Gornitzky handles a wide scope of cases in the field of Municipal Taxation and in relation to the assets of some of the largest companies in the Israeli economy. It also provides legal advice in all areas of municipal taxation, including assessment of municipal tax fees, tailoring reduced municipal tax classifications to assets, ascertaining the legitimacy of various municipal fees and their rates, and if necessary – challenging the legitimacy of by-laws and municipal tax orders before various instances and judicial bodies, including handling restitution claims.
The Municipal Taxation practice at our firm is headed by Adv. Sarit Naaman Shaag, with over 18 years of experience in the field. She also has vast experience in administrative law and has represented numerous local authorities, municipal corporations and private assessees. In addition, Adv. Naaman Shaag served as legal counsel to various local authorities and, among others, provided ongoing advice on matters of municipal tax, oversaw projects and claims on behalf of local authorities, prepared and conducted tenders, handled administrative appeals, executed transactions and engagements and so on. The cases handled by our firm mostly involve fundamental issues, part of which also raise essential questions, often resulting in wide-ranging implications.