· By Adv. Reut Eliyahu, Notary
Ongoing legal support for companies and businesses in Israel - contracts, company law, employees, authorities and disputes - from one lawyer who knows your business. Personal service by Adv. Reut Eliyahu, practising law since 2007.
For Israeli companies and businesses of every size, and for foreign companies with activity in Israel - with the whole service available in English, in the office or fully remote.
Ongoing legal counsel means that a company has a lawyer who already knows it: its contracts, its shareholders, its employees and its history. Instead of calling a new lawyer each time something goes wrong, the company brings its questions early, to the same person, and the advice on one matter takes the rest of the business into account.
Adv. Reut Eliyahu has practised civil and commercial law in Israel since 2007, and advises companies and businesses on the legal side of their day-to-day work. Clients come to her with a contract to sign, a board decision to record, an employee to hire or dismiss, a letter from an authority or a customer who does not pay.
As a registered arbitrator, she drafts and advises with an eye to how things will look if a dispute ever reaches a judge. As a licensed notary, she certifies signatures and translations in the office. Her MBA means the business logic of a decision is read alongside the law.
Every agreement reviewed or drafted before you sign, with the points worth negotiating marked.
Board and shareholder resolutions, share changes and the yearly filings with the Registrar.
Employment and contractor agreements, employee rights and the steps before a dismissal.
Letters from authorities, demand letters, debt collection and disputes while they are still small.
Since 2007
Practising law in Israel
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💡 Related services: Corporate lawyer in Israel · Commercial contracts · Opening an Israeli company · Contract disputes · Notary services
One lawyer keeps the company's contracts, filings and board decisions in order - Sections 60, 141, 252 and 254 of the Companies Law, 5759-1999.
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| Main statute | Companies Law, 5759-1999 |
|---|---|
| Annual general meeting | Every year, no later than fifteen months after the previous one (Section 60(a)) |
| Annual report to the Registrar | A private company files it within fourteen days of the annual meeting (Section 141(a)) |
| Annual fee | Paid to the Registrar of Companies every year while the company is registered |
| Auditor | A company must appoint an auditor (Section 154(a)) |
| Company in breach | No annual report or unpaid fees: the Registrar can register the company as "in breach", with restrictions (Section 362A) |
| Directors' duties | Duty of care (Section 252) and duty of loyalty (Section 254) |
| Good faith in contracts | In negotiations (Section 12) and in performance (Section 39), Contracts (General Part) Law, 5733-1973 |
| Limitation period | Seven years for a contract claim (Section 5, Limitation Law, 5718-1958) |
| Foreign company | Registered under Section 346; files an annual report under Section 348 |
Most businesses call a lawyer when something has already gone wrong: a customer who stopped paying, a partner who wants out, an employee's claim or a letter from an authority. By then the options are narrower and the cost is higher. Many of those problems start months or years earlier, in a contract signed without review, a decision that was never recorded, or a filing that was missed.
Ongoing counsel changes the order. The company brings the contract before it signs, the decision before it is taken and the dispute while it is still a disagreement. Because the same lawyer handles every matter, she knows which clause the company agreed to last year, who holds which shares and what was promised to whom, and the answer comes quickly and fits the business.
At Eliyahu & Co. Law Office every client works directly with Adv. Eliyahu. When a contract comes in, she reads it. When a question comes up, she answers it. There is no account manager in between and no junior lawyer learning the company from scratch.
The scope is set for each company. These are the areas it usually covers, and a company can start with some of them and add others as it grows.
Service agreements, supply and distribution agreements, NDAs, cooperation agreements and the other side's standard terms, reviewed or drafted before signature. A marked-up draft shows what to accept, what to change and what to walk away from. More on our commercial contracts practice.
Contracts (General Part) Law, 5733-1973 · Contracts (Remedies for Breach of Contract) Law, 5731-1970
Board and shareholder resolutions, share allotments and transfers, changes to directors and to the articles of association, founders' and shareholders' agreements, and the relationship between partners before it turns into a dispute.
Companies Law, 5759-1999
Employment and contractor agreements, confidentiality and non-compete clauses, employee rights, and the steps before a dismissal, including the hearing (shimua) that Israeli labour courts require. When a claim arrives, we handle it.
The yearly filings and changes at the Registrar of Companies, the documents banks ask for, and replies to letters from the Tax Authority and other regulators, so the company stays in good standing.
A demand letter to a customer who does not pay, a reply to a letter the company received, negotiation, and collection of commercial debts. When a case has to go to court, we represent the company in contract disputes.
Reading the tender terms and threshold conditions, preparing the bid documents, objections and the contract that follows a win. Tender petitions are heard by the Administrative Affairs Court.
Mandatory Tenders Law, 5752-1992 · Administrative Courts Law, 5760-2000
💡 One practice, one file: the same office also forms companies, registers foreign companies, drafts commercial agreements and certifies documents as a notary, so a question that starts in one area does not have to move to another firm.
An Israeli company has obligations every year, whether or not it traded. None of them is complicated, but a missed step can leave the company registered as "in breach" and block a transaction just when it is needed. Keeping this calendar is part of ongoing counsel.
The company holds an annual meeting every year, and no later than fifteen months after the previous one (Section 60(a) of the Companies Law). We prepare the notice or the written resolutions and the minutes.
A company must appoint an auditor (Section 154(a)), who audits the financial statements presented to the shareholders. We coordinate the corporate side with the company's accountant.
A private company files an annual report with the Registrar of Companies within fourteen days of the annual meeting (Section 141(a)).
Every registered company pays an annual fee to the Registrar, whether it is active or not. Fees left unpaid accumulate as a debt of the company.
New directors, share transfers and allotments, a new address or changes to the articles are recorded in resolutions and reported to the Registrar, and the company's registers are kept up to date.
⚠️ Company in breach: a company that does not file its annual report or pay its fees can be registered by the Registrar as a "company in breach" (Section 362A). While the note stands, the company cannot register charges or change its name or objects, and faces restrictions on mergers. The note is removed once the reports are filed and the debts are paid.
There is no single price for ongoing counsel, because no two companies need the same thing. The fee depends on the nature of the work and on what the company asks for, and it is agreed in writing before any work begins, so the company knows what is included and what it will pay.
One defined task: a founders' agreement, a share transfer, one contract or one letter. Handled from start to finish, with no ongoing commitment.
For an active business with contracts, employees and authorities, which wants a lawyer available on a regular basis. The scope and response times are set in advance.
Ongoing counsel for the day-to-day work, with larger steps, such as an investment round or the entry of a new partner, agreed separately when they come.
By phone, Zoom or at the office in Herzliya Pituach. We learn what the company does, who its shareholders are and what it needs now.
We send a short proposal: what is included, how quickly we respond and the fee. Nothing starts until the company agrees.
We read the articles, the main contracts and the Registrar extract, and note what needs fixing first, such as a missed filing or an unrecorded decision.
Questions by phone, WhatsApp or email, contracts reviewed as they arrive, and the yearly filings kept on the calendar.
Tell us briefly about the business. We reply within one business day, and the first conversation is free.
Most growing businesses reach a point where they need legal advice every week, but not a full-time lawyer. Outside general counsel fills that gap. The table sets out the practical differences.
| In-house lawyer | Outside general counsel | |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship | An employee of the company | A law firm engaged on an agreed scope |
| Cost | A full salary and employment costs, all year | Agreed in writing in advance, by the scope of the work |
| Range | One person's experience | A practice that also litigates and certifies documents as a notary |
| Availability | In the office during working hours | Phone, WhatsApp and email; a reply within one business day |
| Knowledge of the business | Deep, from inside | Built up over the years of working together |
| Language | Depends on the hire | English, Hebrew and Spanish |
| Usually suits | Companies with a large and steady legal workload | Most small and medium-sized businesses, and larger ones alongside an in-house lawyer |
If the company signs agreements with customers, suppliers or partners every month, each one signed without review is a risk nobody has looked at.
Partners and investors mean decisions that have to be taken and recorded properly, and an agreement between the shareholders that has to be kept up to date.
Israeli employment law is detailed and enforced by an active labour court. Contracts, payslips and the way an employment ends all matter.
A new distributor, a significant customer or a public tender needs legal input while the terms are still being negotiated, not after they are signed.
A lawyer who knows the business can spot the warning signs of the next dispute and deal with it before it grows.
A foreign company registered in Israel under Section 346 of the Companies Law, or an Israeli subsidiary of a foreign group, has the same day-to-day legal needs as any Israeli business, and a few of its own: a registered address and a representative in Israel, an annual report under Section 348, and a lawyer who can explain Israeli requirements to management abroad in English. We provide that support and work alongside the company's lawyers in its home country. For the first step, see registering a foreign company in Israel or establishing an Israeli subsidiary.
A contracting company incorporated in Delaware asked us to register it in Israel as a foreign company. We filed on the day its signed documents arrived, and it was registered the next day.
Since then the office has served as the company's Israeli representative and registered address, and advises it on an ongoing basis on its activity in Israel.
Founder · LL.B & MBA · Licensed Notary · Registered Arbitrator · Israel Bar member since 2007
Adv. Reut Eliyahu has practised civil and commercial law in Israel since 2007. She founded Eliyahu & Co. Law Office on the idea that a business should work with a lawyer who knows it, and every client of the firm works with her directly, from the first question to the last filing.
Her work with companies covers their contracts, their corporate records and decisions, their obligations as employers, their dealings with authorities and the disputes that come up along the way. The same practice forms Israeli companies, registers foreign ones, drafts commercial agreements and advises on selling Israeli shares, so each piece of advice is given with the whole company in view.
The firm works from Herzliya Pituach and serves businesses across Israel. Meetings are held at the office, by Zoom or by phone, and most ongoing work is done remotely. About the firm →
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Contracts, company law, employees, authorities and disputes, in English or Hebrew, handled personally by Adv. Reut Eliyahu.
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Contracts, company law, employees, authorities and disputes, in English or Hebrew - handled personally by Adv. Reut Eliyahu. Free first consultation, no obligation.
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