win the confidence of some of Israel’s largest companies and developers in relation to their complex construction plans and transactions, guiding them through the promotion of the plan, site-specific plans, master plans in areas such as housing, offices, and infrastructure (desalination plants, railways, gas facilities) and we also handle the zoning and administrative aspects of projects for gas companies, and much more.

Energy and Infrastructure
Ranked in Tier 1 in Energy, we have acquired a reputation as one of Israel’s leading energy and infrastructure firms. The firm represents entrepreneurs and investors in the fields of energy and infrastructure, providing them legal counsel in all aspects of initiating, planning, establishing and operating projects of various sizes, including power stations, water installations and transportation. The firm has an extensive practice of representing energy consumers, and regularly advises industrial plants, income-generating real estate companies, municipal bodies in the process of purchasing electricity at reduced prices, converting and purchasing natural gas, constructing independent power plants, tenders, licensing and regulations and more.

Hi-Tech and Venture Capital
The firm represents private equity funds, corporate funds, investors and start-ups in Israel and abroad, advising them on all relevant matters, including raising capital in Israel and abroad, joint ventures, commercial operations such as licensing, development, production and OEM agreements, as well as exit planning.

Labor Law
The Labor Law department maintains its leading position in its field in Israel and is consistently ranked as a leader in the Labor Law category in both international and Israeli rankings. In addition, the firm regularly provides counsel to Israeli and international companies, in addition to legal proceedings in Labor court. The firm offers, in addition to its expertise and professional experience in the field, innovative and fresh thinking, based, inter alia, on the ability to analyze broad trends in the field of labor law, and an expansive view of the legal situation and the full range of client interests.

Antitrust and Competition Law
The firm maintains a prominent position in the antitrust and competition field, and regularly represents clients in a wide variety of proceedings, vis-à-vis the competition authority and in various legal instances. In addition, the firm advises a wide array of clients, in fields including communications, food, infrastructure, transportation, security and aviation, regarding antitrust, in courts, antitrust court and the supervisor of competition, among others.

Insolvency and Debt Arrangements
The firm has vast knowledge and experience in representing creditors of public and other entities in various insolvency proceedings, of considerable magnitude. The department’s staff is highly skilled in working on large and varied transactions to gain control of public and other companies that have encountered difficulties. Our partners are widely recognized and regularly appointed by the courts as liquidators, re-ceivers, and other offices in insolvency proceedings.

Capital Markets and Securities
The firm provides legal counsel to a variety of public companies, and regularly handles the submission of prospectuses, requests and reports to the Israel Securities Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Tax
EBN’s tax department provides clients with comprehensive, cutting-edge and innovative tax advice, ensuring that clients meet their commercial objectives and requirements with regard to the demands of Israeli and international law. Clients are advantaged by the creativity and professionalism showcased by our lawyers, who thrive under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Eran Lempert, who specializes in analyzing and planning transactions, in an effort to optimize tax-related outcomes.

Media and Communications
The firm is among the most visible and proactive firms in Israel regarding communications, and regularly represents Israel’s largest media and communication companies, including Yes, Bezeq, Partner, local radio stations and others in legal proceedings, regulation aspects and the acquisition of content and li-censing. We have been involved in legal proceedings where fundamental competition and regulation issues in media and communications were discussed, and were very successful in these proceedings.

Regulation and Administrative Law
The firm has extensive experience in representing senior officers, corporations and financial institutions in their contacts with administrative authorities, government companies and administrative tribunals in all matters relating to tenders, licenses, franchises, administrative enforcement, legislative proceedings, government committees and petitions to administrative courts and the Supreme Court.

Banking and Finance
As Israel’s Banking Law Firm of the Year (IFLR Awards), we advise corporations, investors, banks and financial institutions on all aspects of financing transactions in a wide range of sectors and industries. The firm specializes in senior debt loans, consortium arrangements, mezzanine loans, and shareholders’ loans.

Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
The department supports high-networth individuals, families and business owners with crafting their particular wealth management objectives, ensuring succession for future generations. Monitoring current trends and tracking all regulation, we provide sophisticated legal services to Israeli and foreign clients alike in all matters related to the local and overseas management of private and family wealth and assets. Spanning multiple disciplines, we advise on the complementary areas required to effectively manage trusts, including commercial law, real estate law, taxation law, property law, intellectual property law, investments, financing and more.

East Asia
The firm has extensive experience with Israeli entities operating in China and East Asia, seeking to expand their business. Within this framework, the firm represents significant world-renowned investors and Chinese companies in locating leading technology and industrial ventures in Israel, also assisting in making acquisitions and Investments in Israeli ventures and businesses.

Middle East and the United Arab Emirates
The firm has extensive experience with Israeli entities operating in the Middle East in general and in the United Arab Emirates in particular, seeking to expand their business. In this framework, the firm represents world-renowned investors and significant Emirati companies in locating leading technological and industrial ventures in Israel, and also assists in making purchases and investments in Israeli ventures and businesses, and hosts and holds investor meetings.
Our firm was announced as the Israel’s Law Firm of the Year 2022 at the Asia Legal Business (“ALB”) Middle East Law Awards.

Privacy and Data Protection, Cyber and IT
The firm further provides advice on aspects of information governance and complex technology applications incorporating data processing, such as SaaS, web and mobile apps, and automation. In addition, the firm maintains significant knowledge of advanced regulatory frameworks such as the GDPR, CCPA and HIPAA and retains unique expertise in the processing of health data.

Environment and ESG
Our firm advises on a wide range of environmental matters that arise in the context of our clients’ contractual engagements, commercial transactions, legal proceedings, or their ongoing daily business activities.
Our environmental and ESG team possesses vast experience in advising on environmental law related matters to local and international corporations active in Israel on a diverse range of related issues, e.g., air pollution, waste management, radiation, and environmental nuisances, as well as on business licensing, environmental permits, and work safety issues. We also assist clients in preparing and implementing ESG policies.
In addition, our department is well versed in advising on the environmental and regulatory aspects of commercial transactions, including conducting the related in-depth legal due diligence.

Management Profile

Giora Erdinast
Founding Partner

Practice Areas: Commercial litigation, arbitration, commercial and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities and capital markets, class actions, administrative law, antitrust.

Doni Toledano
Managing Partner

Practice Areas: Mergers and acqui-sitions, venture capital, debt financing, infrastructure investments, engineering projects, antitrust.

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