Administrative Law

Why Agmon?

  • Our firm has vast experience in the practice of administrative law, acting for clients in administrative courts and the Supreme Court, representing them opposite the various regulators and legislative authorities, and includes former interns and law clerks of Supreme Court justices as well as former public servants.
  • Our teams represent leading clients in the Israeli economy before various administrative tribunals and judicial instances.
  • We have expertise in all areas of administrative law, including regulation, planning and construction, tenders, electricity, gas, water, energy, communications, licenses, business regulation, financial sanctions, quarries, finance and more.

Representative work

Representing Melisron, owner of Ofer shopping malls, in a petition submitted against it to the Supreme Court regarding opening shopping malls during Covid-19 lockdowns.

Representing Shapir Engineering and Industry in a number of petitions against the Israel Land Authority regarding mining and quarrying permits.

Representing Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing in a petition to the Court of Administrative Affairs in Jerusalem regarding financial sanctions.

Representing Yahel Engineers, a real estate developer involved in developing settlements and residential neighborhoods, in an administrative petition before the Israel Land Authority regarding the company’s exclusion from a major construction tender.

Representing the real estate and infrastructure company Nitsba in various petitions, including before the Israel Land Authority.

Representing Energix in the establishment of a wind turbine project and consultation in planning and construction processes, negotiations with the Israel Land Authority and licensing procedures with Israel Electric Corporation, the Ministry of Justice and more.

Representing Veridis regarding a huge tender for the construction of a waste facility.

Representing the Israel Builders Association in hearings by the Knesset Interior Committee regarding the importance of urban renewal within the framework of the Arrangements Law included in the state budget.

Representing the Federation of Local Authorities and the three largest cities, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa, in a labor court petition seeking an injunction against labor disruptions of the Teachers’ Organization.

About the department

Our firm is a pioneer in administrative law and for the past 40 years our teams have been engaged in extensive activity in the field of administrative law, primarily representing clients before various administrative tribunals and in the courts.

For example, we have represented clients before tribunals such as the Israel Competition Authority, Israel Securities Authority, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Energy, Electricity Authority, Bank of Israel, Planning and Construction Committees as well as advising our clients on legislative processes and appearing before Knesset committees. We also represent clients at all courts, including administrative courts and the High Court of Justice.

With decades of experience, our administrative law department is trained to represent – with great success – clients in administrative petitions and petitions to the High Court of Justice, on a wide range of matters: tenders; licenses and permits; financial sanctions; forfeiture of guarantees; rights to hearings and arguments; allegations relating to decision-making processes and more.