Ben Ari Fish, Law Firm, is among the leading law firms in Israel in the area of administrative law, ranked for years in the professional quality rankings of Dun’s 100 and BDi Code as part of the elite group of law firms in Israel.

Administrative law governs the resolutions and actions of the different governmental authorities (ministries, local authorities, government companies and all other administrative authorities), and any interface of the individual with these authorities. The partners in our firm have in-depth expertise in the sub-areas of administrative law, including: tenders, planning and building, freedom of information, local authorities, business and occupational licensing, government budgeting and subsidies, municipal tax charges, levies, financial sanctions and more.

The professional team at Ben Ari Fish, Law Firm, led by Adv. Gili Shefer (Yoffe), has extensive years of  knowledge and qualitative experience handling complex issues and providing legal representation in legal proceedings in the area of administrative law before the various judicial instances, representing both petitioners (individuals and institutions) and various authorities as respondents in petitions. The firm has provided legal representation in fundamental, unique and challenging cases that combined administrative and civil issues, such as the state’s commitments to Israeli farmers regarding imports and damages caused by natural disasters, drafting and implementing budgeting rules for cultural institutions, limiting the application of the recognition rules for foreign academic degrees, and more.

Our firm’s attorneys specializing in administrative law regularly provide legal counsel services on complex legal issues in the areas of legislation, regulation, the administrative procedure, and all types of administrative resolutions.

Our firm accompanies and provides legal counseling to organized groups of residents against local and other authorities, such as the struggle of the residents of “Ramat Almogi” neighborhood in Haifa to halt the operation of a military antenna, the struggles of hundreds of residents of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council against the regional council, and more.

The team’s senior-level attorneys frequently deliver lectures in their areas of expertise in various forums, including the Israel Bar Association’s professional continuing education programs.