Tax boutique Shekel & Co. has a strong reputation in litigation, acting for prominent domestic and international clients in some of their most complex tax disputes. Yaniv Shekel co-leads alongside Ofer Elboim. Shekel advises on both contentious and non-contentious tax mandates, with significant experience advising on complex cross-border structures. Elboim specialises in VAT and real estate tax, and has a record representing clients before the Supreme Court of Israel. Binyamin Tovi is strong in international taxation, while Ayelet Hillel-Birenzwig covers tax disputes at all levels, including in pre-rulings. Dean Klaro has experience in the energy sector.
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Distinctions

La satisfaction du client

Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • 'I recommend Shekel office not only because they are professionals but also because of the personal service.'
  • 'Very professional and dedicated.'
  • 'Yaniv Shekel is one of a kind! Ofer Elboim is very professional and practical.'
  • 'The team is very creative, but they know how to deliver their ideas. We used them for various pre-rulings and agreements with the tax authorities and were always surprised by the results, which exceeded our expectations.'
  • 'They have an exceptional reputation and represent most of our competitors in Israel, so we know the competition doesn't do better than us.'
  • 'Yaniv Shekel has a vast knowledge of all tax fields, yet he is also very business-oriented and understands our business considerations.'
  • 'They have the capabilities of dealing with the most complicated tax issues and cases of any kind of transactions.'
  • 'Ofer Elboim has outstanding professionalism.'

Clients clés

  • Chevron
  • New Med
  • Bank Hapoalim
  • G-City
  • Colmobil Group
  • Alony Hetz
  • Reality Fund
  • Isracard
  • Melisron
  • Amot Investments

Points forts

Advised Chevron, New-Med and Ratio on issues relating to the Leviathan gas field, including Leviathan expansion solutions.
Represented the Israeli credit card companies Isracard, Max and CAL in VAT litigation regarding payments received from Visa, Mastercard, and Amex and payments received from credit card holders relating to purchases in businesses outside Israel.

Responsable de la pratique

Yaniv Shekel; Ofer Elboim

Autres avocats clés

Binyamin Tovi; Ayelet Hillel-Birenzwig; Dean Klaro