Barkman-Efrati, Feierstein-Tayar Law Office

The firm was established in 2013 as a result of a merger between Attorney Sheli Feierstein-Tayar and Attorney Shlomit Barkman-Efrati, two renowned lawyers in their field with over 30 years of combined professional experience, earning the trust and appreciation of the court..

Attorney Shlomit Barkman-Efrati – Founding Partner

Attorney Shlomit Barkman-Efrati holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Law from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a certified mediator. She has 18 years of professional experience and, alongside her daily legal work, she lectures in family law at the Faculty of Law at Bar-Ilan University and serves as a lecturer and instructor in various professional and business forums, including the Israel Bar Association. She has also served as a member of the Bar Association's committee on parental alienation, a member of the Bar's disciplinary tribunal, and is appointed as a legal guardian by the court.  

Attorney Sheli Feierstein-Tayar – Founding Partner

Attorney Sheli Feierstein-Tayar is a graduate with honors of a law degree from Tel Aviv University, holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tel Aviv University, and is pursuing a Master's degree in Gerontology at Bar-Ilan University. Before establishing the firm, she worked for many years as a lawyer in one of Israel's largest family law firms. She has approximately 17 years of professional experience and, alongside her legal work at the firm, she lectures in private and professional forums on family law, particularly on intergenerational wealth transfer among affluent families, and serves as a legal advisor to a leading commercial office..

A Unique Combination of Two Leading Lawyers in the Field

Among the firms specializing in family law, Barkman-Efrati, Feierstein-Tayar is considered unique as it is one of the few, if not the only, family law firms where legal services are provided directly by the two founding attorneys. This unique structure offers clients double legal strength under one roof. Their joint work creates a high-quality blend characterized by pragmatic and original thinking alongside significant professional capabilities, earning appreciation within the legal community..

External Consulting for Law Firms

The firm provides external consulting services for family office firms in aspects of family wealth management and for large commercial firms in complex cases involving family law, inheritance, and guardianship. The firm's partners are sought-after lecturers in major business forums regarding intergenerational wealth transfer and management, particularly among affluent populations, and the firm has been selected as the exclusive provider of legal advisory services in the field of personal welfare for employees and managers of an international beverage company..

Preventive Law

The firm implements a guiding strategy of transitioning from a reactive legal model to preventive law. Thus, the firm aims to meet its clients at the critical juncture before a family dispute crystallizes and exposes the family to legal proceedings, and builds a tailored work plan for the family offering a mix of preventive legal tools, including wills, enduring powers of attorney, prenuptial agreements, trusts, and tax planning..

Thorough Legal Expertise in Will Contests and Guardianship Law

The firm's partners possess unique legal knowledge and experience in managing complex cases involving will contests and guardianship disputes. This legal expertise, alongside impressive litigation capabilities, has led the firm to a series of successes in these intricate cases, primarily decided in the District Court and the Supreme Court. Furthermore, the firm receives numerous inquiries in such cases from clients who failed at the initial legal stage and seek the firm's representation in appeal proceedings.

Client Support in Relocation

The firm supports clients undergoing relocation abroad who are defined as asset holders both domestically and internationally. These are often young clients with families, and the firm accompanies the relocation process, both in terms of capital accumulation abroad and exposure to local tax policies, as well as in terms of intra-family aspects..

Legal Breakthroughs

Throughout its years of operation, the firm has achieved a series of successes, some of which are groundbreaking and truly precedent-setting. Among other things, the firm won a Supreme Court ruling concerning the jurisdiction of the Rabbinical Court and led to precedent-setting decisions regarding parental orders between same-sex couples, in the Family Court and the District Court.. And a significant victory in the Supreme Court in a guardianship case involving parental alienation in old age.