Planning, Zoning & Municipalities

Hamburger Evron & Co. is recognized as one of the leading law firms in planning & zoning, and the firm's department in that issue is the biggest in the firm, and holds experience accumulated in decades of legal practice by a professional and knowledgeable team. The firm's late founder – Adv. Amnon Evron, was recognized as a legal prodigy in the planning & zoning field.

The planning & zoning department represents leading entrepreneurs and corporations from the Israeli economy in all of the aspects of complicated projects and transactions- including the promotion of national master plans regarding residence areas, commercial areas, infrastructure (among others- gas, train, desalination), administrative matters and more.

The firm's legal services in this field are provided to a wide range of clients, and include legal consultation on various projects, submitting appeals to relevant committees, procedures against municipal committees, administrative appeals in front of the Supreme Court and more. 

The firm represents its client in a variety of planning & zoning aspects-

• Commercial & Civil Law- including legal services to clients in their negotiations with relevant planning & zoning authorities, as well as representing clients in real estate conflicts.
   
• Criminal Law- the Israeli law on planning & zoning matters defines certain illegal actions as criminal offences, possibly resulting in criminal punishment. Inter alia, the firm has more than once represented directors subjected to indictments, submitted against them as a result of planning & zoning deviations created by their corporations.
   
• Administrative Law- the firm represents entrepreneurs in their negotiations with Israel lands administration and diverse planning & zoning committees, as well as matters related to changing administrative definitions of lands and expropriations.
   

In addition, the firm represents several municipalities on matters of planning & zoning with a special emphasize on cases related to entrepreneurs, and holds a unique expertise in representing clients in matters of betterment and development levies.