Asher Seliger

Asher Seliger is a partner in the planning and zoning department at our Tel Aviv office.

Asher is an expert in criminal law, particularly in enforcement proceedings and substantive law in the areas of planning and construction, business licensing, regulation and environmental protection.

Many of his clients are among the largest companies in the Israeli economy: energy, infrastructure, hotels, industry, commerce and more. Asher also provides counsel to the senior management of his clients when dealing with authorities on enforcement and regulatory issues, state commissions of inquiry, personal indictment committees, complex criminal proceedings and issues of planning and construction, the environment, business and various types of licensing.

Asher comes with rich and significant experience from the senior positions he held in the State Attorney’s Office. His most recent positions placed him in charge of all state and municipal prosecution with respect to planning and construction in the Tel Aviv and Central districts. He was then responsible for all prosecution involving local authorities in a variety of practice areas throughout the country.

He has been involved in representing and managing complex and significant cases before the Supreme Court and lower courts, providing counsel to dozens of plaintiffs; he has also been involved in systemic processes, and has formulated legal positions, guidelines and policy documents. Asher was also involved in legislative processes and was one of the driving forces behind Amendment 116 to the Planning and Building Law and was involved in Amendment 34 to the Business Licensing Law.

For three years, he was a member of the Special Planning and Building Committee for founding the city of Harish. In addition, he ran a company for three years in Chile engaged in water and green energy projects.

Asher frequently lectures before judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and investigative bodies on various amendments to the law he has been involved in as well as other areas of enforcement.

• Provided senior representation for an infrastructure, enterprise and construction company in a hearing leading up to the filing of an indictment for crimes involving moral turpitude.
• Represented the head of a national institution and the former head of a council in various proceedings – a hearing leading up to an indictment and a demand for personal liability. The indictment was not filed, and the no liability was imposed.
• Advised senior officials of the Israel police in their testimony before the State Commission for the Investigation of the Mount Miron disaster.
• Represented a large energy company regarding a motion to set aside a cease-and-desist order issued to stop its Haifa Bay operations. The order was canceled and the use in question continued.
• Represented a large hotel chain regarding a demolition order in one of the chain’s hotels. The order was not executed, the construction extensions were settled, and the hotel continued in full operation.
• Represented a vacation resort under construction in a construction stop order and an attempt to cancel the construction permit granted to it, reaching an arrangement that allows for the completion of construction and operation.
• Represented a petroleum company in an indictment, which was ultimately dropped.
• Represented a healthcare provider in an indictment for violations of the Planning and Construction Law; the indictment was dropped.
• Represented a Tel Aviv hotel in an indictment for violating the Business Licensing Law; the indictment was dropped.
• Counseled executives at a large communications company during an investigation.
• Represented a large communications company in a proceeding regarding orders to cease use of a central infrastructure facility.
• Advised a local committee for planning and building to improve the enforcement system and to renew certification as an independent committee.
• Represented a local authority in an opposition to a national infrastructure plan.