Weiss, Porat & Co.

The attorneys at Weiss, Porat & Co. specialize in local and international commercial law, corporate law, technology transfer agreements, licenses, joint ventures, capital investment law, energy law, biotechnology law, planning and construction law, real estate law, labor law, intellectual property law, litigation, banking law, and arbitrations.

Weiss, Porat & Co. represents a diverse range of local and international clients and has established a broad international practice. The firm has offices in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Brussels, Paris, Zurich, New York, and Tokyo, and maintains an extensive network of working relationships with a special emphasis on Germany, Switzerland, and Japan. Through its branch in Belgium, it provides services to its clients in Europe and the European Union. The firm has advised and supported projects in Eastern Europe in the fields of energy, communications, trade, real estate, and tourism.

The attorneys at Weiss, Porat & Co. have extensive experience working in the Far East in countries such as India, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia.

The firm provides professional assistance in locating and negotiating with companies and markets in Asia and the Far East. It offers experience, knowledge, and expertise to support Israeli companies in their global activities. In the past year, Weiss, Porat & Co. has been involved in several Japanese-Israeli investments and Indian-Israeli joint ventures.

The firm has unique expertise in the field of protected housing for the elderly population. Currently, it represents the national association of residents in protected housing as well as the committees of dozens of protected housing facilities and the thousands of residents living in them. The attorneys have created mechanisms to protect the deposits entrusted by residents to the companies managing the facilities, registered thousands of cautionary notes in favor of the residents nationwide, and defended the residents' rights in court. Currently, the firm's attorneys are drafting a bill to be submitted by the Ministry of Justice to the Knesset to protect the rights of residents.

In Switzerland, Weiss, Porat & Co. provides advice and services on trust and fiduciary matters, funds, holding companies, banking, and real estate.

The attorneys at the firm have unique experience in handling international trade issues, particularly trade levies, anti-dumping duties, safeguard duties, WTO agreements (World Trade Organization), including proceedings before the Commissioner of Trade Levies, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, the Trade Levies Committee (Advisory Committee), and the courts.

In recent years, Weiss, Porat & Co. has been working for leading high-tech companies as well as venture capital firms. In this context, it provides companies with a range of legal services, including entrepreneur agreements, agreements with investors, agreements with venture capital funds, intellectual property protection, distribution and manufacturing agreements, advice on the company's international expansion, and the establishment of subsidiaries in various locations worldwide.

Considering the limited financial capacity of start-up companies in the early stages, and relying on their promising future, Weiss, Porat & Co. collaborates with companies by finding creative solutions to manage service costs.

The firm provides advice to pension funds and provident funds, in light of the unique regulation and corporate laws applicable to them, including restructuring and buying and selling processes.

The attorneys at Weiss, Porat & Co. are proficient in several languages and are capable of negotiating and drafting legal documents in the following languages: Hebrew, English, French, German, and Flemish. Attorneys at the firm are also qualified in the USA, England, France, and Belgium.

The attorneys at Weiss, Porat & Co. offer their clients the professionalism and skills of experienced lawyers alongside dedication and personal service.