Maksim Arbel, Law Office

Maksim Arbel – Law Office
The firm combines legal, business, and technological experience and knowledge, enabling it to provide reliable, fast, and precise solutions, primarily in the following areas: real estate, wills, inheritances, and estates, civil/commercial law, companies and associations, and intellectual property.
Dr. Maksim Arbel, the manager and owner of the firm, founded the rating company in Israel (Tel-Gal) and managed it in its early stages. He holds advanced degrees in business administration and engineering. He completed his law studies at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC Herzliya) and established the firm in 2002. The four areas the firm specializes in are:

Real Estate and Property Law

Real estate transactions are based on agreements between parties, and when drafting agreements, it is essential to understand the nature of the transaction, know the law, be familiar with case law, and articulate correctly. Below is a partial list of topics the firm handles:

• Purchase/sale of apartments (second-hand/contractor/purchase groups/TAMA 38/evacuation-reconstruction)
• Representation of developers/tenants in TAMA 38 transactions, evacuation-reconstruction
• Representation of developers (home builders)/contractors (skeleton, plumbing)
• Various lease agreements
• Real estate taxation
• Representation and management of income-generating properties – including collection and tenant management (apartment/shop)
• Transfers without consideration/gifts within the family
• Combination, project accompaniment

Legal Representation (Courts / Supervisors of Shared Houses / Committees / Tax Authority):

• Dissolution of partnership
• Receivership
• Real estate disputes, boundaries, intruders
• Building deviations, construction defects
• Contract breaches
• Taxes, fees, levies (capital gains tax, betterment levy)
• Claims for compensation under Section 197 of the Planning and Building Law

Wills, Inheritances, and Estates
Managing the property and finances we leave behind begins with a will. A correctly written will generally eases the process for heirs. Below is a partial list of topics the firm handles:

• Drafting wills (separate, mutual, and highly complex)
• Applications for probate, for issuance of inheritance orders (as applicable)
• Estate management (searching, locating, and collecting funds and managing according to the will, or by law)
• Appointment of guardians from the family/external for body/property
• Trust accounts

Legal Representation (Courts / Mediators / Arbitrators)

• Defense/opposition to wills
• Heir disputes
• Dissolution of partnership
• Receivership

Civil Law
The firm engages in managing and resolving disputes in almost all areas (except for disputes between spouses and criminal matters). Below is a partial list of topics the firm handles:

• Professional representation in negotiations
• Drafting commercial agreements

Appearance in Courts (from Tiberias to Be'er Sheva, Magistrate to Supreme, Committees, Tribunals)

• Financial disputes
• Class actions
• Real estate
• Intellectual property
• Companies and associations
• Consumer law

Companies and Associations
The Companies Law enacted in 1999 is one of the longest laws, if not the longest of all. It was written to encompass all the rulings and precedents legislated until then. Below is a partial list of topics the firm handles:

• Accompanying company management – single-person company or large private company
• Founders' agreements, partnership agreements, supplier contracts
• Company formation – from single-person companies to chained private companies
• Company dissolution – voluntary dissolution, court-ordered dissolution, and others
• Liquidation of companies/associations – privately or by court

Appearance in Courts

• Commercial and business issues
• Stay of proceedings/dissolution
• Derivative claims
• Regional/National Labor Court (employees, management, payments)
• Enforcement/attachments

Intellectual Property
Intellectual property is essentially intangible property and is considered one of the important fields in the economic growth of countries. Below is a partial list of topics the firm handles:

• Patent registration
• Trademark registration
• Design registration
• Copyrights
• Trade secrets
• Internet

Appearance in Courts

• Claim/defense for copyright infringement (image, film, book, other)
• Claim/defense for patent infringement

This is a firm with high execution and service capabilities, reliable, professional, and fast. They invest in understanding client requirements and subsequently in achieving them.