M. Seligman & Co. Advocates & Notaries

M. Seligman & Co. handles both commercial and civil law, as applied to local and international arenas, with the expertise born of long experience. Specialists in the Firm offer full services regarding:

Litigation
One of the most significant and broad-scoped areas of expertise our Firm engages in is Litigation. Since its foundation, for over than 75 years, our Firm has been practicing in all fields of traditional Litigation. In our Firm, a decisive part of the partners and associates has accumulated long and valuable experience in litigation before all of the Israeli instances, including the various courts, prosecutorial authorities and the different branches of law enforcement, statutory appellate comities, dispute resolution institutions - Arbitrations (Israeli and International), Mediation and more.
Corporate and Commercial Law
M. Seligman & Co. provides comprehensive guidance, assistance and follow-up services to diverse commercial clients. Full consultancy is available for: transaction planning, contract negotiation and drafting, commercial financing, investment, international agreements, guarantees and sureties, representation before administrative and regulatory authorities, tenders, company closure/receivership and more. The Firm also handles the special needs of high-tech companies, entrepreneurial start-ups and venture capital funds.
Capital Market and securities
M. Seligman & Co. is a national leader in the fields of initial and secondary capital fundraising on the stock exchange for securities, and issuance of Israeli company shares on local and foreign stock exchanges. The Firm engages in ongoing guidance, support and follow-up services for public companies and provides advice for a range of capital market transactions: purchase offers, issuance of rights and bonds, purchases, sales, reorganization, mergers and acquisitions.
Communications Law
M. Seligman & Co. enjoys a recognized reputation in the communications field, with many years representing different entities (including the Israeli Communications Ministry) in a wide range of telecommunications and broadcasting issues. Among its services, the Firm provides consultation to various regulatory bodies and advice concerning tenders, licenses and concessions in this sector, representing such parties before the Ministry of Communications as needed (occasionally or regularly).
Libel Law
The Firm's attorneys draw on extensive experience in handling libel and slander issues. In the capacity of regular consultation to Ma'ariv, a leading national newspaper, guidance is provided to investigative journalists and columnists on articles going to publication, as well as representation in court.
Intellectual property
The Firm includes an Intellectual Property department, which specializes in Litigation in the fields of Commercial Wrongs, breaches of Copyrights, Samples, Patents and Trademarks, which is brought before the various civil instances as well as the Patents' Authority. In addition, the department engages on a daily basis in providing legal opinions in Intellectual Property issues as well as in drafting License Agreements and the registration of Trademarks.
Anti-Trust
M. Seligman & Co. deals with all aspects of Anti-Trust law through extensive working relations with all departments of the Israel Anti-Trust Authority. The Firm provides advice and legal opinions to prominent companies and commercial bodies, prepares merger applications and represents clients before the Anti-Trust Tribunal in civil and criminal proceedings.
Real Estate Transactions, Planning and Construction
M. Seligman & Co. represents contractors and entrepreneurs in real estate transactions, including "combination" deals between landowners and contractors. Specific services cover commercial and residential projects, sales and rentals, representation in the courts (including claims of building defects), bank loan agreements, mortgages and liens, realization of assets in receivership and liquidation, meeting requirements of planning committees and dealing with negative impact claims filed against plans.
Labor Law
Covering all aspects of Israeli labor law, the Firm represents both employers and employees, as well as worker organizations. Sound advice is provided for formulating labor agreements, drawing up collective contracts, securing work permits, representing clients in labor court and/or disciplinary courts, and support and follow-up for legislative proceedings.
The Law of Torts, Professional and Medical Malractice and Insurance
M. Seligman & Co. has a long history of representing medical professionals facing claims of negligence, as well as filing claims of medical malpractice and torts. Other legal representation deals with cases that examine the professional liability of attorneys and engineers. The Firm represents leading insurers, such as Migdal, Clal, Swiss Re, Munich Re and others.
Energy and Infrastructure
Knowledgeable guidance is crucial for companies and projects in these industries. One specialty of M. Seligman & Co. is consultancy for entrepreneurs who plan to build private plants for electricity production in Israel. In recent years, the Firm has served private entities in projects involving the construction of power stations for both private and commercial use.
Criminal Law
The Firm has vast experience in cases involving offences committed by directors and corporations, as well as other "white collar" crimes: securities and anti-trust issues, international crimes and extradition law, committees of inquiry, security breaches, etc.
Taxes
Our Tax Department provides tax advisory services for Israeli and foreign clients. We specialize in assisting our clients in developing tax efficient structures for their transactions, rendering legal opinions and in assisting our clients in obtaining tax rulings and other arrangements with the Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) and other government authorities in Israel. In addition we specialize in tax analysis of international transactions and advise clients how to minimize tax on cross-border transaction.
Mediation
M. Seligman & Co. became known as a pioneer in mediation services as early as 1996. The Firm established a full Mediation Office in 2000, headed by Adv. Nili Zohar. Adv. Zohar is a mediation expert in commercial, labor and family law, whose reputation extends back to 1994.
"Pro-Bono"
In the course of its many years of existence the firm in its entirety has performed and continues to perform "Pro-Bono" work, for the good of the community, in different fixtures, both through the joint operation of the firm and through the specific activities of individual attorneys.

..and other fields, such as:

Arbitration and mediation
Corporate law
International transactions and contracts
Company recovery, bankruptcy, receivership and liquidation
Intellectual property law and other high-tech issues
Shipping and transportation
Gas and other energy resources
Insurance and torts (including malpractice)
Cooperative ventures and mergers
Military law