Gideon Hatuka
Partner
Adv. Gideon Hatuka is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate department.
Adv. Gideon Hatuka supported complex changes in zoning procedures for agricultural land in the rural sector. During this time, he has gained extensive experience and an unrivaled talent in identifying the full potential contained in rezoning land and improving its value in the most optimal manner.
In 2011, Adv. Hatuka established the Hatuka Law Firm, which became one of the leading boutique law firms specializing in real estate, planning, and construction in Israel. In January 2024, the firm merged with Firon Law Firm, joining forces with one of the premier law firms in the field.
Adv. Gideon Hatuka is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate department.
In 2011, Adv. Hatuka established the Hatuka Law Firm, which became one of the leading boutique law firms specializing in real estate, planning, and construction in Israel. In January 2024, the firm merged with Firon Law Firm, joining forces with one of the premier law firms in the field. From 1987 to 2011, for over 25 years, Adv. Hatuka worked at the law office of Adv. Shraga Biran, where he spent 19 years as a partner.
Adv. Gideon Hatuka supported complex changes in zoning procedures for agricultural land in the rural sector. During this time, he has gained extensive experience and an unrivaled talent in identifying the full potential contained in rezoning land and improving its value in the most optimal manner.
Today, after leading a long list of large-scale national residential, commercial and office projects, in both the urban and rural sectors, Adv. Gideon Hatuka is one of the top lawyers in the field of real estate in Israel and is among very few such lawyers with specialist expertise in supporting, planning, developing, and building complex projects. Adv. Gideon Hatuka continues to handle major urban projects that have far-reaching environmental and social impact in various regions around Israel. The uniqueness of the legal services that Adv. Gideon Hatuka provides clients is the full range of legal solutions tailor-made for each client’s specific requirements.
Adv. Gideon Hatuka possesses rich and unique experience in supporting the client from the conceptual stage, forming optimal economic programs and plans, organizing and creating a professional team that will provide all the required services in the land improvement process (architects, consultants, appraisers etc.), close support of planning procedures with the empowered authorities while neutralizing and overcoming obstacles and regulations that could delay or thwart the land improvement process.

31.03.2024
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE DUN’S 100 RANKED OUR FIRM AS ONE OF THE LEADING LAW FIRMS IN ISRAEL
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07.03.2025
The CBS has raised the Construction Input Index, and developers are paying the price
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20.02.2025
We are proud that Chambers, one of the world’s most prestigious legal directories, has recognized our partners as leaders in their fields for 2025
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20.02.2025
Once again – our firm was ranked as one of Israel’s leading law firms by Chambers and Partners
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19.01.2025
Over the past year, most real estate project financing transactions have been conducted with non-bank entities
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15.01.2025
A claim that the gift agreement was signed only for appearance – but will still be required to transfer property rights in the apartment
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14.01.2025
The position of the Gush Katif evacuees regarding the cancellation of the establishment of a logistics center near their homes has been accepted
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02.01.2025
The Hadera Local Planning and Building Committee has approved the first building permit for the “Sela Beitar” urban renewal project
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10.12.2024
Migdal is entering as a partner with Azorim Living, in a long-term rental project at the Pat Junction, Jerusalem
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05.12.2024
What must be checked before deciding to invest in an alternative real estate avenue?
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17.11.2024
Shemen Real Estate Acquires a Modern Industrial Property Spanning Approximately 2,800 Square Meters in Emek Hefer
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13.11.2024
Attorney Mahran Rinawi, a partner in our firm’s Real Estate Department, has been selected by Magdilim as one of the 40 most promising young professionals in the real estate world under the age of 40
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27.09.2024
Adv. Tami Firon addressed the severe crisis in the construction industry and the labor shortage
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04.09.2024
Adv. Dana Biran, warns of project cancellations due to rising labor costs in the construction industry
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04.08.2024
Av-Gad Holdings received a building permit from the local planning and building committee in Ra’anana
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21.07.2024
415 million NIS in fines have been imposed for building violations since the approval of the Kaminitz Law
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07.07.2024
According to the 2023 planning administration data, nearly 50% of all approved projects in committees are part of urban renewal plans, but project implementation on the ground is delayed
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17.06.2024
To sign a memorandum of understanding before purchasing an apartment: Is it advisable or not?
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05.06.2024
In what cases is the court authorized to correct the registration of regulated real estate?
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04.06.2024
About 3,200 appeals in the planning and construction committees are awaiting a decision
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31.03.2024
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE DUN’S 100 RANKED OUR FIRM AS ONE OF THE LEADING LAW FIRMS IN ISRAEL
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06.03.2024
The Duns 100 Forum for senior professionals in the field of urban renewal gathered to discuss pressing issues in the field
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26.01.2024
Precedential Supreme Court Decision: Land Sold Through Fraud – to be Returned to the Original Owner – to be Returned to the Original Owner
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26.01.2024
Q&A Regarding the Professional Ethics of Real Estate Brokers in Light of the New Regulations
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25.12.2023
Albad to Sell 50% of Land and Factory Rights in Dimona to Shemen for App. 40 Million NIS
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22.12.2023
Gav Yam is selling its rights in the extensive “Rav Bariah” project in Ashkelon to Migdal to Migdal
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29.09.2023
Adv. Dr. Kais Nasser summarizes the year in rulings in the field of planning and zoning
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22.09.2023
Migdal acquires 90% of the leasing rights in the plot in the Be’er Tuvia industrial zone
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Our planning and zoning department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2023
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Our real estate department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2023
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Our Urban renewal department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2020
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02.09.2023
Why does the court prohibit local authorities from converting vacant lots into public parking?
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20.07.2023
What are the consequences of eliminating the reasonableness standard in fields that you were unaware of?
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22.06.2023
The connection between changes in real estate value, and combination transactions
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10.06.2023
The Supreme Court has intervened to protect tenants from developer coercion in an urban renewal project
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10.06.2023
The state is earning billions from land tenders, while developers are facing significant challenges.
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09.06.2023
Revoking the Right to Appeal Decisions of Independent Local Committees: Unveiling Implications and Concerns
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28.05.2023
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE THE LEGAL 500 HAS, AGAIN, IN ITS 2023 EDITION, RECOMMENDED OUR REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
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27.05.2023
The prices of plots offered in ILA tenders are very expensive for the Arab population.
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25.05.2023
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE THE LEGAL 500 HAS, AGAIN, IN ITS 2023 EDITION, RECOMMENDED OUR PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
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15.05.2023
ADV. ITZHAK NARKISS WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE 2023 LEGAL 500 PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE AS A LEADING INDIVIDUAL
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15.05.2023
ADV. TAMI FIRON–SMORODINSKY WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE 2023 LEGAL 500 PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE AS A LEADING INDIVIDUAL
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07.05.2023
An urban renewal project on Alterman Street in Tel Aviv has reached the construction stage
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05.05.2023
Enav village project has been launched with a mega investment of approx. NIS 700 million
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13.03.2023
A plan to build a logistics center in Moshav Netzer Hazani has been cancelled by the Central District Planning and Building Committee
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23.02.2023
Mechanisms should be introduced to incentivize the authorities to issue building permits and advance the implementation of the projects
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12.02.2023
The most significant judgments in the real estate sector delivered by the Israeli courts in 2022
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11.02.2023
Why is the State not getting concerned about earthquakes? This is a wake-up call!
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10.01.2023
Representation of landowners in a complex “combination deal” with Prashkovsky Menivim
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15.10.2022
Residents of the Bedouin settlement of Um Rattam object to the proposed route of the new road to Dimona
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30.09.2022
87% of Ludwipol compound in south Tel Aviv sold to Hagag Group for NIS 230 million
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31.07.2022
Our firm advised B.S. Katz Holdings in the sale of 50% of its shares to Arkin Holdings
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29.06.2022
Ashdar and Enav have filed a petition against the Israel Lands Authority for delaying an urban renewal project in Kiryat Ono
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08.05.2022
Client Update – Planning and Zoning – Who is allowed to draw up applications for building permits?
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13.04.2022
Residents of the Pardes Snir neighborhood in Lod appeal against changes in city planning
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11.04.2022
The Hadera Municipality has put off the construction of a new neighborhood for 20 years
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10.04.2022
M. FIRON IS ONCE AGAIN RANKED FIRST IN REPRESENTING DEVELOPERS IN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS
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10.04.2022
M. FIRON IS ONCE AGAIN RANKED FIRST IN REPRESENTING DEVELOPERS IN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS
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04.04.2022
The Central District of the Bar Association held a seminar on reforms intended to speed-up planning and licensing processes
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02.04.2022
Ken HaTor is at an advanced stage of the TMA 38 Project on Ma’apilei Egoz Street in Tel Aviv
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24.03.2022
The Shibolet Group is to set up a logistics center at Kibbutz Mefalsim with an investment of approximately NIS 75 million
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06.03.2022
An historic and precedent-setting decision in Haifa: Demolition of a protected building on Horev Street
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01.02.2022
David Azulai Group has acquired an 8 Dunam plot of land in Netanya for 300 million Shekels
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15.01.2022
21 years after the Versailles disaster, no comprehensive building code has yet been formulated
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04.01.2022
The prestigious guide The Legal 500 has, again, in its 2020 edition, highly recommended our planning and zoning department
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30.12.2021
Adv. Tami Firon – Smorodinsky was recognized by The 2021 Legal 500 prestigious guide
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28.12.2021
ON TOP ONCE AGAIN: M. FIRON & CO. IS PROUD TO BE AMONG THE ELITE LAW FIRMS IN ISRAEL
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22.12.2021
If quality of life is not attended to – construction of new residential units won’t help
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20.12.2021
Representing Migdal in a co-purchase of a lot in Tel Aviv for a project eatimated at NIS 800 million
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13.12.2021
Adv. Tamr Firon – Smorodinsky was a member of the elite real estate lawyers who attended the real estate Dun’s 100 Forum
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Our urban renewal department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2021
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Our planning and zoning department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2021
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Our real estate department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2021
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13.06.2021
M. FIRON IS ONCE AGAIN RANKED FIRST IN REPRESENTING DEVELOPERS IN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS
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10.06.2021
THE HUGE PROJECT IN NORTH TEL AVIV HITS ANOTHER STUMBLING BLOCK. ADV. BARAK (BARRY) KEINAN SAYS THE AUTHORITIES MUST PUSH THE MATTER FORWARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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22.04.2021
M. FIRON & CO. CONTINUES TO LEAD! WE’RE PROUD OF OUR FIRM’S LEGAL TEAM WHO HAVE ONCE AGAIN LED US TO INTERNATIONAL APPRECOATION AND RECOGNITION
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20.04.2021
Our plannig and zoning department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by Dun’s 100 for 2021
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20.04.2021
The prestigious guide The Legal 500 has, again, in its 2021 edition, highly recommended our real estate department
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20.04.2021
Our urban renewal department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by Dun’s 100 for 2021
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20.04.2021
The prestigious guide The Legal 500 has, again, in its 2021 edition, highly recommended our planning and zoning department
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20.04.2021
Adv.Tamar Firon-Smorodinsky was recognized by The 2021 Legal 500 prestigious guide
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20.04.2021
Our real estate department was awarded, again,top tier ranking by Dun’s 100 for 2021
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06.04.2021
WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED, AGAIN, AS ONE OF ISRAEL’S LEADING LAW FIRMS
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15.03.2021
The prestigious guide Chambers and Partners has, again, in its 2021 edition, highly recommended our Real estate department
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15.03.2021
Adv. Itzhak Narkiss was recognized by the Chambers and Partners prestigious guide
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09.02.2021
ONCE AGAIN M. FIRON & CO. IS AMONG THE LEADING LAW FIRMS REPRESENTING DEVELOPERS IN URBEN RENEWAL PROJECTS
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29.12.2020
Congratulation to Ashdar on the completion of a transaction for the acquisition of land in Neot Afeka in Tel Aviv
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08.11.2020
The Supreme Court gave the green light to move IMI’s plant from Ramat Hasharon to Ramat Beka
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Our planning and zoning department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2020
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Our real estate department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2020
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Our urban renewal department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2020
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12.08.2020
ADV. DANA BIRAN IN A FASCINATING INTERVIEW FOLLOWING OUR WINNING FIRST PLACE AMONG LAW FIRMS REPRESENTING DEVELOPERS IN THE FIELD OF URBAN RENEWAL
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05.08.2020
Residents of the prestigious Zahala neighborhood are trying to prevent the construction of several towers near Zahala
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28.07.2020
Karkaot Israel secured an NIS 76m option to acquire a plot of land near Binyamina
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16.06.2020
Our client, Isras, has signed a long term lease agreement with its affiliate Malam Team
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15.06.2020
Aviv Arlon has recently closed the sale of a shopping mall in Serbia to Big for 23.7 million Euro
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31.05.2020
Corona news flash|Handling real estate disputes during the Corona crisis webinar
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20.04.2020
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE THE LEGAL 500 HAS, AGAIN, IN ITS 2020 EDITION, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED OUR REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
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20.04.2020
Our plannig and zoning department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by Dun’s 100 for 2020
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20.04.2020
Our real estate department was awarded, again,top tier ranking by Dun’s 100 for 2020
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20.04.2020
The prestigious guide, The Legal 500, awarded our Urban renewal department 1st tier ranking
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20.04.2020
Our urban renewal department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by Dun’s 100 for 2020
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06.04.2020
We congratulate Migdal Insurance on the completion of the acquisition of 50 percent of the rights in a plot adjacent to Tel Hashomer hospital
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15.03.2020
The prestigious guide Chambers and Partners has, again, in its 2020 edition, highly recommended our Real estate department
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04.02.2020
Congrats to Ashtrom which completed the construction of the new courthouse in Bat Yam
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29.01.2020
Generation Capital Ltd., has signed an agreement to buy GES (from the Azrieli group)
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14.01.2020
Several developers who were awarded tenders published by Apartment for Rent (the company which leads the Government’s long term rentals projects) signed new project financing agreements worth hundreds of NIS Millions.
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18.04.2019
M. FIRON HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE LEADING LAW FIRM IN REPRESENTING URBAN RENEWAL DEVELOPERS
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21.03.2019
DUN’S 100 RANKED M. FIRON & CO. AMONG THE BEST LAW FIRMS IN ISRAEL IN ISRAEL IN 21 PRACTICE AREAS
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