Levy Amitay

Israel

Goldfarb Gross Seligman
98 Igal Alon Street
Tel Aviv, 6789141
Israel

Tel: +972-3-608-1803

Email: levy.amitay@goldfarb.com
Web: www.goldfarb.com

Professional Biography

Levy Amitay is Managing Partner of Goldfarb Gross Seligman and serves as Head of the Real Estate, Planning and Construction Department. In this capacity, Levy, one of Israel’s top real estate attorneys, advises and manages complex real estate transactions and large-scale real estate projects.

Among others, Levy specializes in large-scale residential, commercial and office projects, as well as in real estate finance transactions and in the legal consulting of holding groups and real estate companies, some of the largest in the Israeli market and internationally.

In recent years, Levy handled a significant portion of the largest and most complex commercial and real estate transactions in Israel – both from the legal rights’ status aspects and from the transaction’s commercial and financial aspects.

Among Levy’s clients are public companies, private companies, holding groups and developers of large-scale real estate projects.

Levy has been repeatedly recognized, year after year, by various international directories, among them is Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500, by domestic directories (BDI, Dun’s 100) and by professional magazines, as one of Israel’s leading attorneys in the real estate field.

Levy is a member and one of the founders of Friends of Mayanei Hayashi Medical Centre Association in Bnei Berak.

Goldfarb Gross Seligman has one of the largest and leading Real Estate practices in Israel. The firm possesses extensive experience, strong working relationships, and deep knowledge and expertise across all facets of the real estate sector, having been actively involved in a wide range of transactions, including some of the largest in the Israeli real estate market.

The firm represents clients in a broad spectrum of projects and transactions, including commercial and office developments—such as shopping malls and office towers—as well as residential, industrial, public housing, hotel, infrastructure, and assisted living projects. Its dedicated real estate teams provide comprehensive legal advice on acquisition and sale agreements, large-scale property leasing, urban renewal and combination transactions, and the sale of apartments in housing projects. They also handle tenders, advise on agricultural land expansions, condominium registration, and parcellation. In addition, the firm’s attorneys guide clients through all stages of financing and financial activity, offer in-depth real estate tax counsel, and represent clients before administrative authorities.

Goldfarb Gross Seligman’s clients in the real estate sector include prominent Israeli and international entities such as holding companies, property owners, major developers, leading private and public construction firms, contractors, and acquisition groups, as well as both private and public corporations. The firm also advises numerous leading local and international investment funds on complex real estate transactions.

Goldfarb Gross Seligman, one of the largest law firms in Israel, delivers top-tier legal services at international standards. Tracing our history back over 90 years, we offer clients extensive experience in various fields of law.

The firm is comprised of approximately 500 attorneys, including more than 200 partners. With expertise in a wide spectrum of legal services, we provide sophisticated legal solutions utilizing an innovative, multidisciplinary approach that integrates experts from a variety of fields into a seamless team.
At the heart of our professional philosophy is the belief that every client is unique, with its own issues and considerations. We provide personalized service tailored to each client’s particular needs, combined with the advantages that a large ‘one-stop-shop’ law firm with a global reach can offer.

The firm specializes in an array of legal practice areas, including hi-tech and VC; corporate and capital markets; M&A; real estate, planning and construction; litigation; and tax; as well as banking and finance; labor law; intellectual property and privacy; antitrust; industry; energy and infrastructure; regulation; environmental law; administrative law; hotels; and more.

“Levy Amitay is highly skilled in advising on commercial and residential projects and is sought after by clients for his expertise in major real estate acquisitions and urban renewal matters. He co-heads the firm’s real estate, planning and construction department.“
Chambers & Partners