About Us
Gazit-Bakal Law Firm was founded in 2014 by attorneys Eliram Bakal and Oded Gazit, after gaining experience in handling complex cases at leading litigation firms in Israel. The firm specializes in civil-commercial, corporate and administrative litigation and provides legal solutions for issues that require a deep legal understanding alongside a broad view of business, regulatory and public implications.
Since its founding, Gazit-Bakal Law firm has maintained the principles of working on a limited number of cases, personal treatment of each case, and the aspiration to provide accurate, balanced and uncompromising representation - even in the most complex disputes. Each case is managed directly by one of the partners, from defining the legal strategy through formulating the argument to presenting it before courts, investigative committees, the State Comptroller and other public entities. This approach allows for full control over the details and a unified line of thinking, especially in cases that combine legal, economic and media aspects. One of the firm’s key strengths is leveraging its extensive joint experience across a wide range of litigation matters and applying it practically in every case.
In the public and administrative fields, the firm accompany political parties, associations and entities, and in particular serves as a permanent legal advisor to the "Yesh Atid" party, providing ongoing legal support, including during election periods. In recent years, the firm has represented in constitutional petitions of broad public significance (e.g., the annulment of amendments to the Police Ordinance and the dismissal of the head of the Shin Bet), as well as public figures before official inquiry commissions (such as the State Commission of Inquiry into the Meron Disaster and the inquiry into the Tzafit River disaster), and before the State Comptroller's offices and other authorities.
In the field of civil-commercial law, the firm specializes in representing control disputes and liquidation and separation proceedings in large companies, along with handling complex cases with business aspects.
In the criminal field, the firm handles a limited number of sensitive white-collar cases, from the investigation stage, through the hearing process to the management of the trial, while combining in-depth legal understanding, experience in media support and long-term planning.
The firm's unique approach, combining broad legal expertise, business insight, practical experience, and personal involvement, enables it to handle legally, economically, and publicly complex cases at the highest level.
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10.6.2021
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Founding partner of Gazit-Bakal law firm, with unique expertise in corporate-commercial litigation and in handling cases of high legal, economic and public complexity. He is considered one of Israel’s prominent corporate litigators and is known for his ability to combine a broad strategic vision with in-depth legal understanding and precise interdisciplinary analysis.
Adv. Bakal holds a bachelor's degree in law and economics and a master's degree in law from Bar-Ilan University, an academic background that gives him a significant advantage in addressing complex corporate disputes with business and financial aspects. During his studies, he served as a teaching assistant in legal courses and focused on theoretical aspects of law. Simultaneously, he worked at Israel Aerospace Industries in the field of intellectual property and innovation - a position that contributed to expanding his familiarity with technological and scientific fields and the world of development and deepened his multidisciplinary knowledge base.
He began his professional career as an intern at the offices of Dr. Jacob Weinroth & Co. Law Office and later become a partner at Ben Zur & Co. law offices - one of Israel’s top civil litigation firms - where he handled legal cases of fundamental significance. Adv. Bakal specializes in representing companies, directors and shareholders in complex corporate disputes, including control disputes, partner disputes, derivative claims and claims arising from trust relationships between business entities. He accompanies proceedings concerning corporate arrangements, complex contracts, regulation and corporate governance, with the ability to analyze and present complex legal arguments in a business environment with multiple interests.
His clients include senior businesspeople, public and private companies, public entities and NGOs. Among others, he represented business owners Amir Adler and Ilan Fadlon in a control dispute with Shai Livnat; businessman Naftali Shani in proceedings concerning the company Emblaze; Dov Goldstein in a control dispute with the company GDM; leading companies such as Shafir, Electra, Intel, as well as municipal entities such as Orhitec and Maya.
Adv. Bakal also represents NGOs cases before the Supreme Court of Justice, particularly those involving public law, administrative rights, and proper governance.
The ability to integrate deep legal knowledge, broad business understanding, practical experience and interdisciplinary understanding gives Adv. Bakal a significant advantage in accompanying cases dealing with the most sensitive and complex legal matters.
Founding partner of Gazit-Bakal law firm, with unique expertise in criminal and public litigation and in handling cases of high public and media sensitivity. Adv. Gazit is considered one of the most prominent lawyers in Israel in the field of white-collar crimes and is recognized for his ability to combine a broad strategic vision, in-depth legal analysis, and precise navigation in the public-media sphere.
Adv. Gazit graduated with honors from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a Bachelor of Laws degree, where he also served as a teaching assistant in legal courses. During his studies, he worked at the law firm of Yair Golan and Balter Guth Aloni, alongside Adv. Arnon Darel (currently a judge of the Jerusalem District Court). He began his professional career by interning at the office of Dr. Jacob Weinroth & Co. Law Office where he continued as an attorney and later as a partner.
Adv. Gazit specializes in representing senior officials, public figures, including prime ministers, ministers, members of Knesset, mayors and senior police officers. His clients include former prime ministers Naftali Bennett, Ehud Barak and Yair Lapid; ministers Avigdor Lieberman and Tzachi Hanegbi; former Knesset member Yinon Magal; former Mayor of Afula Avi Elkabetz; former Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai and Commissioner (retired) Niso Shaham.
In recent years, Adv. Gazit has accompanied major political moves, was a partner in the coalition negotiation team to establish the government of change in 2021 and was behind principled petitions to the High Court of Justice on substantial public issues.
Meanwhile, Adv. Gazit deals with complex criminal-economic litigation, and has extensive experience in handling white-collar crimes, securities, government corruption, and economic offenses. Among other things, he represented businessmen Avi Mottola and Moshe Haba, as well as in high-profile cases such as "Israel Beytenu Case", the travel cartel to Poland, "The Or Akiva Municipality Case," and many more.
Alongside his activity in the criminal and public fields, Adv. Gazit provides ongoing legal advice to non-profit organizations, political parties and private clients, and handles complex civil lawsuits. In recent years, he has led legal initiatives and innovative technologies against the spread of false information on social networks - a field that requires a combination of legal expertise, technological understanding and strategic thinking.
The ability to combine a broad perspective of many years of experience in handling media and public cases, expertise in the criminal field, and a deep understanding of the decision-making arena, gives Adv. Gazit a substantial advantage in representing in some of the most complex and sensitive cases in the public and legal arena in Israel.
Adv. Oded Gazit
Adv. Mor Liebermann Avrahami
Adv. Mor Liebermann Avrahami holds an LL.B. in Law and Government degree from IDC Herzliya (now Reichman University). Upon graduation, she completed her internship at the Tel Aviv District Attorney's Office - Civil Department there she gained significant experience in a variety of cases and in appearing before judicial bodies.
Adv. Liebermann Avrahami joined the firm in 2016 and has since been engaged in civil-commercial litigation in general, and in representing private clients, companies in contractual claims and in business disputes. In addition, Adv. Lieberman handles administrative cases involving individual rights regulation and the relationship between citizens and the authorities.
As an integral part of her work, Adv. Liebermann assists entities operating in the public sector, including in matters of regulation, corporate governance, association law and proper management. This combination of litigation expertise and ongoing consulting reflects her professional ability to deal with a wide range of legal issues in an in-depth, accurate and sensitive manner to the client's needs.
Adv. Tamar Wasser
Adv. Tamar Wasser holds an LL.B. in Law. Before pursuing a legal career, she completed three years of study with honors at Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts. This background reflects on her diverse talents and skills in expression, creative thinking and standing in front of an audience.
She began her legal career at the firm in 2021 as an intern, and upon completing her internship and obtaining her law license, she joined the firm's legal team. Her work focuses on civil litigation, particularly defamation cases and administrative cases involving complex public issues.
Adv. Wasser is known for her strong legal writing skills, deep commitment to justice, and unwavering client representation.
Roy began his career at the firm as a pre-intern and is expected to join the legal team as an attorney upon receiving his license. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from Bar-Ilan University and during his studies he stood out with his sharp and systematic legal thinking.
Beyond his professional skills, Roy has an exceptional commitment to clients, alongside high diligence and work ethic, which allow him to make a significant contribution to every case he is involved in.
Roy Zarfati, Intern
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