Naschitz Brandes Amir has established a dedicated Kibbutzim and Cooperative Societies Movement practice, recently bolstered by the addition of a team from Lamay Sider Rahat Tsiddon Fink, a leading law firm with a long history in the sector.
As a full-service practice, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive legal and advisory support to clients in the sector (kibbutzim, moshavim, purchasing organizations, and other types of cooperative societies), as well as to their investors.
Our lawyers have an exceptional understanding of the intricacies of cooperative societies characterized by distinctive operational mechanisms and uncommon financial and social structures and policies. The team is comprised of experts from across the firm’s industries and practices advising on the full range of legal matters, including mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, real estate, infrastructure, energy and project finance, employment, restructuring, tax, capital markets, litigation and dispute resolution, private equity and venture capital, and general corporate representation among others.
Clients benefit from our deep expertise and established working relationships with all public entities and government bodies related to the sector, including the Israel Land Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Registrar of Cooperative Societies, The Israel Planning Administration (IPA), local government entities and regional councils, Israel Competition Authorities and other regulatory agencies.
How we help our clients:
- Assistance with re-zoning of agricultural lands (commercial, industrial, tourism, renewable energy, and infrastructure purposes), land use matters, land reclamation, and acquisition and disposition of lands.
- Formation and general representation of new cooperatives
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate reorganization and restructuring
- Privatization
- Dispute resolution
- Assistance with converting cooperatives into private or publicly owned companies and vice versa
- Tax planning
- Negotiations with labor organizations and the development of collective bargaining agreements