Israeli Legal Counsel for International Business

Practice areas

Eight practices, one point of contact

Every matter below is handled from Israel, in English, with the Managing Partner on the file.

1. 01

   Doing Business in Israel

   Market entry, Israeli companies and branches, corporate structuring and governance, bank account opening, commercial agreements and ongoing counsel — coordinated with your accountants and tax advisers.

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2. 02

   Corporate & Commercial

   Company formation and governance, shareholder and founder agreements, commercial, service, supply, distribution and agency contracts, joint ventures, negotiations, and shareholder disputes.

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3. 03

   Banking, Payments & Financial Compliance

   Personal and corporate accounts, representation before Israeli banks, anti-money-laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) procedures, source of funds and source of wealth documentation, cross-border transfers, and delayed, rejected or frozen payments.

   A principal practice of the firm, not a subsection of corporate work. We do not promise that an account will be opened or that a transfer will be approved. We prepare the legal and commercial framework Israeli banks require, and represent you through the process.

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4. 04

   Dispute Resolution & Litigation

   Commercial and contract disputes, shareholder and partnership claims, debt recovery and enforcement, pre-litigation strategy, settlements, urgent applications, and representation in Israeli courts and tribunals.

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5. 05

   Regulation & Government Authorities

   Regulatory strategy, licensing and permits, administrative proceedings, challenges to governmental decisions, and representation before Israeli ministries and authorities.

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6. 06

   Employment & Corporate Immigration

   Israeli employment agreements and compliance, foreign expert work permits, executive relocation, representation before the Population and Immigration Authority, and employment disputes.

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7. 07

   Real Estate & Investments

   Acquisition and sale of Israeli property, representation of foreign buyers and investors, legal due diligence, registration of rights, payment and financing coordination, and development projects.

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8. 08

   Private Clients & Global Mobility

   Israeli residency and citizenship, international relocation, cross-border family matters, Israeli assets and inheritance, and matters that run across several jurisdictions.

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Why this firm

Why ZUBOK & PARTNERS

• Israeli legal and regulatory expertise

  We work inside Israeli law and Israeli institutions every day, not as an occasional foreign matter.

• Direct involvement of the Managing Partner

  Gabriel Zubok is personally on the file. You work with the partner, not with an associate you have never met.

• Experience with international and cross-border matters

  Files that begin in another jurisdiction and have to be completed under Israeli rules.

• Clear communication in English, Hebrew and Russian

  Correspondence, documents and hearings without a translation layer between you and your counsel.

• Practical coordination with banks, accountants and tax advisers

  Israeli matters rarely stay purely legal. We work alongside the professionals who hold the rest of the file.

• Representation before Israeli courts, banks and government authorities

  We appear, in person, where the decision is actually made.

Managing partner

Gabriel Zubok

Founder and Managing Partner

An Israeli matter is decided in Israel — before a bank, a ministry or a court. Our work is to be there, prepared, and to say what it will actually take.

Gabriel Zubok founded the firm and leads it. He personally handles the corporate, banking, regulatory, real estate and immigration work of the firm's international clients, and appears before Israeli courts, banks and government authorities. He works in English, Hebrew and Russian.

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Representative experience

The shape of the work

Individual matters are confidential and are not published. What follows is the kind of work the firm does, by category.

1. 01

   International business and market entry

   Establishing Israeli companies and branches for foreign groups, and structuring how they operate locally.

2. 02

   Banking and cross-border payments

   Preparing source-of-funds documentation, answering bank compliance reviews, and acting on delayed, rejected or frozen transfers.

3. 03

   Commercial agreements

   Negotiating and drafting the contracts that carry a foreign business's Israeli activity.

4. 04

   Litigation and enforcement

   Commercial claims, debt recovery, enforcement proceedings, and representation of foreign parties before Israeli courts.

5. 05

   Regulatory and administrative matters

   Licensing, permits, and challenges to decisions of Israeli authorities.

6. 06

   Corporate immigration

   Work permits for foreign experts, and relocation of executives and their families.

7. 07

   Real estate

   Acquisitions by foreign buyers, due diligence, registration of rights, and the banking coordination each purchase requires.

8. 08

   Private clients and global mobility

   Residency, inheritance of Israeli assets, and matters that run across several jurisdictions.

Insights

Recent writing

• Banking and Payments

  Opening a Bank Account in Israel as a Foreign Company or Individual

• Banking and Payments

  Source of Funds and Source of Wealth: What Israeli Banks Require

• Doing Business in Israel

  Establishing a Company in Israel: A Guide for Foreign Businesses