Your business is abroad.
Your legal protection is in Israel.
We serve as Local Counsel to foreign companies and corporations operating in Israel, managing complex legal proceedings on their behalf before the Israeli court system — including commercial litigation, enforcement of foreign judgments, and emergency interim relief.
Representation includes appearance before Israeli courts and end-to-end management of the proceedings remotely, with no need for the client's physical presence in Israel. We bridge gaps of language, business culture, and the nuances of local law.
Practice Areas for Foreign Companies in Israel
The work we do for foreign companies in Israel — commercial litigation, debt collection, foreign-judgment enforcement, corporate disputes, and contract claims. Each track below is a statutory cause of action with its own procedural shape.
Representation of Foreign Companies
Day-to-day representation of international companies before customers, suppliers, and authorities in Israel. We serve as your local "legal department" on the ground.
Lawyer in Israel — firm overviewBreach of Contract Claims
Decisive action in cases of breach of distribution agreements, non-payment for goods supplied, or infringement of intellectual property by Israeli parties.
Contract litigation in IsraelEnforcement of Foreign Judgments
The "Exequatur" procedure: recognizing judgments rendered in your favor abroad and making them enforceable in Israel — including opening execution office files for collection.
Enforcing a foreign judgment in Israel — guideInterim Relief & Attachments
Rapid action to obtain injunctions, temporary attachments, and exit-prohibition orders against defendants — securing repayment of the debt before assets disappear.
Israeli Execution Office workDebt Collection in Israel
End-to-end recovery of unpaid invoices, commercial debts, and contractual obligations owed by Israeli debtors to foreign creditors — from formal demand and litigation through execution-office collection and asset realization.
Debt collection in Israel for foreign creditorsDefense of Foreign Defendants
Have you been sued in Israel? We provide complete legal defense to foreign companies named as defendants, including threshold arguments on jurisdiction.
How we represent foreign clients in Israeli courtsWorking Across the Legal-System Divide
Litigating in a foreign country is the slowest part of a commercial dispute for most international companies. Hebrew-only filings, an unfamiliar procedural code, and a court culture that differs from the home jurisdiction add cost and delay. Our role is to take that work off the foreign client's desk — handling every filing, hearing, and procedural decision in Israel, and reporting back in English.
Working practice: regular written reports in English after every material step, direct access to the lead lawyer for strategy decisions, and contemporaneous translation of pleadings and court orders. Headquarters abroad sees the case in the same level of detail an Israeli client would.
From Enforcement to Emergency Relief
Alongside ongoing representation in commercial claims, the firm handles recognition of foreign judgments in Israel and the conversion of foreign judgments into Israeli Execution Office files. We regularly obtain ex-parte interim relief — attachments and injunctions — where Israeli assets are at risk of dissipation before the claim can be heard.
The work runs through the actual collection. A judgment in Israel is only as useful as the Execution Office file that follows it, and that file is what turns a foreign client's paper win into a recovered amount. For a deeper dive on either track, see our global debt collection guide for foreign creditors or the full set of practice guides for international clients.
"Running a dispute in Israel from abroad turns on one practical question: can the foreign client see, in their own language, exactly what is happening in court at each step?"
Yaron Bar El, Adv. — admitted to the Israel Bar since 2004. The firm represents foreign companies, exporters, and individual investors in disputes before the Israeli Magistrate's Courts, District Courts, and the Israeli Execution Office.
Working method: regular written reports in English after every material step, direct access to the lead lawyer for strategy decisions, and contemporaneous translation of Israeli pleadings and orders. The headquarters abroad sees the case at the same level of detail an Israeli client would.
Yaron Bar El, Adv.
International Commercial Litigation
Cases From the Field
Representing Global Companies in Israeli Courts
U.S. Tech Company vs. Israeli Distributor
An Israeli distributor breached an exclusive distribution agreement and refused to remit royalties to the U.S. parent company. We filed suit in the Tel Aviv District Court and obtained immediate attachments on the distributor's accounts.
Defeating a Tort Claim Against a European Manufacturer
An Israeli importer sued a European manufacturer for substantial damages alleging defective goods. We represented the manufacturer, proved through expert testimony that the damage was caused by faulty storage in Israel, and had the claim dismissed.
Enforcing a British Judgment in Israel
A London-based company obtained a judgment in England against an Israeli businessman. The debtor ignored the judgment. We pursued proceedings before the Israeli court to declare the judgment enforceable and acted to realize his assets in Israel.
Frequently Asked Questions
Managing Israeli Proceedings From Abroad
Do I have to travel to Israel in person to file a claim?
Can a judgment I obtained in my home country be enforced in Israel?
How do you bridge the language and cultural gap?
How long do legal proceedings in Israel typically take?
Is a foreign plaintiff required to post a cash bond as a condition for suit?
What happens if the contract is governed by foreign law?
Running legal proceedings in Israel from abroad turns on a small number of practical decisions early in the case: which statutory cause of action, which court, what relief, and what timeline. Those are the decisions we work through with the client before the first filing.
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